Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 manga continues to be a hit, and the latest numbers have it zipping past 4 million copies printed physically and sold digitally. This helps it hold onto its reign as the fastest-selling series that originated on the digital Shonen Jump+ service.
Next up for the series is volume 8, due out in Japan on September 4, and you can see the full cover that Matsumoto revealed below.
怪獣8号4巻カバーの書影が公開されました!今回の表紙は保科!
表情、ポーズ、雰囲気含めいろんなパターンが考えられるキャラだったので紆余曲折迷いましたが、カッコいいカバーになったんじゃないかと思います!9月4日発売です。よろしくお願いします~!#怪獣8号 pic.twitter.com/E93HOfA61g— 松本 直也 怪獣8号連載中 (@ringo_inuS) August 23, 2021
VIZ Media has been simulpubbing the series on its digital Shonen Jump platform and releasing volumes physically. Here’s the short and sweet synopsis:
Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dreams?
Via Crunchyroll