Kicking off the Kaiju No. 8 capture arc, Kaiju No. 8 episode 11 will feature Kafka being captured after his identity was revealed in the previous episode. Since Mina Ashiro is now faced with the heartbreaking task of arresting her childhood friend, fans can only wonder what the next episode holds for Kafka and the Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Force. For fans unable to hold back their excitement and wanting to know what happens next, here’s everything we’ve gleaned from the manga.
Kaiju No. 8 Episode 11 Spoiler
The upcoming episode will be titled Kaiju No. 8 Capture. Given that the previous episode covered chapters 28 to 32 of the manga, Kaiju No. 8 episode 11 will likely cover the next four to five chapters. The episode will likely begin sometime after Kafka is arrested and taken to prison.
High-ranking members of the Defense Force gather to discuss the issue of introducing Kafka Hibino as Kaiju No. 8. Ideas range from hiding the truth from the public to killing Kafka and using his body as a weapon to taking advantage of him in his current state. Before a consensus can be reached, the Director General of the Defense Force, Isao Shinomiya (Kikoru’s father), orders the Third Division to hand over Kafka.
Locked in a secure compound amid the rubble of the Tachikawa base, Kafka has been under observation for nearly a day. In Kaiju No. 8 episode 11, Vice-Captain Soshiro Hoshina monitors him from a secure room. Captain Mina Ashiro will inform Kafka of his imminent transfer to Defense Force Headquarters.
Kafka is led out, and a security squad including fellow recruits Leno Ichikawa, Kikoru Shinomiya, and Iharu Furuhashi is waiting for him. As he is loaded into a transport truck, Ichikawa steps forward and expresses his confidence in Kafka’s return. Mina reassures Kafka that she is gathering testimony and footage from her colleagues to prove that Kafka is not just a human being but a friend of the Third Division.
A tearful Kafka asks Mina if he can still try to stand beside her one day, and she assures him that she will always wait for him. Kaiju No. 8 Episode 11 then shifts to a meeting with Mina Ashiro and the remaining Third Division recruits: Leno Ichikawa, Iharu Furuhashi, Aoi Kaguragi, and Haruichi Izumo.
Mina informs them of the Defense Force’s plan to increase inter-divisional cooperation by temporarily disbanding the Third Division and redistributing its most promising members to the other divisions. Despite initial reluctance, the recruits agree, as they are motivated by a desire to become stronger and face the growing threat of the daikaiju with high endurance.
Meanwhile, in Kaiju No. 8 episode 11, Kikoru Shinomiya pleads with her father to reconsider his plan to kill Kafka. He dismisses her concerns and shows her an X-ray of Kafka’s chest, which shows a Kaiju core in place of his heart, calling him on a par with the monster that killed her mother.
Kikoru expresses her hope for Kafka to trust her before leaving. Later, Kafka is freed from his bonds and confronts Director General Shinomiya and an armed force. Pleading for his humanity, Kafka blocks Shinomiya’s bullet with his transformed hand. Shinomiya, unimpressed, crushes Kafka’s chest and collects his blood, saying that beings capable of such feats cannot be called human.
Kafka insists he is human, but Shinomiya attacks with enhanced power using the FS-1002, a weapon made from the body of Kaiju No. 2. Kafka’s vow not to fully transform is broken in Kaiju No. 8 episode 11, as he is forced to partially transform to avoid powerful blows.
As the battle continues, Kafka struggles against Shinomiya’s overwhelming power. Deputy Director Keiji Itami realizes that Shinomiya is testing the limits of Kaiju No. 8’s power rather than killing Kafka outright. Kikoru realizes that her father may be giving Kafka a chance to prove his humanity.
However, Kafka’s kaiju side begins to take control, fighting aggressively and self-destructively. Kafka fears the survival of his human body and the possibility of killing Shinomiya in front of his daughter. As the kaiju within Kafka takes over, Kafka’s despair grows.
He then remembers Mina’s words, before regaining control, punching himself in the chest and declaring his identity as Kafka Hibino, not a kaiju. This moment of self-affirmation brings him back from the brink, and Kaiju No. 8 Episode 11 should end as he stops his attack on Shinomiya.
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