The highly anticipated Kaiju No. 8 anime series is finally here, and Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the adaptation, including the anime’s schedule and release dates.
The Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto entered serialization in Manga Plus in 2020, and it’s still ongoing with a cult following backing its success. Kaiju No. 8 is notable as the first weekly anime release on Twitter (X).
Kaiju No. 8 Release Dates, Schedule, and Where to Watch New Episodes
The Kaiju No. 8 anime follows a weekly schedule, with new episodes releasing on Saturdays at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET with a live broadcast on Twitter and Crunchyroll. New episodes will also stream on Crunchyroll with English dubs and English subs on Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. ET.
Here’s a breakdown of the times you can expect new Kaiju No. 8 episodes to stream:
- Pacific Standard Time: 7:00 a.m. PST
- Mountain Standard Time: 8:00 a.m. MST
- Central Standard Time: 9:00 a.m. CST
- Eastern Standard Time: 10:00 a.m. EST
- Greenwich Mean Time: 2:00 p.m. GMT
The schedule for new Kaiju No. 8 episodes includes the following release dates:
- Episode 1 – April 13
- Episode 2 – April 20
- Episode 3 – April 27
- Episode 4 – May 4
- Episode 5 – May 11
- Episode 6 – May 18
- Episode 7 – May 25
- Episode 8 – June 1
- Episode 9 – June 8
- Episode 10 – June 15
- Episode 11 – June 22
- Episode 12 – June 29
The cast of the English dub includes:
- Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
- Katelyn Barr as Mina Ashiro
- Adam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa
- Abigail Blythe as Kikoku Shinomiya
- Landon McDonald as Soshiro Hoshina
The Japanese staff and cast includes:
Staff
- Original Manga: Naoya Matsumoto
- Director: Shigeyuki Miya & Tomomi Kamiya
- Series Composition & Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi
- Character Designer & Chief Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
- Kaiju Design: Mahiro Maeda
- Art Director: Shinji Kimura
- Color Design: Izumi Hirose
- 3DCG Director: Masaru Matsumoto
- Director of Photography: Eiji Arai
- Editor: Aya Hida
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Goh
- Music: Yuta Bandoh
- Kaiju Supervision(Design & Artworks): Studio khara
- Animation Production: Production I.G
Cast
- Kafka Hibino / KAIJU NO.8: Masaya Fukunishi
- Mina Ashiro: Asami Seto
- Reno Ichikawa: Wataru Katoh
- Kikoru Shinomiya: Fairouz Ai
- Soshiro Hoshina: Kengo Kawanishi’
- Iharu Furuhashi: Yuki Shin
- Haruichi Izumo: Keisuke Komoto
- Aoi Kaguragi: Shunsuke Takeuchi
