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Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
Kaijuu 8-gou Movie
In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining the Force... when he suddenly transforms into the powerful "Kaiju No. 8." With help from his junior colleague Reno Ichikawa, Kafka hides his identity while striving towards his life-long dream of passing the Defense Force exam and standing at Mina's side. But when a mysterious intelligent Kaiju attacks a Defense Force base, Kafka faces a crucial decision in a desperate situation...
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Mar 3, 2026, 02:11 AM
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CourScore
56.9
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Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 4 hours ago
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- Cross-platform audience rating — Weighted audience rating 76.7
- Cross-platform popularity index — Aggregate reach of ~4,794 followers
- IP reach across services — Multi-platform footprint of ~15,641 users
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 72 | Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 269 | Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 22,198 | Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 4 | Nov 2, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 734 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,867 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.26 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 12,630 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 31,013 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,035 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 82.6 | Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 2.08 | Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 7 | Feb 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |