Kaiju No. 8 to stream on Crunchyroll next year, announced at NYCC 2023

Kaiju No. 8The new action science-fiction anime from Production I.G.Ghost in the Shell, Heavenly DelusionThe streaming service announced this at its New York Comic Con 2020 panel. Studio Khara’s Japanese animation studio, founded by Neon Genesis EvangelionHideaki Anno is a creator.

Based on Naoya Matsumoto’s manga of the same name, the series takes place in a world where monsters known as kaiju regularly cause disasters. Kafka Hibino, a 32 year old man who works as a member of a kaiju clean-up crew, dreams of one day joining Japan’s Anti-Kaiju Defense Force but has failed numerous attempts in the past to apply. Kafka, who is 32 years old and works for a Kaiju cleanup crew, has always dreamed of joining Japan’s Anti-Kaiju Defense Force. However he failed to apply in previous attempts. Kafka conceals his new powers and reapplies as a Defense Force member to achieve his childhood dream.

You’re in luck! The trailer is great. Rips! We get glimpses of life in this post-kaiju reality, including a great superhero landing by Mina Ashiro (Kafka’s childhood friend and the resident badass of the Anti-Kaiju Defense Force).

In between the scenes of Kafka and Mina are shots of kaiju. They are alternately fierce and disgusting (we can see the damage they cause, such as the destruction of entire buildings and the massive blood splatters). And of course we see the kaiju infect Kafka — it’s gross! It’s great! And it’s all a promising tease for Kaiju No. 8It is already one of the largest anime premieres in 2024.