A key visual and July 19 JST premiere date for Kaiju No.8 Season 2 have been revealed. It was also confirmed that the new season will be streamed worldwide on X (formerly Twitter) like Season 1. Additionally, it was announced that the Hoshina’s Day Off special will have its Japanese broadcast debut on July 5 JST.
Kaiju No.8 is based on the Shueisha-published manga by Naoya Matsumoto, which debuted in 2020 on Shonen Jump+ and has 15 tankoubon volumes as of March 2025. The first season of the anime premiered in April 2024. A compilation of it and Hoshina’s Day Off were theatrically screened simultaneously for three weeks beginning on March 28 JST. Crunchyroll has confirmed it will be streaming Season 2.
Also upcoming is a Kaiju No.8 game from Akatsuki Games, which passed 200,000 global pre-registrations in May after opening pre-registrations on April 26 JST.
