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Kaiju No. 8 (怪獣8号 Kaijū Hachigō) is a 2024 animated kaiju series funded by the JAKDF 3rd Division and animated by Production I.G. It is an adaptation of the Shonen Jump+ manga of the same name by Naoya Matsumoto.
Description
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In a world plagued by threatening creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in the Japan Defense Force to defeat them. |
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Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Air date | ||
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| 1 | "The Man Who Became a Kaiju" | Tomomi Kamiya | Tomomi Kamiya | April 13, 2024 | ||
| Kafka Hibino has almost abandoned his dream of joining the anti-Kaiju "Defense Force." He now works in Kaiju clean-up, disposing of the bodies of slain Kaiju and thinking back with regret to the days he spent with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, captain of Defense Force's Third Division. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Kaiju Who Defeats Kaiju" | Takayuki Inagaki | Kazuya Nomura | April 20, 2024 | ||
| After turning into a Kaiju, Kafka is forced to flee. His escape is interrupted, however, by the arrival of another Kaiju... | ||||||
| 3 | "Revenge Match" | Hitomi Ezoe | Kazumi Yu | April 27, 2024 | ||
| Kafka arrives for one last shot at the Defense Force entry exam... but can he pass while keeping his Kaiju powers a secret? | ||||||
| 4 | "Fortitude 9.8" | Kazuki Yokoyama | Iwao Teraoka | May 4, 2024 | ||
| An unexpected incident during the exam forces Kafka to use his powers at the risk of revealing his secret. | ||||||
| 5 | "Joining Up!" | Koji Komurakata | Yojiro Arai | May 11, 2024 | ||
| Kafka is now a member of the Defense Force, if not a full-fledged one. But Hoshina tells him he has three months to prove himself before he's fired... | ||||||
| 6 | "Sagamihara Neutralization Operation at Daybreak" | Tetsuji Nakamura | Kazuya Nomura | May 18, 2024 | ||
| It's time for Kafka's first mission, and he witnesses the true power of the Defense Force when a Kaiju strikes a nearby city. | ||||||
| 7 | "Kaiju No. 9" | Yoshihide Ibata | Takayuki Sano, Shigeyuki Miya | May 25, 2024 | ||
| Reno and Iharu encounter a powerful humanoid Kaiju that quickly overwhelms them. Can help arrive in time? | ||||||
| 8 | "Welcome to the Defense Force" | Haruo Okuno | Haruo Okuno | June 1, 2024 | ||
| After transforming into a Kaiju to rescue Reno and Iharu, Kafka is found by Hoshina, who immediately attacks him. | ||||||
| 9 | "Raid on Tachikawa Base" | Koji Komurakata, Ryota Furukawa, Claire Barbou des Courières, Hirotaka Mori | Ryota Furukawa | June 8, 2024 | ||
| Tachikawa base comes under attack from the air, as a powerful Kaiju has its sights set on the Defense Force. | ||||||
| 10 | "Secret Revealed" | Kenta Kushitani | Susumu Nishizawa | June 15, 2024 | ||
| When the Defense Force is in danger, Kafka is forced to choose between keeping his secret and saving his comrades. | ||||||
| 11 | "Kaiju No. 8 Captured" | Ayataka Tanemura | Ayataka Tanemura | June 22, 2024 | ||
| Kaiju No. 8 is captured, and Kafka is at the mercy of the Defense Force's most important leaders. | ||||||
| 12 | "Kafka Hibino" | Katsuya Kikuchi | Katsuya Kikuchi, Shigeyuki Miya | June 29, 2024 | ||
| Kafka's final fate is determined as the monster within him tries to take control. | ||||||
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
- Wataru Kato as Reno Ichikawa
- Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro
- TARAKO as Mysterious Larva
- Fairouz Ai as Kikoru Shinomiya
- Kengo Kawanishi as Soshiro Hoshina
- Yuki Shin as Iharu Furuhashi
- Keisuke Komoto as Haruichi Izumo
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Aoi Kaguragi
- Sayaka Senbongi as Konomi Okonogi
- Tesshō Genda as Isao Shinomiya
- Mutsumi Tamura as Tae Nakanoshima
- Shin Furukawa as Ryo Ikaruga
- Kenta Miyake as Kaiju No. 10
English dub
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
- Alexis Tipton as Kafka (child)
- Adam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa
- Katelyn Barr as Mina Ashiro / Mina (child)
- Abigail Blythe as Kikoru Shinomiya
- Landon McDonald as Soshiro Hoshina
- Celeste Perez as Konomi Okonogi
- Howard Wang as Haruichi Izumo
- Derick Snow as Mizoguchi[5]
- Michael Stimac as Masahide "Toku" Tokuda
- Matthew Elkins as Miike
- Mauricio Ortiz-Segura as Yoshimura
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya
- Chief animation director Tetsuya Nishio
- Written by Ichiro Okouchi
- Based on the manga by Naoya Matsumoto
- Music by Yuta Bandoh
- Opening theme "ABYSS" by Yungblud
- Ending theme "Nobody" by OneRepublic
- Sound director Fumiyuki Go
- Director of photography Eiji Arai
- Edited by Aya Hida
- Art director Shinji Kimura
- Color designer Izumi Hirose
- 3DCG director Masaru Matsumoto
- Character designer Tetsuya Nishio
- Kaiju designer Mahiro Maeda
English dub
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Studio Crunchyroll[5]
- Voice director Shawn Gann[5]
- Producer Susie Nixon[5]
- Adapted by Jarrod Greene[5]
- Mixer Nathanael Harrison[5]
- Engineer Jose Sandoval[5]
Appearances
Kaiju
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Weapons, vehicles, races, and organizations
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Development
Studios Production I.G. and Khara, inc. announced that they will animate the series and create the kaiju designs respectively on December 15, 2022.[12] It was announced on August 5, 2023 that Masaya Fukunishi was cast as Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8,[13] Wataru Kato as Reno Ichikawa,[14] and Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro.[15] Fairouz Ai and Kengo Kawanishi were announced to voice Kikoru Shinomiya and Soshiro Hoshina respectively in the series on December 16.[16] On December 22, Yuki Shin was announced to be the voice of Iharu Furuhashi,[17] Keisuke Komoto the voice of Haruichi Izumo,[17] and Shunsuke Takeuchi as the voice of Aoi Kaguragi.[17] On February 29, 2024, Sayaka Senbongi was announced to be cast as Konomi Okonogi.[18]
Marketing
A teaser for the anime was uploaded to TOHO animation's YouTube channel on August 4, 2022,[19] with an official trailer following on December 15.[12] From March 19 to 24, 2023, the character designs for Kaiju No. 8,[20] Kafka Hibino,[21] Mina Ashiro,[22] Reno Ichikawa,[23] Kikoru Shinomiya,[24] and Soshiro Hoshina[25] were revealed. The second teaser trailer for the series was released on August 5, along with two new character visuals three days later, of that same year.[26] On December 16, the main trailer for the series was released online, along with new character design visuals for Kikoru Shinomiya and Soshiro Hoshina.[16] Character designs for Iharu Furuhashi, Haruichi Izumo, and Aoi Kaguragi were unveiled on December 22.[17] On February 29, 2024, the second main trailer for Kaiju No. 8 was released alongside the design for Konomi Okonogi.[27][18]
Gallery
Screenshots
Trailers
Releases
Kafka Hibino Released Visual
Kaiju No. 8 Released Visual
Mina Ashiro Released Visual
Reno Ichikawa Released Visual
Kikoru Shinomiya Released Visual
Soshiro Hoshina Released Visual
Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Force Attack Scene Visual
Kaiju No. 8 Character Visual
Posters
Teaser visual
Key visual
Marketing
Exposition in KADOKAWA ANIME PARK
The Godzilla Head with a poster for Kaiju No. 8
Merchandise
S.H. Figuarts Kaiju No. 8
S.H. Figuarts Reno Ichikawa
S.H. Figuarts Mina Ashiro
Bandai Movie Monster Series Kaiju No. 8
Internet
KaijuNo8 hashtag Twitter emoji added on April 2024
Videos
Trailers
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Soundtrack
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Miscellaneous
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Trivia
- The symbol used for the Kaiju traffic light bears a striking resemblance to the one used for the Kaiju in the Pacific Rim franchise.
External links
References
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