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Seasonal Selection – Kaiju No. 8 Episode 1
This one is going to be from the perspective of a Manga reader, be warned.


Seasonal Selection – Kaiju No. 8 Episodes 5 & 6
Keeping on with double feature seasonals, it’s time for us to actually get down to business with the Defense Squad.


Seasonal Selection – Kaiju No. 8 Episodes 9 & 10
In this pair of episodes: Loads more fighting and a really pivotal moment that there isn’t all that much time to pivot on.


Seasonal Selection – Kaiju No. 8 Episodes 3 & 4
With the pace this show is taking, I might stick to reporting in every other week. It’s a great ride, but it takes its sweet time to get…


Seasonal Selection – Kaiju No. 8 Episodes 11 & 12
The trial of Hibino Kafka is on.
Seasonal Selection – 86 Episode 8
So, this episode is all pretty much ‘gearing up’ for what would seem to be a final confrontation. The Spearhead is down to five, and they’re being sent…


Seasonal Selection – DanDaDan Episode 8
And now she really is a main character!
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 8
So, for those who wanted a darker and more serious episode out of Shikizakura, we have this one And, compared to the bits earlier in the show that…


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 2
I guess heroes really do come in all shapes and sizes.


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 2
I guess heroes really do come in all shapes and sizes.


Kaiju No. 8 Episode 11 Recap: “Kaiju No. 8 Captured”
In Kaiju No. 8 Episode 11, General Director Shinomiya challenges the humanity of Kafka, Kaiju No. 8, who must prove he still human. But is he?
Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 8
Uninvested fightsCyberspace looks like garbageSurprise villain why?! Ex-Arm once again screws up in ways I wouldn’t even have expected. Pretty much the whole episode is just a brawl…
Seasonal Selection – Chainsaw Man Episode 8
Kicking things up so many notches. We start at about the speed Chainsaw Man is used to, with a lengthy morning from Himeno’s point of view, leading up…


Seasonal Selection – Metallic Rouge Episode 8
Answers and purpose at last!
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 8
The daring rescue goes about like daring rescues do… and look at that! Answers. So, last week I mentioned that Kurokawa (the thug governor) needed a better explanation,…


Seasonal Selection – KamiErabi God.app Episode 8
Wait, they all have faces?
Seasonal Selection – Scarlet Nexus Episode 8
Is that really plot? Answers in a hospital More in another Episode 8 is something of an exposition episode. It turns out shambling Nagi isn’t malicious as he…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 8
No Sagiri or Gabimaru today! Instead, we focus on the Emeshi girl, Nurugai, and the Executioners around her: Her assigned executioner, Tenza, and his blind mentor Shion. We…
Seasonal Selection – Shikizakura Episode 2
“The one where we actually integrate the main character into the setting” is an important plot beat for a lot of shows, particularly ones in the Urban Fantasy…


Seasonal Selection – DanDaDan Episode 2
Let’s Get Black & White.
Seasonal Selection – 86 Episode 2
Plot 101: Introducing some more of our main story. Honestly, one thing I’m enjoying about 86 is how it’s been building up the world. In the first episode,…


Kaiju No. 8
Kaiju No. 8 is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....


Kaiju No. 8 Episode 7 Recap: “Kaiju No. 9”
In Kaiju No. 8 Episode 7, Kaiju No. 8,, Reno and Iharu encounter the powerful humanoid Kaiju No. 9.


KAIJU No.8 – Episode 1
It’s worth following a few more episodes just to see what the hype is about.


Kaiju No.8 Episode 2 Recap: “The Man Who Became a Kaiju”
At the end of the first episode of Kaiju No. 8, Kafka Hibino is infected by an unnamed kaiju and is transformed into Kaiju No. 8.


Seasonal Selection – Metallic Rouge Episode 2
Few answers, but fewer new questions makes this feel like a slow-burn affair. Despite that, we still got some impressive action and solid world-building.
Seasonal Selection – Sabikui Bisco Episode 2
My level of concern is now higher than it was after episode 1, and as we get into how this episode has fallen out, I will explain why.…
Seasonal Selection – Ex-Arm Episode 2
Reaction of the episode (Paraphrased): “Blink. Blink. BLINK! Blink already, you soulless Barbie Doll!” So, for this episode, we’ve decided to record live reactions. Fair warning, it’s mostly…
Seasonal Selection – Scarlet Nexus Episode 2
Great misfortune, huh? Standard training, deployment… Ah, there we have it. Pardon the return of the Haiku intros. This episode is the kind that goes by in a…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 2
“No danger at all. By the way, the only person who came back alive is now half shrubbery, have fun!” So, the condemned criminals are gathered together and…
Seasonal Selection – Chainsaw Man Episode 2
I’m still not 100% sure what the show is doing in terms of its story structure, but I am enjoying it. Part of that is the fact that…


Seasonal Selection – KamiErabi God.app Episode 2
Now with extra Fate/Stay Night parts? Well, it’s worth a chance at least.


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 8
Well, that fight didn’t last very long.


Seasonal Selection – ATRI -My Dear Moments- Episode 8
Sometimes an imitation can’t compensate for the real thing.


Seasonal Selection – The Gene of AI Episode 8
After a week of hiatus in the programming itself, we’re back and ready for more Gene of AI


Kaiju No. 8 (Kaijuu 8-gou)
Is it different to a lot of supernatural/sci-fi/action shounen? No. Is it better than a dozen other recent shounen anime? Yes. For me, at least. Maybe it’s because…


Kaiju No. 8 GN 1
After months of people begging me to get into Kaiju No. 8 and me dragging my feet, I can definitely say: they were all right, I should have…


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 10
Never doubt an anime episode title’s ability to spoil something.


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 7
This is easily Kafka’s most entertaining fight so far.


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 11
But did they figure out how Kaiju No. 8 uses the bathroom?


Kaiju No.8 Remembers Humanity
There are kaiju, and then there’s Kaiju No. 8, a thoroughly different existence altogether. From start to finish, I was ride or die for this show; it could…


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 4
I’ve liked Kikoru just fine the past two episodes but I’m definitely more interested in her character now.


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 1
I don’t remember this version of “The Metamorphosis”.


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 5
At long last, we finally see the main characters formally join the Defense Force.


Kaiju No. 8 – Ep. 6
It’s cooler to think that Kafka’s greatest strength isn’t his kaiju form.


Kaiju No. 8: First Impression
Kafka once had a dream to join the Japan Defense Force and fight kaiju alongside his best friend, Mina. Now though, he cleans up the kaiju that she…


Anime Like Kaiju No. 8
For years, grotesque giant monsters have appeared suddenly to attack Japan. To combat the destructive threat, the Defense Corps was established to fight them
Godzilla Singular Point, JUJUTSU KAISEN, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Tokyo Ghoul, World Trigger


KAIJU NO.8 ANIME ADAPTATION
Hey everyone! Today is my going feral day apparently. Yesterday it was announced that Kaiju No.8 is getting an anime adaptation and my brain experienced a meltdown. I…