A new visual for the TV anime "Kaiju No. 8" (scheduled for broadcast in April 2024) has been released. This month's second installment features Kikoru Shinomiya, celebrated as the Japan Defense Force's top talent.

Previous anime visuals have prominently featured Kikoru with a serious expression, ready with her weapon. However, this latest visual contrasts that with a softer atmosphere, showing her reading alone.

The background, reminiscent of California where her alma mater is located, is destroyed by monsters, giving a glimpse into the everyday life in a world with monsters. Anticipation is growing for how she will be portrayed in the anime, as she has not yet appeared in any footage.

"Kaiju No. 8" is set in a world where disasters (monsters) mercilessly invade everyday life, with Japan, which has one of the highest monster emergence rates in the world, as the stage. The story follows 32-year-old Kafka Hibino, who works in a company that cleans up the remains of monsters defeated

by the Defense Force. As he pursues his dream of becoming a "Defense Force officer," he is transformed into a monster by a mysterious creature and becomes known as "Monster No. 8" by the Japan Defense Force.

The serialization of "Kaiju No. 8" started in July 2020 on "Shonen Jump+," and it has rapidly become a flagship title, surpassing 30 million views in record time. The total circulation of the comics has exceeded 11 million copies. Moreover, it won the grand prize in the "Web Manga Category" of the "Next Manga Awards 2021" announced on August 24, 2021, based on user votes, and achieved the top annual sales for its first volume in 2020.

■ Staff
Animation Production: Production I.G
Monster Design & Works: Studio Khara

■ Cast
Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8: Masaya Fukunishi
Reno Ichikawa: Wataru Kato
Mina Ashiro: Asami Seto