Alternative cover of the first volume of Kaiju No. 8 Star Edition.
Japan has one of the highest rates of kaiju appearances in the world, with enormous, destructive creatures invading the country on an almost daily basis. Kafka Hibino, who now works for a company that specializes in disposing of kaiju carcasses, once aspired to become a member of the Defense Forces, the special forces tasked with suppressing monsters and defending the country. One day, however, a mysterious organism infiltrates Kafka's body, transforming him into what the Defense Forces codename "Kaiju No.8"...

Binding and format: paperback with flaps, 11.5x17.5
Pages: b/w