The TV anime based on the science fiction / action shonen manga Kaiju No. 8 published a new piece of character art today focusing on Gen Narumi (voiced by Koki Uchiyama), the captain of the First Division of the Kaiju Defense Force. The second season kicked off its Japanese broadcast beginning today, and Crunchyroll also streams Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 as part of the summer 2025 anime simulcast lineup . Kaiju No. 8 Gen Narumi character art Shueisha serializes the original Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto in their Shonen Jump+ digital manga magazine. VIZ Media also publishes an English language version of the series. Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya direct the Kaiju No. 8 TV anime at animation studio Production I.G. Ichiro Okouchi provides the series composition, Tetsuya Nishio serves as chief animation director and character designer, Mahiro Maeda provides the kaiju design, Shinji Kimura serves as art director and Yuta Bandoh provides the music. RELATED: Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Same-Day Release Crunchyroll describes Kaiju No. 8 : The story revolves around Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old longing to join The Defense Force and make good on his promise to a childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. He befriends a new coworker Reno Ichikawa, while cleaning up Kaiju remains, whose determination to join The Defense Force inspires Kafka to fulfill his childhood promise to pass the entrance exam and join Mina to protect humanity. When a small Kaiju burrows itself inside Kafka, he gains superhuman strength and powers fit for fighting Kaiju. He works to earn the trust of his human teammates, defeat increasingly powerful Kaiju, and keep the world safe. Source: Official Kaiju No. 8 TV anime home page
