The official website for the anime adaptation of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga announced on Saturday that Kenta Miyake voices Kaiju No. 10.
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The anime premiered on TV Tokyo on April 13. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime with English subtitles as it airs and is also streaming the English dub. The anime is broadcast on X (formerly Twitter) as well as around the world in real time as it airs on TV in Japan, at the exact time the anime airs.
Shigeyuki Miya (Onihei) is directing the anime. Ichiro Okouchi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) will be in charge of the script and series layout. Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto) is the character designer and animation director. Mahiro Maeda (Shin Godzilla) is designing the monster. Shinji Kimura (Tekkonkinkreet) is the art director. Yuta Bando (BELLE) composes music.
Production IG (Ghost in the Shell) is in charge of the animation and Studio Khara (Rebuild of Evangelion) is in charge of the kaiju artwork and design.
British singer YUNGBLUD will perform the anime's opening theme song “Abyss”, while American pop rock group OneRepublic will perform the ending theme song “Nobody”.
Viz Media licensed the manga. The company releases the chapters digitally and physically. Shueisha published the manga on its MANGA Plus service under the title Monster #8 and describes the story:
A man working in a job far from his childhood dreams is caught up in an unexpected situation…! Becoming a monster, he once again aims to realize his lifelong dream…!
Matsumoto launched the ongoing manga in July 2020 on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website.
Source: Kaiju No. anime website. 8, Natalie Comics
