Kaiju No. 8 Lives On: Sequel Series Now In Production

Last weekend the season finale of Kaiju No. 8 aired in Japan and streamed worldwide. With anime, we usually find out whether or not we’re getting more episodes when the finale airs, and the news came in typical fashion: a “sequel series” is on the way. The language in Crunchyroll‘s press release calls this a “sequel,” not a “second season”….we’re not sure what that is about but we’re preserving the terminology in case it means something.

The dub version of Kaiju No. 8 is two weeks behind and will premiere its version of the season finale July 13. No current release window has been revealed for the “sequel.”

In a world where kaiju are constantly emerging and causing chaos, civilization’s most vital organization are the members of the Anti-Kaiju Defense Force. It’s Kafka Hibino’s biggest dream to join the force, but he’s failed every entry test he’s taken. He just doesn’t have the physical chops, until that fateful day he runs into a lone Kaiju, who merges with his body. Now he has the moves to ace the test and become the AKDF’s most valuable member, unless they learn his secret.

The first season of Kaiju No. 8 was animated by Production I.G (PSYCHO-PASS; GHOST IN THE SHELL), with artwork and design supervision by Studio Khara (Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition, Shin Godzilla (Pre Visualization Development)). All episodes of Season One are currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.