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Kaiju No. 8

Japanese manga series
VisualArtwork manga_series Q103888159
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Summary

Kaiju No. 8 is a manga series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of manga series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,916 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Naoya Matsumoto[3]
  • Award received: Next Manga Award[4]
  • Illustrator: Naoya Matsumoto[5]
  • Publisher: Shueisha[6], M&C![7], Star Comics[8], Shonen Jump[9]
  • Genre: adventure anime and manga[10], science fantasy anime and manga[11]
  • Commons category: Kaiju No. 8[12]
  • Language of work or name: Japanese[13]
  • Country of origin: Japan[14]
  • Publication date: July 3, 2020[15]
  • Official website: https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/13933686331762212128[16]
  • Published in: Shōnen Jump+[17]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Kaiju No. 8 universe[18]
  • Title: 怪獣8号[19], Kaiju No. 8[20]
  • Intended public: shōnen[21]
  • Number of parts of this work: 16 volume[22]
  • Derivative work: Kaiju No. 8[23], Kaiju No. 8: The Game[24], Kaiju No. 8: B-Side[25], Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division[26]
  • Media franchise: Kaiju No. 8[27]

Why It Matters

Kaiju No. 8 has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Kaiju No. 8 receive?

Honors received include Next Manga Award[4].

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . tsugimanga.jp. tsugimanga.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of → manga series
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    Publisher → Shueisha, M&C!, Star Comics +1
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