Naoya Matsumoto

With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?! Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem—he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.

防衛隊員選別試験の最終審査が終了した時、謎の人型怪獣が討伐したはずの本獣を蘇らせ、四ノ宮キコルら受験者たちに襲いかかる。キコル絶体絶命の時、怪獣に変身した日比野カフカが、本獣の前に現れる…！　果たして人型怪獣の正体とは…？　その目的とは…？　──謎が深まる第二巻!!

怪獣発生率が世界屈指の日本。この国は、容赦なく怪獣が日常を侵していた。かつて防衛隊員を目指していたが、今は怪獣専門清掃業で働く日比野カフカ。ある日カフカは、謎の生物によって、身体が怪獣化、怪獣討伐を担う日本防衛隊からコードネーム「怪獣8号」と呼ばれる存在になる。