Kaiju No. 8 Anime Shows Off The Defense Force In New Key Visual
The anime begins airing in April 2024 on Crunchyroll!
The official Twitter handle of Kaiju No. 8 anime uploaded a new key visual, on Dec, 14, 2023, showcasing the Defense Force, who have assembled to take down the Kaiju threat and create the future!
The anime begins airing in April 2024 on Crunchyroll!
(Kaiju No. 8 anime key visual)
Director Shigeyuki Miya and series composition & screenplay writer Ichiro Okouchi share their thoughts on the upcoming anime series as follows:
The staff members of Kaiju No. 8 anime are as follows:
- Original Manga: Naoya Matsumoto
- Director: Shigeyuki Miya & Tomomi Kamiya
- Series Composition & Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi
- Character Designer & Chief Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
- Kaiju Design: Mahiro Maeda
- Art Director: Shinji Kimura
- Color Design: Izumi Hirose
- 3DCG Director: Masaru Matsumoto
- Director of Photography: Eiji Arai
- Editor: Aya Hida
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Music: Yuta Bandoh
- Kaiju Design & Works: Studio khara
- Animation Production: Production I.G
About Kaiju No. 8:
Kaiju No. 8 is a manga series written and illustrated by Naoya Matsumoto. It has been serialized for free on Shueisha’s Shōnen Jump+ application and website since July 2020, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes as of December 2023.
An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G is set to premiere in April 2024.
Crunchyroll describes the overall plot of Kaiju No. 8 as follows:
“Let’s wipe out the Kaiju together.”
Kafka pledged to his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Over time, life circumstances forced them to go their separate ways and caused him to abandon his lifelong ambition.
He found himself employed by Monster Sweeper, Inc., a professional cleaning company that specializes in cleaning up the aftermath of Kaiju battles. Meanwhile, Mina Ashiro is now the Captain of the Defense Force’s 3rd Division. As it stands, he is currently unworthy of fighting Kaiju alongside her.
At work, Kafka crosses paths with the highly motivated Reno Ichikawa. Reno’s undying determination to join the Defense Force leaves no room for failure. His perseverance reawakens Kafka’s ambition of standing next to Mina as they protect humanity from Kaiju together.
A dream frozen by time, thawed by a burning promise.
