Kaiju No. 8

Amazing adaption to the manga. It has everything you could want in an anime show and everything you were expecting if you read the manga. The voice acting is amazing. The visuals and animation would be very hard to make an adaption to but they did an amazing job. The show is exactly how I would expect a kaiju based show to be. However it is not unique for a shonen show and does not stand out from a lot of other plots. Some many find the show tedious because there is a lot of talking and could use a bit more focus on the main character but, as I have read the manga, I know where it is going to go and believe this is a perfect adaption. The character development is very good. I recommend this for every anime fan interested in more fighting based shows. 10/10.

Unlike high rated anime, this one doesnt need to be 100+ or 200+ eps, from the first ep it got me curious, the main character doesn't need to on the screen most of the time, great animation, nice voice acting, might have one of the unlikeable openings themes, but still the soundtracks are good, give it a chance you'll love it

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Kaiju no.8 is really good. The action is really good and i like all the characters in the cast. The mystery around the kaiju is really well though out and i'm confident what reveal comes next is going to be well pulled off. Kaiju no.9 is really intersting and I'm interseted what happens with him. Same thing with Mina, i want to see more of her backstory. This anime is another darker, more serious shonen like Attack on titan. This isn't as bloody and the themes are more grounded but it is still really good. Truly The best anime this season and if you want a good, hype shonen you should watch it.

EDITED FOR SEASON 2

Kaiju No. 8 is very far from an original story, it has countless narrative elements used in dozen of other anime's, the plot is somehow predictable, however, with all this being said it's still manages to be engaging.

I believe the characters as well as the light humor drive the show forward, as mentioned the story is nothing new, it seems to draw elements from recent anime's like Jujutsu Kaizen, Attack on Titan, even Haikyuu to an extent, but the dynamic of the Defense Force in the series has some really funny and inspiring moments.

You can easily binge it given this first season is not so long, and you will for sure have a great time, as long as you go with the right expectations.

There isn't much to add, it's a solid anime, with solid story, good chemistry between the characters and great looking fights!

SEASON 2: All the stuff I mentioned above still applies to this season, it starts of a bit slow and slightly less interesting but it slowly builds up on the later episodes to a fast paced sequence of great action scenes and battles.

It stopped in a somewhat anti-climatic cliff hanger but at least it keeps your interest up for the next season!

As a fan of the manga, when i heard the announcement about it's upcoming anime adaptation i was both excited but also nervous, as i knew the beautiful art from the manga would be very hard to animate well. However, from the first episode, the anime looks good, with great visuals and voice acting. I definetly would recommend this show to anyone who enjoys action anime or even kaiju stuff like Godzilla., but although it is amazing it is mostly very generic shonen but it does it well, and character development is not just focused on the main character like some other shows but broadens for many different characters which allows you to connect with them. I hope this anime continues to go well, with the manga still ongoing this could be a series that becomes massive for a while if it is adapted well. 9/10.