Kaiju No.8
Kaijuu 8-gou / Monster #8 / 8Kaijuu / KAIJU No. EIGHT / Kaiju N°8Summary
With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!
(Source: VIZ Media)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 4 h 48 min (12 × 24 min)
- Season
- Spring 2024
- Start date
- April 13, 2024
- End date
- June 29, 2024
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Production I.G
- Romaji title
- Kaijuu 8-gou
- English title
- Kaiju No.8
- Native title
- 怪獣８号
- Other titles
- Monster #8 · 8Kaijuu · KAIJU No. EIGHT · Kaiju N°8
Characters 25
Main characters
- Kafka Hibino日比野カフカMain
- Kikoru Shinomiya四ノ宮キコルMain
- Reno Ichikawa市川レノMain
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- Mina Ashiro亜白ミナSupporting
- Gen Narumi鳴海弦Supporting
- Soushirou Hoshina保科宗四郎Supporting
- Isao Shinomiya四ノ宮功Supporting
- Kaijuu Kyuu-gou怪獣9号Supporting
- Soratobu Kaijuu空飛ぶ怪獣Supporting
- Aoi Kaguragi神楽木葵Supporting
- Iharu Furuhashi古橋伊春Supporting
- Haruichi Izumo出雲ハルイチSupporting
- Konomi Okonogi小此木このみSupporting
- Masahide Tokuda徳田マサヒデSupporting
- Ichitaka Miike三池イチタカSupporting
- Mizoguchi溝口Supporting
- Yoshimura吉村Supporting
- Kingusa衣笠Supporting
- Drone Taiinドローン隊員Background
- Shikisho Taiin指揮所隊員Background
- Dansei Announcer男性アナウンサーBackground
- Haruichi no Yuujinハルイチの友人Background
- Onnanoko A女の子Background
- Joshi Gakusei女子学生Background
- Josei Announcer女性アナウンサーBackground
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Tomomi KamiyaDirector
- Shigeyuki MiyaDirector
- Naoya MatsumotoOriginal creator
- Ichirou OokouchiSeries composition
- Tetsuya NishioCharacter design
- Yuuta BandouMusic
- Shinji KimuraArt director
- Fumiyuki GouSound director
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- Tetsuya NishioChief Animation Director (eps 1-12)
- Ichirou OokouchiScript (eps 1-10)
- Mahiro MaedaMonster Design
- Izumi HiroseColor Design
- Masaru MatsumotoCG Director
- Eiji AraiDirector of Photography
- Aya HidaEditing
- OneRepublicTheme Song Performance (ED)
- YUNGBLUDTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Erick BougleuxADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Shawn GannADR Director (English)
- Susie NixonADR Producer (English)
- Jarrod GreeneADR Script (English)
- Nathanael HarrisonADR Mixer (English)
- Jose SandovalADR Engineer (English)
- Tomomi KamiyaStoryboard (ep 1)
- Tomomi KamiyaEpisode Director (ep 1)