TOHO animation has revealed that the “conclusion arc” previously announced for the anime adaptation of Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 manga will be adapted into a film set to premiere in 2027. The film is titled Kaiju No. 8: The Final Mission, and a new teaser trailer and visual were also released.
Shinji Kimura, who serves as the film’s art director, illustrated the visual:
Shigeyuki Miya returns to direct the film at Production I.G.
The anime’s first season premiered in April 2024 and ran for 12 episodes. Fans can stream the series with English subtitles or a dubbed version on Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment released the first-season compilation film, Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, in U.S. and Canadian theaters in April 2025 as a special event-style screening.
The second season premiered in July 2025 and ran for 12 episodes. The Narumi’s Week at Work anime short debuted on September 5 and consists of four episodes. Both are available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll describes the anime as follows:
In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspires to join the Defense Force. He promises his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro, that they will enlist together. However, life takes them in different directions. While working for a company that cleans up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno’s determination to join the Defense Force reignites Kafka’s promise to join Mina and protect humanity.
