minute! Kaiju No. 8
minute! kaiju no. 8Summary
Ever wonder what the members of the Defense Force do when not battling giant monsters? Well, wonder no more!
This mini-anime focuses on the carefree daily lives of Kafka Hibino and the other members of the Defense Force.
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- ONA
- Number of Episodes
- 31
- Episode length
- 2 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 1 h 02 min (31 × 2 min)
- Season
- Winter 2025
- Start date
- December 6, 2024
- End date
- July 4, 2025
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- minute! kaiju no. 8
- English title
- minute! Kaiju No. 8
- Native title
- ミニっと！かいじゅう８号
Relations
Characters 9
Main characters
- Soushirou Hoshina保科宗四郎Main
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Height: 171 cm Soushirou is a Vice-Commander of the Defense Force's Third Division. Despite his laid back nature, he is shown to be very powerful, specializing with bladed weapons. Soushirou comes from a family of Kaijuu slayers dating back to the Muromachi Period.
- Reno Ichikawa市川レノMain
Profile
- Age
- 18
- Gender
- Male
He briefly worked at Monster Sweeper Inc, where he met and befriended Kafka Hibino. After witnessing Kafka's transformation, Reno helped him enter the Defense Force and joined with him.
- Kafka Hibino日比野カフカMain
Profile
- Age
- 32
- Gender
- Male
Height: 181 cm Kafka Hibino, also known as Monster #8, is a Defense Force member and a former worker for the Professional Kaiju Cleaning Company "Monster Sweeper Inc.". Kafka's personality is a bit childish and funny, as well as a very determined and dedicated person who loves his comrades dearly. After a kaijuu managed to enter his body, he obtained the…
- Kikoru Shinomiya四ノ宮キコルMain
Profile
- Age
- 16
- Gender
- Female
She is the young daughter of Defense Force Director General Isao Shinomiya and a member of the Third Division. After Tachikawa Base was destroyed, Kikoru was transferred to the First Division.
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- 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.
- Aoi Kaguragi神楽木葵Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Height: 183 cm Aoi Kaguragi is a young member of the Third Division of the Defense Force.
- Haruichi Izumo出雲ハルイチSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Height: 178 cm Haruichi Izumo is a wealthy young man and a prominent member of the Third Division of the Defense Force. Haruichi is also the scion of Izumo Tech.
- Konomi Okonogi小此木このみSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Height: 149 cm Occupation: Third Division Operations Leader Konomi is a determined and professional person. She doesn't seem to approve of Soushirou Hoshina's unprofessional remarks and blurts of laughter, caring deeply for him and for everyone else when they are in danger. In return, she's held in high regard by Soushirou. While working, Konomi displays a…
- Mina Ashiro亜白ミナSupporting
Profile
- Age
- 27
- Gender
- Female
Mina is a very talented member of the Defense Force and an extremely talented marksman. She is the captain of the Defense Force's Third Division. When she was a child, she and Kafka met each other after a Kaiju attack, swearing that they will both join the Defense Force and fight Kaiju alongside each other.
Staff and studios
Key staff
- Naoya MatsumotoOriginal creator