Crunchyroll will stream the upcoming Kaiju anime issue #8 concurrently with its Japanese broadcast starting on April 13 at 7 a.m. PDT. Episodes will be available at 8:30 a.m. PDT for those who miss the live broadcast. Production IG is animating the film adaptation with Tomomi Kamiya and Shigeyuki Miya as directors. Ichiro Okuchi is responsible for compiling the series.
In addition to the streaming details, Crunchyroll also revealed the English dub cast for Kaiju issue #8, which currently includes:
Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8Katelyn Barr as Mina AshiroAdam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa
Tetsuya Nishio is the character designer, and Mahiro Maeda and Khara Studio are onboard to design the creatures. Theme songs include “Abyss” by YUNGBLUD and Imagine Dragons and “Nobody” by One Republic.
Kaiju issue #8's plot is described as:
In a world ravaged by menacing creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino longs to join the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to defeat them. “Let's destroy the Kaiju together.”
Kafka was committed to his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Over time, life circumstances forced them to go their separate ways and caused him to give up his lifelong ambition. He is employed by Monster Sweeper, Inc., a professional cleaning company that specializes in cleaning up the aftermath of Kaiju battles. Meanwhile, Mina Ashiro is currently the Captain of the Self-Defense Forces' 3rd Division. As things stand, he is currently unworthy to fight the Kaiju alongside her.
At work, Kafka comes across the highly motivated Reno Ichikawa. Reno's undying determination to join the Self-Defense Forces leaves no room for failure. His perseverance ignites Kafka's ambition to stand alongside Mina as they work together to protect humanity from the Kaiju.
A dream frozen in time, thawed by a burning promise But Kafka doesn't know that an impending Kaiju threat is suddenly approaching him.
Source: Official website
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