Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 13: Volume 13
By (Author) Naoya Matsumoto
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
12th August 2025
17th July 2025
United States
General
Fiction
Paperback
200
Width 127mm, Height 191mm
132g
Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream
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 hes become one himself!
Mina Ashiro falls into the clutches of Kaiju No. 9 afterits emergencein Tachikawa. Kafka goes to rescue her, but daikaiju start emerging in several placesacross the city, impeding his progress. AsKafka deals with this issue,he picks up on a new kaiju presence and a never-before-seen entity reveals itself!
Naoya Matsumoto published his first serialized series, Neko Wappa!, in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2009. His next series, Pochi Kuro, began serialization in Shonen Jump+ in 2014. Kaiju No. 8 is his follow-up series.