About the Kaiju No. 8: Relax Manga Volume 2

Sometimes even the greatest kaiju-fighting heroes need a day off.

With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. But kaiju don’t attack every day! Sometimes, even the best and brightest kaiju-fighting heroes get a chance to relax.

The gag-filled spin-off of Kaiju No. 8 continues! Kafka Hibino heads out on a camping trip with his fellow recruits, but Ichikawa’s strong opinions throw a wrench into the fun. Then, the holidays roll around. Get ready to spend New Year’s and Valentine’s Day with the Third Division! Kizuku Watanabe is a manga artist from Kumamoto Prefecture. He debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2010 with the fairy-tale parody Marchen Prince Grimm. From 2015 to 2019, Watanabe planned and wrote Assassination Classroom: Koro Sensei Quest!, the official spin-off of the best-selling Assassination Classroom. In 2024, he returned with his latest manga, Kaiju No. 8: Relax.

Naoya Matsumoto published his first serialized series, Neko Wappa!, in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2009. His next series, Pochi Kuro, began serialization in Shonen Jump+ in 2014. Kaiju No. 8 is his follow-up series.