Kaiju No. 8

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The following weapons were used in the anime series Kaiju No. 8:

Pistol

JAKF Pistol

Kafka Hibino uses the pistol in "Revenge Match".

Note that it's outfitted with a holo sight, compensator and tac light under the barrel.

Kafka grips his pistol at the start of "Fortitude 9.8".

Mina Ashiro use her sidearm at the end of "Secret Revealed".

Assault Rifles

Hybrid assault rifle

The Japanese Anti-Kaiju Defense Force (JAKDF) uses assault rifles that consists of features from the SIG MCX and modular assault rifles like the ACRs, being used for anti-kaiju ops. This is unlike the manga, where the MCX is entirely used by JAKDF forces.

SIG-Sauer MCX VIRTUS SBR with 14.5" barrel - 5.56x45mm NATO

Remington ACR with 10.5" barrel, tan finish, Magpul PMag and tri-rail handguard - 5.56x45mm NATO

Mina Ashiro gets deployed from a JAKDF chopper in "The Man Who Became a Kaiju".

Nice details of Mina's AR.

Closeup of the AR in The Kaiju Who Defeats Kaiju". Note the badly animated EOTech hybrid sight.

Regular JAKDF soldiers on patrol duty in "Revenge Match".

Prospective JAKDF recruits being placed on an anti-kaiju field op exam.

A computer screen showing JAKDF recruits.

JAKDF recruit Kikoru Shinomiya opens fire on a Yoju-type kaiju.

A good shot of the modular buttstock with the AR used by JAKDF recruit Haruichi Izumo.

Kikoru dropped her AR after being wounded in a kaiju attack in "Fortitude 9.8". The screenshot was flipped 180 degrees to give a better view.

Iharu Furuhashi takes cover during JAKDF shooting tests in "Joining Up!".

Tae Nakanoshima opens fire at a wyvern-type kaiju in "Secret Revealed".

Grenades

Mk 2 hand grenade

The Mk 2 hand grenade is used by Kikoru during her JAKDF combat tests.

Mk. 2 hand grenade.

Kikoru pulls the pin in "Fortitude 9.8".

M84 stun grenade

The M84 stun grenade is seen with Kafka during his JAKDF combat tests. It's used in the JAKDF as a non-lethal weapon.

M84 stun grenade

Kafka tosses the M84 on a Yoju during a combat exam in "Revenge Match".

Closeup of the M84.

The M84 gripped by Kafka in "Fortitude 9.8".

M84s on a long table in "Joining Up!".

Special Weapons

Cannon T-25101985

The Cannon T-25101985 as Mina's special weapon when she needs heavy firepower to take down tough kaijus.

A used round ejected in "Secret Revealed".

Shot of the smoking cannon.

Mina grips it by the handlebar.

In this shot, you can see the markings.