Kaiju No. 8
怪獣８号
Kaijuu 8-gou
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 12 episodes, ready to binge.
- Format
- TV
- Season
- Spring 2024
- Studio
- Production I.G
- Based on
- Manga
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Started
- 13 Apr 2024
- Ended
- 29 Jun 2024
- Score
- 81/100
Action Sci-Fi Kaiju Monster Boy Shapeshifting Male Protagonist Super Power Shounen Henshin Urban Fantasy
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)
Where to watch
Opening and ending songs
Song data from AnimeThemes.
Source material
Kaiju No.8 ↗ · 怪獣８号
Manga · Finished · 16 volumes · 129 chapters · 2020–2025
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Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).
Credits, releases and news
Staff
- Director
- Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya
- Original creator
- Naoya Matsumoto
- Series Composition
- Ichirō Ōkōchi
- Script
- Ichirō Ōkōchi
- Character Design
- Tetsuya Nishio
- Music
- Yūta Bandō
- Art Director
- Shinji Kimura, Hisako Akagi, Kohei Nakajima
- Chief Animation Director
- Tetsuya Nishio
Home video releases
- 7 Dec 2026 Kaiju No. 8 - Season 1 [UK] [SteelBook] (Blu-ray)
- 20 Oct 2026 Kaiju No. 8 - Season 1 [SteelBook] (Blu-ray)
- 15 Dec 2025 Kaiju No. 8 - Season 1 [UK] (Blu-ray)
- 15 Dec 2025 Kaiju No. 8 - Season 1 [UK] [Limited Edition] (Blu-ray)
- 9 Dec 2025 Kaiju No. 8 - Season 1 (Blu-ray)
Latest news
- 24 Oct 2026 Kaiju No. 8 Anime's 'Conclusion Arc' Revealed as Film Opening in 2027
- 23 Oct 2026 North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 18-24
- 23 Oct 2026 Crunchyroll U.K. Home Releases Schedule Update
- 22 Oct 2026 New Crunchyroll UK Steelbook Blu-rays Listed For December
- 20 Dec 2025 Kaiju No. 8 Anime Gets 'Conclusion Arc,' New Original Anime Short
Episode titles (12)
- 1. The Man Who Became a Kaiju
- 2. The Kaiju Who Defeats Kaiju
- 3. Revenge Match
- 4. Fortitude 9.8
- 5. Joining Up!
- 6. Sagamihara Neutralization Operation at Daybreak
- 7. Kaiju No. 9
- 8. Welcome to the Defense Force
- 9. Raid on Tachikawa Base
- 10. Secret Revealed
- 11. Kaiju No. 8 Captured
- 12. Kafka Hibino
Anime News Network readers rate it 7.67/10 (307 votes).
Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.
Main characters
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Kafka Hibino
日比野カフカ
Voiced by Masaya Fukunishi
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Reno Ichikawa
市川レノ
Voiced by Wataru Katou
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Kikoru Shinomiya
四ノ宮キコル
Voiced by Fairouz Ai
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Mina Ashiro
亜白ミナ
Voiced by Asami Seto
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Soushirou Hoshina
保科宗四郎
Voiced by Kengo Kawanishi
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Iharu Furuhashi
古橋伊春
Voiced by Yuuki Shin
Related anime
- Sequel: Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
- Recap: Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
- Side story: Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off
- Side story: minute! Kaiju No. 8 ↗
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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.