The first character visual for the Kaiju No. 8 anime series has been released, highlighting the titular kaiju form of protagonist Kafka Hibino. The series will premiere sometime in 2024.
Production I.G is the animation production studio for Kaiju No. 8, with Studio Khara assisting with the kaiju designs in the show. Additional information about the production staff team and voice cast have not yet been announced.
The anime is based on the manga series by Naoya Matsumoto, which was first launched in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ online magazine on July 3, 2020. Nine tankoubon volumes have been released as of March 2023, and the series is published under the Jump Comics label.
A side-story light novel containing four chapters was also released on November 4, 2022. It is written by Keiji Ando and illustrated by Matsumoto himself.
Viz Media releases the Kaiju No. 8 manga in English and describes the story as:
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem—he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.
