Kaiju No. 8
2024 · TV Series · TV-14 · 24 min · ★ 8.5 · 95% critics
In a Japan constantly threatened by giant monsters, a cleanup worker finds his old dream of joining the Defense Force reignited after meeting a determined new recruit. The series follows the push to protect humanity while balancing action, humor, teamwork, and personal resolve.
Based on Kaiju No. 8
Also known as Monster #8 · Kaiju No.8
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Streaming on Crunchyroll.
~10 hours to watch · 24 episodes.
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Details
- Original title
- 怪獣８号
- Years
- 2024–2025
- Release date
- 2024-04-13
- Network
- TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 24 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 (755 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want fast shonen action with big monsters, underdog drive, and team camaraderie like Chainsaw Man or Gurren Lagann; Not for you if predictability frustrates you.
Pros: energetic monster battles; likable team dynamics; strong humor | Cons: familiar story beats; uneven later impressions; shallow side characters
Themes
- gore
- giant monster
- based on manga
- kaiju
- military
- shounen
- anime
- urban fantasy
- amused
- enthusiastic
- sympathetic
Cast & crew
Masaya Fukunishi
as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 (voice)
Asami Seto
as Mina Ashiro (voice)
Wataru Katoh
as Reno Ichikawa (voice)
Kengo Kawanishi
as Soshiro Hoshina (voice)
Fairouz Ai
as Kikoru Shinomiya (voice)
Yutaka Aoyama
as Masahide Tokuda (voice)
Mitsuru Miyamoto
as Mizoguchi (voice)
Megumi Han
as Kafka Hibino as a Child (voice)
TARAKO
as Mysterious Young Beast (voice)
Hiroki Tanaka
as Street Announcement (voice)
Directed by Tomomi Kamiya, Katsuya Kikuchi, Haruo Okuno +22 more
Episodes1 season · 24 episodes
Season 124 episodes
- S1E1The Man Who Became a Kaiju24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E2The Kaiju Who Defeats Kaiju24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E3Revenge Match24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E4Fortitude 9.824mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E5Joining Up!24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E6Sagamihara Neutralization Operation at Daybreak24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E7Kaiju No. 924mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Welcome to the Defense Force24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9Raid on Tachikawa Base24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10Secret Revealed24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E11Kaiju No. 8 Captured24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E12Kafka Hibino24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E13Kaiju Weapon24m
- S1E14The Next Generation's Trial24m
- S1E15The Strongest Division24m
- S1E16The Man Called Isao Shinomiya24m
- S1E17I Want to Be Strong24m
- S1E18Compatible User24m
- S1E19Wall24m
- S1E20Destiny24m
- S1E21Omen24m
- S1E22Cataclysms24m
- S1E23Second Wave24m
- S1E24Episode 24