Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
怪獣8号 第1期総集編
Kaijuu 8-gou Movie
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 1 episode, ready to binge.
- Format
- MOVIE
- Season
- Winter 2025
- Studio
- Production I.G
- Based on
- Manga
- Episode length
- 120 min
- Started
- 28 Mar 2025
- Ended
- 28 Mar 2025
- Score
- 73/100
Action Sci-Fi Shounen Tokusatsu Guns Military Kaiju Urban Fantasy
Compilation movie of Kaijuu 8-gou. In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining the Force... when he suddenly transforms into the powerful "Kaiju No. 8." With help from his junior colleague Reno Ichikawa, Kafka hides his identity while striving towards his life-long dream of passing the Defense Force exam and standing at Mina's side. But when a mysterious intelligent Kaiju attacks a Defense Force base, Kafka faces a crucial decision in a desperate situation... (Source: Crunchyroll)
Where to watch
Source material
Kaiju No.8 ↗ · 怪獣８号
Manga · Finished · 16 volumes · 129 chapters · 2020–2025
Read it officially: BookWalker ↗
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
- Character Design
- Tetsuya Nishio
- Music
- Yūta Bandō
- Art Director
- Shinji Kimura
- Sound Director
- Fumiyuki Go
- Chief Animation Director
- Tetsuya Nishio
Japanese voice cast
- Kaijū No. 9: Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Isao Shinomiya: Tesshō Genda
- Kaijū No. 10: Kenta Miyake
- Sōshirō Hoshina: Kengo Kawanishi
- Haruichi Izumo: Keisuke Kōmoto
- Mina Ashiro: Asami Seto
- Aoi Kaguragi: Shunsuke Takeuchi
- Konomi Okonogi: Sayaka Senbongi
Home video releases
- 19 Oct 2026 Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon - [UK] [SteelBook] (Blu-ray)
- 8 Sep 2026 Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon - [SteelBook] (Blu-ray)
Latest news
- 11 Sep 2026 North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 6-12
- 8 Sep 2025 JFF Screens Akira, The Imaginary, More Anime Films at MMAJ in New Delhi
- 14 Jul 2025 Crunchyroll Streams Kaiju No. 8 Compilation Film
- 14 Jul 2025 Crunchyroll Adds Kaiju No. 8 Compilation Film in India
- 21 Apr 2025 COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing Film Ranks #7 in U.S. Box Office
Anime News Network readers rate it 6.89/10 (11 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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Kaijuu Kyuu-gou
怪獣9号
Voiced by Hiroyuki Yoshino
Related anime
- Main story: Kaiju No. 8
- Sequel: Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
- Side story: Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off
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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.