Kaijuu 8-gou
Kaijuu 8-gou

Kaijuu 8-gou

With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!

(Source: VIZ Media)

Rankings

  • #123 highest rated all time

  • #252 most popular all time

  • #11 highest rated of 2024

  • #3 most popular of 2024

  • #4 highest rated of SPRING 2024

  • #1 most popular of SPRING 2024

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    12

  • Episode Duration

    24 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Mon May 13 2024

  • End Date

    Mon Jul 29 2024

  • Season

    SPRING 2024

  • Average Score

    83%

  • Mean Score

    83%

  • Popularity

    157699

  • Favourites

    6800

  • Studios

    Production I.G

    Production I.G

    Studio Khara

  • Producers

    Toho

    Shueisha

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Action, Sci-Fi

  • Romaji

    Kaijuu 8-gou

  • English

    Kaiju No.8

  • Native

    怪獣８号

  • Synonyms

    Monster #8

    8Kaijuu

    KAIJU No. EIGHT

    Kaiju N°8

Tags

  • Kaiju

    97%

  • Monster Boy

    94%

  • Shapeshifting

    86%

  • Male Protagonist

    84%

  • Super Power

    82%

  • Urban Fantasy

    81%

  • Shounen

    79%

  • Henshin

    79%

  • Military

    73%

  • Work

    66%

  • Guns

    62%

  • Gore

    61%

  • Slapstick

    60%

  • Kuudere

    60%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    58%

  • Tsundere

    57%

  • Tokusatsu

    56%

  • Heterosexual

    54%

  • Ojou-sama

    49%

  • Swordplay

    35%

  • Martial Arts

    28%

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Relations

  • Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season

    SEQUEL

    Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season

  • Kaijuu 8-gou: Hoshina no Kyuujitsu

    SIDESTORY

    Kaijuu 8-gou: Hoshina no Kyuujitsu

    SPECIAL · NOTYETRELEASED

  • Kaijuu 8-gou

    SOURCE

    Kaijuu 8-gou

    MANGA · RELEASING

  • Kaijuu 8-gou Movie

    SUMMARY

    Kaijuu 8-gou Movie

    MOVIE · NOTYETRELEASED

Characters

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Staff

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  • Naoya Matsumoto

    Naoya Matsumoto

    Original Creator

  • Tetsuya Nishio

    Tetsuya Nishio

    Chief Animation Director (eps 1-12)

  • Ichirou Ookouchi

    Ichirou Ookouchi

    Series Composition

  • Tomomi Kamiya

    Tomomi Kamiya

    Director

  • Tetsuya Nishio

    Tetsuya Nishio

    Character Design

  • Ichirou Ookouchi

    Ichirou Ookouchi

    Script (eps 1-10)

  • Shigeyuki Miya

    Shigeyuki Miya

    Director

  • Yuuta Bandou

    Yuuta Bandou

    Music

  • Mahiro Maeda

    Mahiro Maeda

    Monster Design

  • Izumi Hirose

    Izumi Hirose

    Color Design

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    23467 Users

  • PLANNING

    36081 Users

  • COMPLETED

    94622 Users

  • DROPPED

    1862 Users

  • PAUSED

    1667 Users

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