After the smashing Season 1 final on Saturday, June 29, Japanese studio Production I.G and global anime platform Crunchyroll have confirmed a sequel to Kaiju No. 8 is on the way. Crunchyroll will stream the new episodes in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with a broadcast date to be announced at a later time. A short teaser video has dropped in celebration of the announcement.
Series synopsis: 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.
Kaiju No. 8 is adapted from the original manga created by Naoya Matsumoto. Kaiju No. 8 is animated by Production I.G (Psycho-Pass, Ghost in the Shell) with kaiju artwork and design supervision by Studio Khara (Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition, Shin Godzilla [previz development]).
The series is directed by Shigeyuki Miya (director and character designer of Onihei; director of The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior) and Tomomi Kamiya (Yotsuiro Biyori). The series composition and screenplay were written by Ichiro Okouchi (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury; story draft and series composition on Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion).
Additional staff includes chief animation direction and character design by Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG), kaiju design by Mahiro Maeda (concept art and designer on Mad Max: Fury Road; Godzilla image designer on Shin Godzilla; director & concept art director on Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time), art direction by Shinji Kimura (Tekkonkinkreet, Blood Blockade Battlefront), cinematography by Eiji Arai (Kuroko’s Basketball, Psycho-Pass) editing by Aya Hida (Attack on Titan, Fruits Basket [2019]), and music composed by Yuta Bandoh (Towako Omameda and Her Three Ex-husbands, Belle).
Japanese/English voice cast:
- Masaya Fukunishi / Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
- Asami Seto / Katelyn Barr as Mina Ashiro
- Wataru Katoh / Adam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa
- Fairouz Ai / Abigail Blythe as Kikoru Shinomiya
- Kengo Kawanishi / Landon McDonald as Soshiro Hoshina
- Yuki Shin / Ben Stegmar as Iharu Furuhashi
- Keisuke Komoto / Howard Wang as Haruichi Izumo
- Shunsuke Takeuchi / Jonah Scott as Aoi Kaguragi
- Sayaka Senbongi / Celeste Perez as Konomi Okonogi
- Tessho Genda / Christopher Wehkamp as Isao Shinomiya
- Hiroyuki Yoshino / Alejandro Saab as Kaiju No. 9
- Kenta Miyake / Brent Mukai as Kaiju No. 10
All available episodes of Kaiju No. 8 are now available to stream only on Crunchyroll. The dub for the season finale will be available on Saturday, July 13, only on Crunchyroll.
