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Kaiju No. 8
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A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation - Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream.
Details
- Studio
- Production I.G, TOHO, TOHO Global, Shueisha
- Released
- 13 April 2024
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 23 across 1 season
- Awards
- 8 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
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Youngster (voice) / Drone Crew Member (voice) / Radio Announcer (voice) / Classmate (voice) / Senior Troops Member (voice) / Troops Member (voice) / Citizen (voice) / Security Police (voice) / Pickup Guy (voice) / In-building Announcement (voice) / Operator (voice) +2 more
Command Post Member (voice) / Wedding Host (voice) / Operator (voice) / Self-Defense Forces Member (voice) / Defense Force Announcement (voice) / Senior Troops Member (voice) / Ministry of Defense Staff Member (voice) / Citizen (voice) / Troops Member (voice) / Kohinata (voice) +1 more
Awards & nominations
See all 42 →8 wins from 42 nominations across 20 ceremonies
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) | Martina Tamburello as Kikoru Shinomiya | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Ending Sequence | "Beautiful Colors" by OneRepublic | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Action | Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Continuing Series | Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 | Nominee |
| 21st AnimaniA Awards 2026 | Best TV Sequel Series: Online | Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 | Nominee |
| 8th Global Demand Awards 2026 | Most In-Demand Horror Series of 2025 | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| 20th AnimaniA Awards 2025 | Best Director | Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya | Nominee |
| 20th AnimaniA Awards 2025 | Best Studio | Production I.G | Nominee |
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Trailer — Kaiju No. 8
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Youngster (voice) / Drone Crew Member (voice) / Radio Announcer (voice) / Classmate (voice) / Senior Troops Member (voice) / Troops Member (voice) / Citizen (voice) / Security Police (voice) / Pickup Guy (voice) / In-building Announcement (voice) / Operator (voice) +2 more
Command Post Member (voice) / Wedding Host (voice) / Operator (voice) / Self-Defense Forces Member (voice) / Defense Force Announcement (voice) / Senior Troops Member (voice) / Ministry of Defense Staff Member (voice) / Citizen (voice) / Troops Member (voice) / Kohinata (voice) +1 more
Citizen (voice) / Examinee (voice) / Operator (voice) / Troops Member (voice) / Yoshimura (voice) / Shimoen (voice)
Troops Member (voice) / Girl (voice) / Operator (voice) / Citizen (voice) / Haruichi's Friend (voice) / Akari Minase (voice) / Nurse (voice)
Train Operator (voice) / Operator (voice) / Announcer (voice) / Kurodo Miyake (voice) / Mebari (voice) / Troops Member (voice)
Self-Defense Forces Member (voice) / Hiroto Mori (voice) / Troops Member (voice) / Security Guard (voice)
42 awards — Kaiju No. 8
×| Best Voice Artist Performance (French) | Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino | Winner |
| Anime of the Year | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Best Action | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Best Animation | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Best Anime Song | "Abyss" by Yungblud | Nominee |
| Best Character Design | Tetsuya Nishio | Nominee |
| Best Ending Sequence | "Nobody" by OneRepublic | Nominee |
| Best Main Character | Kafka Hibino | Nominee |
| Best New Series | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Best Opening Sequence | "Abyss" by Yungblud | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian) | Mario Ballart as Kafka Hibino | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (German) | Felix Kamin as Kafka Hibino | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi) | Rushikesh Phunse as Kafka Hibino | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) | Mattia Bressan as Kafka Hibino | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese) | Heitor Assali as Reno Ichikawa | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish) | Omar Sánchez as Kafka Hibino | Nominee |
| Daruma for Best Ending | "Nobody" by OneRepublic | Winner |
| Daruma for Best Action Anime | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Song of the Year by Download (Western) | " Nobody " by OneRepublic | Winner |
| Grand Prize | Winner |
| Web Manga | Winner |
| Best Manga Series | Winner |
| Best Manga | Winner |
| Grand Prize | Winner |
| Best Action | Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 | Nominee |
| Best Continuing Series | Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 | Nominee |
| Best Ending Sequence | "Beautiful Colors" by OneRepublic | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) | Martina Tamburello as Kikoru Shinomiya | Nominee |
| Best Director | Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya | Nominee |
| Best Studio | Production I.G | Nominee |
| Best TV Series: Online | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Best Anime Series Premiere | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Best Shōnen | Nominee |
| Best TV Sequel Series: Online | Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 | Nominee |
| Cultural Prize | Nominee |
| Best Animated Television Series or Special | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Most In-Demand Horror Series of 2024 | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Most In-Demand Horror Series of 2025 | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia | Nominee |
| Best Anime Series | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |
| Best of Listeners' Choice: International Song | " Nobody " by OneRepublic | Nominee |
| Anime of the Year | Kaiju No. 8 | Nominee |