#kaiju no. 8 b side

[bayleavesfromthevine]

why'd he have to say it like that

[snowyshadow]

without violence how do i understand my life as meaningful? as if the only tool i owned for finding truth were a knife. | q. gabrielle bates - judas goat. | naoya matsumoto.

Kaiju No. 8 [怪獣8号]

[he-cate]

[narumi-gens]

We are getting Narumi backstory and I have… ZERO idea what to do with myself!

Things we learned:

Narumi has always had a trash personality (affectionate) even from day 1 🥰

He’s in his mid-20s (24ish to 26ish)

He’s an orphan 🥺

He was taking down kaiju even without a suit

He’s always been a dummy

[narumi-gimmick-blog]

Chapter 116!

Honestly, it was amazing. I’m a total fool for losers and Narumi delivered in that flashback. His face as he thinks of Soichiro? Ridiculous. Set him on fire.

More foolishness before I get into the actual discussion. Get a load of this idiot!!

Love when Narumi does The Thing where he just stands in his lame anime poses. Like when he was talking to Kafka!

Not arguing with men who stand like That, whatever u say zest fest💋 they said to serve the country but Narumi heard serve it cunty and rolled with it.

THIS???? I don’t even have words.

Also, I’m pretty sure he was trying to kill Hoshina here which makes the whole chapter so much funnier if you imagine Narumi is just constantly partially aiming for Hoshina

Finally, on a more serious note, I like the dynamic between them. They recognize each other’s power and, in their own ways, trust each other. Hoshina trusts Narumi to not try to maneuver around him; and Narumi trusts Hoshina to get out of the way. Or something.

[shysheeperz]

[staticofthetv]

IT WAS THE TOYS OF THE OTHER ORPHAN KIDS IM SOBBING 😭😭😭

[noodle-anime]

some of my favorite kafkas

some bonus hoshinas

[selbstverbrennung]

now, I'm not saying kaiju no. 8 plagiarised that kaiju design from arguably the most famous kaiju series that exists, but. that is just biollante.

[zenitsuinamogus]

It's Suppertime! ~☆~ Kaiju No. 8: B-Side Ch. 12 manga coloring

[bayleavesfromthevine]

Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 11 Spoilers + Isao Rant

It's actually infuriating to see the way Isao put so much effort into raising Narumi just to turn around and completely neglect and emotionally abuse his own daughter. Like, don't get me wrong, Narumi DESERVED the love and care, he deserved the faith that was placed in him, but so did Kikoru! And to see how Isao spent way more time training Narumi one-on-one while Kikoru was obviously and, dare I say, intentionally neglected by him is super frustrating to see.

And I get that there's the added layer of Narumi existing in the workspace where Isao already spent most of his time, whereas Kikoru was a child and not physically present as often, but I personally don't accept that as an excuse to be an asshole to children/teenagers lol

Idk, it irks me to see a shitty parent abuse one kid and then treat another with more care (even if it's just marginally - I would never argue that Isao was good to Narumi, only better than he was to Kikoru).

Maybe we'll get more info or flashbacks about Isao training Kikoru as she got older and investing more of his personal time in her, but the vibes I got from the main manga was that this was not the case. (Happy to be proven wrong on this one though as I binged the series so some of the chapters blur together.)

(Also?? Not to mention that it feels like both Kikoru and Narumi developed the same variation of daddy issues from Isao so idk, I just don't like the guy.)

But yeah, those are my immediate thoughts. Might process them differently later on, but they're what I'm thinking about right now

[snowyshadow]

After reading the new chapter about Narumi i just can’t stop thinking about him being a kid, an orphan, who risked his life to get back this one thing that was truly his. I think it explains why he is so obsessed with buying things and toys - it is a neglect longing from his childhood, to just have things that’s his own.

Also it’s so heartbreaking what he said to Isao - that he survived so long on his own strength. He is just a kid who had to grown up too fast, and now it shows, when he behaves childish from time to time.

I want to hug him so badly.

(My therapist would be so proud of me, seeing how i explain and recognize some behaviours)

[he-cate]

Kaiju no. 8: B-Side - Vol. 2 cover

[narumi-gens]

Is this Narumi??

[narumi-gimmick-blog]

Okay. Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Ch. 11 thoughts. (That’s a doozy of a title)

Seriously I’m DYING for more of Narumi’s backstory. Or even more of Narumi in general(he’s my fav if you couldn’t tell…)

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[SPOILERS!!]

First thing we learn is that Narumi really, really wanted to stay in the defense force. Can’t really blame him and I don’t have much to say on this… but also he’s always put in effort. To everything. I think that’s gifted kid burn out.

He’s also got a backstory similar to Kikoru, but I feel like there’s more desperation. He wanted to be noticed so badly, not just to belong but to succeed. He wanted love. Maybe that’s why he ego surfs now? Idk

There’s no way that DIDNT scar. That’s all for this part :3

Finally we learn that Narumi already had some capacity to See. Also that he’s put in a lot of effort to be able to use his eyes for longer periods of time, but I could make a whole other post abt that. I’m desperate to know more. That’s all!

[shysheeperz]