Name: Kaiju No. 8
Released: 2024-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Masaya Fukunishi, Asami Seto, Wataru Kato

TV Show · Anime · Animation

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno’s determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka’s promise to join Mina and protect humanity.

2024 · 23m

Starring Masaya Fukunishi, Asami Seto, Wataru Kato

Director Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya

EPISODE 1

The Man Who Became a Kaiju

Kafka Hibino has almost abandoned his dream of joining the anti-Kaiju "Defense Force." He now works in Kaiju clean-up, disposing of the bodies of slain Kaiju and thinking back with regret to the days he spent with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, captain of Defense Force's Third Division.

22m
EPISODE 2

The Kaiju Who Defeats Kaiju

After turning into a Kaiju, Kafka is forced to flee. His escape is interrupted, however, by the arrival of another Kaiju...

22m
EPISODE 3

Revenge Match

Kafka arrives for one last shot at the Defense Force entry exam. But can he pass while keeping his Kaiju powers a secret?

22m
EPISODE 4

Fortitude 9.8

An unexpected incident during the exam forces Kafka to use his powers at the risk of revealing his secret.

22m
EPISODE 5

Joining Up!

Kafka is now a member of the Defense Force, if not a full-fledged one. But Hoshina tells him he has three months to prove himself before he's fired...

22m
EPISODE 6

Sagamihara Neutralization Operation At Dawn

It's time for Kafka's first mission, and he witnesses the true power of the Defense Force when a Kaiju strikes a nearby city.

22m