Episode 12 - Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto

On this week's episode, I'm joined by my good friend, illustrator and graphic designer, Crystal to discuss Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto.
 
First published digitally on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ app, Kaiju No. 8 is a series written and illustrated by Naoya Matsumoto. It’s the story of Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup guy who still dreams about making it into the Japan Defence Force, an elite military unit who eliminate the Kaiju that terrorise the country, to fulfil a childhood promise to his friend Mina. 

But when Kafka gets a second chance to try out for the defence force, he undergoes an unexpected transformation! How can he fight Kaiju now that he’s become one himself? 
 
Join us as we get into the weeds on what it means to be 'kaiju', the fine line between quality and originality, and dropping many, many hot takes...

Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music!

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