The award-winning "Jump+" "Monster No. 8" finally gets an anime adaptation! Special video and visuals are now available!

An anime adaptation of the popular comic "Monster No. 8" has been announced.

Kaiju 8" is serialized by Naoya Matsumoto in Shueisha's "Shonen Jump +". The story takes place in a world where monsters terrorize people on a daily basis. The main character, Hibino Kafuka, who wanted to join the "Japan Defense Force" to defeat the monsters, gave up his dream once, but an event triggered his desire to become a member of the defense force again.


⇒The 26th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize "Manga Grand Prize," 9 works including "Monster No. 8" and "[Pushy Child]" were selected as finalists.


Drama of people living resiliently, though sometimes injured, in a world where they live side by side with monsters. And the powerful battles between the defense force equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and the monsters that mercilessly attack them have gained popularity not only in Japan but also around the world.


Since its serialization, it has become one of the most popular manga on "JUMP+" with overwhelming speed. It has won numerous manga awards, including first place in the Web Manga Division of the "Next Comic Award 2021" and first place in annual sales of the first volume of comics in fiscal year 2020. The manga is now being distributed in eight languages and all but a few regions of the world through several services, including "MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA," simultaneously with the distribution of the manga in Japan. The print edition is currently being published in 35 countries and regions.

Finally, an anime adaptation! Special video, visuals, and title logo released!


＜On August 5, the day of Kaiju No. 8, the world's long-awaited anime adaptation was announced. The special trailer is a powerful look into the "world where monsters appear in everyday life," which is a feature of the film.


The shadowy urban cityscape is pictured with corporate advertisements and traffic signs that evoke the world of the film. Sirens and murmurs also stir unease.


The music was newly written by the writer of the film's musical accompaniment. The orchestral sound that evokes the fierceness of the monsters and the guitar sound that symbolizes the heroism of the defense force foreshadow an unprecedented epic battle. What will happen in a world where reality and fiction are intermingled? ......The video gives the viewer a sense of expectation that wells up even in the midst of the unsettling atmosphere.


Animation announcement special report


Animation announcement visual


The original title logo for the anime, which was unveiled at the same time, is centered on the striking "8" that will become the icon of the work, and is designed to evoke a sense of "awe and wariness toward monsters. The logo symbolizes the threat of monsters and the battles of the defense force against them, and it is a design that accentuates the appeal of the animated film.


Domestic Logo


Overseas Logo


Stay tuned for more news on the "Kaiju No. 8" animation.


<Introduction
In a world where monsters terrorize people on a daily basis.
Kafka Hibino wanted to join the "Japan Defense Force" to defeat the monsters,
He eventually gave up on that dream and worked unnoticed at a cleaning company specializing in monster cleanups.


We will annihilate the monsters together.


He is unable to fight alongside his childhood friend, Mina Abira, who has come into the limelight as the commander of the 3rd Squadron,
Kafka feels inadequate because he is unable to fight alongside her.


However, when he meets Reno Ichikawa, a junior who aspires to become a member of the Defense Forces, the time that had stopped moving begins to move.
To stand next to Mina. To protect people from monsters. Kafka once again begins to pursue his former dream.


-But he did not know.
But what he doesn't know is that the threat of the monsters is approaching in an unexpected way.


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