‘Kaiju No. 8’ to Stream on Crunchyroll Alongside Japanese Broadcast

Crunchyroll is carving out a monster-sized home for the launch of the eagerly anticipated Kaiju No. 8. For the first time, Crunchyroll will stream new episodes of the series live every week around the world at the exact same time as it broadcasts in Japan. Kaiju No. 8 will stream on Saturday, April 13 at 7:00 AM PDT. Not only that, but the English dub will also air on the same date at 8:30 AM PDT.

Kaiju No. 8 on Crunchyroll

“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.”

The series is an adaptation from the original manga by Naoya Matsumoto. Kaiju No. 8 is animated by Production I.G (GHOST IN THE SHELL). Kaiju artwork and design supervision is by Studio Khara (Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition, Shin Godzilla (Pre Visualization Development)).

In case fans miss it live, the new episodes of Kaiju No. 8 will be available on Crunchyroll every Saturday at 8:30 am PDT. Subscribers can visit the official page of the series and add it to their Watchlist as a reminder so as not to miss it.

Cast and Crew of the Series

The English dub cast includes:

• Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
• Katelyn Barr as Mina Ashiro
• Adam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa

Shawn Gann is the ADR director, who has also worked on The Apothecary Diaries and Buddy Daddies. Additional English dub staff includes:

• Susie Nixon as ADR Producer
• Jarrod Greene as ADR Script Writer
• Nathanael Harrison as ADR Mixer
• José Sandoval as ADR Engineer

The series direction is by Shigeyuki Miya (director and character designer of Onihei; director of The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior) and Tomomi Kamiya (Yotsuiro Biyori). Composition and screenplay were written by Ichiro Okouchi (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury; story draft and series composition on Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion).

Additional staff includes chief animation direction and character design by Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto; Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG). The kaiju design is by Mahiro Maeda (concept art and designer on Mad Max: Fury Road; Godzilla Image Designer on Shin Godzilla). Also, art direction for Kaiju No. 8 is by Shinji Kimura (Tekkonkinkreet; Blood Blockade Battlefront), cinematography by Eiji Arai (Kuroko’s Basketball) editing by Aya Hida (Attack on Titan; 2019’s Fruits Basket), and music composed by Yuta Bandoh (Towako Omameda and Her Three Ex-husbands; BELLE).

Japanese voice cast and characters include:

• Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
• Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro
• Wataru Katoh as Reno Ichikawa
• Fairouz Ai as Kikoru Shinomiya
• Kengo Kawanishi as Soshiro Hoshina
• Yuki Shin as Iharu Furuhashi
• Keisuke Komoto as Haruichi Izumo
• Shunsuke Takeuchi as Aoi Kaguragi

Tune in to the epic release of the Kaiju No. 8 stream, only on Crunchyroll!