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Kaiju No. 8

Production I.G's Kaiju No. 8 is a Spring 2024 anime based on Naoya Matsumoto's Shonen Jump+ manga. Set in an alternate version of Japan, the story follows the Anti-Kaiju Defense Force as they try to protect the nation from monster attacks.

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Kaiju No. 8
TV-14
Animation
Action
Fantasy
Release Date
2024 - 2025-00-00
Network
TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC
Directors
Kouji Komurakata, Takayuki Inagaki, Yoshihide Ibata, Kazuma Satou, Kazuki Yokoyama, Hitomi Ezoe, Hirotaka Mori, Claire Barbou des Courières, Tetsuharu Nakamura
Writers
Ichirō Ōkouchi
Franchise(s)
Kaiju No. 8

Cast

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    Masaya Fukunishi
    Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 (voice)
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    Asami Seto
    Mina Ashiro (voice)

Japanese Title
Kaijuu 8-gou
Studio
Production I.G
Based On
Manga
Creator
Naoya Matsumoto
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll

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