The Kaiju No. 8 anime has released teaser photos for episode 1, which will broadcast on Saturday, April 13. Production I.G is animating, with Khara's creature designs. The anime was chosen the most anticipated new anime for Spring 2024, and the episode is titled "The Man Who Became a Kaiju."
Kaiju No. 8 – Episode 1 Preview Images
The episode's official synopsis:
Japan faces daily threats from kaijus. Kafka Hibino, who wanted to join the Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Force, gave up his goal and began working at a kaiju-specialized cleaning service. While feeling melancholy over his pledge to combat kaijus alongside boyhood buddy and leader of the Defense Force Unit 3, Mina Ashiro, Kafka encounters Reno Ichikawa, a junior aspiring Defense Force member.
Previously, the anime unveiled images of the key characters Kafka, Mina, Reno, Kafka as Kaiju No. 8, Kikoru, and Soshiro. You may view the most recent trailer (containing ONE REPUBLIC's theme song) below.
The main voice cast for the Kaiju No. 8 anime is Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8, Wataru Kato as Reno Ichikawa, and Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro. The anime will be available for streaming on both X (previously Twitter) and Crunchyroll.
Naoya Matsumoto's manga began serialization in July 2020 on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ and has since been compiled into 12 volumes as of April 4. Viz Media licensed it in English for North America, and they characterize the plot:
Kafka aspires to one day follow his promise to his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight alongside her.However, while she is out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the wreckage of her engagements. When a surprise rule change renders Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he chooses to try out for the squad again. There's just one problem: he's on the Defense Force's neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.
Source: Official website
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