Kaiju No. 8: Hoshina’s Day Off

Soushirou Hoshina

保科宗四郎

__Height:__ 171 cm Soushirou is a Vice-Commander of the Defense Force's Third Division. Despite his laid back nature, he is shown to be very powerful, specializing with bladed weapons. Soushirou comes from a family of Kaijuu slayers dating back to the Muromachi Period.

Reno Ichikawa

市川レノ

He briefly worked at Monster Sweeper Inc, where he met and befriended [Kafka Hibino](https://anilist.co/character/180692/Hibino-Kafka). After witnessing Kafka's transformation, Reno helped him enter the Defense Force and joined with him. ~!He was a member of the Third Division and after destruction of Tachikawa Base he was transferred to the Fourth Division.!~

Iharu Furuhashi

古橋伊春

__Height:__ 177 cm Iharu Furuhashi is a young officer of the Third Division of the Defense Force. ~!After the destruction of Tachikawa Base, he was transferred to the Fourth Division.!~ ~!Back when Iharu was still in middle school, he was saved from a kaiju by [Mina Ashiro](https://anilist.co/character/180693/Mina-Ashiro). This event would later inspire him to become a Defense Force member.!~

Mina Ashiro

亜白ミナ

Mina is a very talented member of the Defense Force and an extremely talented marksman. She is the captain of the Defense Force's Third Division. When she was a child, she and [Kafka](https://anilist.co/character/180692/Kafka-Hibino) met each other after a Kaiju attack, swearing that they will both join the Defense Force and fight Kaiju alongside each other.

Kafka Hibino

日比野カフカ

__Height:__ 181 cm Kafka Hibino, also known as Monster #8, is a Defense Force member and a former worker for the Professional Kaiju Cleaning Company "Monster Sweeper Inc.". Kafka's personality is a bit childish and funny, as well as a very determined and dedicated person who loves his comrades dearly. After a kaijuu managed to enter his body, he obtained the ability to turn himself into a humanoid kaijuu.

Gen Narumi

鳴海弦

Gen Narumi is the Captain of the First Division of the Defense Force. He is known to be Japan's strongest anti-kaiju combatant, hence his position. Gen has a rather lazy and child-like personality, obsessing over followers on social media and video games as well as his action figures. He appears informal and rude when confronting other people. Despite this, he is serious about his work, valuing skills above all else, and demanding results from all those serving in his division.

Haruichi Izumo

出雲ハルイチ

__Height:__ 178 cm Haruichi Izumo is a wealthy young man and a prominent member of the Third Division of the Defense Force. Haruichi is also the scion of Izumo Tech.

Aoi Kaguragi

神楽木葵

__Height:__ 183 cm Aoi Kaguragi is a young member of the Third Division of the Defense Force. ~!After the destruction of Tachikawa Base, he was transferred to the Second Division.!~ ~!Aoi was a rising star on Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, but turned down his future in the JGSDF to apply to the Defense Force.!~

Akari Minase

水無瀬あかり

Hakua Igarashi

五十嵐 ハクア