Kafka is still in this! Even if he needs Ichikawa to carry him on his shoulders! But that's a bro Gattai if ever I've seen one. Even Hoshina is willing to pass them on entertainment value alone
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Man, Kikoru is a brutally efficient and speedy Kaiju Killer! She kills so many that Kafka doesn't even get to do anything else! But I guess it runs in the family from her famous father, she was basically born to be a Kaiju killing machine and be perfect to live up to her father
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Of course then the test gets hijacked by a talking, sentient, humanoid Kaiju who revives the dead Kaiju into superpowered versions of themselves...and the threat level they're dealing with escalates immediately
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Kikoru has everything, skills, money, looks, and prestige, but she's never had what other kids have...parental affection. With a curt and harsh father voiced by Tessho Genda who always pushed her to be perfect and excel without any care for her own feelings, she's lived her life trying so hard to be perfect and live up to the family legacy (and her late mothers' memory) that she's crushed when she can't and lands a fight she can't win. But that's why we have others in our lives who can be there to pick us back up
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And just in the knick of time arrives Kafka, to save Kikoru as...Kaiju No. 8! What a surreal sight to see a Kaiju as a hero and then groveling in front of you to make you keep his secret
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Wow, Kaiju No. 8 is strong even by Kaiju standards! Yet another Kaiju he defeats in a single punch
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Kafka is nursing his wounds, but at least Mina showed up to see him and give him credit for rescuing Kikoru. They can't talk like they used to, but at least it's a start
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Say what you will about Kikoru, she protected Kafka's identity
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Holy crud, the humanoid Kaiju has assumed a human form!? It's voiced by Tomokazu Sugita!? And he's on Kakfa and Ichikawa's clean-up crew
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