Ten years ago, Miyako barely survived a kaiju attack. Now, the creature has become something of a local mascot. Dubbed GAEA-TIMA, the monster brough plentiful seafood and tourism to the town. But, despite designing GAEA-TIMA’s corporate image, Miyako finds herself less enthusiastic about the creature’s influence. When a new kaiju invades, GAEA-TIMA returns… now as an active hero! And it seems that this reborn beast has a very real link to Miyako.

Kaiju films, at their best, can explore difficult and daunting aspects of life. GAEA-TIMA the Gigantis does this in spades, examining the internal conflict that comes when tragedy and benefit go hand-in-hand. The monster designs are fantastic, with many of them bearing similarities to creatures across both the Godzilla and Gamera franchises. And one of those designs is weirdly, surprisingly cute. This is a title with a lot of promise, both in terms of awesome action and its deeper story. If you enjoyed Godzilla Minus One, this is a must-have.

I really enjoyed this Kaiju centered manga. The twist was fun and really made me care for the Kaiju (usually the opposite happens in this genre). I am thoroughly invested in reading more in this series.

I really enjoyed this. It's just the first volume so I can't really judge it too much but it was a brilliant introduction and I think the premise is cool. The character introductions were also good, I can see myself really liking Miyako and I think she's a great MC. This wouldn't be a priority for me to keep up with but I would definitely keep up with it, albeit a little irregularly.

Ten years ago, a Godzilla-like creature called a Kaiju emerged from the Sea of Japan. Its arrival sent a massive wave inland which destroyed the entire town of Sukuba before it disappeared. Luckily for the town’s surviving inhabitants, the sea became murky which created a breeding ground for seafood, so that the town was rehabilitated and became a tourist destination.
During the Kaiju’s appearance, Miyako had looked it right in its eyes and it changed the course of her life forever. As an adult, she has become notorious for the extremely lifelike figurines of that exact Kaiju. Ten years have passed and another Kaiju has emerged in the Sea of Japan, altering her course once again.

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This is a really great first book. I'm always excited to see new and interesting Kaiju stories. The story starts off with very mysterious Kaiju unleashing a title wave on a small fishing village only to disappear. Our main character was front and center during the wave but somehow survived. When a second kaiju appears in their bay she fears she may be doomed only for Gaea-Tima to come to the rescue.

This looks really promising and I hope to see more from this series.

I really liked Kent’s other series, Colorless, but GAEA-TIMA didn’t have nearly the same level of intricate worldbuilding or even level of detail in the art. This seems more like a way to design a bunch of different kaiju and have them fight than it is a story- or character-driven manga.

Probably won’t continue with this series