Updated: April 20, 2024: Updated the upload timing of sub and dub episodes available on Crunchyroll to 7:30 a.m. PT after the live broadcast!It’s almost time to squad up as the Kaiju No. 8 anime adaptation, based on the Shonen Jump+ manga by Naoya Matsumoto, premieres on April 13! For the first time, Crunchyroll will also stream new episodes of the anime series live every week worldwide at the exact same time it broadcasts in Japan, starting Saturday, April 13 at 7:00 a.m. PT. The stream will be available in Japanese with English, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, German and French subtitles.Afterward, new episodes of Kaiju No. 8 will be available on Crunchyroll every Saturday at 7:30 a.m. P.T., following the live broadcast. Uploaded subtitles will include English, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Russian, Castilian Spanish and Arabic. Check out the Kaiju No. 8 showpage now so you can add it to your watchlist! As previously announced, dubs for the anime will also be produced, including in English, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. New episodes of the Kaiju No. 8 dub will be available on Crunchyroll starting at 7:30 a.m. PT every week in each of the languages listed.
The English dub cast and staff for Kaiju No. 8 currently include:
Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 voiced by Nazeeh Tarsha
Mina Ashiro voiced by Katelyn Barr
Reno Ichikawa voiced by Adam McArthur
Kikoku Shinomiya voiced by Abigail Blythe
Soshiro Hoshina voiced by Landon McDonald
Shawn Gann as Voice Director
Susie Nixon as ADR Producer
Jarrod Greene as ADR Script Writer
Nathanael Harrison as ADR Mixer
José Sandoval as ADR Engineer
The original Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto is serialized on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ digital magazine, with an English language version available from VIZ Media, as well as on Manga Plus. Shigeyuki Miya will direct the Kaiju No. 8 TV anime at animation studio Production I.G. The series also features series composition and scripts written by Ichiro Okouchi, character designs and chief animation direction from Tetsuya Nishio, kaiju design by Mahiro Maeda, art direction by Shinji Kimura, and music composed by Yuta Bandoh.Crunchyroll describes the series:
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.
