Kaiju No. 8 (Franchise)

Kaiju No. 8 is a Japanese manga by Naoya Matsumoto that follows Kafka Hibino, a man who gains the ability to transform into a monster while pursuing his dream of joining Japan’s anti-kaiju Defense Force. Serialized from 2020 to 2025, the series concluded in 16 volumes and inspired an anime, spin-off manga, a light novel, and a video game. Praised for its premise, characters, and artwork, the manga surpassed 20 million copies in circulation by September 2026 and won the 2021 Next Manga Award in the web manga category.