TY - BOOK AU - Matsumoto,Naoya AU - Evelyn,David AU - Bovia,Brandon AU - Matsumoto,Naoya TI - Kaiju no. 8 SN - 9781974725984 AV - PN6790.J33 M3864513 2021 U1 - 741.5/952 23/eng/20230913 PY - 2021///]- CY - San Francisco, CA PB - VIZ Media, LLC KW - Imaginary wars and battles KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Monsters KW - Japan KW - fast KW - Science fiction comics KW - lcgft KW - Action and adventure comics KW - Monster comics KW - Fantasy comics KW - Manga KW - Fiction KW - Comics (Graphic works) KW - Graphic novels KW - Bandes dessinées d'aventures KW - rvmgf KW - Bandes dessinées de monstres N1 - Manga format; reads back to front, right to left; Title from cover; "First published in Japan in 2020 by SHUEISHA Inc., Tokyo" -- Volume 1 indicia; Translation: David Evelyn ; touch-up art & lettering: Brandon Bovia ; design: Jimmy Presler ; editor: Karla Clark ; background art: Osamu Koiwai (OSA prod.) ; finishing work: Jiro Sakura ; weapon design: Mantohihi Binta N2 - "With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japanese 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?!" -- ER -