Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 Confirms Same-Day English Dub Premiere

Crunchyroll announced the English dub of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 will premiere on the same day as the English sub on Saturday, July 19. The English dub cast and crew of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 episode 1 were also revealed.

• Episode 1 Cast
  • Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka
  • Aaron Dismuke as Narumi
  • Abigail Blythe as Kikoru
  • Christopher Wehkamp as Isao
  • Marcus Stimac as Eiji
  • Adam McArthur as Reno
  • Ben Stegmair as Iharu
  • Landon McDonald as Hoshina
  • Katelyn Barr as Mina
  • Emi Lo as Shinonome
  • Reagan Murdock as Miyake
  • David Matranga as Tachibana
  • Brandon Acosta as Kurusu
  • Alexis Tipton as Kafka (Child)
  • Katelyn Barr as Mina (Child)
• Episode 1 Crew
  • Voice Director: Shawn Gann
  • Producer: Susie Nixon
  • Adaptation: Dallas Reid (Jarrod Greene for series)
  • Mixer: Nathanael Harrison
  • Engineer: Victor Acosta

Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora performs the opening theme song “You Can’t Run From Yourself.” OneRepublic returns to perform the ending theme song “Beautiful Colors.” Kotono Mitsuishi joins the cast of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 as Kikoru’s late mother Hikaru Shinomiya. Other new cast members include Hiroki Yasumoto as Eiji Hasegawa and Kana Hanazawa as Rin Shinonome. 

All 12 episodes of Kaiju No. 8 Season 1 and the side story episode “Hoshina’s Day Off” are streaming right now on Crunchyroll with English subs and dubs. Lastly, 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.