Kaiju No. 8 (怪獣８号)

Mr. Kafka Hibino

Huh? Toku-san, didn't he say he couldn't come?

But knowing Kafka, he might just show up out of the blue, right?

It looks bad to have an empty seat, though.

We'll put this here, then.

Wait! That's way worse!

You think?

Father of the bride, over here, please!

Oh, right!

He's so nervous.

Well, he was a single dad and now he's marrying off his daughter.

Chieko!

Why are you more nervous than me?!

Get it together!

Now, let the bride enter.

Come on, let's go.

Dad.

Thanks for everything.

This is the emergency contact center.

Is this about a Kaiju?

Sumida Ward, right?

We will request a Defense Force team immediately...

Calls from all over Tokyo?

What is this?

Setagaya Ward, Wakabayashi

Taito Ward, Asakusa

Hachioji City, Mt. Takao

Minato Ward, Shibakoen 4th Avenue

What do we do about this?

There's too many for us to handle...

I'll get you patched up at the shelter!

So wake up! Don't leave Chieko alone!

Are you okay?

No...

No...

Stop it!

Over here!

You can smell the blood, right?

Eat me, not her!

Over here! Eat me!

No!

Reporting.

We've arrived at the scene in Sumida Ward.

Captain Narumi...

Get medical attention for the wounded.

Roger!

We'll move to start taking them down.

Ashiro, you've got yours nailed down too, of course?

Stupid question.

Don't worry about anyone but yourself.

Okay. Well done, for you.

Let's go.

Japan Defense Force...

It's time to get to work.

No officers are showing abnormalities with their new suit nerve connections.

Episode 22 Cataclysms

Unleash combat power.

Hasegawa, sitrep.

I have good news and bad news.

We'll start with the good news.

The First and Third Divisions are deployed all over Tokyo.

Evacuation points for the civilians are being secured at an unprecedented rate.

How about reinforcements from the other divisions?

That's the bad news.

Hyogo Prefecture, Himeji

Soshiro was right.

They're hittin' the whole country.

Sixth Division Captain Hoshina Soichiro

We can't send reinforcements to the east like this.

And if we can't defend Himeji Castle after they just repaired it,

they'll be really mad at us.

Just imagining it makes my head hurt.

Let's go!

And it's not just Hyogo.

We're getting reports from Osaka, Kanazawa,

Matsumoto, Sendai,

and from Hakodate, too.

And there's probably more coming.

So this is happening all over the country?

Major cities. Power plants.

Communications towers, government buildings, and major interchanges.

It looks like they're clearly targeting facilities important to humanity.

This isn't something we've seen with Kaiju before, ever.

Yup. Which means it's out there.

Plotting this whole thing.

We've never seen this many Kaiju before,

and we can't count on reinforcements.

What do we do?

We slaughter them all ourselves, of course.

That's what we've been preparing for.

Hasegawa, have it brought out.

Ariake Maritame Base, Northern Area

It's been decades since we've used this thing.

Yes.

Not since Hikari-kun was vice-captain of the First Division.

Numbers Weapon 4 Electromagnetic Launcher Device

Are you watching, Isao?

It's really like Hikari-kun has come back to us.

Number 4

Vitals stable. Course calculations complete.

Launch preparations complete.

Numbers Weapon 4.

I may not be able to take my mom's place yet,

but I promise I'll be a worthy master for you.

So help me.

Shinomiya Kikoru, heading out.

Electric and magnetic fields stable.

Initiating countdown!

Five, four, three, two, one!

Fire!

Launch successful.

Internal pressure within permitted values.

Arriving above target point in seconds.

Purging pod!

Deploying shield and preparing to unleash!

No. 4 uniorgan all green.

Numbers Weapon 4, activating!

Amazing... She reached the neutralization area instantly with it.

The fastest Numbers Weapon... and the only one that can fly.

That's why Hikari-kun had a higher kill count than any captain in history.

Cease fire! Here it comes!

That's Director Shinomiya's daughter...

Kikoru Shinomiya?

You've got ten minutes.

Clean the place up, my idiot student.

Five minutes is plenty, my idiot teacher.

All platoons, move to Phase 2!

Back up Officer Shinomiya!

She's fast! If we try to support her with burst rounds, we'll just get in her way!

Switch to freeze rounds, everyone!

Focus on pinning down the target!

We can't keep up at all!

She's basically captain class!

She always had her father's attack power.

Now she has her mother's mobility.

I know I just said she was just like Hikari-kun,

but I take it back, Isao.

She's just like...

the both of you.

Shinomiya has taken down three targets!

Area combat situation moving to Stage A!

That'll do, I guess.

What about the Chofu area?

I've arranged someone to take care of that.

I've arranged someone to take care of that.

Form assimilation complete.

Kaiju muscle fibers and uniorgan operating normally.

Vitals stable.

Prepared for synchronization.

Numbers Weapon 10 is activating.

The day is finally here.

Now let me go wild, Hoshina.

I told you, I'm in charge.

Shut up and let me use you.

And Okonogi-chan,

what's the point of having the suit talk?

It makes this really hard to deal with!

He's aggravating.

It's history's first sentient Kaiju weapon...

Since nerve synchronization is difficult,

communication by voice is the only alternative.

And it's still a prototype. To be honest...

It's too soon to be using it in actual combat.

I know.

But if we're going to surprise No. 9, we need a gamble like this.

I do like you.

Well, I don't like you.

Stop talking from my chest!

We never succeeded in a full unleash during training.

Because you move on your own, we split up and can't synchronize our minds.

Just do what I tell you to.

If you screw up today, I'll die and you'll be thrown in the garbage.

I know.

Now let's go.

The bottom of the helicopter!

He doesn't get it at all!

Hey! I haven't told you the plan!

It's more fun to have no plan at all!

This is bad! He's all alone in a dense pack of enemies!

I knew it was too soon for real combat!

Fine. We can have the lecture later.

I'll make you understand who's in charge here.

Let's go.

The left side has fewer of them, so I'll start by picking them off.

First... Left!

First... right!

What the hell?

Of course we target the weaker flank!

That would be boring!

Together, we could destroy the larger numbers on the right.

They're fast!

I'll go beneath them, get behind and strike...

I want to see how much power they have.

We'll take the hit.

Direct hit!