Kaiju No 8 is the latest manga series by Naoya Matsumoto. The story is based on a 32-year-old Kafka Hibino who wasn’t accepted into the Defense Force so he ended up joining the clean-up crew.
The Kaiju (monsters) are the villains of the story who want to destroy the planet while the Defense Force protects the civilians from these monsters.
Kafka gave up on his dream to join the Defense Task Force. However, his new friend Reno Ichikawa motivates him to join the task force along with him.
During a clean-up mission, Kafka and Ichikawa get injured. While they are in the hospital a dragonfly Kaiju appears and flies into Kafka’s mouth.
Turns out, Kafka just became the Kaiju No 8. However, Ichikawa and Kafka manage to hide the truth about Kafka and they end up joining the Defense Task Force.
Is Kafka The Strongest Kaiju?
Kafka is the weakest in the task force but somehow vice-captain is impressed by Kafka, not knowing he is the very thing the defense task force has sworn to defeat.
When Kafka first transforms into Kaiju No 8, he’s considered to have the highest recorded “fortitude level of 9.8” in the Defense Force’s history.
He managed to defeat Kaiju No 9 easily and protected the Defense Task Force Third Division from Kaiju No 10 suicide attack too.
When Kafka was caught and Director Isao fought him, he barely held against Isao on his own. Director Isao has the Kaiju No 2 abilities.
Even after Kafka fully transformed into the Kaiju, he was overwhelmed by Director Isao.
However, when Kafka lost control and the Kaiju inside him took control, it was game over for Director Isao. Even at his full strength Kaiju No 8 easily defeated director Isao.
So, Kafka in his normal transformation, is definitely stronger than most of the kaiju’s and most Defense Force members including vice captain Soshiro Hoshina.
However, when he gives up control and goes into Berserk Mode, he becomes the strongest Kaiju to ever exist.
Final Words
There are a few drawbacks to using the Berserk Mode. Kafka does not have control over his body when he transforms into this mode. Luckily, the Kaiju No 8 is the natural Kaiju Killer.
Moreover, this mode has a duration limit of 1 minute. He cannot hold this form for more than 1 minute otherwise he would permanently become Kaiju.
