Is there any nation as besieged by Kaiju as Japan? Luckily they have the Kaiju Defense Force who can actually manage and defeat Kaiju! And you can't beat Asami Seto voicing a dark-haired beauty with a giant gun
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Though nobody ever gives credit to the people who has to clean up after the Defense Force, like our protagonist Kafka Hibino who puts in the work to clean up the remains of monsters, which is a dirty and thankless job...but somebody's got to do it
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What does link a Kaiju clean up guy and the beautiful and famous captain of the 3rd Division? A shared childhood dream of slaying Kaiju...a dream that Kafka wasn't able to fulfill, leaving him to languish in obscurity and bitterness he couldn't achieve his dream
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Which makes it even worse when a newbie to the clean up crew, Ichikawa, has the same dream and is committed to it, and calls out Kafka for giving up...though he learns firsthand it's not easy cleaning up Kaiju intestines, but it was nice of Kafka to show him the ropes! He may have had some fun at Ichikawa's expense for being a brash kid, but he's still a good guy and mentor
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Doubly so when he shows that he's got the heart of a hero and prioritizes saving Ichikawa when a Kaiju Yojuu shows up, and even if he's powerless against it, he runs as fast as he can to save Ichikawa and keep the Kaiju occupied. And Ichikawa was even nice enough to return the favor
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Of course Mina brings her white tiger along to fight Kaiju. As if she couldn't get more based. Though the way she barely acknowledged Kafka...that's gotta sting
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But if a guy like Ichikawa thinks he's cool and can still make it, maybe there's a chance for Kafka after all! At least until some Kaiju bug targets him, shoves itself into his mouth, and transforms HIM into a Kaiju...and he and Ichikawa have to bail. Man, this was not Kafka's day
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On the one hand, Mina still fondly remembers Kafka and the promise they made, she's just upset that he's not by her side like he promised...on the other hand, she's also now about to hunt him down! And she takes the call in nothing but panties and with her tiger by her side
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