The protagonist of Kaiju No. 8, Kafka Hibino, has the ability to become a monster with superhuman strength, which alarms the Japanese Defense Corps, the agency responsible for capturing and destroying Kaiju. However, the way the main character receives his powers is very unique, so he will have to learn how to control them.
Origin of Kaiju #8
At the beginning of the series, Kafka Hibino is cleaning up the corpses of Kaiju monsters. One day, he and the new guy at work, Reno Ichikawa, have an incident at work that lands them in the hospital.
While Kafka is sleeping, a flying Kaiju flies in front of him and embeds itself in his body, giving him the ability to transform into a monster at will. The next day, without control of his powers, he causes an incident that reveals his identity as a beast, and the Defense Corps begins hunting him.
Kaiju Form Kafka Hibino | Source: Production IG
Once Kafka understands how his powers work, he avoids using his Kaiju form in front of the Defense Corps because if he reveals his secret, he will be captured and his dream of belonging to this organization will be shattered.
Kafka Hibino Powers
The protagonist of Kaiju #8 primarily has the ability to become a monster, however, as the work progresses, he will develop abilities such as creating parts of his body, increasing his size, detecting other Kaiju, or a mysterious berserker mode.
It should be noted that the only people who know Kafka’s monstrous personality are Reno Ichikawa, his latest friend who joined our protagonist’s work to learn more about the Kaiju and join the Defense Corps, and Kikoru Shinomiya, a superstar among the rookies. security organization.
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