Where to pick up Kaiju No. 8 manga after episode 10 of the anime? Explained

Modified Aug 05, 2024 13:11 GMT

Where to pick up Kaiju no. 8 manga after episode 10 of the anime? Explained (Image via Shueisha) — Where to pick up Kaiju No. 8 manga after episode 10 of the anime? Explained (Image via Shueisha)

Following the shocking events of the anime’s latest installment, many viewers are understandably asking where to start the Kaiju No. 8 manga after episode 10. The main impetus behind this widespread question stems from protagonist Kafka Hibino revealing his Kaiju powers to his Kaiju Defense Force allies, and subsequently being arrested.

Likewise, the biggest concern from fans is whether or not the Kaiju No. 8 manga has fully resolved this plotline, and what Kafka’s ultimate fate is likewise. Thankfully, Naoya Matsumoto’s original manga series has progressed far beyond what the television anime adaptation’s first season will cover, likewise able to provide these answers.

Fans can directly transition to the Kaiju No. 8 manga after episode 10 and see what Kafka’s final fate is

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Anime-only fans looking to pick up the Kaiju No. 8 manga after episode 10’s events can start with the manga’s 33rd chapter overall. Episode 10 finishes off the roughly second half of chapter 28 before fully adapting chapters 29, 30, 31, and 32. Likewise, fans will be happy to hear that episode 10 marks the end of the Raid on Tachikawa Base Arc, meaning fans will start the manga in the first chapter of the Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc.

This is the fourth story arc in the series overall, with the anime fully adapting the prior three. In turn, this also means there’s nothing fans need to go back and read from earlier arcs which the anime cut out of its adaptation. In fact, the anime has not only fully adapted the manga thus far, but also included some anime-original scenes which manga-readers have been very approving of.

What the Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc has in store for fans, explained

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In any case, readers starting the Kaiju No. 8 manga following the events of episode 10 will see Kafka transferred to Ariake Maritime Base, which is the base of the First Division. However, before this, readers will see Reno Ichikawa, Mina Ashiro, and the other members of the Third Division explicitly express their support of him despite his secret.

The arc will also officially introduce Kikoru Shinomiya’s father, Director General Isao Shinomiya, and other high-ranking members of the Defense Force as they discuss what to do with Kafka. This will eventually lead to Isao sparring with Kafka, forcing him to lose control of his body and go all out in an animalistic way.

This is also how the Kaiju No. 8 manga confirms to fans that the Kaiju which “infected” Kafka is still alive and present inside him, at the very least in a spiritual sense if not a physical one. However, Kafka eventually regains control of himself, and is able to convince Isao to let him live and make use of him as a living and breathing weapon. Likewise, Kafka is told he’ll need to prove his worth in order to survive, confirming they only plan to let him live if he’s useful.

In summation

Fans can expect to see Kafka being much more liberal with his powers after episode 10's events (Image via Production I.G)

While the manga’s events following episode 10’s events may seem anticlimactic, this is largely due to the fact that the series uses Kafka’s capture as a means of building the next major arc. As they continue reading, fans will see how the events of the Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc as described above (and those not described above) serve as a setup for one of modern shonen’s best war arcs.