2024 is a big year for kaiju, and that isn’t just referring to the world of Godzilla and Kong. Kaiju No. 8 has been a popular shonen series in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump since it debuted in 2020. Set to be adapted by Production I.G., the monster fighting anime adaptation has revealed its key staff that are working to bring the story of Kafka to life.
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Kaiju No. 8 focuses on a world that is struggling with giant monster attacks, as plenty of workers make up the Japan Defense Force to battle the kaiju. With our protagonist, Kafka Hibino, he doesn’t fight monsters to start, but instead works for a cleaning service that attempts to pick up the pieces following a kaiju attack. For those who might not be familiar with Production I.G., the production house is responsible for the likes of Haikyuu, Psyco Pass, and most recently, Heavenly Delusion.
Kaiju No. 8’s Key Staff
Kaiju No. 8’s official social media account shared the list of folks who will be creating the anime adaptation. The staff reads as such,
- Original Manga: Naoya Matsumoto (serialized in “MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA”)
- Director: Shigeyuki Miya & Tomomi Kamiya
- Series Composition & Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi
- Character Designer & Chief Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
- Kaiju Design: Mahiro Maeda
- Art Director: Shinji Kimura
- Color Design: Izumi Hirose
- 3DCG Director: Masaru Matsumoto
- Director of Photography: Eiji Arai
- Editor: Aya Hida Sound
- Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Music: Yuta Bandoh
- Kaiju Design & Works: Studio khara
If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out the original Kaiju No. 8 manga series, Toho has shared an official description for the upcoming anime adaptation, “In a world plagued by threatening creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in the Japan Defense Force to defeat them. ‘Let’s wipe out the Kaiju together.’ Kafka pledged to his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Over time, life circumstances forced them to go their separate ways and caused him to abandon his lifelong ambition. He found himself employed by Monster Sweeper, Inc., a professional cleaning company that specializes in cleaning up the aftermath of Kaiju battles.”
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