Kaiju No. 8 ep 11-12: I came to bury this show, not to praise it

Kaiju No. 8 episodes 11 and 12 review

A weird thing happened when I came to place the body of the show Kaiju No. 8 in its casket – the corpse came back to life. Strangely enough, the botched reveal didn’t completely kill the show, although it certainly wounded it. But the final two episodes of season 1 actually made it so that I may yet watch season 2 after all.

While I didn’t pay much attention to the wild action and battling, as I find that stuff to be quite boring, I did like the way each of the characters got their necessary development in order for me to be able to say that they aren’t just all cliche. Even the guy whose only word is “Sir” seemed to improve. Mina might be the only one who’s not growing, partially because she’s been placed in the Levi role of this series. But I finally feel like this show has come together in a way that makes it worthy of another season.

The question might be, where does it go from here? The obvious answer is, Kaiju No. 8 fights Kaiju No. 9. It’s what happens in between there that determines whether this show goes from good to great. And yes, I am calling it “good” for now. Not great, but at least “good.” And that’s how much the final two episodes managed to sa-a-a-ave this show, because it had gone cold.

Best girl of the episodes: The girl with the glasses

Episode 11 rating: 8/10

Episode 12 rating: 8/10