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anbar 's review for:
Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1
by Naoya Matsumoto
A fun action-adventure that I can see earning an extra star in the next few volumes, as plot and character have time to develop.
The setting: Japan, unfortunately the world leader in kaiju attacks (giant monsters--think 'Godzilla'), with an elite force of fighters dedicated to fighting off the monsters
The protagonist: A guy just hitting middle age, working in one of the crews that clean up the kaiju carcasses after the elite squads kill them. As kids, he and his best friend dreamed of joining the fight-squads together, but while his friend is now a big name in the squads, he himself never passed the test and feels washed-up, especially annoyed by a new member of his crew, a young guy wanting to work his way into the fight squads. Then he finds out about a recent rule-change that allows applicant up to a year older than him to apply, and feels driven to seize this last chance.
The frenemy relationship between these two applicants is fun to watch, and fans of Attack on Titan might enjoy the high-stakes action of fighting giant monsters of mysterious origin. I'm hoping the application and training process doesn't get bogged down in a tournament-style loop, like so many action manga seem to do.
I'll definitely pick up the next volume to see how things develop!
The setting: Japan, unfortunately the world leader in kaiju attacks (giant monsters--think 'Godzilla'), with an elite force of fighters dedicated to fighting off the monsters
The protagonist: A guy just hitting middle age, working in one of the crews that clean up the kaiju carcasses after the elite squads kill them. As kids, he and his best friend dreamed of joining the fight-squads together, but while his friend is now a big name in the squads, he himself never passed the test and feels washed-up, especially annoyed by a new member of his crew, a young guy wanting to work his way into the fight squads. Then he finds out about a recent rule-change that allows applicant up to a year older than him to apply, and feels driven to seize this last chance.
The frenemy relationship between these two applicants is fun to watch, and fans of Attack on Titan might enjoy the high-stakes action of fighting giant monsters of mysterious origin. I'm hoping the application and training process doesn't get bogged down in a tournament-style loop, like so many action manga seem to do.
I'll definitely pick up the next volume to see how things develop!