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CHAPTER 13 ------------ 103
CHAPTER IH ------------ 125
CHAPTER ІҢ ------------ 143
CHAPTER 16 ------------ 161
CHAPTER 17 ------------ 183

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JUST WIND UP
GETTING KILL—

SITUATION
LIKE THIS,
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WITHOUT
A SECOND
THOUGHT...!
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MAKE YOUR OWN
SAFETY MORE
OF A PRIORITY!
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RUSHED
OFF ON I COULD
YOUR
т OWN SAY THE
ICHIKAWA?!
A WORD TO WHAT'RE SAME TO
YOU DOING YOU!

JUST LIKE
I FIGURED,
YOU MADE A
SPECTACLE OF
YOURSELF AND E
TRANSFORMED!

BUT ONCE WELL, I

І SAW WHAT THOUGHT MAYBE
I WAS UP I COULD GET
AGAINST, I BY WITH JUST
TRANSFORMING
REALIZED THAT INDIVIDUAL BODY
WASN'T GOING PARTS.
TO FLY.

WHATEVER.
== ASHIKO
АМР
HOSHINA
HEKE.
WERE
AT THE
SCENE.
 KIKORU
SHINOMIVA
Birthdav:
September 7

Height:
157 cm

Likes:
Slaving kaiju, black tea
(especiallv Darjeeling),
big dogs

Author Comment:
Her actions tend to be on
the flashy side, which is fun
to draw. Be itin manga or
movies, I’m drawn to girls
who are good at combat.
CHAPTER 9
 CAPTAIN
ASHIRO,
VICE-
CAPTAIN
HOSHINA !
NO SIGNS
OF ANY
EXAMINEE !
 IT APPEARS
THAT THREE
EXAMINEES
HAVE TAKEN
REFUGE IN
SHELTER 6.

‫ال‬ REPORTS SAY‫‏‬

| THAT KIKORU‫‏‬

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WITH
МАКЕ SURE THAT, ALL
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TREATMENT. ARE SAFELY
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NEED TO WITH HOW THESE
INVESTIGATE. KAIJU REVIVED
THEMSELVES.

INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
AND A DISPOSAL
UNIT ON THIS
HOSHINA AND I WILL
EXTERMINATE ANY
REMAINING YOJU.

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THEY'RE
LINKED
SOMEHOW.

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GREAT
NEWS,
ISN'T IT,
SIR?
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3-2 INJURIES
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¿EN gt ВАР AS WE
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БАСК IN ТНЕ E а:
HOSPITAL... \ \ ШУ =

SHINOMIYA
SEEMS TO BE IN
STABLE CONDITION.
I HEARD THEY'RE
TREATING HER WITH
THE BEST SCIENCE
THE DEFENSE
FORCE HAS TO

WELL, YOU
HAPPENED ONLY HAVE
SO FAST. SOME MINOR
FRACTURES,

UP AGAINST
THAT TOUGH
COMPETITION
SERVED AS А
REMINDER.
 CHASING
...GETTING AFTER YOUR
BEAT AT THAT DREAMS
ONE BIG THING
YOU JUST CAN'T
GIVE UP 一 EVERY
SECOND OF
EVERY MINUTE.

ТНАТ WAS
JUST THE
REMINDER
I NEEDED!

THE
CHASE CAN
ALSO GET YOU
SO FIRED UP
THAT YOU STOP
CARING ABOUT
ANY OF THAT.
 THANKS,
ICHIKAWA.
 T A
. CAP ?! I N
D? AS H I R O
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М І М А . . . / /

F O R M E D
IN
H A T T H E
T
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TRANS
S E V ERE Y L
THE
I N J U R E D
SH I N O M I Y A
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RESCUE
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ARE GREATLY | ` |
APPRECIATED. АY
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THAT'S
ALL.
GOOD
DAY.
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so d WERE INJURED, TROUBLE AT THE
THERE HAVE DEFENSE FORCE
BEEN ZERO TESTING SITE.
FATALITIES. REPORTS STATE
THAT DEAD KAIJU
SUPVENLY STARTEV B
SPRINGING BACK
TO LIFE.

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МАТ, WAIT.
НОМ WERE
THERE ZERO
FATALITIES?

IS THIS
CAPTAIN
OF THEIRS

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SURE YOU
ANSWER A
PHONE LIKE

WHERE'D
YOU GET
OFF ТО?
BREAK
TIMES
OVER,

PONT YOU
“OOPS” ME! COME
ON, WE'VE GOTTA
AT LEAST TEAK
DOWN WHAT'S
ON THE TRACKS
BEFORE THE FIRST
TRAIN COMES IN.
 RIGHT
RIGHT.
ГМ GETTING
MYSELF
TOGETHER
THIS
INSTANT.
 YEAH,
SORRY
ABOUT THAT.
KINDA GOT
A CASE OF
THE RUNS.

МАКЕ
SURE YOU
SAY SOMETHIN’
BEFORE HOLING
UP IN THE JOHN,
NEWBIE!
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7 | ALL BECAUSE | |
YOU GAVE МЕ
THANKS, THAT INITIAL
ICHIKAWA. PUSH/

HED AN AFTER
GROWN MORE 1 \ WATCHING
аа |EI HIM BEAT
CONFIDENT
AS A RESULT. TELL...

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REALLY
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ABSOLUTELY T ‫کپ‬‎
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HOPELESS//
 LITERALLY THIS IS ALL
THANKING МЕ IF YOU HADN'T
GIVEN ME THAT
WHAT НАРРЕМЕР INITIAL PUSH
TO THE GUY WHO I WOULDN'T ,BE
FREAKING OUT
EPIPHANY?!

—
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WILL NOW
PRESENT ТНЕ
INDUCTION
CERTIFICATES.

PASSING
WITH THE
HIGHEST А
MARKS, KIKORU
SHINOMIYA SHALL
REPRESENT
THE LATEST <
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KAFKA
HIBINO—
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BUT HE GRADES ARE
REALLY SUBPAR AND
SHONE HE FAILED TO
MEET THE
DURING BAR AS AN
THE FIELD-
7 OFFICER.
СОМВА
EXAM.

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NOT SURE
IF WELL EVER EXCELLENT
PROMOTE HIM COMIC RELIEF.
TO A GENERAL
OFFICER,
BUT...

THIS
MAN'S BEING
ENROLLED AS
A CADET, SO I
HAD HIM SIT OUT
THE OFFICER
INDUCTION
CEREMONY.

„ТШ,
RETRAIN HIM
AS A CADET IN
МУ PLATOON.

1
 SMORE(UKE,
/ ITA KAFKA
L. 76 /
—
гаг

ALBEIT AS
А CADET.

NOW THAT
WE HAVE
EVERYONE
ASSEMBLED,
CAPTAIN ASHIRO
HAS A FEW
WORDS.
 KAIJU
EMERGENCE
NUMBERS AND
FORTITUDE
LEVELS CONTINUE
TO CLIMB WELL
ABOVE AVERAGE.

МОТ ТО
MENTION,
THERE
WAS AN
ABNORMAL
CASE WHERE
KAIJU CAME
BACK FROM
THE DEAD.

NEUTRALIZING
KAIJU IS
FRAUGHT WITH
MORTAL PERIL,
SOME BUT WE MUST
OF YOU PERSIST.
MAY NOT
MAKE IT
BACK FROM
YOUR FIRST T
MISSION
ALL RIGHT
|
EVERYONE.
LISTEN UP...
IN FACT,
4 3s
a
Vu
A

NONE OF OUR
LIVES ARE
GUARANTEED.
 NONETHELESS,
I ASK THAT
YOU LEND ME
YOUR LIVES.

SWEAR THAT І
WILL BE AT THE
FOREFRONT, ACTING
AS YOUR SHIELD
AND YOUR SPEAR
AGAINST OUR
THREATS.
ШИШ

ГМ COMING YOU'LL
TO STAND BY PS | SEE SOON
YOUR SIDE! | ENOUGH...
 Н-НЕ JUST
ADDRESSED
CAPTAIN
ASHIRO BY
HER FIRST

WHAT'S
WITH
THIS GUY?! 4
HAS НЕ
LOST ІТ?!

A HUNDRED
— 4 -U
І DIDN'T 2 ай FOR YOUR
UNAUTHORIZED
OUTBURST AND
ADDRESSING
A SUPERIOR
WITHOUT
A TITLE.

CAPTAIN
ASHIRO,
AREN'T
you
GOING

RIGHT OFF
THE BAT!!
 DID SHE
JUST CRACK
A SMILE?

THIS JOB WELL,

VICE-CAPTAIN,
CAN GET YOUR LITTLE
PRETTY DANG COMEDY ACT IS
GRIM, Y'KNOW? ALREADY DOING
I THINK HE’S WONDERS.
JUST THE GUY
WE NEED
AROUND

HM? OH YEAH, У
SURE IS, AIN'T
НЕ? JUST LIKE
I FIGURED HE
WOULD!
 ИЕ СОТА
FORTITUDE 9.8
READING OUT
OF NOWHERE
WHEN THOSE
KAIJU WERE
А REGENERATING.

“8.
и N à-

NINE
OUT OF TEN `
CHANCES IT WAS A
MALFUNCTION, BUT
ODDLY ENOUGH, WE 小、
HAPPENED TO LOSE
TRACK OF ONE
PERSONS VITALS |.
AROUND THE
SAME TIME.
 HIS
...SOME- ABNORMALLY
THING FEELS LOW SUIT
OFF ABOUT | АРПТИРЕ
THIS GUY. | 8 ` ON ASIDE...

so ТMи
GONNA
КЕРРАИМ |
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YOU
COUNTING
BACK-
WARD?/

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TRIGGER...

ICHIKAWA—
LIVE-FIRE
EXERCISE
COMPLETE.

2 MINUTES,
35 SECONDS.
ESTIMATEV
UNLEASHED
COMBAT
POWER...
 WE'VE SPENT
EVERY DAY
UNDERGOING
RIGOROUS
TRAINING.

5 OHO...
S | ? HE'S GROWN
IMPRESSIVE. Да ИР 19
: ПМЕ?

THERE, I
WIN. DON'T
GET COCKY,
FREAKIN’ ٤
RENO. |

FURUHASHI—
ZMINUTES,
15 SECONDS.
ESTIMATEV
ASSURED,
UNLEASHEP
IMNOT. COMBAT FOWER:
20 РЕКСЕМТ.
 KIKORU
SHINOMIYA—
1 MINUTE, 16
SECONDS.
ESTIMATEV
UNLEASHED
COMBAT

OH, PLAY NICE

MAN, OH MAN. NOW. BOTH OF
THE MORE YOUR SCORES
ONES ON TOP I IMPROVE,
AREN'T ALL COMBINED ARE
THE MORE WELL UNDER
YOU HAVE SHE REMINDS
TO WORRY MINE ANYWAY.
ME HOW
MEDIOCRE
 HARUICHI,
MY COMBAT
POWER IS
ON PAR WITH
ESTIMATED UNLEASHED
YOURS.
COMBAT POWER

25%

...SURPASS
YOU WHEN
MY TURN
COMES,

KAFKA
HIBINO—
6 MINUTES,
39 SECONDS.
ESTIMATED
UNLEASHED
COMBAT
POWER...
 WHY'RE
YOU ACTING YOU SEE
: Se THAT, KIKORU?!

> 1 PERCENT
BARELY TURNEDMy
COMPARES ZERO INTO
A ONE/OH
УЕАААН!!

III
AT THIS
PACE, YOU'LL
NEVER BECOME
A REGULAR
OFFICER. IN
THREE MONTHS,
YOU'LL BE OUT
THE DOOR.
 OH,
BACK TALK?
MAKE IT 15)
NOW, HOP
TO ITI!

THESE NEW
RECRUITS SURE
ARE MAKING THE
SPARKS FLY,
AREN'T THEY?

SEEMS
LIKE EVEN
WHEN
ІМ NOT
AROUND...

THEY'RE
COMPETIN’ AND
BOOSTIN' EACH
OTHER UP.

GAH! TM
FRIGGIN’
BEAT!
 МАМ, ТНЕ
УСЕ-САРТАМ
KNOWS ENDING
TRAINING WITH
LAPS IS
BRUTAL...

YOUR
MUSCLES STILL
HAVE A WAYS

WELL, NEVER
THOUGHT BUT ТНЕУ КЕ
RENO'D ВЕ EXCUSE ME?! РЕЕТТУ MUCH
SUCH A SORE TRY TELLING THE SAME AS
THAT TO MY YOURS, IHARU.
BICEPS! WE'RE DEAD EVEN
ON THE FITNESS
TESTS TOO.

BICEPS?
THEY
LOOK LIKE
MOUNDS OF
NOTHING
 BICKERING
OVER
SOMETHING
SO STUPID,

TO END THIS =
РЕВАТЕ!!

YOU САМ'Т
ВЕ IN THE
DEFENSE
FORCE IF
YOU САМ'Т
FREAKIN’
етет
SHREDDE—

WAISTLINE!/ N

FORGET MY
OH, STOMACH!
YOU'RE LET'S SETTLE Š
ON, , төв WITH YOU'RE
МАРМ BEING
GRAMPS! WRESTLING BITE YOU IN З RUDE
MATCH! TH E BU TT - .
WHEN YOU

AND DUU ~
HAVE YOU
 WHAT'S
WITH ALL
THE NOISE
IN HERE
TONIGHT?

DON'T MIND US
SCRAWNY ps HM2
WE'VE CLEARL 2
GOT A LONG WAY WHAT'S THE
MATTER?

A
<> A WHILE...
 ВУ THE WAY,
WHY'D YOU
ALL WANNA
JOIN THE
DEFENSE
FORCE?

FOR ME,
IT'S GOTTA
BE BECAUSE
OF CAPTAIN
ASHIRO!

BEEN MY
IDOL EVER
SINCE SHE
SAVED ME
BACK WHEN
I WAG IN
MIDDLE
SCHOOL.

I JOINED
FOR FAMILY
REASONS, BUT
І GUESS МЕКЕ
ON THE SAME
PAGE OVERALL.
CAPTAIN ASHIRO
IS MY GOAL. / [
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OLD- = |
We | ast {мш
нэвт. | ‫ات‬‎ oe

OF COURSE.
SHE'S OUR
GENERATION’S
SUPERHERO
AFTER ALL.

YOU'RE
ИНАААТ?/

Y-YOU'RE
САРТАМ |
ASHIRO'S...
 AND YOU
BOTH VOWED
TO JOIN THE
THE CLASSIC
“PROMISE
FROM THE
PAST"

YOU'RE
NOT LEAVIN’
TILL YOU GIVE
US ALL THE
DETAILS.

У аш,
АМР WHEN SHE'S WELL ММА
SHE WAS IN LOVED DRIED WAS ВОЁМ
СЕАРЕ SCHOOL, CUTTLEFISH ОМА SUNNY
SHE USED TO EVER SINCE РАУ, WHICH
TAKE CARE ОЕ | = SHE WAS 18 GOOD
ANIMALS... LITTLE... LUCK...
I SWEAR,
BOYS
ARE SUCH
MORONS.
WORKIN’
HARD, I
 I JUST
САМ'Т AFFORD
TO GET CUT
FROM THE
FORCE, SIR.

BECAUSE
SAID IT OF CAPTAIN
YOURSELF
ASHIRO, EH?
IN THE
BATH-

= HOW DID
YOU KNOW S
THAT?!

SW.

JUer SO
YOU KNOW? ALL
CONVERSATIONS
I MADE А HELD IN THESE
PROMISE.
THAT'S DORMS ARE
MONITORED.
JUST
PLAIN
| CREEPY)!
 ОНО, I SEE!
THEN I TAKE IT
YOU'RE AIMING TO
STEAL MY SPOT
AS VICE-CAPTAIN.

|
I SAID
то FIGHT
BY HER
SIDE.
I DIDN'T
INTEND

ACTUALLY,
I DO INTEND
TO DO JUST
THAT, SIR.
 TURN OFF
THE LIGHTS YOU'VE GOT
AND LOCK UP TWO HOURS.
WHEN YOU'RE THAT'S IT.

ІМ NOT
FORKING
OVER MY
PLACE...
BY
CAPTAIN
ASHIRO'S
SIDE.
 SHOULDN'T
GET TOO BUDDY-
BUDDY WITH
YOUR. FELLOW
OFFICERS.

IN
THIS LINE
OF WORK,
ANYTHING
COULD
HAPPEN AT
ANY GIVEN
MOMENT.
 KAIJU
EMEKGENCE.
KAIJU
EMEKGENCE.

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PREPARE” БА RSA
NS =
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TO VEFLOY
IMMEDIATELY. 7 12
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THE DEVIL.

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TIME FOR
YOUR FIRST
MISSION,
CADET.
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THINKING OF EAT IT POOR PEOPLE
BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE I WILL EAT
TO THE DEFENSE WANTED ANYTHING.
FORCE. THEY
MIGHT BE ABLE
TO FIX ME.
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DISPOSE OF YOU,
THEY'LL SUBJECT
YOU TO TESTS AND
EXPERIMENTS ON
A DAILY BASIS.
CAREER AS A
DEFENSE FORCE
OFFICER WILL
BE OVER.

I'VE HEARD
THAT NEARLY
ALL THE
POWERFUL

FINE. : KIKORU,
SAVED ME, PLEASE! I BEG
50 ILL OF YOU, KEEP
KEEP THIS THIS A SECRET
BETWEEN US//
THINK OF IT AS
HELPING YOUR
 ST
“| ANOTHER KAIJU
JN OUT TO HARM
HUMANITY...

COMES
TO THAT,
I'LL ACCEPT
NOTHING
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AW
La
 I-TM
SORRY. VICE-
I WAS CAPTAIN!
= NERVOUS, КАЕКА 5
‎‫پوت‬ 8 50..1 GONNA
THAT'S OVERATE.
WHEN HURL!
YOU'RE
SUPPOSED ТА
LOSE YOUR
APPETITE, Ё
NOT GET
HUNGRY!!!
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at
 «0400 HOURS:
COMMENCING
SINCE
EMERGING IN

'SAGAMIHARA `
THE KANNAWA
FAULT, OUR
TARGET HAS

NEUTRALIZATION
BEEN ON THE
MOVE WHILE

V OPERATION«
MATURING
UNDER-
GROUND: RELAYING
OPERATION
NOW.
EA
k
Ше
ENTERING ITS
BREEDING
PHASE, IT
BROKE OUT
ONTO THE
SURFACE.

Г HOSHINA
“PLATOON?
 САРТАМ
ASHIRO IS
LEADING
A UNIT TO
- DISPOSE OF
LEAVING US e ) : THE HONJU...
TO CONTEND
WITH THE
COUNTLESS
YOJU BEING
SPAWNED.

THE KAIJU
NEUTRALIZATION
POINTS DESIGNATED
HERE ARE DEVOID
OF ANY IMPORTANT
FACILITIES OR MAIN
TRAFFIC ROUTES.
 TO DISPOSE
OF THE YOJU
WITHIN THE
= | CONFINES OF
BA THESE ZONES.

OF COURSE, THIS IS A
B ODE ARE CRUCIAL TASK.
BEING STATIONED OUR SUCCESS OR
AT THE TAIL END, FAILURE HERE WILL
BUT WHAT THAT DETERMINE THE
ESSENTIALLY SCALE OF DAMAGE
MEANS 16... AND ULTIMATELV
DICTATE THE
AMOUNT OF TIME
AND МОМЕУ SPENT
ON REBUILDING.

...YOU ALL
ARE OUR
LAST LINE OF
DEFENSE.
 АМУ
QUESTIONS?

— ~ YOUR
GOOD MARKS
1 P. ON THE
: а | TRAINING
WW - GROUNDS
„WHEN WON'T MEAN
IT COMES SQUAT...
TIME TO
SAVE oo
LIVES. BL NS

SO, MY
FLEDGLING
OFFICERS...

„ФЕТ
OUT ОМ ТНЕ
BATTLEFIELD
AND SHOW
YOUR STUFF.
 "AT THIS
PACE...
IN THREE
MONTHS,
YOULL BE
OUT THE
DOOR.”

ЕТ
DON'T
PROVE
MYSELF
HERE, I'M
FINISHED.
 TENSION...

IM
UNDER ALL
SORTS OF
PRESSURE.

...50
АДСКИ
NS N eg
|| 7
UP RIGHT
NOW?!
 LET'S MAKE
SURE OUR FIRST
MISSION IS А
SUCCESS!

YOJU
SPOTTED
ENTERING
К] THEY'RE | ZONE E (ECHO!
HERE... ALL OFFICERS E
IN POSITION, |_
Deier AN ‫اچ‬‎
NEUTRALIZE/!
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Т

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WHO SAID
YOU COULD.
ORDER МЕ
AROUND?!

HERE IT
> COMES, DON'T
КАРКА DIE OUT
HIBINO!! THERE,
ICHIKAWA!
 M 4. 2
УМА А

КАШУ NO. 8, EPISODE 2

SAGAMIHARA NEUTRALIZATION
OPERATION AT DAYBREAK
 SOSHIRO
HOSHINA
Birthday:
November 21

Height:
171 cm

Likes:
Reading, coffee,
Montblancs, simple folks

Author Comment:
|like that he's different from
the “squinty-eyed character
equals plain” idea. He not only
is the center of a lot of action,
but also acts as a sort of
detective who closes in on the
truth. He's a go-to character
for the author.
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57 АШ. RIGHT |
я. | your DEBUT
I š < 0 | мевомс
‎‫شه‬ - М UNDERWAY.

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...AND BLOW
THE SOCKS
OFF OF YOUR
SENIOR
OFFICERS!
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| FAR OUT
IN FRONT!
KEEP YOU
AND YOUR
1 PERCENT
FARTHER
BACK!

FOR CRYING
OUT LOUD, WHY |
THE HELL DO WE "
AT LEAST
STAND HAVE TO BABYSIT -
SOMEPLACE THE ROOKIES?
OUT OF THE
WAY AND
OBSERVE.

LISTEN UP!
GET INTEL A | МЕ STILL
) FROM THE DON'T
FRONT LINE, KNOW THE
WE NEED ENEMY'S
TO CARE- WEAK
SPOTS!

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VITALS
ABNORMAL.
HEART
RATE
KAPIPLV
COULD'VE INCKEAS-
DONE WITH- :
OUT THAT
STATUS
UPDATE!

ALL RIGHT
WE'VE
TAKEN OUT
TWO OF
ITS LEGS!
NOW TO
FINISH IT
OFF ВУ-
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men Ду“ OUT МУ BURST
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ALLOW МЕ m E А FREEZE ROUNDS,
IGHT WHILE Geb | WHICH SEEM ТО
5 OWING THE Ж А, BETTER сит
MOVEMENTS. 4 a MER
ТШ

... THINK
TLL BE EVEN
BETTER AT
HUNTING
KAIJU.

THIS
ISN'T GOOD
ENOUGH.

I NEEDTO
BECOME?
STRONGER.
 A 1, N У WW,
YOUNSIR.

ГЫ. BECOME SO
STRONG YOU
WON'T HAVE ТО
TRANSFORM...!/

PLATOON
LEADER
NAKANOSHIMA,
WHO ARE THESE
GUYS?! WE'RE
LOSING SELF-
CONFIDENCE WHAT'S THE
OVER HERE! DEAL WITH
THIS YEAR'S
ROOKIES?!

L X
Щ ZONE J
WAS TOLD (JULIET)
THIS WAS OUR
LUCKY YEAR
[| FOR RECRUITS,
BUT I NEVER
GUESSED
THIS LUCKY. —
 УЕАН, УЕАН.
DON’T FORGET
I ASSISTED ОМ ‫مس‬ ! ТО РСК UP‫‏‬
TWO OF THOSE NAKANOSHIMA'PLA THE PACE,‫‏‬
KILLS, BUD. | АОЈ KAGURAGI / HARUICHI.‫‏‬

ALL THAT ONE |S WILD

ADORABLE AND RUGGED,
BICKERING THE OTHER
MAKES ME CLEAN-CUT AND
WANT TO COOL. My, MY,
FORMALLY ADD WE'RE LUCKY
THEM TO MY INDEED.
PLATOON.

VICE-CAPTAIN
HOSHINA
er SAID THERE
THAN-NORMAL ARE SEVERAL
UNLEASHED COMBAT PROMINENT
POWER THAT'S CANDIDATES,
BOOSTING THEIR BUT THAT'S
LEVELS OVERALL NOT ALL.
AND MOTIVATING SS
ТНЕМ.
 KAIJU KILL
REPORTS
ICHIKAWA ARE
AND IHARU FLOODING
TOO?! IN. MAN,
EVERYONE'S
AMAZING.

THIS
ISN'T GOOD.
THERE'S EVERYONE'S
GOTTA BE WORKING HARD,
SOMETHING AND ALL I'VE
І CAN DO, DONE 15 WEIGH
RIGHT? THE OTHERS
DOWN.

HM2/
COME TO
THINK OF IT,
DIDN'T HE
SAY...
 WEAPONS
Гэ
x OWN.

YIKES,
WHAT
IS HE
DOING?!
 IF ООН, NICE.
THEY COULD EVEN AT
MASS-PRODUCE 1 PERCENT, THIS
THESE, MAYBE SUIT MAKES
THEY COULD DISMANTLING
SELL THEM TO THIS THING A
THE CLEANUP BREEZE.
INDUSTRY

TYPICAL
FUNGAL-
TYPE KAIJU
STRUCTURE.

Ie ІТ?
IF IT'S NOT
HERE,
THEN
MAYBE
HERE?

VICE-
CAPTAIN
HOSHINA/
I'VE LOCATED
THE CORE!
 HOWEVER, АЕ E
те UNDER THE Е (206227
HARD-FIBER БЕЛІ сс
MUSCLES o 2
ACTING AS | IK IV
THEIR SPINE. FF EN _
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IT'S AT THE
ТНЕ Ç BASE OF THE
WEAKER D” NECK, SIR!
OFFICERS | a
MISHT | 7 QU
NEED TO | 16 \
FLANK Ale
THEM. |) U

THERE'S
JUST ONE

|SC
e : | 2
THE
| 2 YOJU
= ALSO
jie: Te
1 Р a УД Я
HAVE...
ma

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..KEPEODUCTIVE | IS ‫"آ‬‎
Д ORGANS. E. “р
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Ф. ¡Ia
à
 UNLESS IT'S
DESTROYED,
THERE'S A
POSSIBILITY
THAT NEW YOJU LOCATED
MIGHT SPAWN NEAR THEIR
FROM THEIR
CORPSES.

J KNOW you
ИСКЕР UP A
LOT FROM YOUR OKONOGI?
LAST JOB TOO, SHARE THAT
BUT ГР SAY ALL INFOKMATION
THAT STUPVINE WITH ALL
YOU PI? REALLY PERSONNEL.
FAI? OFF.
 TLL
CONTINUE
TO GUT AND
NEUTRALIZE
ALL OF THE

1 ti
ДУ |

LOOKS
LIKE
THEY'RE
GETTING
STARTED.
 А = оом АРТАМ
THATS KIEMINAJASHIRO
WHAT THE |
PERSON
YOU'RE
AMINE
TO STAND
BESIDE |6
CAPABLE
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 KAIJU NO. 8
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION

MONSTER SWEEPER
The logo of Monster Sweeper, the professional
kaiju cleaning company that Kafka worked for.

The logo of Izumo Tech, manufacturers of anti-kaiju

weaponry. This is featured on the shoulder part of the suits.
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ROUND
LOADED.
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FIFTH
ROUND
LOADED. Ë

DAMN, THIS
/5 NOTHING
LIKE WHAT, ГУ
SEEN(ONITVI
ORITHROLGH
BINOCULARS:
 STANDING
BY HER SIDE
MEANS BEING
HER EQUAL IN WELL?
STRENGTH. FEEL LIKE
GIVING UP
NOW?

SO YOU'RE
TELLING ME
THAT YOU'RE
CAPABLE OF
THAT, VICE-
CAPTAIN
HOSHINA?

MY UNLEASHED
COMBAT POWER FOR
SHARPSHOOTER
WEAPONRY IS
PRETTY LOW, SO
І САМ'Т HOLD A
CANDLE TO CAPTAIN
ASHIRO WHEN
IT COMES TO
GIANT-CLASS fi fi
THREATS. RN
A Й

WHADDAYA
MEAN,
"NOPE"2/
 ...WHEN IT
COMES TO
MINIATURE AND
MIDSIZED
THREATS...

...ГО SAY
THE ODDS
ARE IN MY
 I COME
FROM A LONG
LINE OF KAIJU
SLAYERS DATING
BACK TO THE
MUROMACHI
PERIOD.
 CAPTAINS AND
VICE-CAPTAINS
HAVE THE MOST
COMBAT POWER.

SO WE'RE
EQUIPPED WITH

HERE
IM PONE
a
SPECIAL GEAR
WITH THE
HONJU. TALENTS.

So =

W
DIDN'T І /
TELL YOU
EARLIER?

THE MAIN
HUH? BUT EVENT'S
MINA JUST 'BOUT TO
SAID SHE
BEAT THE

OUR REAL
PROBLEM
IS THE
COUNTLESS
NUMBER OF
VOJU BEING
SPAWNED.
YOJU LEFT
IN ITS
CORPSE...
Q
Є

JUST AS І
THOUGHT.
 \ ALL RIGHTY,
FOLKS.
ТАКЕ WE'RE IN THE
а ч HOMESTRETCH.
CARE ОЕ
ТНЕ RIFFRAFF
AND WE САМ
ALL GO HOME
TO A HEARTY
BREAKFAST.

THAT'S
EASIER

1
AULA

GAH
HA HA!
TIRED
ALREADY,
NEWBIES?!

EVERYONE,
LET'S SHOW GUESS YOU
THE NEWBIES STILL NEED
THAT UNLEASHED TO BUILD
COMBAT POWER UP YOUR
AIN'T THE ONLY STAMINA!!!
THING TO A
FIGHT!!

АА
A ы
 HOW ABOUT
YOU SIT BACK
AND LEAVE
THE REST TO
YOUR SENIOR
OFFICERS?
SHIMA!

THAT'S
CLEARLY
NOT AN
ОРТОМ!!

ae II il
mo

WELL, | => (W suspect

THEY ARE | ТНЕ
DOING ALOT М ГА М ROOKIES
MUST ВЕ
OF NEUTRALIZING
FOR THEIR FIRST
MISSION.
 JE THEY
. ELEVATE | V CAN GET
THEM TO | THROUGH THIS,
THE NEXT I HAVE NO
\ DOUBT THAT
INCL...

MOST
OFFICERS WILL
CLOSE OUT THEIR
CAREERS WITH
THEIR UNLEASHED
COMBAT POWER
TOPPING OUT AT
20 OR 30
PERCENT.

A HANDFUL
OF THEM
WILL SCALE
THAT WALL
AND REACH
CAPTAIN
RANK.

..BUT
THERE THE ONLY
Ü ACTUALLY ONE AMONG THIS
: МАУ ВЕ YEAR'S ROOKIES
ONE MORE TO DO THAT SO
WHO'S FAR IS KIKORU
CAPABLE E SHINOMIYA...
OF IT. xs
|| | 1! | NN V N A
|N N МІ
|\ 1 РА AJ 4 |

RENO
ICHIKAWA IS
SHOWING ІШ
ALL THE 3
SIGNS. й

| Z

DAMMIT,
1 TRAINED
HARD IN
COLLEGE FOR
FIVE WHOLE
YEARS.
 |Š

THIS ONE,
TOO. THE
REPRODUCTIVE
ORGANS І
LOADED IT
) WITH GOT
\ / N DESTROYED.
HOW'D
THEY FIND
OUT ABOUT IT2
MAYBE THERE'S
SOME KAIJU-SAVVY
PERSON ON THE
FORCE...
 НАРРЕМ ТО
KNOW?

WHAT'S А WAIT.
CLEANUP /
WORKER DOING K
HERE OF ALL ·
PLACES...?
P4
 HOLY MOLY,
THAT HONJU'S
HUGE!

GUESS THAT
EXPLAINS WHY
THEY CALLED
IN EVERY CLEANER
IN THE TOKYO-
KANAGAWA

09 \ HAVE YOU
SEEN THE
(a= NEWBIE?

Cs

HE'S HOLED
UP IN THE
JOHN AGAIN!
 THIS SUCKS.
I PLANNED ON
“SJ OUTWITTING THEM
> - WITH À YOJU
VARIANT THAT

SHOULD
I REVIVE
THEM AGAIN?
NAH, I CAN ONLY
BRING BACK
SO MANY, AND
IT REALLY

OFF ABOUT
THIS GUY...
 TILL YOU “RE
INSTRUCTED...
 ‫‪ЎЎ‬‬
‫‪WW‬‬

‫©‬ ‫ټسټ مر مها‬

‫‪NS‬‬ ‫<‏‬
 | е 1 ў с “е
TÁ у * "
ER e
N e

AWW, MAN.
I MISSED
THE HEART.

ACCURACY
REALLY
TAKES A HIT
 № |

JUST CALM
DOWN AND
USE YOUR
SUIT'S
FUNCTION
TO BIND THE
WOUND!

THE HELL
IS THIS?
ЛЕВ THE HELL
ARE OTHER < NS, | | \ 7

da е
С

3
 IT'S THE
HUMANOID
TYPE FROM
BACK AT THE
TESTING
GROUNDS...!
 WAIT,
FOR REAL?!
THIS IS THE

SHINOMIYA
„3!

..ТАКЕ АМ
OFFICER ВАСК
WITH ME AS A
LIVING SAMPLE,
DON’T YOU
 PLATOON
LEADER
IKARUGA!
WE'VE
ENCOUNTERED
A HUMANOID
KAIJU.
REQUESTING
BACKUP
Y IMMEDIAT—

RIGHT,
RIGHT. RADIO
T THAT
SOCOVERED.
ALREADY
COMNUNCATON

THIS
SECTION
IS ALREADY
WITHIN AN
UNDETECTABLE
POCKET OF
SPACE.

FOR A TRICK
DESIGNED TO
KEEP ME
HIDDEN IN
THE HUMAN
WORLD,
IT WORKS
SURPRISINGLY
WELL...
 ODD,
MY AIM
SEEMS
SLIGHTLY

1 THE,
NAN
№ Чу
IN
UNREAL
| АХЛ

A ар, | | " Е eN: .

ТЕ q b
SHIELD ` => H
ALIKE TS Ё Н
|
Ми
ХОРЛОЛД
 YOU
CAN SEE

CAN'T YOU? /`

“OH, RIGHT.
ГЫ, FILL YOU 3
IN JUST IN CASE
YOU RUN INTO 3
THAT THING IN
THE WILD” 3

“AT FIRST,
Е Hds A I THOUGHT
CERTAIN TELL IT WAS USING
BEFORE SOME SORT
ATTACKING.” OF MAGIC
| OR WITCH-

“BUT IF YOU
LOOK CLOSELY
AT ITS FINGERTIP,
YOU'LL SEE...”
 O ==
PPR ANID ўс

LIKE І
FIGURED...

IHARU,
FALL BACK
AND SEND
REINFORCEMENTS!
 SAY WHAT?!
WHY DO І
HAVE TO
BE THE
ONE GETTIN’
SAVED BY
VOU—
 ARGH...
GAH, IT
FREAKIN’
HURTS)!

YOU
HAVE
TO GO.
PLEASE. |

ITDOESN’
/

THING ‘GET АМУ d

қ 00,5 SCARIER
THAN THIS.
О Б
PEOPLE:
/ А Ш 2

Co
—

EN DON
STANDIA
 RUN FOR 1,
ICHIKAWA/
GET OUTTA
HERE AS FAST
1. Së SE AS YOU САМ!
at a а

MTHeEJeLIlNEM
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 KAIJU NO. 8
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION

Unisocket
A socket that houses kaiju organs with special attributes
(е, “uniorgans”) or secretions from said organs.

Swapping out the socket's contents allows the ammunition to

gain special attributes extracted from different kaiju.

Examples
Burst Rounds Freeze Rounds
Collected from a honju Collected from a honju
that emerged on that emerged on
August 4, 1970 February 19, 1988
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HE

I SENT UP
A FLASH

NOTHING,
LIVING OR
OTHERWISE,
CAN GET OUT
WITHOUT MY
PERMISSION.
 IN THAT

THE TWO
OF US
ARE TAKIN’
THIS THING
DOWN,
RENO.

S| THAT
... THEN YOU ВЕМ SAID, I'M
BLAST IT WITH WORSE FOR WEAR.
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AN OPENING... 2

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А-А WALL OF
CORPSES...2!

JUDGING
FROM THAT
LOOK ON
YOUR FACE,
Т TAKE IT.
 YOU'VE
RUN OUT
OF IDEAS,
HUH?
 ИСЕ-
САРТАМ
HOSHINA,
THIS IS
PLATOON
LEADER
IKARUGA.
 7 WE’VE LOST
` | COMMUNICATION
ТИЕЮ WITH ВОТИ
Киа _ ICHIKAWA АМР
COMM LINKS, P нө FURUHASHI,
THEIR VITALS— E ef SIR!
WE CAN'T |
TRACK ANY
OFIT..J
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EN Ж
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WHAT
= THE—?!
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ACTUALLY SURPRISINGLY
DIFFICULT.
KILLING
THEM,
THAT IS.
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DAMM
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MOVING, HUH?
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NAOYA MATSUMOTO
I was able to put out volume 2 thanks to all of you.
ГІІ work hard to break my record and get to a fifth
volume! I hope you enjoyed this fungi-filled volume!

Naoya Matsumoto published his first serialized series,

Neko Wappal, in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2009. His next
series, Pochi Kuro, began serialization in Shonen Jump+
in 2014. Kaiju No. 818 his follow-up series.

KAIJU МО. 8 ASSISTANTS

BACKGROUND ART OSAMU KOIWAI (OSA PROD.)

FINISHING WORK JIRO SAKURA

WEAPON DESIGN MANTOHIHI BINTA

 KIJU коб O SHONEN JUMP EDITION
STORY AND ART BY
NAQVA MATSUMOTO
TRANSLATION
DAVID EVELYN
TOUCH-UP ART&LETTERING
BRANDON BOVIA
DESIGN
JIMMY PRESLER
EDITOR
KARLA CLARK
KATJYU 8 60 © 2020 by Naoya Matsumoto
Allrights reserved.
First published in Japan in 2020 by SHUEISHA Ine., Tokyo.
English translation rights arranged by SHUEISHA Inc.

The stories, characters, and incidents mentioned in this publication are entirely fictional.

No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or

by any means without written permission from the copyright holders.

Printed in Italy

Published by VIZ Media, LLC

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First printing, April 2022
Third printing, April 2022

PARENTAL ADVISORY
KAIJU NO. 8 is rated T for Teen and is recommended
for ages 13 and up. This volume contains crude humor
and depictions of violence.

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