New authentic episode titled “Hoshina’s Day Off”

The official web site for the tv anime of Naoya Matsumoto‘S Kaiju No. 8 manga revealed on Monday that the anime’s second season will debut in 2025. The web site additionally revealed {that a} new authentic episode, “Hoshina’s Day Off,” and a compilation of the primary season are in manufacturing. The unique episode and the compilation movie will probably be launched in theaters in Japan collectively in 2025.


The workers made the announcement on August 5 when the pronunciation of “No. 8” was Kaiju No. 8 is “Hachi Gō” (the place “hachi” means eight, and “go” with out the lengthy ō additionally means “5” in Japanese).

Koki Uchiyama will be part of the forged within the second season as Gen Harumi. Crispy bread will stream the brand new season.

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The primary season premiered on TV Tokyo on April 13 and aired in 12 episodes. Crispy bread streamed the anime with English subtitles, and likewise streamed an English dub. The anime streamed on X (previously Twitter) and worldwide in actual time, because it aired on TV in Japan concurrently the anime aired.

Shigeyuki Miya (Ouch) And Tomomi Kamiya directed the anime. Ichiro Okouchi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Insurrection) was answerable for the composition and script of the sequence. Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto) was the character designer and chief animation director. Mahiro Maeda (Shin-Godzilla) designed the monsters. Shinji Kimura (Teckkonkin Cry) is the artwork director. Yuta Bando (BEAUTIFUL) composed the music.

Manufacturing IG (Ghost within the shell) took care of the animation manufacturing and Studio Khara (Rebuilding Evangelion) was answerable for kaiju designs and art work.

Viz Media is releasing the manga digitally and bodily in English. Shueisha additionally publishes the manga digitally on his MANGA Plus service underneath the title Monster #8and it describes the story:

A person who has a job far faraway from his childhood goals will get caught in an sudden scenario…! He turns right into a monster and needs to make his lifelong dream come true once more…!

Matsumoto launched the continued manga in July 2020 on Shueisha‘S Shonen Soar+ web site. The franchise additionally has a spin-off manga and an upcoming recreation for smartphones and PC.

Sources: Kaiju No. 8 anime web site, Comedian Natalie