With episode five of the monster-adverse Kaiju No. 8 TV anime set to air later this week, Kafka will finally be making their way officially onto the Defense Force, and with it comes a bunch of new characters to fill out the ranks of the Third Division. In anticipation of the next episode, two more members of the Third Division were announced tonight on the official Twitter account for the series.
Akari Minase voiced by Nene Hieda (Misa Ilioroagu in The Misfit of Demon King Academy)
Hakua Igarashi voiced by Mayuko Kazama (Sayo Minakami in Gushing Over Magical Girls)
Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya directs Kaiju No. 8 at studio Production I.G, with series composition by Ichiro Okouchi (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury), character designs by Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto) and music by Yuta Bando (BELLE).Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan and describes the story as such:
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.
Source: Comic Natalie
