Kaijuu 8-gou


Kaiju No. 8

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: 8Kaijuu, Monster #8, Kaiju No. Eight, Kaiju #8
Japanese: 怪獣8号
English: Kaiju No. 8
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 13, 2024 to Jun 29, 2024
Premiered: Spring 2024
Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Production I.G
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, MilitaryMilitary
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.301 (scored by 279232279,232 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2762
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #452
Members: 516,494
Favorites: 5,056

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Synopsis

After the destruction of their hometown, childhood friends Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro make a pact to become officers in the Defense Force—a militarized organization tasked with protecting Japan from colossal monsters known as "kaijuu." Decades later, the 32-year-old Kafka has all but given up on his dreams of heroism. Instead, he cleans up the remains of the slaughtered kaijuu after they are defeated by valiant soldiers—including Mina, who has successfully achieved their shared goal.

Upon meeting his new coworker, Reno Ichikawa, Kafka faces a mirror of his past self: an ambitious young man whose one desire is to fight as a member of the Defense Force. Unfortunately, the two are soon involved in a freak encounter with a rogue kaijuu. Though Kafka demonstrates his innate heroic nature and rescues Reno from certain doom, he is left gravely injured.

While both men recover in a hospital, Kafka is seemingly attacked by another one of the beasts. As a result, he gains the ability to transform into a humanoid kaijuu with the strength and powers of the massive monsters menacing Japan. Dubbed "Kaijuu No. 8" by the military, Kafka resolves to use his newfound gifts for the greater good. Tied together by mutual respect, Kafka and Reno set out to join warriors like Mina at the forefront of the Defense Force.

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Characters & Voice Actors


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Morihiro, Fumi
Producer
Takei, Katsuhiro
Producer, Planning
Hashimoto, Ryuu
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Hayashi, Tatsurou
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"Abyss" by YUNGBLUD (eps 2-12)
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Ending Theme

"Nobody" by OneRepublic

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Jun 29, 2024
Among anime debuting this year targeting the shounen demographic, there's no shadow of a doubt that Kaiju No. 8 has been one of the biggest shows. Based on the manga of the same name, there are numerous reasons as to why this got so hyped. Even Crunchyroll and Twitter decided to livestream this anime live to a global audience at the same time as Japan. It's not an overexaggeration to say Kaiju No. 8 does have some selling points to deserves its hype.

If the name Naoya Matsumoto sounds unfamiliar to you, fear not, as I'm sure many are on the same boat. Their previous ...
Jun 29, 2024
Mixed Feelings
What makes a story good?

Is it the animation? Picture quality? Art style? Sound?

Well no, duh, its THE STORY!
And well, far too many anime seem to forget that... Honestly i'm not sure at this point who the target audience for this, and many other shows is, because it feels like i've seen this show at least twenty times over before ever watching it!

There isn't much to be said about it honestly.. What are the strong sides? Well, as i said, art, animation, and generally great production values.

What are the weak sides? The most important - story and characters! Well, if you can call them that, they're ...
Jun 29, 2024
One word comes to mind when I think about how to describe this anime: disappointing. It has a rather unique setting, but instead of doing something with it the author made the most generic shounen possible. Let me give you a bit more details here.

World. What did I expect after reading the description and watching the first episode? Humans fighting against giant monsters that emerge from time to time and wreak havoc on cities and countries, or maybe something even more dire, like existential threat to humanity (like in AOT). Sadly, in this world real kaijus are more of a background noise, there are no ...

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