In the official media for the anime adaptation of the manga Kaiju No. 8, it was announced that its long-awaited second season is scheduled to premiere on television in Japan during the month of July 2025. Additionally, a visual image for this new installment of the series has also been presented.
These new updates were revealed at the Jump Festa 2025 event, which featured the Kaiju No. 8 franchise in a live presentation.
The second season of Kaiju No. 8 will premiere in July 2025.
But that’s not all, as at the Jump Festa 2025 event a promotional video for the compilation film of the anime Kaiju No. 8 has also been presented to the public. Recall that this film will be shown in 38 theaters in Japan next March 28, 2025 and will include the original episode Hoshina’s Day Off (Kaijuu 8-gou: Hoshina no Kyuujitsu).
The production team of the anime Kaiju No. 8 is as follows: Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya will be in charge of directing the anime. The animation studio Production I.G is in charge of the production of the anime. The design of the kaiju is done by Studio Khara. Ichiro Okouchi is in charge of composing the anime. Tetsuya Nishio is in charge of the anime’s character design, while Mahiro Maeda is in charge of the kaiju design. Yuta Bando is in charge of composing the anime’s soundtrack.
Voice Cast Members:
- Asami Seto As Mina Ashiro
- Masaya Fukunishi As Kafka Hibino
- Ai Fairouz As Kikoru Shinomiya
- Keisuke Komoto As Haruichi Izumo
- Kengo Kawanishi As Soushirou Hoshina
- Kouki Uchiyama As Gen Narumi
- Shunsuke Takeuchi As Aoi Kaguragi
- Wataru Katou As Reno Ichikawa
- Yuuki Shin As Iharu Furhashi
The anime Kaiju No. 8 has the following description: After the destruction of their hometown, childhood friends Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro make a pact to become officers in the Defense Force, a militarized organization charged with protecting Japan from the colossal monsters known as “kaijuu”. Decades later, 32-year-old Kafka has all but given up his dreams of heroism. Instead, he devotes himself to cleaning up the remains of the slaughtered kaijuu after they are defeated by brave soldiers, including Mina, who has successfully achieved their common goal.
Upon meeting his new co-worker, Reno Ichikawa, Kafka is confronted with a mirror of his past self: an ambitious young man whose only desire is to fight as a member of the Defense Force. Unfortunately, the two become involved in a bizarre encounter with a kaijuu. Although Kafka displays his innate heroic nature and rescues Reno from certain death, he is seriously injured.
While both recover in the hospital, Kafka appears to be attacked by another of the beasts. As a result, he acquires the ability to transform into a humanoid kaijuu with the strength and powers of the huge monsters that threaten Japan. Dubbed “Kaijuu No. 8” by the military, Kafka decides to use his newfound gifts for the greater good. United by mutual respect, Kafka and Reno set out to join warriors like Mina at the forefront of the Defense Force.
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