A fan decided to share on social media an excerpt from the manga Kaiju No. 8 Kafka Hibino 's real face, drawn by Tetsuya Nishio . The post quickly went viral, generating countless comments and discussions among fans.
The biggest surprise was for fans who only watch the anime and haven't yet read the manga. For many, it was a shock to see the difference in Kafka's character design, sparking debate about the changes made in the adaptation.
Check out some comments about Kafka Hibino:
- “The real shame is that many people were satisfied with the anime-only design, but after seeing this, they are now even considering abandoning the anime.”
- “You should know by now that no tweet gets more engagement than a tweet criticizing something.”
- “To be honest, I can’t watch anything without that image popping into my head now, seriously.”
- “Nishio should never be a character design director on any anime.”
- “The anime is pretty cool, but they definitely messed up the character designs.”
- "This is the first time I've seen the manga design. I actually liked the anime design, but after seeing the manga... this just doesn't work."
The final episode of the second season of Kaiju No. 8 ended on Saturday, September 27, 2025. The worldwide broadcast took place on Crunchyroll .
Kaiju No. 8 Synopsis:
Japan is the place with the highest monster occurrence rate in the world, suffering invasions every day. In the past, Kafka Hibino aspired to join the Defense Forces, but now he works for a company specializing in cleaning up the remains of battles with monsters. But one day, the boy's body is transformed by a mysterious creature and given the codename "Kaiju no.
Author Naoya Matsumoto launched the manga in July 2020 on the Shonen Jump+ , from the famous publisher Shueisha .
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