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On Sunday, it was announced on the official website of the TV anime adaptation of Naoya Matsumoto's manga series "Kaiju No. 8" that the second season will premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliated channels on July 19 at 11:00 p.m JST (10:00 a.m. EDT). Furthermore, viewers worldwide can watch the second season in real time on X (formerly Twitter) as it airs on TV in Japan. In addition, a special episode titled "Hoshina's Day Off" will air on Japanese TV on July 5 at 11:00 p.m JST (10:00 a.m. EDT), and will also be available on X/ Twitter worldwide in real time as it airs.

On Sunday, Akatsuki Games disclosed the background story and voice actor lineup for Sagan Shinomiya, the main character in Kaiju No. 8 the Game. Sagan is the adopted daughter of the Shinomiya family and leads "CLOZER," a special forces unit tasked with sealing dimensional portals. Akari Kitō provides the voice for Sagan in both the smartphone and PC game adaptations of the Kaiju No. 8 franchise.

The main focus of the game is on creatures known as "identified monsters," which were believed to have been defeated in previous battles but have now returned through the "Monster Dimension Gate." Sagan Shinomiya's CLOZER unit is investigating this enigma.

The game will launch for the iOS, Android, and PC via Steam . The App Store listing ( link ) for the game states a release date of August 31.

Kōki Uchiyama will join the cast as Gen Harumi in the second season.

Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon , the compilation film of the first Kaiju No. 8 anime season, opened in 32 theaters in Japan for three weeks only starting on March 28, and included the new original episode "Hoshina's Day Off."

In the movie, "Hoshina's Day Off," the concluding tune is "Invincible," which is the theme song from "Kaiju No. 8." This melody is performed by the American rock group known as OneRepublic.

Several individuals who appeared in the initial series are back in the latest installment. As the author of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Yūto Tsukuda wrote the original storyline for this episode. Yuichiro Kido, creator of Dr. Stone, was responsible for the script. In this episode, Reno takes advantage of his day off to investigate something odd happening with Hoshina, who is also enjoying a day off, while Iharu accompanies him.

In Japan, the anime was broadcast on TV Tokyo starting from April 2024 for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll provided English subtitles for streaming, while also offering an English dub version. Additionally, X (formerly Twitter) made it possible for viewers worldwide to watch the anime simultaneously with its Japanese airing through real-time streaming.

Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya directed the anime. Ichirō Ōkouchi wrote the series composition and screenplay. Tetsuya Nishio designed the characters and served as chief animation director. Mahiro Maeda created the monsters. Shinji Kimura was the art director. Yuta Bando composed the music for the anime.

The animation for "Ghost in the Shell" was produced by Production I.G, while "Rebuild of Evangelion" was designed by Studio Khara for its kaiju artwork.

Viz Media has made available both digital and physical versions of Monster #8 for readers. Meanwhile, Shueisha publishes the digital version of Monster #8 on its MANGA Plus service.

A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation…! Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream…!

Matsumoto launched the ongoing manga in July 2020 on Shueisha 's Shonen Jump+ website.



Sources: Kaiju No. 8 anime's website ( link ) , Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME's X/ Twitter account ( link ) , Comic Natalie ( link )