Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104: Release date and time, countdown, what to expect, and more

Modified Mar 15, 2024 07:55 GMT

Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 release date and time (Image via Production I.G)

Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 is set to release on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 12 a.m. JST, according to the MANGA Plus website.

With the last issue focusing on Mina Ashiro and seemingly teasing that there’s more to Kaiju No. 9 than meets the eye, fans have no idea what to expect from the series’ upcoming installment.

Unfortunately, there's no verifiable spoiler information for Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 yet. This is typical for Shonen Jump+ series, with their fully digital publication process making it difficult to ascertain any spoiler information in a meaningful time frame before the issue’s release.

Thankfully, fans at least have verified release information for the upcoming issue, if nothing else. Read on for all available release information for Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 as well as speculations on what to expect from the episode.

Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 release date and time

Kafka and co are seemingly running out of time to save Mina Ashiro heading into Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 (Image via Production I.G)

Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 is set to release at 12 a.m. JST on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

For most international fans, that translates to a Thursday morning local release window. Some international fans, like Japanese viewers, will instead see the chapter become available Friday morning. The time of release will vary by region and time zone.

Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 is set to release at the following times in the corresponding time zones:

Time zone	Local date and time
Pacific Daylight Time	8AM, Thursday, March 28, 2024
Eastern Daylight Time	11AM, Thursday, March 28, 2024
Greenwich Mean Time	3PM, Thursday, March 28, 2024
Central European Time	4PM, Thursday, March 28, 2024
Indian Standard Time	8:30PM, Thursday, March 28, 2024
Philippine Standard Time	11PM, Thursday, March 28, 2024
Japanese Standard Time	12AM, Friday, March 29, 2024
Australia Central Standard Time	1:30AM, Friday, March 29, 2024

Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 where to read

Mina and Kafka's childhood forms both appear heading into Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 (Image via Production I.G)

Fans can read the issue via official sources on either Viz Media’s website, Shueisha’s MANGA Plus website or Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ app.

The former two services are free, allowing readers to view the first and latest three issues in a series. Shonen Jump+ is a paid, subscription-based service which grants readers access to a series in its entirety.

Kaiju No. 8 chapter 103 recap

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Kaiju No. 8 chapter 103 began with Gen Narumi continuing to speak of the future, and how important the rookies fighting are.

As he promised to ensure their survival, the issue cut to Mina Ashiro, who found herself in a similar mindscape that Isao Shinomiya did after absorption. After calling out for someone and discovering a plethora of corpses, she ran into a young Kafka Hibino, who tried convincing her to forget everything and come with him.

However, her tiger Bakko then appeared behind her and tugged at her, causing her to hesitate. Kafka revealed himself to be Kaiju No. 9, commenting on how there was another interference as he restrained Mina.

In the real world, Bakko continued to fight Kaiju No. 9 until his body couldn’t regenerate from its injuries anymore. Mina, meanwhile, began remembering who she was, recognizing the corpses around her as the troops she couldn’t save.

She said that she hated feeling so helpless again, while No. 9 tried convincing her to forget everything since it's easier that way. However, Mina refused, and broke free of her restraints before summoning a gun and shooting No. 9 as Kafka with it.

He commented that Isao was the same but claimed that nothing, not even himself, could stop him. The chapter ended with Mina being surrounded by several Kaiju faces as No. 9 said no one has ever escaped him.

Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 what to expect (speculative)

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With the previous issue seemingly setting up a major reveal on No. 9’s origins and goals, Kaiju No. 8 chapter 104 is likely to be a narratively focused, lore-heavy chapter.

While this is still speculative, the final moments of chapter 103 are clearly setting up something for the future, whether it’s addressed immediately or later. If chapter 104 chooses not to focus on No. 9 and show action instead, fans can expect to see Kafka arriving at Mina and No. 9’s location in the real world.

That should set up the long-awaited rematch between the pair, with Kafka hopefully having an advantage from the start.