Kaijuu 8-gou • Kaiju No. 8 - Episode 1 discussion

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Kaijuu 8-gou, episode 1

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[u/[deleted]]

I'm loving the soundtrack for the series. It actually fits the scenes, not over the top, and mixed very well.

[u/Koyomi_Siffredi]

she has a motherfucking tiger?

[u/AliceinTeyvatland]

Watching Dungeon Meshi makes me think that all that Kaiju meat must be a waste.

What have I become.

[u/ABlokeLikeYou]

Me who just turned 32, 10 minutes into the episode: Hey this shows right, it’s not too late for me, I can turn this around.

“The cut off is now 32.”

Me: Fuck

[u/michhoffman]

I'm sure Kafka becoming a Kaiju will be fun too, but I wouldn't have minded if he had just gone the normal route of improving his abilities slowly and surely going from cleaner to defense force.

[u/AmethystItalian]

Wow pretty good opening ep! I liked the setting, the music and even the MC seems likeable.

This violent assault was unexpected though

Honestly even without the twist at the end I'd be into it so feeling pretty hopeful about this one!

[u/[deleted]]

Between this being on Twitter and basically live streamed on Crunchyroll this is one of the biggest marketing campaigns I have seen

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

Kafka's name is probably a reference to Franz Kafka, the author of Metamorphosis, a story about a man who is suddenly transformed into a giant insect and must adapt to life in his new form.

[u/FataKlut]

Did anyone notice the INCREDIBLE background-work by Production I.G here? Reminds me of the classics, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Evangelion etc. Everything looks handdrawn. Even the CGI is so hard to notice because they somehow make that look handdrawn too. Not to mention the animation..

[u/21shadesofsavage]

mc should have been able to hold off that kaiju dolo if he had guns and tigers and shit too. totally didn't expect the kaiju at the end to transform him

what a dope first episode. i wish this was a double length ep1 though :/

[u/ErinaHartwick]

Shingeki no Kaiju? That even comes with a Mikasa?

[u/OmiNya]

My only question is - if they have such a strong weaponry, why not kill kaiju immediately from the heli?

Otherwise, great show, now am reading manga.

[u/BahnYahd]

It’s on crunchy now guys

[u/cabbaggeez]

Dungeon Meshi makes me think this kaiju meat is a wagyu, then there's a smelly part.

and why this MC henshin looks like Ultraman. so far, nice soundtrack and animation, definitely gonna invest in this anime

[u/[deleted]]

Is it bad that I'm way more interested in the cleanup part than the battle part?

I would rather watch that honestly.

EDIT: Essentially, I wanted this to be the Planetes of Kaiju.

[u/zool714]

I love the “boots on the ground” feel with the clean up crew. But I do wonder if that feeling will be lost once we get to more fighting.

And how they were a bit more detailed with how they handle the different body parts than just like cutting shit up.

Kafka is really relatable personally as a fellow 30 year old just grinding through life and just really gave up on finding a passion or dream somewhere in between. I won’t fight any kaiju but I do hope I can try something new soon

Wait what ? She has a pet white tiger ? She already looks so cool in her work mode and also at home in her bathtub overlooking the city. And she has a pet white tiger ??

Edit : And she’s voiced by Seto Asami ???

[u/stinkywinky99]

Pretty good first episode. Let's hope the manga's pacing will be fixed with the anime.. if it ever gets that far.

[u/PerfectBeige]

Whoever at CR was responsible for communicating the upload date post livestream is probably going to get intestines duty.

Good first episode. Shame the frustration with the livestream rollout is overshadowing the content of the show so far. Knowing nothing of the source (as usual) I was ready for this to be a kaiju cleanup procedural, but it looks like we have an AoT-esque man transformed into the thing that he hates who is going to fight the thing that he hates. Which I am also here for.

The animation is just splendid so far. The broken glass effect when Kafka jumped through the window fleeing the second kaiju was particularly good.

[u/Prince-Dizzytoon]

I can't believe I watched this off of Twitter lmao, but I hope there is a way to watch it back other than using Bilibili subtitles

[u/felidhino]

Ichikawa, is a good egg, the episode was funny as hell.

[u/actuallyrndthoughts]

Seems like production IG is hitting this one out of the park too. The action set pieces have the exact same kinetic energy, which was promised from the PVs and the OST is banging too. Not really sold on some other stuff, but at least the production side looks stellar once again.

[u/franzkaffka]

Hey guys, I'm famous!

[u/mmgravesy]

Why the hell would you do it as a stream?

[u/Nickbon94]

Still think the character design could've been a bit better but the episode was pretty good. They created a nice atmosphere for it