Kaiju No. 8’s Kafka & Kikoru Reunion Reminds Fans What They Really Want

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Kaiju No. 8 chapter 67!

Fans who have been anxiously waiting for Kafka Hibino and Kikoru Shinomiya to reunite in Kaiju No. 8 will most likely be pleased next chapter, but this reunion also reminds them that it'll probably be quite some time before Kafka finally has a heart-to-heart with his childhood friend and his professional superior Mina Ashiro.

Glaringly absent in most action/adventure shonen these days, romance thankfully has a place in Kaiju No. 8, and it exists so far exclusively through the interactions between Kafka and Kikoru. Their relationship is by no means innovative, but they are based on major character types used by some of the most successful romcoms. Kikoru is a tsundere of sorts as she openly mocks Kafka for his apparent weakness but can't help but being awestruck over how much he persists regardless, a reaction she tries to hide but normally fails in her endeavors as blushes get through her hard exterior. Luckily, Kafka takes on the archetypal role of the clueless guy who has no idea what's going on. But readers haven't seen the two together since last year, and the majority of that time has been spent fighting Kaiju No. 9. Because of the major losses sustained during the ensuing battle, the Defense Force divisions were changed up, effectively separating Kafka and Kikoru who had been in the same division up until that point.

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Now, in chapter 67 by mangaka Naoya Matsumoto, Kikoru and Kafka have reunited. Although they are alone, the point of the chapter was to emphasize how Kafka mistakenly thought his friends hated him for being Kaiju No. 8 when in actuality they cared and worried about him all