Where to Start Manga After Kaiju No. 8 Anime?

Jun. 29, 2024

Where to Start Reading Kaiju No. 8 After Season 1?

From Kafka Hibino’s demonic transformation to him getting captured, Season 1 featured it all and more. However, it’s not over for Kaiju No. 8 as Naoya Matsumoto’s original manga series has much to deliver. The anime series has already been renewed for a sequel, andKaiju No. 8 Season 2is now in production.Image Courtesy: IMDb

Fans who can’t wait for Season 2 and want to know about the events that take place after Season 1 canstart reading the manga from Chapter 39.

It’s the last chapter of the Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc and further introduces us toGen Narumiin his natural habitat. It also sets the stage for the fifth arc of the manga, i.e. the Kaiju Weapon Arc. As the name suggests, the arc features how Kafka goes from being a Kaiju to one of the strongest members of the First Division. Kaiju No. 9 shows up with his plot to capture Kafka, and there’s a lot more for readers in store. The Kaiju Weapon Arc is spread across Chapters 40-55.

After the Kaiju Weapon Arc, the manga features the Compatible User Arc, Cataclysms Arc, Second Wave Arc, and Last Wave Arc. At the time of writing this article, the mangaboasts 109 chapters, and it is ongoing. So,we have no clue where the story will lead or what will happen to Kafka at the end. However, it’s exciting to know that Kaiju No. 8 will be with us for several seasons.

The debut season ends with the Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc, covered up to Chapter 38. This arc and the Cataclysms Arc of the manga are the shortest, so it makes sense that the Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc was almost fully adapted in the last two episodes of the anime.

In the final two episodes we saw the chief of the Kaiju Defence Forces enters the game. After the confrontation with Kafka’s Kaiju No. 8, he decides that they can use Kafka’s Kaiju powers to fight other Kaijus. However, initially, he tries to pull out theKaiju living in Kafka’s body. After that, he informs Kafka that the Defence Forces will only keep him alive if he continuously proves his worth to them.

As Kaiju No. 8 joins the forces and with Kaiju No. 9 plotting something sinister, we will see Kafka fight other Kaijus in the anime’s second season. So, be ready for a more action-packed sequel than the first one.

Aparna is the Senior Entertainment Writer at Beebom. She started her professional journey in the retail industry but her admiration for films and TV shows pulled her into the field of entertainment writing where she has experience writing for various well-known publishers including Otakukart, Sportskeeda, Game Revolution, Forever Geek and Dexerto.