An action-heavy main trailer for Kaiju No.8 Season 2 has been released, with a number of those action shots showcasing Gen Narumi in battle.
The trailer, which also has the title “Rising Threat,” previews the newly announced opening song “You Can’t Run From Yourself” by AURORA as well.
Other new reveals include Hiroki Yasumoto and Kana Hanazawa‘s respective castings as Eiji Hasegawa and Rin Shinonome. Additionally, an advance screening will be held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya on July 13 JST.
Kaiju No.8 Season 2 will premiere on July 19 JST. The anime is based on the Shueisha-published manga by Naoya Matsumoto, which debuted in 2020 on Shonen Jump+ and has 15 volumes as of March 2025. VIZ Media describes the manga 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.
The anime’s first season premiered in April 2024. A compilation of that season and the Hoshina’s Day Off special were theatrically screened simultaneously for three weeks beginning on March 28 JST.
Like before, Season 2’s distribution plans include streaming via X (formerly Twitter). Crunchyroll has confirmed it will be streaming the new season.
Staff (reprising unless stated otherwise)
• Director: Shigeyuki Miya (previously co-director)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Yuichiro Kido (Dr. Stone: Science Future, Hoshina’s Day Off scriptwriter)
• Character designer and chief animation director: Tetsuya Nishio
• Kaiju designer: Mahiro Maeda
• Kaiju design and work: Studio Khara
• Animation production: Production I.G
Cast
• Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino
• Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro
• Wataru Kato as Reno Ichikawa
• Fairouz Ai as Kikoru Shinomiya
• Kengo Kawanishi as Soshiro Hoshina
Source: Kaiju No.8 anime website (1), (2), (3)
