01x11 - Kaiju No. 8 Captured

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Kaiju No. 8.

To think that a kaiju had snuck
into the Defense Force!

And a Daikaiju class at that.

We must deal with this right away.

Will we be releasing this to the press?

We should avoid it, as we did with No. 9.

Some countries have begun transplanting
kaiju tissues on human bodies.

They would cause a big fuss.

We must exterminate it quietly
and use the materials for weapons.

Before that,

should we not consider using it
as a living weapon?

There's no use debating hypotheticals.

First, we must contain the kaiju.

I order the Third Division

to hand over Kaiju No. 8 straight away.

ORIGINAL WORK BY NAOYA MATSUMOTO

Kaiju No. 8's vitals have stabilized.
No signs of transformation.

It's really him?

It's been about 24 hours.

What's going to happen to me now?

Kaiju that are strong enough
to be assigned a number

are used as parts for a special weapon
after they're taken down.

Worst case scenario,
that'll happen to you.

After getting one step closer
to fighting by her side!

Mina must be pissed at me.

It's time.

We will be transferring you
to headquarters now.

Mi...

-Vice-Captain! I'm sorry, I...
-Don't talk.

Stand up.

Of course, they're pissed.

I kept this big secret from them.

The security troops accompanying you
are all ready.

sh*t. I can't look him in the face.

He was always worried about me.

I'm certain he can't forgive me.

I'm sorry.

-Now, it's really over.
-Senpai!

I know you'll be back. I believe it.

Ichikawa.

That Ichikawa. He'll be getting 50 pushups
for talking without permission.

Mina?

We're not under any surveillance here.

When you ran over to save everyone
without hesitation,

your kaiju form surprised me,
but I also thought,

"This is the Kafka-kun I know."

We're collecting witness accounts
and footage to help you right now.

If we can prove that you're human,

we might be able to avoid extermination.

Your performance as an officer
will be included in the report.

There's no one in the Third Division
who thinks

that you're an enemy.

It's time.

Sit down.

Kafka Hibino. According to Regulation 13
of the Defense Force,

you will be transferred
to the Ariake Rinkai Base.

-If civilians are put at risk...
-Mina.

Can I still

keep working towards fighting
by your side?

Yeah. I'll wait for you.

That idiot.

Third Division, salute!

What is this, Vice-Captain Hoshina?

We are saluting our superior,
Captain Ashiro.

Of course, you are.
You must never salute a kaiju.

Yes, sir.

DEFENSE FORCE RINKAI BASE

Barrier Number 31, this is Number 23.

Lock is functioning properly.

Kaiju No. 8 has been restrained.

FEW DAYS LATER

I still can't believe it.

I never thought Old Man was Kaiju No. 8!

That squishy-bellied old man!

Right, Reno?

Hibino-san

saved me from a kaiju.

He would always find kaiju's weak spots

and was always cheerful
during training, too.

Yeah, I know. Old Man helped me too.

It's not for us to decide.

It's the Neutralization Bureau.

As expected from a former SDF officer.
It's a system of hierarchy, huh?

But that's how it is.

It's a serious thing for a human
to turn into a kaiju.

If this gets out to the public,

the whole world will go into a panic.

We'll live our lives constantly afraid
that the person next to us

could be a kaiju.

No.

The issue is bigger

than anything we ever have influence over.

Senpai.

Come in.

Excuse me.

Did you call for me?

Can you put those reports together?
I'm in a bit of a rush.

Yes, ma'am. This is...

-Can I count on you?
-Yes, ma'am.

Vice-Captain!

We've finished removing
all of the scrapped cars.

Thanks. Good work.

What do you think will happen to Hibino?

He's got to come back.

You know, when he fought me,
he went easy on me.

Treating me like I'm weak or something.

I agree, sir.

Next time, he's fighting me
with all he's got.

DIRECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE

Come in.

What is it?

Director General Shinomiya.

I'm here to request Kafka Hibino's
extermination to be canceled.

He's saved my life as well.

-Please have mercy on him...
-You fool.

You've come to talk
about this stupid failure?

But...

Look at this.

Yes, sir.

This is an X-ray scan of his chest.

The thing on his left chest.

It looks very similar to a heart,
but it's a core.

No.

He's not human.

He's a kaiju.

Just like the kaiju
that k*lled your mother.

You heard me. Now get out.

Dad.

Even so, I want to believe in him.

Another physical exam?
How long are we going to do this?

I'd love to sleep in a real bed soon.

I know you'll be back. I believe it.

I have

a lot of things I need to say
to everybody.

I'll never give up.

I need to go back to that place

one more time.

CAPTAIN'S OFFICE

We're being transferred?

It's just a temporary measure.

Due to the recent kaiju attacks,

the Tachikawa Base
has lost 75% of its function.

It was decided that it cannot function
as a facility to train new officers.

We've had No. 9 and No. 10 appear
one after another.

Higher ups are worried about
what this might mean.

They think it could be a series
of Swarm Disasters.

So, we're going to keep getting
more of these attacks?

Not only that. Multiple attacks
could happen simultaneously.

We have to be prepared.

The key is you all.

We'll be training the exceptionally
talented new officers

across Division borders.

-That's why we're being transferred?
-You hear that? We're exceptional!

Is it because of No. 8?

What do you mean?

Could our superiors be planning
to split up the officers

who were the closest to Kafka Hibino
to monitor us?

Captain Ashiro.

-If that's the case, then I won't follow.
-Wait.

It's beautiful that you care
about your fellow officer this way.

But this plan had been in the works
for a long time.

It has nothing to do with Kafka Hibino.

I understand.

But to be transferred to another
division so suddenly...

That's right. I joined because I looked up
to the Third Division.

To you!

I'll do it.

Did you hear what she said?
We're getting split up!

-You should think before answering.
-I'll do it.

DAD

Yes.

It's about inside the Defense Force,
so I can't speak on the details.

But there's a man I really want to save.

Yes. I know it's near impossible.

Thank you, sir.

Sorry. I didn't mean to eavesdrop.

I came up here on my own.
Don't worry about it.

Aoi.

I was talking to my former superior
in the SDF.

I asked him to connect me to someone
who could influence Kafka's punishment.

I didn't expect you

to go around making personal requests
like that.

I told you, didn't I?
I don't want to lose anyone.

Kafka Hibino is a member
of the Third Division,

isn't he?

I...

If we can prove that you're human,
we might be able to avoid extermination.

Just like Mina said.

I'll prove that I'm human,
and I'll go back to the Third Division.

First, I have to make them listen to me.

Director General Shinomiya?

I didn't think the Director General
would go himself.

The more important something is,
the more he wants to deal with it himself.

That's the kind of man he is.

Director General!

I'm not a kaiju!

Release his restraints.

But that man is Kaiju No. 8.
It's too risky!

Who do you think you're talking to?

If he's really Daikaiju class,

he'd be able to break these easily.

If he's sitting there without resisting,
he's doing so at his will.

Maybe this man would listen to me.

Director General Shinomiya. I'm a human.

Kafka Hibino!

What was that?

Let me tell you something.

If a creature can block a b*llet
with his bare skin,

in this world, we don't call those humans,

Kaiju No. 8.

Dad.

I'm not Kaiju No. 8.

I'm Kafka Hibino.

I see.

That's the sign.

FS-1002 has been unlocked.
Permission to use has been granted.

What is that?

Nerve link is clear.

The driver and syncing
with Kaiju No. 2 cells, all clear.

FS-1002 start-up is complete.

In that case, die in that form.

We'll begin with the extermination
of Kaiju No. 8.

I won't transform all the way.
I'll prove that I'm human.

Kafka!

He hasn't changed.

The man

who was once called the strongest
in Defense Force history.

You're looking more like a kaiju now.

I can't take that attack directly.
I have to keep dodging him

until he's at his drive limit!

Why is my body reacting this way?

It's the same feeling I felt
when I faced a Daikaiju.

But who I'm facing right now is...

Could it be, I'm sensing a Daikaiju
from the Director General?

Kaiju No. 2.

A kaiju that almost drove Sapporo
to total annihilation back in 1972.

It's the second kaiju
to be assigned a designated number.

He was a Daikaiju
with an immense destructive force

and so much pride that he did not
give up until his very last breath.

We made a suit and arm based on No. 2.

And the only man who could wear that
was your father,

Isao Shinomiya.

So, this is what Kikoru was talking about!

The Identified Kaiju Weapons, Numbers!

No. I can't take these attacks any more.

Dodge them!

What? I can't move!

When did that happen?

sh*t.

Kafka Hibino!

Thank God.

I finally meet you in your true form,
kaiju.

Huh? Something's wrong.

I knew it. Something weird is happening.

What's going on?
My body's not listening to me.

sh*t. I'm trying to prove to them
that I'm human,

but I'm becoming more and more
like a kaiju.

k*ll...

k*ll all kaiju. k*ll...

Stop it! You're human, Kafka Hibino!