Anime Kaiju Number Eight stood out from its peers in the spring season due to its main character, setting, and overall premise. The story of Kafka Hibino, who by the will of fate became a humanoid kaiju, won fairly high ratings and audience sympathy. The director's team, together with the legendary Production IG, who carefully brought Naoya Matsumoto's brainchild to the small screen, also made a huge contribution to the success of the title.
The anime and original manga took quite a few elements from their shonen predecessors, but played with them intelligently and put them into an interesting story. This article contains all the information about the characters of Kaiju 8, including the height, age, date of birth and zodiac sign of each of the main characters.
Kaiju Girls Number Eight
Female characters in Kaiju #8 often play an important role in both the main plot and the protagonist's development. Often these girls come to the fore or become bright secondary heroines, moments with which the audience re for a long time.
Mina Ashiro
Growth | 169 см |
Age | 27 years |
Birthday | 17 June |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Mina Ashiro in Kaiju #8 is Kafka's childhood friend, captain of the Third Division of the Defense Forces, a hero to the common people, and the strongest among the female captains in the series. Being a serious and determined person and a skilled fighter, the girl, even having reached heights in her military career, is faithful to the promise made in childhood to destroy all kaiju. He has warm feelings for Hibino and remains by his side even when it turns out that he has become half a monster.
Kikoru Shinomiya
Growth | 157 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | on September 7 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Kikoru Shinomiya is the young daughter of Isao Shinomiya, the Director General of the Defense Forces, who first appears at the entrance exam, where she meets Kafka. The girl finds out the protagonist's secret, but decides to keep it a secret. At first, Kikoru seems to be an arrogant and arrogant girl, but later such aspects of her character as seriousness, determination and desire for self-improvement are revealed.
Akari Minase
Growth | 153 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | February 23 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Akari Minase is an officer of the Third Division. By nature, she is less hot-tempered than her comrades and tries to complete assigned tasks. Before ing the Defense Forces, she was a member of the health committee and is currently quite close to Kikoru Shinomiya and Hakuya Igarashi. Akari also has many secret irers among her comrades, and the kanji for her name stands for "light".
Hakua Igarashi
Growth | 185 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | February 7 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Hakua Igarashi is a Third Division officer and the younger sister of Second Division Captain Jura. Being a sociable, noisy and active girl, she easily makes friends with her colleagues, and her noticeable appearance perfectly complements her bright personality. She participated in the mission to rescue the protagonist and Reno Ichikawa, she also has a high level of kendo skills and ed the Third Division on the recommendation of her older sister.
Konomi Okonogi
Growth | 149 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | March 30 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Konomi Okonogi is the operations manager of the Third Division, a petite girl who is a true professional. She attended an exam in the Defense Forces, where she checked the vital signs of the subjects and detected a surge of energy from a kaiju unknown at that time. Throughout the story, he demonstrates a high level of intuition and analytical abilities.
Te Nakanoshima
Growth | 163 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | 29 April |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Te Nakanoshima is the platoon leader of the Third Division, a first-class officer and professional fighter who is capable of standing up to several kaiju at once and is always ready to lead her people into battle. He has a decisive character and praises newcomers not only for their fighting skills, but also for their appearance. Supposedly rivals Rin Shinonome, who is in charge of the First Division platoon.
Other female characters:
Among the characters in the Kaiju anime number eight, there are a number of wonderful and interesting girls, but they have either appeared only in the original source, or have not received enough attention in the series, which is why they lack details and pictures:
Kaiju Guys Number Eight
Male characters from Kaiju Number Eight play an important role, often serving as either allies of the protagonist or antagonists of sorts. These guys have detailed images, developing characters and bright features in general.
Kafka Khibino
Growth | 181 cm in human form, 200 cm in kaiju form |
Age | 32 years |
Birthday | 5 of August |
Zodiac sign | a lion |
Kafka Hibino is the main character of Kaiju number eight, who by force of circumstances became a humanoid kaiju. This unfortunate event also coincided with the man's last chance to the Defense Forces, leaving him with a difficult choice to make. Kafka often looks like a comical person, which is why others often make fun of him, but in critical situations he instantly becomes serious and collected. An important trait of his character is the desire to help everyone and justify the trust of others.
Reno Ichikawa
Growth | 174 см |
Age | 18 years |
Birthday | 12 April |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Reno Ichikawa is Kafka's friend Hibino, who at the beginning of the story got a part-time job at the same cleaning company. The young man witnessed the transformation of the protagonist, for whom at that time he had already developed sympathy and respect, after which he helped him hide from the military and later get and the exam into the Defense Forces. Initially, he had a negative attitude towards Kafka because he gave up his dream, but later changed his mind about him. By nature, Reno is a very calm and collected person; in battle he demonstrates determination and composure, but due to his sense of responsibility he can lose control of himself.
Aoi Kaguragi
Growth | 183 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | 20 May |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Aoi Kaguragi is a rising star in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces who gave up his career in the field to the Defense Forces. During the physical fitness test, he showed interest in Kikoru Shinomiya, and during the aptitude test, he managed to extract 15% from a special suit. Due to his character and prospects, he has a unique rivalry with Haruichi Izumo, another promising trainee.
Haruichi Izumo
Growth | 178 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | 14 October |
Zodiac sign | Scales |
Haruichi Izumo is the heir to Izumo Tech, the largest manufacturer of weapons for fighting kaiju, who decides to participate in the confrontation with these monsters and s the Third Division along with Kafka and Reno. The main thing for this seemingly calm young man is to become the best, which is why he secretly competes with Kikoru and openly competes with Aoi. In the aptitude test he took second place and gained 18% from the special suit.
Iharu Furuhashi
Growth | 177 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | July 23 |
Zodiac sign | a lion |
Iharu Furuhashi is a young officer of the Third Division who strives for constant improvement. During high school, he was saved from kaiju monsters by Mina Ashiro, which prompted him to later become a member of the Defense Forces. Suffering from an inferiority complex, he studied at the Technical College of Neutralization, where he was the best. During the aptitude test, he strived to become the first and competed with Kikoru, wanting to crush her.
Isao Shinomiya
Growth | 190 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | 8 January |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Isao Shinomiya is the Director General of the Defense Forces and Kikoru's father, who has a rather complex personality. After the death of his wife, he became a cold and aloof man, demanding that his daughter become an ideal soldier. As a high-ranking military man, he is far-sighted and calculates his actions several moves ahead. Despite his influential colleagues, he decided to leave Kafka alive and give him a chance to prove himself.
Masahide Tokuda
Growth | 188 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | 11 December |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Masahide Tokuda or Toku is the protagonist's former colleague at the cleaning company Monster Sweeper Inc. When he first appeared, together with Kafka and other cleaners, he cut up the corpse of a kaiju and cleaned up the consequences of the battle with him. Later he introduced his comrades to a newcomer to their company, Reno Ichikawa. By nature, Masahide is loud and soft, quite straightforward and at the same time selfless. He is raising his daughter Chieko and is ready to sacrifice his life for her.
Ryo Ikaruga
Growth | 187 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | February 8 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Ryo Ikaruga is a platoon leader in the Third Division who rivals Tachibana from the First Division. By nature, he is a very responsible person, capable of honestly recognizing someone's strengths and praising them. A reliable fighter, whom Hoshina often trusts with overall command of the Unit. Ikaruga is known to have to wear lenses due to his poor eyesight.
Soshiro Hoshina
Growth | 171 см |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | 21 November |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Soshiro Hoshina is the vice-captain of the Third Division and a member of the Hoshina family, a legendary clan of swordsmen from the Muromachi era. He has rare insight and was the only one who immediately guessed Kafka’s secret, which is why he accepted him into his unit to keep an eye on him. He is closely associated with of the Hoshina family and its fencing traditions, due to which he experiences an inferiority complex towards his older brother and strives to hone his own skills with a blade.
Other male characters:
Among the characters in the manga Kaiju 8 and its film adaptation, there are many interesting and charismatic men. However, many of them have not yet received a significant appearance in the anime or play a rather small role in the plot, as a result of which they lack details and a picture:
- Bakko
- Ebina
- Eiji Hasegawa
- Hiroto Mori
- Ichitaka Mitsuike
- Itakura
- Yugo Ogata
- Juzo Nogizaka
- Kanji Nagamine
- Sebastian
- Soichiro Hashina
- Tachibana
- Takamichi Hotaka
- Takao
- Toma Takanashi
- Keiji Itami
- General Narumi
- Akira Kurusu
Kaiju characters
Among anime and manga heroes, a separate category includes representatives of the kaiju race, whose gender is not reliably known:
Kaiju #10
Growth | 500 cm, 2500 cm in giant form |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | Unknown |
Zodiac sign | Unknown |
Kaiju No. 10 was created by a humanoid Kaiju to attack Tachikawa Base. He is a fearless and dangerous opponent, ready to challenge the strongest of the Defense Forces without hesitation. Number ten loves to fight with worthy opponents, has a proud disposition, enormous height and muscular physique. Subsequently transformed into a weapon by Soshiro Hoshina, whose strength and skills impressed this monster in life.
Kaiju #9 (Humanoid)
Growth | About 200 cm |
Age | Unknown |
Birthday | Unknown |
Zodiac sign | Unknown |
Kaiju No. 9 is the main antagonist of the franchise, a monster with a humanoid form and the ability to revive its fellows killed by the military. The creature's known goal is to defeat the Defense Forces, but his plans for humanity are clearly on a larger scale, although they have not yet been revealed. The humanoid combines composure and ruthlessness with sober calculation. For example, he is willing to spare innocent bystanders if it means he will attract less attention.
Other characters of the Kaiju race:
Among the characters of Kaijuu no 8 in the manga and anime, there are many individuals of the kaiju race, but we could not find sufficiently detailed information or a picture on them:
- Kaiju #1
- Kaiju #11
- Kaiju #12
- Kaiju #13
- Kaiju #14
- Kaiju #15
- Kaiju #2
- Kaiju #4
- Kaiju #6
- Mysterious larva
- Nameless White Monolith Kaiju
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