Ryo Kodama
Director
Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
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.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Military, Anime: Shounen, Science Fiction
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Watch Providers: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Production I.G, Studio Khara, TOHO Global, Shueisha, Toho Company, Ltd.
Network: TV Tokyo
Country: Japan
Production Country:
Japan
Languages:
Japanese
7.6
Season 1
23 episodes
Specials
50 episodes
Recommendations
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Network: TV Tokyo
Runtime: 552 min.
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Released: April 13, 2024
Last Air Date: Sept. 27, 2025, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+