The English-subtitled teaser trailer has arrived for Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon — the feature-length omnibus of Season 1 of the break-out smash anime series Kaiju No. 8. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment to present screenings of the film in North American theaters on April 13, 14 and 16.
Tickets are available now through Fandango.
Synopsis: In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining the Force… when he suddenly transforms into the powerful “Kaiju No. 8.” With help from his junior colleague Reno Ichikawa, Kafka hides his identity while striving towards his life-long dream of passing the Defense Force exam and standing at Mina’s side. But when a mysterious intelligent Kaiju attacks a Defense Force base, Kafka faces a crucial decision in a desperate situation…
The omnibus film Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon features an action-packed recap of season one and a new original episode, “Hoshina’s Day Off”:
A day off… a rare day of peace for the Defense Force. After spending so long training, Reno has forgotten what he’s supposed to do with free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his own day off, and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu! But then things go in an unexpected direction…
From acclaimed Japanese studio Production I.G, Kaiju No. 8 is directed by Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya, with Tetsuya Nishio serving as character designer and chief animation director and monster design by Hirotaka Tokuda. The show’s music is composed by Yuta Bandoh; OneRepublic performs the ending theme song for “Hoshina’s Day Off,” “Invincible” (Universal Music). The anime is adapted from the original manga created by Naoya Matsumoto (serialized in Shueisha’s Manga Plus).
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