The Kaiju No. 8 anime’s Twitter account has released a character visual for Reno Ichikawa, the friend of protagonist Kafka Hibino.
Previous visuals showed off Kafka’s kaiju and human forms as well as Mina Ashiro, Kafka’s childhood friend and captain of the Defense Forces’ Third Unit.
Kaiju No. 8 is set for a 2024 premiere. The anime is an adaptation of the Shueisha-published manga by Naoya Matsumoto. Production I.G is serving as the animation production studio while Studio Khara is handling the kaiju designs.
VIZ Media describes the manga 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.
The Kaiju No. 8 manga began in 2020 and has nine tankoubon volumes as of March 2023. It is serialized on Shonen Jump+ and published under the Jump Comics label.
Source: @KaijuNo8_O
