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
In production
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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
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 weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 5 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 analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Next scheduled4 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 signal score 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 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 9,813 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 289,470 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| animate | merch rank | JP | 2 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.74 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,173 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 421,928 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 92 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 22,084 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 83 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 67 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 10,725 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 83.57 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 129 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 574,930 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 767,865 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 115,031 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.6 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 197,419 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 60,884 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 12,000,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 335,400 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 4.23 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga yearly sales | JP | 3,398,326 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 129 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.53 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 101,133 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,707 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,501,143 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 399 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,973 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.8 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 87,396 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.9 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 84 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 48.38 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 831 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 959 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 320,986 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 1,049 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 48,770 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 3 | Oct 28, 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 | 17,433 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,490,209 | Oct 28, 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 |