Kaiju No 8

Kaiju No 8: Mina Ashiro shows off her combat side in a striking figure

Mina Ashiro is one of the most important characters in the world of the anime and manga Kaiju No 8 (Monster #8) as the captain of the third division of the defense forces. Given the popularity of the work, products inspired by many of its characters have not been made to wait, as is the case of the recent figure in which we portray this strong “waifu” with his faithful companion wearing a combat pose and that many fans of the franchise will want to get for its high quality.

Mina Ashiro from Kaiju No 8, true to her style, ready for combat in stunning figure.

Kaiju N° 8 - Figura - Mina Ashiro

The figure that stars Mina Ashiro is in charge of the company Kaiyodo and is responsible for the sculpture is Taro Murai. The figure portrays her in her combat outfit with a combat pose while holding her anti Kaijus weapon T-25101985, which we can see engraved on the top of the outfit. Bakko, her faithful tiger, accompanies her and guards her while she prepares her attack against a Kaiju, since by the base of the figure in which we can glimpse debris, we assume that the figure wants to capture a fight against one of the fearsome Kaijus, which threaten humanity.

Moving on to more technical details that we can find in the figure of Mina Ashiro we must detail that it has no joints, that is, it has no moving parts. In addition, the scale of the figure is 1/18, which refers to the relative size of the figure with respect to the original version, that is, the figure is 18 times smaller than its official size. To be more precise with this detail it is specified that the height of the sculpture is 90 mm (9 centimeters) or 3.5 inches approximately.

Kaiju N° 8 - Figura - Mina Ashiro

For all those interested in acquiring the figure can do so through the otakumode platform. It should be noted that the status of the figure is in pre-order and has an expected release date for January 2025. As for the price of the figure, it has an estimated price of $43.99 dollars and for premium members it has a value of $28.89 dollars. It should be noted according to the same page the order limit per person is 3 items.

As for the materials present, the page where the figure is being offered specifies PVC and ABS. By which we assume that they refer to polyvinyl chloride and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. The former is a plastic material used for its durability and the latter is also a plastic material that is used for its strength and ability to carry fine details.

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Kaiju No 8 is a manga written and drawn by Naoya Matsumoto, which since its first chapter launched in July 2020 has garnered many fans throughout the more than three years it has been in publication, currently with 107 chapters in total and 12 compilation volumes. The manga has been licensed and translated into Spanish by several publishers such as Panini Manga, Ivrea and Planeta Comic. If you want to read the first chapters for free and translated into our language, you can do it through the Manga plus platform where you can find the first three chapters.

Likewise, the work has inspired an anime adaptation that is currently being broadcast, accumulating to date a total of 8 chapters, which can be seen through the Crunchyroll platform, being released every Saturday. The plot tells the story of Kafka, a worker of a company in charge of cleaning the city after the city’s defense force eliminates the Kaijus that threaten humanity. Until suddenly our protagonist is threatened with a small Kaiju which is ingested by him, turning him into one, the Kaiju No 8.

Kaiju No. 8 Visual

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