{"id":75803,"date":"2023-12-14T07:27:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=75803"},"modified":"2023-12-15T18:50:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T02:50:03","slug":"kaiju-no-8-reveals-key-visual-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/12\/14\/kaiju-no-8-reveals-key-visual-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaiju No. 8 Reveals Key Visual and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The upcoming <em>Kaiju No. 8<\/em> anime adaptation has received a key visual. Staff details were finally revealed as well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Shigeyuki Miya<\/strong> (<em>Afterlost<\/em>, <em>The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior<\/em>) and<strong> Tomomi Kamiya<\/strong> (<em>A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd<\/em>, <em>Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari<\/em>) are the directors for <em>Kaiju No. 8<\/em>, while<strong> Ichirou Ohkouchi<\/strong> (<em>Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury<\/em>, <em>Code Geass<\/em>) is the series composer. The character designs, which have been <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/08\/08\/kaiju-no-8s-defense-force-characters-enter-the-fray-in-new-visual\/\">previewed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/08\/08\/kaiju-no-8-powers-up-in-new-character-visual\/\">plenty of<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/30\/kaiju-no-8-releases-4th-kaiju-hyakkei-monthly-visual\/\">times<\/a>, are from <strong>Tetsuya Nishio<\/strong> (<em>Naruto<\/em>, <em>Vampire in the Garden<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/12\/14\/kaiju-no-8-reveals-key-visual-and-staff\/kaijuno8_keyvisual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?fit=848%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"848,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kaijuno8_keyvisual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?resize=475%2C672&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75805\" style=\"width:475px;height:672px\" width=\"475\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?resize=768%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?resize=696%2C985&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual.jpg?w=848&amp;ssl=1 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9JAKDF 3rd Division \u00a9Naoya Matsumoto\/SHUEISHA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The other revealed staff are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Kaiju designer: <strong>Mahiro Maeda<\/strong> (<em>SSSS.GRIDMAN<\/em>, <em>Evangelion 3.0+1.0<\/em> co-director and concept art director et al.)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Art director: <strong>Shinji Kimura<\/strong> (<em>Children of the Sea<\/em>, <em>Blood Blockade Battlefront<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Music composer: <strong>Yuta Bandoh<\/strong> (<em>Belle<\/em> co-composer)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Kaiju No. 8&nbsp;<\/em>is set to begin in April 2024. The anime is based on the Shueisha-published manga by&nbsp;<b>Naoya Matsumoto<\/b>, which started serialization on Shonen Jump+ in 2020 and has 11 tankoubon volumes as of November 2023. VIZ Media describes the manga as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i>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\u2019s 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\u2019s just one problem\u2014he\u2019s made the Defense Force\u2019s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Production I.G<\/strong>&nbsp;is producing the anime with&nbsp;<strong>Studio Khara&nbsp;<\/strong>credited with kaiju supervision (design and artwork). Crunchyroll will stream the show. It will be <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/12\/11\/kaiju-no-8-rampages-into-jump-festa-24-super-stage-red\/\">featured at Jump Festa \u201824<\/a>&#8216;s JUMP Super Stage RED on December 17 JST.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong>&nbsp;Masaya Fukunishi&nbsp;<\/strong>as Kafka Hibino<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Asami Seto&nbsp;<\/strong>as Mina Ashiro<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Wataru Katou&nbsp;<\/strong>as Reno Ichikawa&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaijuNo8_O\/status\/1735313727170445476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@KaijuNo8_O<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming Kaiju No. 8 anime adaptation has received a key visual. Staff details were finally revealed as well. Shigeyuki Miya (Afterlost, The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior) and Tomomi Kamiya (A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd, Hikari: Kariya wo Tsunagu Monogatari) are the directors for Kaiju No. 8, while Ichirou [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":75806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1053,137,10],"tags":[14,1625,5044,122,1082,1343],"class_list":["post-75803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-feature","category-feature","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-anime-adaptation","tag-kaiju-no-8","tag-manga","tag-production-ig","tag-studio-khara"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kaijuno8_keyvisual-1-e1702567652330.jpg?fit=848%2C478&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-jID","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75939,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75803\/revisions\/75939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}