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- Sci-Fi
- Shonen
- Stars
- Alexis Tipton · Adam McArthur · Fairouz Ai
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Seasons 2
Kaiju No. 8 episodes 23
Season 1 · 12 episodes · 12 aired · Apr 13, 2024 to Jun 29, 2024
S1.E1 ·
The Man Who Became a Kaiju
Kafka Hibino spends his days hauling away dead kaiju carcasses for the Defense Force, long after giving up on becoming a soldier himself — until a chance encounter leaves him changed in a way he never expected.
Directed by Tomomi Kamiya
S1.E2 ·
The Kaiju Who Defeats Kaiju
On the run with his coworker Reno, Kafka has to decide whether to use his strange new power to protect a mother and daughter trapped by a kaiju attack, even if it means being seen.
Directed by Takayuki Inagaki
S1.E3 ·
Revenge Match
Kafka and Reno push into the physical half of the Defense Force recruitment exam, while a sharp-eyed vice-captain starts noticing details about Kafka that do not add up.
Directed by Hitomi Ezoe
S1.E4 ·
Fortitude 9.8
The aptitude test turns deadly when an unusually intelligent kaiju starts reviving and empowering every monster on the field, forcing the recruits to fight for their lives.
Directed by Kazuki Yokoyama
S1.E5 ·
Joining Up!
With the exam behind them, Reno and Kikoru step into their new roles as officers while Kafka's cadet assignment comes with a condition — and a vice-captain who suspects he's hiding something.
Directed by Kōji Komurakata
S1.E6 ·
Sagamihara Neutralization Operation at Daybreak
The Third Division mobilizes against a kaiju outbreak in Sagamihara, and the operation's outcome pushes the swarm of smaller threats straight toward the city.
Directed by Tetsuji Nakamura
S1.E7 ·
Kaiju No. 9
A cunning, humanlike kaiju traps Reno and an injured ally inside a zone that blocks all outside contact, cutting them off from the rest of the Third Division.
Directed by Yoshihide Ibata
S1.E8 ·
Welcome to the Defense Force
Cornered by the vice-captain who's closing in on the truth, Kafka has to fight just hard enough to escape without revealing exactly what he's become.
Directed by Haruo Okuno
S1.E9 ·
Raid on Tachikawa Base
A swarm of airborne kaiju descends on the Third Division's base itself, and Kafka's knowledge of the enemy becomes the difference between holding the line and losing it.
Directed by Kōji Komurakata, Ryōta Furukawa, Claire Barbou des Courières & Hirotaka Mori
S1.E10 ·
Secret Revealed
Mid-battle, a commanding officer's suit reaches its limit, forcing a gamble that forces Kafka's secret into the open in the middle of combat.
Directed by Kenta Kushitani
S1.E11 ·
Kaiju No. 8 Captured
With his identity exposed, Kafka is taken into custody by Defense Force leadership while his new allies scramble to decide how far they'll go for him.
Directed by Ayataka Tanemura
S1.E12 ·
Kafka Hibino
Kafka's fight for his future comes down to a one-on-one confrontation with one of the Defense Force's most powerful and most skeptical leaders.
Directed by Katsuya Kikuchi
Season 2 · 11 episodes · 11 aired · Jul 19, 2025 to Sep 27, 2025
S2.E1 ·
Kaiju Weapon
As the Third Division rebuilds, Kafka and Kikoru are temporarily reassigned to the First Division, where its famously strongest captain pushes them to prove themselves.
Directed by Mineo Oe
S2.E2 ·
The Next Generation's Trial
A swarm of insect-type kaiju rising from underground gives Kikoru a chance to put her training to the test in front of the Defense Force's top brass.
Directed by Kazuma Satō
S2.E3 ·
The Strongest Division
Facing down a dangerous variant of an old enemy, Kafka has to work through his own fear of losing control before he can fully commit to the fight.
Directed by Haruo Okuno
S2.E4 ·
The Man Called Isao Shinomiya
What looked like a victory turns into an ambush when the real threat reveals it was never where the Defense Force thought — and it's after their own leadership.
Directed by Ryō Kodama
S2.E5 ·
I Want to be Strong
In the aftermath of a costly battle, the Defense Force mourns while Kikoru asks for help becoming strong enough to face the enemy that's still out there.
Directed by Shinji Nagata
S2.E6 ·
Compatible User
A captured kaiju offers the Defense Force a deal: information, in exchange for being turned into a weapon under one specific handler's control.
Directed by Naoki Matsuura
S2.E7 ·
Wall
Reno gets his shot at proving he can handle a powerful new weapon, but the toll it takes on his body and mind is steeper than anyone expected.
Directed by Chen Xiaocan
S2.E8 ·
Destiny
With the mission on the line, Reno and his partner have to find a way to land one final, decisive hit before the weapon breaks him.
Directed by Masateru Nomi
S2.E9 ·
Omen
Kafka reconnects with the Third Division for the first time since his containment, while the Defense Force realizes the enemy's plan is bigger than one monster.
Directed by Haruka Yoshinaga & Ryō Kodama
S2.E10 ·
Cataclysms
An ordinary family celebration is interrupted by a kaiju attack, and the rescue that follows shows just how personal this war has become for everyone involved.
Directed by Yūta Mikami
S2.E11 ·
Second Wave
As coordinated attacks break out across Japan, the Defense Force's strongest fighters are pulled in every direction at once to keep the country standing.
Directed by Jun Soga, Ryō Kodama & Shōta Hamada
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A kaiju show about the guy who cleans up after the heroes
The hook is right there in the premise: Kafka Hibino is not a chosen one. He is thirty-two, he missed his shot at the Defense Force years ago, and his job is hauling away the corpses of the monsters other people kill. When he gains the power to become one of the kaiju he used to clean up after, the show does not treat it as a gift. It treats it as a secret he has to keep from the only people who could actually use someone with his power, because being discovered means being hunted. That tension, between wanting to belong to the Defense Force and needing to hide the one thing that would make him useful to it, carries the first season more than the kaiju fights do.
Season 2 widens the cast rather than escalating the stakes for their own sake. Kikoru Shinomiya, who spends season 1 doubting Kafka, gets her own arc opposite the Defense Force’s strongest fighter; Reno gets a storyline built around a weapon that is actively hurting him to use. If you came for giant monsters, they are here and they are well animated, but what makes the show worth a recommendation over most of this season’s action anime is that it keeps remembering Kafka is a guy in his thirties who is bad at talking about his feelings, surrounded by people half his age who outrank him.
Both seasons are out now, 23 episodes total, with no announced date yet for season 3. The production record has the full episode and staff history. If the “ordinary person becomes the thing that fights monsters” structure is what hooked you, our Attack on Titan guide is the other major anime built on that same idea, from a very different angle. Everything else we track by air date is in our watch guides.
Kaiju No. 8 cast 12
Alexis TiptonKafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
Adam McArthurReno Ichikawa
Fairouz AiKikoru Shinomiya- Tesshō GendaIsao Shinomiya
Jason DouglasKeiji Itami
Robert McCollumJuzo Nogizaka
Aaron DismukeGen Narumi- Hiroki YasumotoEiji Hasegawa
- Emi LoRin Shinonome
- Ryōta SuzukiAkira Kurusu
Caitlin GlassJura Igarashi- Morgan GarrettHikari Shinomiya
- Writer
- Ichirō Ōkouchi
- Music
- Yūta Bandō
- Studios
- Production I.G, Khara, Toho
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Alexis Tipton: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0; Adam McArthur: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0; Fairouz Ai: 일본 성우 갤러리 시즌 2, CC BY 3.0; Jason Douglas: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0; Robert McCollum: steve cranston, CC BY-SA 2.0; Aaron Dismuke: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0; Caitlin Glass: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Kaiju No. 8?
Kaiju No. 8 streams on Crunchyroll in the US (subscription), checked October 16, 2026.
How many episodes of Kaiju No. 8 are there?
23 episodes across 2 seasons: season 1 has 12, season 2 has 11.
When did Kaiju No. 8 premiere?
April 13, 2024.
Is Kaiju No. 8 finished?
All 23 episodes have aired; the last one was September 27, 2025.
