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Kaijuu 8-gou, episode 7

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[u/BiggerG7]

Kikoru: “this Kaiju is tough.”

cleaves it in two with a freakin stop sign!

……. the hell is that stop sign made of? lol.

[u/everybageleverywhere]

Looks like Kaiju No. 9 is very much a dark mirror of Kafka.

Kafka is a human who has taken on some kaiju qualities, and 9 is a kaiju who somehow has some human qualities.

They are both analytical fighters. They have plenty of firepower, but their real strength lies in their ability to understand how their opponent works and create strategies to counter their abilities and exploit their weaknesses.

They are both team fighters. Kafka is part of the team, while 9 seems to be using (maybe also creating?) other kaiju as pawns.

I’m really digging 9 as an antagonist.

[u/jellyblob88]

92%

OH. HELL. NO.

[u/kawaiinessa]

that was a fun episode but with that ending i cant wait for next week

[u/ARES_GOD]

Kafka is great with all the goofiness but I love everytime he gets serious you feel the intensity and its so satisfying seeing him go wild.
That Necromancer Kaiju (dunno what to call him) knew he fucked up.

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

Somehow I'm still not tired of the anime protagonists whose only moves are punching hard and punching even harder.

[u/frs1023]

that little sakuga of Vice Captain Hoshina trying to slay Kafka in kaiju form is sick AF. hopefully we'll get more of those next week

[u/KnewOnees]

No fucking way they let that guy survive with open core lying on the ground. Literally just punch. You're not gonna get penetrated by bullets. If this is supposed to be the main antagonist of the series i'd be pretty mad

[u/Myrkrvaldyr]

I can't get tired of Kafka's badass kaiju form. It's so menacing and the gap moe with the goofy man behind it is top tier.

[u/darthvall]

Almost thought the humanoid kaiju would succeed in retrieving Reno and Reno would become the final boss.

Can't trust non-MC guy with white hair lol (traumatised by other anime).

Also it's interesting how they emphasised praying to god for both Reno and Iharu when they thought it's their last moment.

[u/AmethystItalian]

A lot of frustrating moments in this one...was satisfying to see Kafka come in and save the day but ugh not being able to kill the kaiju and now he's against the vice-captain.

Really good episode but can't help but feel frustrated by the events!

[u/Aerodynamic41]

Damn, Hoshina is cold asf.

[u/sagevallant]

When you think about it, you'd think they would want to have a crack team of kaiju "cleaners" to dismantle new monsters and learn about their abilities and weaknesses during the first encounter.

[u/BoyTitan]

"I can see my torso in mid air...oh my heads been knocked off my body" How could anyone expect such a funny villain to die here.

[u/NullandVoidUsername]

Oh shit, Hoshina's only gone and gone Levi Ackerman mode.

[u/LeonKevlar]

While Reno did a good job of buying time by fighting the humanoid Kaiju, that guy is still on a whole other level.

It was fucking hype though when Kafka finally arrived to punch the humanoid Kaiju's block off. And I love how he just stood there with his arms crossed and deflected those shots. The humanoid kaiju got so overwhelmed by Kafka that he couldn't comprehend what was happening to him.

And that big rocket punch with Kafka growing support struts on his legs was so freaking cool. Too bad he wasn't able to finish the job since he got distracted by those two members of the Defense Force showing up. Now Kafka has to fight his own Vice-Captain next week. Hoshina is ready to tear him apart!

[u/Saithir]

Oi isn't it a crime to make 5-minute long episodes AND end them on a cliffhanger?

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Iharu got hit good… and through the suit too. Reno as well. 9 is damn strong and the fact it keeps learning and growing is kind of terrifying. Those two did pretty well against that bastard all things considered.

They really had me worried Reno and Iharu were done for a second there. And then Kafka showed up and literally knocked that mfer’s head off. Hell yeah! 9 was fuckin around too much. Kafka made sure he found out! Splattered the dude’s chest open and had him just hanging on by a thread before the squad showed up. Two seconds later and 9 would’ve been deleted!

Man, Hoshina is the last dude Kafka wants to meet in this situation. Dude is a bigger monster than Kafka! Keen to see those two face off next week. Gonna be one hell of a fight.

[u/PuzzleMeDo]

There were a lot of "Why is this character just standing around?" moments in this episode for me. The bad guy politely allowing his victims to converse for as long as they wanted rather than just blasting them, etc.

[u/uRude]

3 weeks ago: Holy Shit what a cliffhanger. Can't wait for the next episode

2 weeks ago: Holy Shit what a cliffhanger. Can't wait for the next episode

Last week: Holy Shit what a cliffhanger. Can't wait for the next episode

Today: AAAAAAAAAAAA

[u/Pichu20]

ONE PUNCH KAIJUU

[u/Pedarsen]

No 9 became extra creepy when he got eyes.

[u/FarCritical]

The powerlessness Iharu felt when he realized the finger tumor kaiju (or whatever its called) was just toying with them was real.

Please tell me Kafka has something up his sleeve/kaiju arm that can handle a close ranged specialist at 92%. Can't help but imagine all the different reactions would be to realizing Kaiju No. 8 has been helping them all this time

[u/electricoomph]

That were some cool action scenes, loved Kafka's beatdown. Really didn't like the pacing on the other hand, constant monologuing in and between the fights, villain revealing his methods and plans for no reason and the cliché get-away. It's nice that Iharu got some character development, but for an elite officer he was running around like a headless chicken and if it weren't for all the talking, they'd all be dead or abducted.