Crunchyroll is planning a monster-sized launch for Kaiju No. 8. For the first time, the global anime destination will stream new episodes of the series live every week in more than 200 countries and territories around the world at the exact same time as it broadcasts in Japan, starting on Saturday, April 13 at 7 a.m. PDT. The stream will be available in Japanese with English, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, German and French subtitles.
In case fans miss it live, the new episodes will be available on demand on Crunchyroll every Saturday at 8:30 a.m. PDT. Subscribers can visit the official Kaiju No. 8 show page to add it to their Watchlist.
Additionally, Crunchyroll will be producing multiple dubs of Kaiju No. 8, including in English, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Not only that, Crunchyroll will be providing fans with a comprehensive offering of languages all releasing day and date with the Japanese broadcast starting on Saturday, April 13 at 8:30 a.m. PDT, with new episodes each week.
With ADR direction by Shawn Gann (The Apothecary Diaries, Buddy Daddies), the main English-language voice cast for Kaiju No. 8 features Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8), Katelyn Barr as Mina Ashiro and Adam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa. The English dub is delivered by ADR producer Susie Nixon, ADR script writer Jarrod Greene, ADR mixer Nathanael Harrison and ADR engineer José Sandoval.
Synopsis: In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno’s determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka’s promise to join Mina and protect humanity.
The anime is adapted from the original manga created by Naoya Matsumoto. Kaiju No. 8 is animated by Production I.G (Psycho-Pass, Ghost in the Shell) with kaiju artwork and design supervision by Studio Khara (Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition, Shin Godzilla [previz development]).
The series is being directed by Shigeyuki Miya (director and character designer of Onihei; director of The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior) and Tomomi Kamiya (Yotsuiro Biyori). The series composition and screenplay were written by Ichiro Okouchi (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury; story draft and series composition on Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion).
Additional staff includes chief animation direction and character design by Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto; Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG); kaiju design by Mahiro Maeda (concept art and designer on Mad Max: Fury Road; Godzilla image designer on Shin Godzilla; Director & concept art director on Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time); art direction by Shinji Kimura (Tekkonkinkreet, Blood Blockade Battlefront), cinematography by Eiji Arai (Kuroko’s Basketball, Psycho-Pass) editing by Aya Hida (Attack on Titan, 2019’s Fruits Basket) and music composed by Yuta Bandoh (Towako Omameda and Her Three Ex-husbands, Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle).
The Japanese voice cast features Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8), Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro, Wataru Katoh as Reno Ichikawa, Fairouz Ai as Kikoru Shinomiya, Kengo Kawanishi as Soshiro Hoshina, Yuki Shin as Iharu Furuhashi, Keisuke Komoto as Haruichi Izumo and Shunsuke Takeuchi as Aoi Kaguragi.
Follow updates on Kaiju No. 8 via the official website, kaiju-no8.net, and X @KaijuNo8_O_EN.
