Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
2025, NR, 120 min.
Directed by Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya, Voices by Masaya Fukunishi, Wataru Kato, Asami Seto.

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.” This omnibus film recaps season one and presents a new original episode, “Hoshina’s Day Off.”

This article appears in April 4 • 2025.

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