Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season / KAIJU No. EIGHT 2Summary
The second season of Kaijuu 8-gou.
Kafka must face new challenges, new Kaiju, and… a new Captain?!
(Source: KAIJU NO. 8 EN Twitter)
Where to watch
Platforms
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 11
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 4 h 24 min (11 × 24 min)
- Season
- Summer 2025
- Start date
- July 19, 2025
- End date
- September 27, 2025
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Production I.G
- Romaji title
- Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season
- English title
- Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
- Native title
- 怪獣８号 第２期
- Other titles
- KAIJU No. EIGHT 2
Characters 17
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
- Isao Shinomiya四ノ宮功Supporting
- Soushirou Hoshina保科宗四郎Supporting
- Kaijuu Kyuu-gou怪獣9号Supporting
- Eiji Hasegawa長谷川エイジSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Height: 210 cm Occupation: First Division Vice-Captain Eiji is a professional and formal man who takes his job very seriously, for this reason he often clashes with Captain Gen Narumi's childish behavior. For his inflexible demeanor on duty and for his usual leadership role in the First Divsion, Eiji is highly respected by anyone both in his own division…
- Iharu Furuhashi古橋伊春Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 19
- Gender
- Male
Height: 177 cm Iharu Furuhashi is a young officer of the Third Division of the Defense Force.
- Rin Shinonome菓雲りんSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Height: 165 cm Occupation: Platoon Leader in the First Division of the Defense Force Rin is a serious woman who follows Captain Gen Narumi's order without question, despite letting her guard down sometimes. She is a calm individual who faces things correctly, still managing to have fun while doing so. Rin also seem to take a liking in brave people. Her…
- Tachibana立花Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Ocuppation: Platoon Leader in the First Division of the Defense Force Tachibana seems to be a quite serious individual, despite being oftenly surprised in the battle field. He also seems to get irritated quite easily.
- Akira Kurusu来栖アキラSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Height: 168 cm Operations Leader of the First Division in the Defense Force. He used to be Director Isao Shinomiya's personal aid in battle.
- Keiji Itami伊丹啓司Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Height: 178cm Deputy Director of the Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Force even though he dislikes being in a position of power over others. He likes quiet places, taiga (historical) dramas and tangerines.
- Juzo Nogizaka乃木坂十藏Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Nogizaka is a high-ranking member of the Defense Force. Nogizaka is very rational when making decisions, making him clash with Isao Shinomiya's new ideals for the next generation. In spite of that, he still trusts and respects the Director. He seems to get annoyed when denied a chance to fight.
- Hikari Shinomiya四ノ宮ヒカリSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Height: 168 cm Hikari Shinomiya was a former Captain of the Second Division of the Defense Force and Vice-Captain of the First Division. She was also the wife of Isao Shinomiya and mother of Kikoru Shinomiya. Hikari used to be very strong yet understanding and caring individual, as well as being more jovial and lively than her husband Isao.
- Kaijuu 10-gou怪獣10号Supporting
Profile
Kaiju Juu-gou is an Identified Kaiju who attacked Tachikawa Base. It is created by Kaijuu Kyuu-gou and is considered a "prototype". Kaiju Juu-gou is a extremely powerful Identified Kaiju, with a fortitude level of 8.3 when it first appeared,
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Shigeyuki MiyaDirector
- Naoya MatsumotoOriginal creator
- Yuuichirou KidoSeries composition
- Tetsuya NishioCharacter design
- Yuuta BandouMusic
- Tetsuya NishioChief animation director
- Shinji KimuraArt director
- Fumiyuki GouSound director
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- Yuuichirou KidoScript
- Mahiro MaedaMonster Design
- Izumi HiroseColor Design
- Eiji AraiDirector of Photography
- Aya HidaEditing
- OneRepublicTheme Song Performance (ED)
- Erick BougleuxADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Shun ArakakiCG Director
- Fumio FurukawaPhotography Manager
- Kousuke KobayashiSound Effects
- Masafumi OohiraAnimation Producer
- Megumi BabaAssistant Director of Photography
- Jun SatouProduction Desk
- Takanori TanakaAssistant Art Director
- Enrico NobiliKey Animation (ep 7)
- Moe Iizuka2nd Key Animation (ep 5)
- João Moura2nd Key Animation (ep 7)