Kaiju No. 8, the anime adaptation based on the popular science fiction / action shonen manga, is returning to Japanese TV for a second season in July 2025, and now the series has published the 10th illustration in the “Kaiju Hyakkei” (“100 Views of Monsters”) series depicting everyday life in a world where giant monsters invade. Crunchyroll will stream Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 as part of the summer 2025 anime simulcast lineup.
Kaiju No. 8 “Kaiju Hyakkei” Series #10
Shueisha serializes the original Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto in their Shonen Jump+ digital manga magazine. VIZ Media also publishes an English language version of the series. Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya direct the Kaiju No. 8 TV anime at animation studio Production I.G. Ichiro Okouchi provides the series composition, Tetsuya Nishio serves as chief animation director and character designer, Mahiro Maeda provides the kaiju design, Shinji Kimura serves as art director and Yuta Bandoh provides the music.
Crunchyroll describes Kaiju No. 8:
The story revolves around Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old longing to join The Defense Force and make good on his promise to a childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. He befriends a new coworker Reno Ichikawa, while cleaning up Kaiju remains, whose determination to join The Defense Force inspires Kafka to fulfill his childhood promise to pass the entrance exam and join Mina to protect humanity. When a small Kaiju burrows itself inside Kafka, he gains superhuman strength and powers fit for fighting Kaiju. He works to earn the trust of his human teammates, defeat increasingly powerful Kaiju, and keep the world safe.
Sources: Official Kaiju No. 8 TV anime home page
