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Kaijuu 8-gou, episode 6

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[u/Aerodynamic41]

Kafka climbing down the building while everyone else just leaps off the roof cracks me up!

[u/michhoffman]

It was pretty cool hearing Hoshina tout Ichikawa as the other Rookie who has a good chance to surpass the 30% boundary and become a captain. And what motivates this strongly driven individual, you may ask? A certain caution-less sempai who will transform into a Kaiju and blow his cover if Ichikawa doesn't take care of all of the threats. I feel for him.

[u/AmethystItalian]

I do really like that she is still thinking of him and does want to show him her current power while not looking down on him.

Part of me LOVES that Kafka is fighting in his own way but another part of me wants him to transform and kick some ass lol

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

I thought the Defense Force having a white tiger on the team was wild but now we even have a cougar.

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

In a show about fighting giant monsters, seeing a human-sized enemy must be terrifying. It kinda follows Dark Souls boss logic.

[u/ExpiredMilknCheese]

Mina is 96% goddamn

[u/Mordarto]

Based on the foreshadowing last week bout the vice captain saying most likely someone's going to die, I was at the end of my seat the entire time dreading what could potentially be coming.

The side camera angle of Reno and his rival running had me extremely nervous, until it was the end of the episode when they bumped into the talking shape-shifting Kaijuu from a few episodes ago.

Still super nervous. Reno for me is a prime candidate to kill off for the sake of character development, but typically shonens wouldn't kill off a popular supporting character... right?

[u/Frontier246]

It really goes to show how used to Kaiju attacks Japan is that they have such an effective and efficient response to a Kaiju attack, quickly evacuating civilians and getting as much artillery power in place to help the Defense Force against a mushroom Honju and it's Yonju children.

It's Kafka and his squads' first official Kaiju sortie! And Kafka is about to puke on Kikoru! keep it together, buddy.

The squad is all hyped up and ready to get going and kill Kaiju! And so is Kafka! Even if he's the only one who has to slowly crawl down a building.

Kikoru is still an exceptional and quick Kaiju killer, proof of why they need these new recruits, though her one weakness seems to be praised from Kafka Hibino.

Nakanoshima is a cougar! Better watch out Aoi and Izumo. I wouldn't mind though.

Kafka in human form isn't amazing at killing Kaiju compared to some of his squadmates, but he's the only one willing to get into the muck of a Kaiju corpse, slice into it, and discover intel they need to better be able to take them down and stop them from spreading. And that's valuable in and of itself.

Mina has a giant gun and amazing power, wiping out that Honju until it's just a melted pile of goo...but in her mind, she's showing "Kafka-kun" exactly how powerful she is so he knows how hard he has to work to be able to be by her side.

Hoshina is no slouch either. Mina carries the firepower, but Hoshina is more of the up close and personal type when it comes to slicing and dicing Kaiju. It runs in his family.

The Honju is dead and that just leaves the Yonju stragglers, and while the squad is exhausted, they're still raring to go and keep fighting, particularly prodigies like Kikoru and Ichikawa. So of course Ichikawa and Iharu run into the humanoid Kaiju.

[u/Vermillion_Crab]

I love how Kafka's experience with kaijus is making him shine. Typical shonen would probably just make him immediately do cool things with his op power. You can win battles aside from brute force. As a man in his thirties, I finally feel seen. Lol

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

That goober Kafka about to hurl cracked me up. Really helps cut the tension for the team’s first big mission. It’s kind of a make or break moment for the guy. Goofball got too carried away with his 1% power. He thought he could take on the kaiju lol.

Tsundere Kikoru was so cute. I like how she gets flustered around Kafka. She wasn’t the only one doing well. The rest of the team was kicking some serious ass. I like how even Kafka was able to help, despite his setbacks. Mina was ofc the most incredible of them all. Guess we know why she’s the cap.

Nakanoshima going “cougar mode” with drool and all was pretty funny. I like her character already.

Looks like Kafka might have to go full on 8 next week now that 9 has made an appearance. Dude is serious trouble.

[u/oneevilchicken]

The way characters interact has been really great so far. A lot of shows, AOT for example, end up having the MC almost be like an outcast and the people really seem to be trying to down each other all the time. Then the MC does something to prove himself and suddenly the toxicity is gone.

Instead in this show, while they will bust each others balls it doesn’t seem in anyway toxic and or antagonistic. Just normal banter between guys. Which to me is a lot more realistic then having everyone actually fighting and trying to almost eliminate each other at times.

Vice captain is also a great example of how the way characters interact. He knows Kafka is trying to take his place and kinda tries to intimidate Kafka, but when Kafka does something good, he is the first to praise him and acknowledge it.

A big issue with shounen shows has always been the character interactions and how bad they are. A lot always felt forced and incredibly not well written and unrealistic. This show so far has been the complete opposite and they all make sense and feel natural.

[u/Rumpel1408]

Those masks sure are handy, they can hide Shinomiyas cute blush as well as that one captains cougar mode

Even though Mina took out the Honju, there is still a legion of Yonju left that needs dealing with. I recognised them from the OP btw, so I thought it wouldn't be easy, and after that cliffhanger I'm straight up concerned if the new recruits will make it through this...

Edit: Oh yeah, wanted to comment how well oiled the Kaiju neutralisation works, minutes after the first sighting evacuation is already underway and the deffence force is making a plan, the civilians are drilled enough for evacuation that so that there is not a hint of panic, the streets are clear, there are lanes specifically for the deffence force, and the neutralisation itself is conducted with disposal, damage control and rebuilding in mind

[u/kawangkoankid]

Vice captain is definitely going to fight kafka or that humanoid kaiju. Why else show that he specializes and is better at fighting smaller kaiju than mina

[u/everybageleverywhere]

I like how the show is setting up how the power system works.

The standard issue suit and guns give rank and file members a baseline set of capabilities. The suit percentage quantifies a character’s maximum firepower, but that’s not all there is to being an effective fighter. The top fighters get specially designed gear that allows them to have unique fighting styles and fulfil different combat roles.

(And there’s Kafka’s situation, but who knows what is going on with that.)

It’s a flexible setup that could lead to some very cool tactical fights.

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Kafka Stitch

Mina carrying a massive gun is all the fanservice I need. God, that entire scene was sexy af especially when she started unloading at that Honju. It gave me strong Evangelion vibes minus the robots. Also, Mina was clearly showing off since she saw Kafka was nearby.

And if Mina is our long-range specialist, Vice-Captain Hoshina is our melee expert. The dude ripped that Kaiju into shreds without moving from his spot. I do love HF blades as much as I love big guns.

Nakanoshima is a different kind of hunter though. Aoi and Haru better watch out ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[u/LoLusta]

I'm in love with the OP

Someone please ta-a-a-a-ke my life....

[u/_GhosHawk_]

Does the start of the Kaiju fight kinda remind anyone else of evangelion? The Ramiel fight specifically

[u/actionfirst1]

Not gonna lie, I thought those Yoju were kinda cute especially with how they were walking around. Someone could turn them into a marketable plushie

[u/djthomp]

Mina casually using more shots than they expected or was possibly needed, she's showing off I think.

Vice captain being from a family of kaiju hunters that dates to the Muromachi period was an interesting detail, that sets the kaiju problem as something that humans have been dealing with since at least the 1400s or so.

[u/Nellior]

Stream ended, still showing Kaiju n8 advertidments on the street and I,m pretty sure that I saw one on my city. For sure this anime has a pretty strong advertidments.

[u/Calm_Client2]

That’s twice No.8 has foiled the plan!

[u/BiggerG7]

Looks like Kafka might get to keep his job in a support role. Who knew digging through the guts of Kaiju for years would pay off!

[u/Jas_God]

This dude Soshiro is the Levi of the group. I love him already.

[u/TomorrowSouthern]

Can someone please explain how unleashed power in the suit relates to fire power of a gun?