More than a year after the first season premiered, Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 is finally here to continue Kafka’s story. Just like for the first season, Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the release dates and schedule for all episodes of Kaiju No.8 Season 2.
In Kaiju No. 8 Season 2, Kafka faces new allies and learns more about No. 8’s power. Meanwhile, new Kaiju threats are preparing to emerge, and it will take his strength to help ensure his own survival along with his closest friends.
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 episodes will premiere on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. PDT / 10:30 a.m. EDT on Crunchyroll. The anime will be streaming with English subs and same-day English dubs. 11 episodes are expected to air this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – July 19 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – July 26 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – August 2 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – August 9 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – August 16 – OUT NOW
- Episode 6 – August 23 – OUT NOW
- Episode 7 – August 30 – OUT NOW
- Episode 8 – September 6 – OUT NOW
- Episode 9 – September 13 – OUT NOW
- Episode 10 – September 20 – OUT NOW
- Episode 11 – September 27 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 7:30 a.m.
- Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 8:30 a.m.
- Central Daylight Time (CDT): 9:30 a.m.
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 10:30 a.m.
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 2:30 p.m.
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora performs the Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 opening theme song “You Can’t Run From Yourself.” OneRepublic performs the ending theme song “Beautiful Colors.”
The cast includes (via Anime News Network):
- Fairouz Ai as Kikoru Shinomiya
- Kengo Kawanishi as Sōshirō Hoshina
- Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8
- Wataru Katō as Reno Ichikawa
- Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Eiji Hasegawa
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Kaiju No. 9
- Kana Hanazawa as Rin Shinonome
- Keisuke Kōmoto as Haruichi Izumo
- Kenta Miyake as Kaiju No. 10
- Kōki Uchiyama as Gen Narumi
- Kotono Mitsuishi as Hikaru Shinomiya
- Sayaka Senbongi as Konomi Okonogi
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Aoi Kaguragi
- Tesshō Genda as Isao Shinomiya
- Yūki Shin as Iharu Furuhashi
Shigeyuki Miya is the director of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2, with series composition by Yūichirō Kido, music composed by Yūta Bandō, and character designs by Tetsuya Nishio. Production I.G. and Khara are producing the series.
Additional staff members include:
- Art Director: Shinji Kimura
- Chief Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
- 3D Director: Hayato Aragaki
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Director of Photography: Eiji Arai
- Brand Art Direction: Shingo Kitada
- Color design: Izumi Hirose
- Editing: Aya Hida
- Kaiju Design: Mahiro Maeda
- Logo Design: Shingo Kitada
- Prop Design: Yukiko Watabe
- PV Production: Nobutaka Yoda (10GAUGE)
Where Can I Watch Kaiju No. 8 Season 2?
Similarly to the first season, Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 will be streaming on Crunchyroll with English subs and dubs. In Japan, the anime will air on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels.
What is Kaiju No. 8 About?
Lastly, Crunchyroll describes the anime as follows:
