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
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Announced
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Releasing
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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
Sep 11, 2026, 12:10 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 8 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 analysedSep 11, 2026, 12:10 PM
Next scheduled7 hours 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9,790 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 281,173 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| animate | merch rank | JP | 16 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 10 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,509 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 166,525 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 65 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 21,624 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 18 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 67 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 10,541 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 69 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 83.67 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 129 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 566,192 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 757,968 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 114,215 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.61 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 196,055 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 60,925 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 12,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 335,400 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 4.23 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga yearly sales | JP | 3,398,326 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 129 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.53 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 101,123 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,709 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,497,013 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 300 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 147 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.8 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 86,076 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 82.1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 84 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 59.74 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 806 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 758 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 318,427 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -159 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 5,172 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 29,024 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 98 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 17,442 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,487,066 | Sep 11, 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 30d | GLOBAL | 48,630 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 48,630 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |