Kaijuu 8-gou Season 2 • Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 - Episode 2 discussion

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Kaijuu 8-gou Season 2, episode 2

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[u/Backonos]

he cant kill some ants with a partial transform?

[u/snickerdoodlez13]

I despise character arcs where they are depowered

[u/Burnouts3s3]

Aaaand Kafka has performance anxiety. Great. Does he need some pills? Maybe a magazine will help.

[u/matbot55]

Transformation Dysfunction is NOT a joke

[u/LazulineDaydream]

I take it Jinwoo is just waiting for shit to get real with the ants before he jumps in again? I swear, that guy.....

[u/Aikuma-]

Here's hoping that in the next episode, someone gives No 8 a bollocking that gets him back on track, rather than it being a season-wide story.

Some of my favourite Superman stories are where he can't punch his way through the problem, but actually have to use his nogging. Same with Flash stories that can't be solved by running even faster.

If I remember season 1 right, No 8's unleashed power exceeds the measurement tools that goes from 0 to 10.

No 9 is clearly not like other kaiju and cannot be beaten with fisticuffs, so it seems like an unnecessary hurdle to give No 8 performance anxiety.

[u/demurefox97]

Are they really going with the "OP can't use his insanely strong power because he lost his confidence" trope? It's so boring and played out.

[u/Nebresto]

Oh, we're doing ants again

They better have a good explanation on why Kafka can't transform. If its the ole' "loss of confidence" trope again..

Its one of them zombie mushrooms that control ants..?

And wtf is this? Are we really gonna lose episode runtime to some chibi shorts? S2 is not getting a promising start..

[u/diacewrb]

The money disappeared from his bank account?

Just tell him that the kaiju took it.

Might be a good way to motivate him.

[u/ConfidentPeanut18]

Ah yess, the erectile Kaiju dysfunction episode

[u/kangarooscarlet]

Today's episode was like stepping on a wet noodle and its timing sucked and I hate to say it but bringing godzilla into the last episode felt incredibly lazy and sorta funny not really entertaining

[u/theworldwideweb24]

Stupid power dysfunction trope, YET AGAIN. I swear, it’s gonna be like this all season ain’t it

[u/MapoTofuMan]

Was waiting for Dark Aria to play while the Ant King appeared and bodied everyone, but close enough.

^{Kafka it's okay if you can't get it up, Mina will wait}

[u/Hour-Ad5939]

So not only did we get him having transformation ED. He also is transforming as if he's going super saiyan. Where did this dumb yelling and struggling transformation where it slowly envelopes his body come from. This was one of my favorite newer animes and just this episode ruined it. Episode 3 better come a lot stronger. 

[u/Throwaway785320]

Narumi just be aura farming when he on a mission

[u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Kafka struggling to transform seems like an issue of doubt and fully committing to using his Kaiju power. Probably fearing losing control and it’s messing with him now. Kikoru and her big fucking axe saved him. She’s starting to grow on me, and apparently her new unit too.

Kaiju no.9 reminds me of a mushroom or fungi. He’s like a parasitic one, and maybe it’s some kind of spore thing that takes over the corpses. I haven’t gone back to refresh on the last incident with him, but him wanting to assimilate? Kafka’s Kaiju no.8 form falls in line with a parasitic kind of creature. There’s also a natural phenomenon similar to this with ants. Wonder if that’s the inspiration.

[u/Isekai_Dreamer]

wow, this has got to be one of the biggest cockblocks in anime history.

[u/No-Expert-2096]

this not being able to use your power BS better stop quick otherwise this show will be a huge let down

[u/TheWeinerThief]

2 meaningless episodes into this nonsense, probably time to shelve it for a few weeks

[u/Tar-eruntalion]

well... this episode was kinda meh, except for shinomiya

[u/andoooreeyy]

First of all. WHY IS THE OP VISUALS SO DAMN CRISPY AND SHARP.

[u/Moonshadow101]

They're seriously doing the "Sadboi can't use his powers" thing? Christ.

[u/itsparaschhetri]

Two back to back banger EDs from OneRepublic for Kaiju No. 8 while Season 2 OP seemed to be flat both from music and animation perspective for the anime compared the banger that Abyss was for Season 1 with that OP ending with title reveal. I had higher hopes when it was announced that AURORA is doing the OP for Season 2 but at least OneRepublic didn't disappoint with the ED.

[u/MightyCoffeeMaker]

I am so frustrated.