Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 Trailer Reveals New Cast Members

The official website for the Kaiju No. 8 anime has released a new trailer for season 2, confirming more members of the season’s cast. Additionally, it has also revealed the new opening theme song for the second season. 

Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora performs the opening theme, titled “You Can’t Run From Yourself.” The new cast members for season 2 of Kaiju No. 8 include Hiroki Yasumoto as Eiji Hasegawa and Kana Hanazawa as Rin Shinonome. The second season will premiere on July 19.

Check out the new promo video below:

Moreover, the original Kaiju No. 8 side story episode “Hoshina’s Day Off” will air on Japanese TV, including TV Tokyo and affiliated channels, and X on July 5 at 11:00 p.m. JST / 10:00 a.m. EDT. Yūto Tsukuda is the writer for the compilation film’s new episode, and Yuichiro Kido is the scriptwriter. OneRepublic performs the ending theme song “Invincible.”

Additionally, Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ website recently confirmed that Naoya Matsumoto is ending the Kaiju No. 8 manga series in just two chapters. Kaiju No. 8 chapter 128 will release on June 20, followed by chapter 129 to mark the ending of the manga. All 12 episodes of Kaiju No. 8 Season 1 are streaming right now on Crunchyroll with English subs and dubs. Crunchyroll describes the anime as follows:

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.