Monsters attack as the Hideaway Defense Force take on Jump+'s new hotly discussed Kaiju-themed battle manga, Kaiju No. 8! Does it have the potential to be a heavy-hitter? What does it need to improve on? Opinions were a tad split on this one so there was plenty to discuss! Also Hovin has a Switch now and will apparently bring this up at every possibility, like it or not. Heaven help us.

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - What have we all been playing/watching/reading? (Food Wars, various Switch games and more)

08:21 - Kaiju No 8 Discussion begins!

10:10 - early question: Do we still want a manga about a Kaiju clean-up crew? (actually gets answered at 11:47, whoops)

28:00 - What do we want from the series going forward?

31:49 - Q&A section BEGINS! First Q, where do the Kaiju come from?

34:12 - Nature of the new humanoid Kaiju that attacked the exam? Are all kaiju infected animals and humans by the sort of bugs that infected Kafka?

35:18 - Does Kaiju No. 8 have the potential to be Jump's next big thing?

37:24 - Thoughts on the insect that infected Kafka? Motives, etc

38:35 - How do we feel about the art style?

40:55 - Closing thoughts! Sign-offs, plugs, etc

MUSIC USED:

'Hovin's Hideaway theme' by Milo Jack Stilitz - https://soundcloud.com/milo-jack-stilitz

'Godzilla Main theme' - Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) OST, Bear McCreary (originally written by Akira Ifukube)

YOUTUBE VERSION AVAILABLE AT: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3BI_0sTNssi7zHKRHxPxzfGL7tHI56Hx

HOSTS:

HovinwithanH- @HovinwithanH on Twitter

Dr Nova: instagram.com/jonah_snow/

Kastor: Repeat of the Maximillian Pegasus joke from the episode on Shonen Battle movies' description. Yes I'm using a description gag as an excuse to shill the last episode :P