When that Kaiju showed up and you told me to run away...
If you hadn't saved my life then,
I would've died today.
You really should think about joining the Defense Force.
Thanks, Ichikawa.
You really are a nice guy.
I'm going to give the Defense Force another go——
Found you.
A Kai... A Kai——
Senpai?
"Don't worry!"
"Whenever you get scared,
I'll always be right by your side!"
Hah! You read too much manga, Kafka-kun.
That's so corny!
Don't you dare tell my mom, or your mom, that I said that!
They'll tell the whole neighborhood...
Thanks...
Yeah. If we're together, there's nothing to be afraid of.
The Kaiju was sighted inside a hospital.
Before it can harm anyone...
we need to defeat it.
EPISODE 2: KAIJU BEATS KAIJU
A Miniature Kaiju has appeared within Yokohama.
I repeat. A Miniature Kaiju has appeared within Yokohama.
This alert sound is so annoying...
Fix it, government.
Sho-chan, hurry!
Citizens are asked to evacuate to shelters, or lock their doors...
Turn off the lights.
Take necessary precaution to keep yourself safe.
Oh! We can show him it's a misunderstanding!
Senpai, give him a smile!
A-A smile?
Got it! A smile!
Yeah, that's definitely not gonna work.
I knew it!
Hey, gramps, you okay?
Huh?
D-Did I do that?
I'm, like, totally a Kaiju!
Wh-What was that? An explosion? Is everything okay?
Huh? A Kaiju?
The Defense Force is probably on their way!
- Let's scram! - Yeah!
I'll cause trouble for the hospital if I stay here!
Let's escape out the window!
Should've seen that coming!
What's going on with my body?
Call the doctors!
Let's get going, Senpai!
H-Hey! Wait!
The Kaiju is fleeing from Yokohama South General Hospital.
It's heading for an evacuated area.
What's going on?
Senpai's a Kaiju?
Since when? How?
And wait... is he even really a Kaiju?
Um, let me just confirm real quick...
It's really you, right, Senpai?
I'm not even sure anymore!
What is that? Some kind of special mode?
That's what I want to know!
Look, Ichikawa! I'm eating a bird alive!
Ew! That's really disgusting, Senpai!
Oh! I'm back!
You even revert creepily!
Ichikawa, trouble!
Now what?!
I gotta pee!
Now? Hold it in!
No, I think my body's gonna piss on its own!
I can't hold it in!
This isn't good!
I'm a grown man! I don't want to piss on a public street!
Where would you piss from, anyway?
I don't see the right parts...
Senpai!
Now nobody will ever take me as a bride!
I'll just die here!
No, you've got other stuff to worry about, right?
Now let's get going!
But you know, Ichikawa...
What happens to me now?
Think I can join the Defense Force?
No way! No way! No way!
You're what they're defending people from!
They'll kill you on sight!
Yeah, I figured!
Huh?
Which means...
I'll never be able to join the Defense Force?
Damn it...
Just when I'd decided to try and catch up to her...
How can I do that with this body?
Senpai!
NO ENTRY
That's a cordon.
Once we're inside, there'll be nobody around.
Senpai?
- Shh! Something's coming. - The Defense Force?
No, it's coming from underground...
What's this?
Another Kaiju?
Car 2, maintain course.
We'll head to the new location.
It's the same type as the one that attacked us.
You can tell?
That means they'll have fewer men to send after you, though.
This is our chance to hide.
Luckily, they already started evacuating when the alert was sent out about you.
Let's just pray there'll be no casualties.
Mommy! Mommy!
Run... quickly!
Just wait! I'll get you out!
Run!
No! You're coming with me!
Run... please...
Please!
No!
Mommy!
- Mommy! - Please! Please! Please!
W...
Wow. I'm really strong.
You okay?
Yeah, of course. Sorry. Sorry.
Um...
Smile!
No!
G-Got it! I'll be gone in a moment! So don't cry!
- Senpai! - H-Hey...
Mommy! Mommy!
She's just unconscious. She'll be fine.
- Really? - Yeah.
Ichikawa, get them out of here.
What are you going to do?
I'm gonna try
punching it as hard as I can.
Let's get out of here!
One, two...
Three!
You, uh...
definitely can't do that to a person.
Senpai...
It's safe now.
Get your mom to a hospital...
Listen. The Defense Force will be here soon.
I'll be gone in a second, so don't worry.
M-Mr. Kaiju...
Thank you.
Yeah. If we're together, there's nothing to be afraid of!
Yeah, as long as we're together!
Let's go!
That's right...
I have to go.
Senpai, I've called for an ambulance.
Let's get out of here before someone arrives.
Senpai?
Ichikawa, I'm not giving up after all.
I have to go and stand by her side!
What happened here?
What the hell?
Tell me about the Kaiju you saw.
The Kaiju?
Don't worry.
I'll wipe out all the Kaiju.
Really?
Um, do you promise not to hurt the good Kaiju?
The one who saved my mom.
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTION
Kaiju No. 8.
This is the eighth Kaiju that the Defense Force has given a codename.
No. 8 remains at large, the Defense Force actively hunting it...
They still haven't found this guy?
Right?
He's probably dead already.
This has gotten way out of hand...
It's been three months.
Senpai became the first Kaiju in history to escape the Defense Force,
and every Defense Force officer in the country is looking for him now.
Oh, right. Ichikawa.
You and Kafka got something in the mail.
He went to the job site early, so take this to him.
Okay...
It's that time already, huh?
Kafka-san used to take the exam every year.
Every single year.
And every year, we'd have to cheer him up.
RENO ISHIKAWA
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU...
Oh, you did it!
- Nice! - Thanks.
Want me to take Kafka his?
No, it's fine.
I'll take it.
Looks like he passed, huh?
But this'll be his last chance ever, right?
I want him to have his one last shot, you know?
He's worked so hard for so long...
Senpai!
You passed the first round of exams!
Seriously?
Why are you exposing yourself?!
Wow, it's a little early to play rough, right?
Your face! Your face!
Do you know what you look like?
Crap!
I still slip up once in a while...
All back to normal!
You're not back to normal!
You were on the news when I was at the office!
You have to be more careful!
Fine! Fine!
I'm sorry!
Senpai and I...
You're the patients from the room!
You okay?
Yeah, we just barely survived...
We told everyone we ran away when the Kaiju showed up.
I think we fooled everybody, but...
Here. This is yours.
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE PASSED THE FIRST ROUND OF TESTS.
Good. Good stuff.
I thought you'd be happier.
It's always the second round where I fail!
Why do you seem proud of that?
So, what will you do?
Are you really going to take the second round of exams with that body?
It'll be fine!
Nobody'll know!
You're not gonna fool anyone!
The first round is just a written test and some paperwork,
but there'll be officers everywhere at the second.
They'll kill you on sight.
Even so, I'm taking it.
I've spent the past three months trying as hard as I can,
and I can't find a way to turn back.
I'm 32 years old. This is my last chance.
JAPAN DEFENSE FORCE RECRUITING NOW
All right.
But even if something happens to you, I'm not going to drop out.
If we're gonna do this, we're doing it as rivals.
I can't get the cap off...
I take it back!
Skip the exam!
I'll be fine! I'll be fine!
- I'll be good when it's time for the exam! - Transform back!
Don't abandon me.
Seriously, no matter what happens, I'm not helping you!
Everybody will be here soon, so get it together!
Whew... Thank goodness.
If he'd passed and I hadn't,
I wouldn't be able to call myself his senpai anymore...
Okay. Time for my revenge match.
10 DAYS LATER
DEFENSE FORCE SCREENING EXAM ROUND TWO WEST TOKYO VENUE
MONSTER SWEEPER INC.
Wow...
So this is the Defense Force's Tachikawa Base...
I went to Kumagaya Base on a field trip once, but this one's way bigger.
They share this area with a Self-Defense Force garrison.
When something happens, both sides work together
to dispatch troops all over western Tokyo.
If you transformed here, you'd be dead within seconds.
No point in getting scared.
Let's go!
Hey, old man.
We're a little early, but let's get checked in.
I said, old man.
Senpai?
Yes, you.
Pay attention, old man.
OLD MAN?
Me?
Is she taking the exam too?
I'm not an old man! I'm still just 32!
That makes you old.
It does?
Well, it does.
That rust bucket is yours, right?
It's in the way.
I can't park my car, so move it.
There's tons of open spots!
I want to park it there.
My lucky number today is five.
Your lucky number?
What's the deal with this little brat?
Come with me.
This young man is going to teach you a lesson in manners.
Whatever.
I'll move it myself.
What are you going to do?
That suit...
No! The company car!
Wh-Who are you?
Examinee number 2016.
Kikoru Shinomiya.
My hobby is murdering Kaiju.
Remember that.
Shinomiya? That last name...
Anyway, old man...
Did you know you smell like a Kaiju?