Kaiju No. 8
This brand-new anime series is making its grand debut on Crunchyroll. The story is set in a fictional version of Japan, where giant kaiju/monsters roam its areas. Moreover, this version of Japan has assigned a military unit called the Japan Defense Force to extinguish the threat.
In the middle of this ongoing struggle lies our protagonist, Kafka, a kaiju corpse cleaner, who wants the Japan Defense Force to recruit him. After something catastrophic occurs to Kafka during his daily routine, he must find ways to adjust to his new circumstances.
If you’ve been following this anime, you may be curious to know when the next episode will be released. Well, wonder no more!
Kaiju No. 8 Episode 4 Release Date
The entire schedule for Kaiju No. 8 Season 1 so far is as follows:
- Episode 4 – May 4th 2024
Episode 4 will be released on Saturday 4th May at 12:30am (JST) / 3:30pm (GMT) / 11:30am (ET) / 8:30am (PT). This is a weekend show, with 1 episode releasing each week on Saturdays.
Expect episode 4 to be roughly 25 minutes long, which is consistent with the timeframe for the rest of the show.
Where Can I Watch Kaiju No. 8?
Kaiju No. 8 is making its grand debut on Crunchyroll for global audiences. In Japan, it’ll be streaming exclusively on the TV Tokyo Network and others. Also, Crunchyroll has announced that they’ll live-stream each episode worldwide as soon as it airs in Japan.
Crunchyroll will be live-streaming each episode at 11:00pm (JST) / 2:00pm (GMT) / 10:00am (ET) / 7:00am (PT) on their platform. These streams will be in Japanese with English, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, German, and French subtitles. For more information, click here.
If you miss the live broadcast, Crunchyroll promises the episode will be released at the given time provided in the previous section.
How Many Episodes Will Kaiju No. 8 Have?
It’s expected that Kaiju No. 8 will have 12 episodes in total. With that in mind, 8 episodes will remain after this one. As long as the schedule doesn’t change, it should look something like this:
- Episode 5 – May 11th
- Episode 6 – May 18th
- Episode 7 – May 25th
- Episode 8 – June 1st
- Episode 9 – June 8th
- Episode 10 – June 15th
- Episode 11 – June 22nd
- Episode 12 – June 29th
Is There A Trailer for This Anime?
There is indeed! You can check out the brand-new trailer below:
What Happened In Episode 3?
Episode 3 of Kaiju No. 8 picks things up where the previous chapter left off with Kikoru interrogating Kafka on his kaiju odor. Fortunately, Reno helps Kafka resolve that issue and Kafka vows to outshine Kikoru during the competition. Later, we see Kafka and the others partake in the selection test’s fitness trial. Kafka performs poorly unlike Kikoru and others.
Then, we get introduced to Hoshina, who informs Kafka and the others about the selection test’s aptitude trial. He gives an informative speech and leads them all to an area with Defense Corps combat suits. These suits will help them survive and defeat the yoju in the second portion’s test area. Then, he leads our participants to the test area, gives them a brief spiel, hands them firearms, and starts the test.
Next, Kikoru demonstrates admirable feats. Meanwhile, Kafka and Reno demonstrate proper coordination skills since they feel it’d make them look stellar in front of Mina and the others. While all goes well for the two, a yoju severely wounds Kafka. Fortunately, Kikoru saves Kafka but belittles him seconds later. Then, Hoshina urges Kafka to quit. The episode closes with Kafka telling Hoshina and the others that he doesn’t want to.
We’ve covered the entire episode with a lengthy recap that touches on all major plot points and discusses the chapter with an accompanying review. You can find that link below.
Read more: Kaiju No. 8 – Season 1 Episode 3 Recap & Review
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