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

  • #165 highest rated all time

  • #180 most popular all time

  • #15 highest rated of 2024

  • #3 most popular of 2024

  • #5 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

    82%

  • Mean Score

    82%

  • Popularity

    218998

  • Favourites

    8473

  • 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

    87%

  • Male Protagonist

    85%

  • Super Power

    83%

  • Henshin

    80%

  • Shounen

    80%

  • Urban Fantasy

    79%

  • Military

    74%

  • Work

    68%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    67%

  • Guns

    66%

  • Rescue

    66%

  • Gore

    64%

  • Tokusatsu

    62%

  • Kuudere

    61%

  • Slapstick

    59%

  • Tsundere

    58%

  • Ojou-sama

    52%

  • Heterosexual

    50%

  • Body Horror

    40%

  • Swordplay

    38%

Relations

  • Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season

    SEQUEL

    Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season

    TV · FINISHED

  • Kaijuu 8-gou: Hoshina no Kyuujitsu

    SIDESTORY

    Kaijuu 8-gou: Hoshina no Kyuujitsu

    SPECIAL · FINISHED

  • minute! kaiju no. 8

    SIDESTORY

    minute! kaiju no. 8

    ONA · FINISHED

  • Kaijuu 8-gou

    SOURCE

    Kaijuu 8-gou

    MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

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Staff

1 / 476
  • 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

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    23634 Users

  • PLANNING

    43461 Users

  • COMPLETED

    146688 Users

  • DROPPED

    2796 Users

  • PAUSED

    2419 Users

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