After a successful first season, Kaiju No. 8 has announced the Special Theatrical Release of “Hoshina’s Day Off”, Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, will premiere in Japan, U.S., and Canada theaters for a limited time. It’s also officially confirmed that a season 2 of the anime will stream on Crunchyroll in July 2025.
- Release Window
- Teaser Trailer
- Teaser Visual
- Special Theatrical Release – “Hoshina’s Day Off”
- Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
- Plot of Season One
- Manga
Season 2 Release Window
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 will premiere in July 2025. An exact date has yet to be announced.
Season 2 Teaser Trailer
Watch the official teaser trailer for Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 below!
Season 2 Teaser Visual
Kaiju No. 8 releases a teaser visual for their upcoming 2nd season on their official X account.
The official Kaiju No. 8 X account describes the teaser visual as:
“Captain of the 1st Defense Force Unit, Narumi Gen. Proof of being the “strongest.”
-Teaser Visual for Kaiju No. 8 Season 2, @KaijuNo8_O
Special Theatrical Release – “Hoshina’s Day Off”
Kaiju No. 8 releases two teaser visuals for the upcoming theatrical release consisting of a compilation of season one and the simultaneous screening of “Hoshina’s Day Off”. It will premiere in Japan on March 28, 2025.
The official X account of Kaiju No. 8 releases a synopsis of “Hoshina’s Day Off”:
(This has been translated from Japanese to English)
Holidays are a brief period of respite for defense force members… Reno, who has forgotten how to spend his days off due to being engrossed in training, senses something unusual about Hoshina, who is also off duty, and decides to follow him with Iharu! However, things start to move in an unexpected direction…?!
-Kaiju No. 8 “Hoshina’s Day Off”, @KaijuNo8_O on X
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
The Special Theatrical Release of “Hoshina’s Day Off”, and the recap of season 1 will be premiering in the United States and in Canada under the movie title Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon. It will release in theaters on April 13, 14, & 16 in both English Dub and in Japanese with English Subtitles.
Crunchyroll releases an official trailer for Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon on their Youtube channel. Watch it below!
Plot of Season One
Crunchyroll describes the first season of Kaiju No. 8 as:
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.
-Crunchyroll, Kaiju No. 8 Season One
Manga
Naoya Matsumoto is the writer and illustrator of his original manga, Kaiju No. 8. The series was first serialized in Shonen Jump+ since July 2020.
The series is published in English by VIZ Media. The first volume was released on December 7, 2021. It’s available in physical print and digitally on the VIZ Media website.
VIZ Media describes the first volume of Kaiju No. 8 as:
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem – he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.
-Kaiju No. 8, VIZ Media
Closing Thoughts…
A kaiju is described as a strange beast or giant monster. I was impressed with the animation in the first season, the kaiju were epic and humongous! I couldn’t imagine having to take down one of those suckers!
I hope they release an English version of “Hoshina’s Day Off” either in theaters or on Crunchyroll. I can’t wait for the second season to premiere this summer! I thoroughly enjoyed watching the first season while it was releasing.
The Special Theatrical Release of “Hoshina’s Day Off” premieres in Japanese theaters on March 28, 2025.
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 streams on Crunchyroll on July 2025.
Thanks as always for reading my blog,
Jessica Mohan
Works Cited:
https://twitter.com/KaijuNo8_O
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/11/21/kaiju-no-8-theatrical-visual-march-2025
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