Aliases
Kaiju No. 8: A Folga de Hoshina, Kaijuu 8-gou: Hoshina no Kyuujitsu, Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off, 怪獣8号 保科の休日, Kaiju No. 8: Hoshina's Day Off
S29WINTER 2025SPECIAL
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A special episode of Kaijuu 8-gou screened alongside the compilation movie.
A day off... a rare day of peace for the Defense Force. After spending so long training, Reno has forgotten what he's supposed to do with free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his own day off, and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu! But then things go in an unexpected direction…
(Source: Crunchyroll)
A day off... a rare day of peace for the Defense Force. After spending so long training, Reno has forgotten what he's supposed to do with free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his own day off, and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu! But then things go in an unexpected direction…
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
61.7
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 194,307 likes / 196,551 reactions on recent episodes
- Time since finale - ~16 months since estimated air window ended
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial62
Production Feasibility64
Audience Reception74
Strategic Priors52
Fandom Engagement38
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 06:01 AM
Next scheduled6 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off has a 62% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off be renewed?
- Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off currently scores 62 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off's renewal probability?
- Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off's CourScore is 62 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 411,279 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.85 | Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 17 | Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,244 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 383 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 194,307 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 24,645 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 22,868 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 69 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 220 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 494 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.57 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.58 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.66 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 2 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 20 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 258 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 57,830 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 759 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 879 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.84 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,773 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 36,133 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 18 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 4,366 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 20,445 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |