A review of the most interesting female characters that have appeared in the first season
In 2024 the shonen genre received completely new anime that, months later, have managed to become Franchises of incredible success in Japan. One of the most obvious examples is Kaiju No. 8the adaptation of the manga created by Naoya Matsumoto. This arrived at the Crunchyroll platform last April, and can boast of having several events underway and having starred in an amazing exhibition in which they could see replicas of the weapons used by their main characters.
With a second confirmed season and a compilation film underway, we can say without fear of being wrong that Kaiju No. 8 is An anime that has come to stay. Its history, antagonized by a set of large monsters, has managed to capture the attention of many spectators thanks to their mysteries and action scenes. The charism of its protagonists is another of its greatest successes, and in this article we will focus on His best female characters.
Kikoru Shinomiya
One of Kafka Hibino's best allies
Without a doubt, one of the most charismatic characters. Kikoru is an enthusiastic young woman who stands out for being very competitive and wanting to do everything possible. He is so demanding himself that he has developed an intense fear of failure, but it is undeniable The talent that demonstrates on the battlefield. In fact, he managed to surprise everyone during the defense forces access tests and quickly positioned himself as One of the most promising applicants.
Kikoru acted as the leader of his group during admission tests and prevented some weakest applicants from suffering damagealthough it is very possible that the latter did it only to show off. It also coincided with Kafka before these same tests and undervalued its potentialconsidering someone weak and too greater to be a member of the forces.
Despite having started with a bad footing, Kikoru is currently one of Kafka's best allies and protected him from the attack of minor kaijus. To return the favor, the thirtyñero came to his aid after Be seriously injured by Kaiju No. 9an extremely powerful creature that appeared without prior notice. Kafka continues to spend heavy jokes, but he is very faithful to him and voluntarily decided keep our protagonist's special skills.
Ashiro mine
The enigmatic captain of the third division of the defense forces
If Kikoru is one of the most charismatic, we can consider Mina Ashiro one of the strongest, competing directly with Isao Shinomiya himself. Mina has the affection of the citizens of Japan by all the lives you have saved And, despite being quite introverted, he also has the support of his companions, even many of his superiors. Got the range of Captain of the Third Divisionwhich has most main characters of this anime in its ranks.
Mine can be cold when it interacts with people, but It always ends up making an appearance when situations come too much. He lost everything he had when he was little due to the attack of a giant Kaiju and that tragic experience made himself interested in being a member of the forces. At that time it was also Kafka's very friendbut the passage of time caused little by little to distance themselves.
In the first season we could see that Mina Specialized in heavy armament And it is the best option to defeat Kaijus of huge sizes. Use the Marked T-25101985 cannon with surprising ease thanks to the powers of your suit and is usually accompanied by secondary weapons such as guns and knives. In addition, it is One of the best aim characters in the entire work and it is known that it constantly trains to further improve your physical abilities.
Konomi Okonogi
Konomi does not fight directly against Kaijus, but his work is fundamental
A fundamental piece within the defense forces. Konomi is also part of the third division and Work side by side with mine. Its main functions are to supervise the state of the soldiers, monitor their actions and detect any type of unforeseen. It also communicates any anomaly and thanks to your work we can Classify Kaijus power levels to those who have faced our protagonists.
Unlike mine and kikoru, Konomi has no experience driving firearms and Do not fight directly against Kaijusbut the defense forces would not be the same without it.
