Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (アニメ『怪獣８号』第１期総集編／同時上映「保科の休日」)

That's right...

I have to go.

CP, this is Alpha 2.

Nothing unusual to report at Point 1.

Alpha 2, this is CP.

Continue your observation mission.

Emergency Kaiju alert. Emergency Kaiju alert.

An emergency Kaiju alert has just been issued. I repeat...

Emergency Kaiju Alert

An emergency Kaiju alert has been issued for the South, Central,

Yokohama Gate

Emergency Evacuation Shelter

Stay calm and head for the shelter!

and Isogo wards in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Citizens in the designated areas are to seek refuge in a shelter immediately.

The epicenter's projected route is...

Target is currently en route from Yatobashi to Yamashita-cho.

Its estimated body length is 60 meters. Fortitude 3.5. Over.

No one on thermals within a 3 kilometer radius.

Roger.

All units, open fire.

I repeat. Open fire.

Roger. Luring target to the TO.

Fire.

Special Kaiju Alert

Kaiju Alert in Yokohama City

Will we succeed in getting its attention?

Which division will come, you think?

Since this is Yokohama, it'll be the Third Division.

Man, they got its guts over everything!

Looks like it'll be overtime for me for a while.

Okay, time to get to work.

Yes, sir!

I can't cut through this! The fat's jamming the saw!

Bring me the heat chainsaw!

Sure.

Hey, don't start lifting that yet!

Oww...

Over here! Bring a stretcher!

Don't worry. It only got on your skin.

I've had it happen to me a bunch of times.

Make sure you file for workers' comp!

Will do!

Things always get messy when the Third Division's involved.

Hard to tell what's organs and what's not.

Anyway... do they really expect us to finish this by the end of the week?

Kafka, got a new job for you.

We have an opening elsewhere on-site.

Where?

The intestines.

I've already got permission from management.

Have fun!

I'm so tired!

I can still smell it...

And now, tonight's feature story.

Today, the Kaiju that appeared in Yokohama was defeated

thanks to the heroic efforts of the Defense Force's Third Division.

Third Division Greeted With Cheers

Special Report: The Third Division

And the division's leader is none other than the famous Captain Mina Ashiro.

Captain Mina Ashiro

Not only is she captain at the young age of 27,

she's also defeated several hundred Kaiju.

An Up-Close Look at The Third Division

Special Report: The Third Division

Captain Mina Ashiro

Let's wipe out all the Kaiju together!

Special Report: The Third Division

Captain Mina Ashiro

Her cool, elegant demeanor makes her the most popular of all the division captains!

They say she's in the running to be corps commander, too.

Special Report: The Third Division

Future Corps Commander

She's definitely one to keep an eye on.

How'd I wind up on this side of things?

Morning...

Oh, good, you're here!

Kafka!

Come here for a second!

I'll go get things ready.

Thanks.

Morning, Kafka.

We've got a new part-timer starting today. This is Ichikawa-kun.

He says he's aiming to join the Defense Force!

This guy was once like you!

He gave up, though, and now he's part of the furniture here!

Well, this sucks...

Toku-san... You're freaking the new kid out.

Why?

Why'd you give up?

I did do my best, you know, but...

No matter how good you are, there's always somebody better.

I guess you could say I reached the limit of how far I could go?

You'll understand when you're older.

I won't.

'Cause I'll never give up.

So I won't know until the day I die.

Not that I'd even want to.

I'll go change.

Huh... I thought you and him would get along.

That's not fair!

There's nothing I could've said that wouldn't make me sound like a loser!

Is giving up that bad?

Hey!

Okay, let's get started.

Miike's team can stay on bone cleaning duty.

Get the important ones ready for Izumo Tech.

On it!

Yoshimura's team can start taking apart the legs.

Dump all of it.

Okay.

New kid, you're on intestines.

Follow me.

Yes, sir.

Hah! That's what you get!

You too, Kafka.

Follow me.

Me too?!

Two days in a row!

You're good with intestine work, though.

Damn it! Fine, I'll do it!

He complains, but he never says no.

He would've done a great job in the Defense Force if he'd passed the test.

Yeah, he's definitely feeling it.

And so am I.

Tea

You...

Is that lunch box all the food you brought?

I don't feel up to eating it.

Yeah, I bet.

Here.

What?

Multivitamin

You can have it.

You need to get something in your stomach,

or you won't last the afternoon.

I'm fine...

And these. You can have these, too.

These help a lot.

I can't understand what you're saying, but I really don't need those.

Quit playing coy and put them in your nose!

Stop it! Senpai, really...

Yeah, everybody's like that their first time.

You're all responsible for carrying your own stuff.

Good work today!

Good work today.

See you tomorrow.

Sure, goodnight.

Well, at least the smelliest part of the job is over.

Senpai.

Oh, Ichikawa.

What, did you come to get back at me for what I did at lunch?

Thanks to you...

Thanks to you, I made it through my first day.

Thank you.

That's all.

Goodnight.

Oh, and...

They're raising the age limit to 32.

For applicants to the Defense Force.

Not enough young people anymore, apparently.

I can't tell you what to do with your life, of course...

But when you talked about giving up, you looked so sad.

Of course, I really don't care at all.

So if I'm wrong, you can just give up and I won't care.

Goodnight!

Ichikawa!

Thanks.

You're a lot nicer than I thought you were.

I told you, I really don't—

Senpa—

A Yoju?

Ichikawa, run!

Get as far away from here as you can!

Once you're sure you're safe, call it in!

You can't fight this thing alone!

Another body won't make any difference!

You want to join the Defense Force, right?

So why would you let yourself get killed here?!

Over here! I'm the one you want!

There!

Whew!

Now it can't follow me...

Damn it all!

It's all gone...

Your place, my place, our school...

Yeah...

I'll get you for this, Kaiju!

I was so close to beating Guramon!

That's what you're sad about?

I'm sad that Miiko died.

Miiko, your calico cat?

I'm going to join the Defense Force!

Kafka has arrived! Mina has arrived!

That's dumb. You're just a little kid!

For Miiko

You're in elementary school too, Kafka!

All right...

Let's see who can be a cooler Defense Force officer!

Let's wipe out all the Kaiju together!