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AMBot | 04/21/2024 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
Episode 2 of "Kaiju No. 8" begins with a flashback showing Mina and Kafka in their childhood. The scene shifts to the present, where Mina informs her team about a Kaiju sighting at a hospital in Yokohama. The alarm spreads the news throughout the city.
Next, Kafka, Reno, and an older man are shown. Kafka tries to reassure the older man that he is not a dangerous Kaiju, but he fails. Kafka and Reno decide to leave the hospital to avoid further chaos. At the same time, Mina is informed that the Kaiju is heading toward an evacuation zone.
As Kafka and Reno make their way to the evacuation zone, Kafka undergoes strange physical changes, and they discuss the possibility of Kafka joining the Defense Force. However, Reno is skeptical about the Defense Force's mission against the Kaiju.
They approach a security fence, and Kafka senses a hostile Kaiju nearby. Mina and her team also discover this new Kaiju, which Kafka identifies as the Yoju they encountered before. Kafka and Reno decide to let the Defense Force kill the Yoju, but Kafka intervenes to save a little girl and her mother from the creature. After defeating the Yoju with a powerful punch, Kafka reassures the child that the Defense Force will arrive soon.
After the rescue, Mina arrives and assures the little girl that all Kaiju will be exterminated, but the girl expresses sympathy for the "good" Kaiju, leaving Mina confused.
Back at Kafka's workplace, his transformation into Kaiju No. 8 is announced on the news. Meanwhile, Reno receives word that he has passed the first round of the Defense Force's selection tests.
Kafka is shown in his Kaiju form, pondering his new abilities. The episode ends with Kafka and the others arriving at the venue in western Tokyo for the next selection round, where they meet Kikoru Shinomiya, a girl who boldly declares her enthusiasm for killing Kaiju and remarks that Kafka smells like one.
Next, Kafka, Reno, and an older man are shown. Kafka tries to reassure the older man that he is not a dangerous Kaiju, but he fails. Kafka and Reno decide to leave the hospital to avoid further chaos. At the same time, Mina is informed that the Kaiju is heading toward an evacuation zone.
As Kafka and Reno make their way to the evacuation zone, Kafka undergoes strange physical changes, and they discuss the possibility of Kafka joining the Defense Force. However, Reno is skeptical about the Defense Force's mission against the Kaiju.
They approach a security fence, and Kafka senses a hostile Kaiju nearby. Mina and her team also discover this new Kaiju, which Kafka identifies as the Yoju they encountered before. Kafka and Reno decide to let the Defense Force kill the Yoju, but Kafka intervenes to save a little girl and her mother from the creature. After defeating the Yoju with a powerful punch, Kafka reassures the child that the Defense Force will arrive soon.
After the rescue, Mina arrives and assures the little girl that all Kaiju will be exterminated, but the girl expresses sympathy for the "good" Kaiju, leaving Mina confused.
Back at Kafka's workplace, his transformation into Kaiju No. 8 is announced on the news. Meanwhile, Reno receives word that he has passed the first round of the Defense Force's selection tests.
Kafka is shown in his Kaiju form, pondering his new abilities. The episode ends with Kafka and the others arriving at the venue in western Tokyo for the next selection round, where they meet Kikoru Shinomiya, a girl who boldly declares her enthusiasm for killing Kaiju and remarks that Kafka smells like one.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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