Aliases
Monster #8, 8Kaijuu, KAIJU No. EIGHT, Kaiju N°8, Kaijuu 8-gou, Kaiju No. 8, 怪獣８号, Kaiju #8, 怪獣8号, 괴수 8호
S15SPRING 2024TV
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed
With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!
(Source: VIZ Media)
(Source: VIZ Media)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 12:57 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2025, 12:00 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.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 2 hours ago
Top reasons
- Confirmed announcement - Official evidence confirms a sequel announcement.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 12:57 PM
Next scheduled43 minutes ago
Renewal FAQ
Kaiju No. 8 renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Kaiju No. 8 getting a new season?
- Yes - Kaiju No. 8 has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Kaiju No. 8 be renewed?
- Kaiju No. 8 has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Kaiju No. 8's renewal probability?
- Kaiju No. 8's CourScore is 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.53 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 16 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 48,630 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 98 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 48,630 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 29,024 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 274,624 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,490,558 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.8 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 780 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 84 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 10,349 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 113,477 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 82.1 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 58 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 558,190 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 56 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 319,127 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,244 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,711 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 32.89 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 101,108 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 194,311 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,485,439 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 83.72 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 84,890 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 17,449 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 68 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 21,259 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 748,880 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 60,883 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -508 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9,643 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 325 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 81 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 65 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 129 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 758 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 4.23 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 56 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 335,400 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 12,000,000 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 3 | Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga yearly sales | JP | 3,398,326 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |