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Kaiju No. 8 – Sequel Confirmed! Crunchyroll to Stream Its Return!

By: Robert Prentice

After the exhilarating Kaiju No. 8 season finale on Saturday, June 29, sequel production has been confirmed for the monstrous hit anime series from Production I.G. Crunchyroll will stream the return of Kaiju No. 8 in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with a broadcast date to be announced at a later time. The dub for the Kaiju No. 8 season finale will be available on Saturday, July 13, only on Crunchyroll.

About Kaiju No. 8

The anime is adapted from the original manga created by Naoya Matsumoto. Kaiju No. 8 is animated by Production I.G (PSYCHO-PASS; GHOST IN THE SHELL) with kaiju artwork and design supervision by Studio Khara (Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition, Shin Godzilla (Pre Visualization Development)).

The series is being directed by Shigeyuki Miya (director and character designer of Onihei; director of The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior) and Tomomi Kamiya (Yotsuiro Biyori). The series composition and screenplay were written by Ichiro Okouchi (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury; story draft and series composition on Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion).

Additional staff includes chief animation direction and character design by Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto; Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG); Kaiju design by Mahiro Maeda (concept art and designer on Mad Max: Fury Road; Godzilla Image Designer on Shin Godzilla; Director and Concept Art Director on Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time); art direction by Shinji Kimura (Tekkonkinkreet; Blood Blockade Battlefront), cinematography by Eiji Arai (Kuroko’s Basketball; PSYCHO-PASS) editing by Aya Hida (Attack on Titan; 2019โ€™s Fruits Basket), and music composed by Yuta Bandoh (Towako Omameda and Her Three Ex-husbands; BELLE).

The opening song โ€œAbyssโ€ is performed by YUNGBLUD and the ending song โ€œNobodyโ€ is performed by OneRepublic.

Kaiju No. 8 Official Synopsis:

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Renoโ€™s determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafkaโ€™s promise to join Mina and protect humanity.

Japanese voice cast and characters:

  • Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
  • Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro
  • Wataru Katoh as Reno Ichikawa
  • 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
  • Tessho Genda as Isao Shinomiya
  • Hiroyuki Yoshino as Kaiju No. 9
  • Kenta Miyake as Kaiju No. 10

English voice cast and characters:

  • Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
  • Katelyn Barr as Mina Ashiro
  • Adam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa
  • Abigail Blythe as Kikoru Shinomiya
  • Landon McDonald as Soshiro Hoshina
  • Ben Stegmair as Iharu Furuhashi
  • Howard Wang as Haruichi Izumo
  • Jonah Scott as Aoi Kaguragi
  • Celeste Perez as Konomi Okonogi
  • Christopher Wehkamp as Isao Shinomiya
  • Alejandro Saab as Kaiju No. 9
  • Brent Mukai as Kaiju No. 10

Official Website: kaiju-no8.net/en
Official English Twitter: twitter.com/KaijuNo8_O_EN