Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
怪獣８号 第２期
Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 11 episodes, ready to binge.
- Format
- TV
- Season
- Summer 2025
- Studio
- Production I.G
- Based on
- Manga
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Started
- 19 Jul 2025
- Ended
- 27 Sep 2025
- Score
- 78/100
Action Sci-Fi Kaiju Urban Monster Boy Male Protagonist Shounen Shapeshifting Military Rescue
Following the massive operation that led to the confinement of recent recruit Kafka Hibino, otherwise known as Kaiju No. 8, the Defense Force has been puzzled by how to deal with him. Kafka is the first kaiju to side with humans, and after careful consideration, he is eventually transferred to the Defense Force's First Division in the hope of adding his power to the strongest division, capable of handling any threat. However, some people are still doubtful about Kafka, and he must prove his worth in the next mission. Kafka and the First Division are soon dispatched when a massive horde of ant-like kaiju begins wreaking havoc. Thanks to the combined strength of Kafka's friend Kikoru Shinomiya and their captain, Gen Narumi, the mission seems to progress as it should. However, when Kafka fails to transform into his kaiju form, the dreadful Kaiju No. 9 joins the battle with only one goal—to eliminate him and steal his power. Although the situation is looking grim, Kafka must overcome his most difficult trial yet with the others if he wants to keep pursuing his dream: fighting side by side with his childhood friend and Third Division captain, Mina Ashiro. (Source: MAL Rewrite)
Where to watch
Opening and ending songs
- Opening You Can't Run From Yourself Aurora (episodes 1-) Watch ↗
- Ending Beautiful Colors ONEREPUBLIC (episodes 2-) Watch ↗
Song data from AnimeThemes.
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).
In the news
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Oct 24, 2026 · Anime Corner
Kaiju No. 8 Final Movie Announced for 2027 as Anime Conclusion ↗ -
Oct 24, 2026 · Anime News Network
Kaiju No. 8 Anime's 'Conclusion Arc' Revealed as Film Opening in 2027 ↗
Credits, releases and news
Staff
- Director
- Shigeyuki Miya
- Original creator
- Naoya Matsumoto
- Series Composition
- Yūichirō Kido
- Script
- Yūichirō Kido
- Character Design
- Tetsuya Nishio
- Music
- Yūta Bandō
- Art Director
- Shinji Kimura
- Sound Director
- Fumiyuki Go
- Chief Animation Director
- Tetsuya Nishio
Japanese voice cast
- Kaiju No. 9: Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Kaiju No. 11: Toshihiko Seki
- Hikaru Shinomiya: Kotono Mitsuishi
- Isao Shinomiya: Tesshō Genda
- Kaiju No. 10: Kenta Miyake
- Shūgo Ogata: Shunsuke Sakuya
- Eiji Hasegawa: Hiroki Yasumoto
- Rin Shinonome: Kana Hanazawa
Latest news
- 29 Oct 2025 Crunchyroll U.K. Home Releases Listed Into December
- 17 Sep 2025 Kaiju No. 8 Anime Season 2 Streams 'Gunpatsu Saigai Arc' Trailer
- 27 Aug 2025 Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 Streams Trailer for New Arc
- 23 Aug 2025 Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 Casts Yūko Kaida, Shunsuke Sakuya, M.A.O
- 20 Jul 2025 Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Casts for Kaiju no. 8 Season 2, Nyaight of the Living Cat, 3 More Anime
Episode titles (11)
- 13. Kaiju Weapon
- 14. The Next Generation's Trial
- 15. The Strongest Division
- 16. The Man Called Isao Shinomiya
- 17. I Want to be Strong
- 18. Compatible User
- 19. Wall
- 20. Destiny
- 21. Omen
- 22. Cataclysms
- 23. Second Wave
Anime News Network readers rate it 7.76/10 (121 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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Gen Narumi
鳴海弦
Voiced by Kouki Uchiyama
Related anime
- Prequel: Kaiju No. 8
- Prequel: Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
- Sequel: Kaijuu 8-gou: Kanketsu-hen ↗
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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.