If you love exciting battles and giant monsters, anime like Kaiju No.8 are sure to keep you entertained. Kaiju No.8 became a hit with its action-packed story about people fighting huge creatures to protect the world. The story also has a mix of humor, making it an ideal shounen anime. Whether it’s giant beasts, robots, or supernatural forces, anime like these have captivated a huge audience for a very long time.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the top 10 anime similar to Kaiju No. 8, most of which depict main characters battling monsters and saving humanity. If you love high-energy action with aspects similar to that of Kaiju No. 8, this list has some great shows you won’t want to miss.
10Seraph of The End
Seraph of The End takes us to a post-apocalyptic world where 90% of the human population has been wiped out due to an unknown virus. The remains of the earth are now dominated by several kinds of monsters, headed by vampires to which humans were enslaved. The story follows Hyakuya Yuuichiro, who had his family slaughtered by vampires, and to carry out his revenge, he joins an anti-vampire human sect.
This anime is really similar to Kaiju No.8 because both main characters start at zero, and they both don’t seem to be human. Kaiju No.8 also has the concept of weapons made from kaiju, which may have been inspired by the weapons in Seraph of the End.
9Fire Force
Humanity is plagued by human combustion turning humans into a flaming creature without any sense of self. The first generations are called infernals, while the second and third are humans who can manipulate these flames without losing their humanity. To put out these infernals, a special force called Fire Force has been established with the pyrokinetics. Shinra Kusakabe is a third-generation pyrokinetic who joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 to protect people and become a hero.
Fire Force and Kaiju No.8 are quite similar, and any fan of Shounen anime is sure to love it, especially since both anime have quite a lot of action and comedy.
8Blue Exorcist
The world has two realms: Assiah is where ordinary humans live, and Gehenna is the world of demons. Satan, the ruler of Gehenna, decides to conquer Assiah, but to do so, he must possess a human. Unfortunately for him, he does not find a suitable vessel and, hence, sends his own son, expecting him to grow into a suitable vessel.
Rin Okumura, a regular teenager with quite a temper, has no idea that his actual father is Satan. Nor did he know about being a suitable vessel. However, after eventually discovering his fate, he decides to change it and joins an academy to train to become an exorcist so that he can foil Satan’s plans. Blue Exorcist is a perfect pick for anyone bored after completing Kaiju No.8, as both anime have multiple overlapping themes.
7World Trigger
The mysterious beings called ‘Neigbors’ invade Mikaido City after a portal to another world opens on Earth. The Border Defence Agency was established to fight these abominations with ‘Triggers,’ special weaponry to take down Neighbors. Osamu Mikumo is one of such Border trainees. When trying to help the new transfer student Yuuma Kuga, they were attacked by a Neighbor, who was instantly defeated by Kuga, revealing his identity as a humanoid neighbor.
While no anime main character could be the chad Hibino Kafka is, Mikumo still can’t be underestimated. World Trigger is a bit more strategy-oriented than Kaiju No.8, but they still have quite a lot of similarities. The anime may be a bit long, but it’s worth the watch!
686: Eighty Six
The Republic of San Magnolia has been at war with the Giadian Empire for nine years. Both sides use unmanned drones to conduct a “war without casualties”. However, young men and women are branded the Eighty-Six and stripped of their humanity, piloting the “unmanned” weapons into battle. Shinn directs the actions of a detachment of the young Eighty-Sixers’ squad known as the “Spearhead” while on the battlefield. Lena is a “handler” who commands the detachment from the remote rear with the help of special communication.
The story may seem a bit more complex than Kaiju No.8, but in reality, it is as easy as it could be. The anime bears lesser similarity to Kaiju No.8 but both stories depict the struggle of humanity to thwart their threat, and in order to do that, humanity is willing to as low as possible.
5Tokyo Ghoul
Sui Ishida’s Tokyo Ghoul manga and anime adaptation tell a dark tale set in a world divided between humans and ghouls. The story’s heart is Ken Kaneki, a half-ghoul protagonist caught between two worlds. Ken’s transformation from a human to a half-ghoul places him in a unique position to bridge the gap between the two warring factions.
Despite the deep-seated animosity and violence, he strives to unite them through his actions and words, making him an empathetic and relatable figure to the audience. This anime is quite similar to Kaiju No.8 considering the fact that both Kaneki and Kafka became something that’s not human and started using their powers for justice.
4Chainsaw Man
Denji was forced to work as a devil hunter from a very young age with his only partner, the chainsaw devil, Pochita, to clear his father’s debt. Due to a betrayal from his debt collector years later, Denji was almost killed, but Pochita merged with Denji to save him, birthing the Chainsaw Man. Then enters Makima, the fan favorite, who makes Denji into her lap dog by providing food, a luxury for the newly born hybrid.
Like a lot of other anime on this list, Chainsaw Man too is similar to Kaiju No.8 because of its inhuman main character. Both anime have a lot of action and comedy, so most fans of Kaiju No.8 would love Chainsaw Man as well.
3Jujutsu Kaisen
Itadori used to be a regular old high schooler until after his grandfather’s death. When Yuuji happened to pick up a cursed item shaped like a finger, and “accidentally” swallowed it, he ended up becoming the host of Sukuna, the King of Curses. Although it was a rule to eliminate such individuals in the jujutsu world, Saotru Gojo, an elite jujutsu sorcerer, made an exception and enrolled Yuji in the Jujutsu High School to use his power.
Jujutsu Kaisen may just be a way better version of Kaiju No.8, and in every way possible, starting from action, animation, and storyline to even comedy. If you like Kaiju No.8, there’s no way you won’t love Jujutsu Kaisen.
2Parasyte: The Maxim
Shinichi Izumi was suddenly attacked by a parasitic alien while trying to sleep while listening to music. Izumi stopped the parasitic alien from reaching his brain by burrowing into his skin. Instead, the parasite ended up having the right arm under its control. Izumi’s life changes drastically, and he soon realizes he isn’t the only parasitic host. Unlike him, the other hosts aren’t as naive.
Parasyte is one of the best horror-suspense anime there is, and it beats several other anime belonging to the same genre. It is quite similar to Kaiju No.8 for obvious reasons but is lacking in action in comparison. It still has a lot of gore though, so fans who are into that would surely love this anime.
1Attack On Titan
Humanity was forced to live behind enormous walls due to the threat of man-eating titans. After centuries of peace, the actions of a colossal titan broke down the walls, letting titans in and causing humanity to be massacred. Eren Yeager was a boy who luckily evaded the disaster but at the cost of his family. Eren swore to become strong enough to eliminate every titan and joined the Survey Corps with his friends Mikasa and Armin.
Attack on Titan is really similar to Kaiju No.8 because both anime feature main characters that can transform into monsters. While Kaiju No.8 is certainly a great anime, Attack on Titan is in a class of its own.
About Kaiju No.8
Kaiju No. 8 or Monster #8 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoya Matsumoto. It has been serialized for free on Shueisha’s Shōnen Jump+ from July 2020.
In Japan, creatures are known as kaiju frequently attack the nation with the Japanese Defense Force in charge of dealing with and killing them.
Childhood friends Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro vow to become members of the Defense Force after a kaiju destroys their home. Mina becomes a famous commander of the Force while Kafka fails the exam multiple times and becomes a monster sweeper, those in charge of cleaning up a monster’s dead body.
One day a small talking kaiju enters his body through his mouth and he can now turn into a Kaiju himself. This is dubbed “Kaiju No. 8” by the Defense Force.
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