Anime
Kaiju No. 8 won't get a third season: its ending comes as a film in 2027
TOHO animation confirms that Kafka Hibino's story will conclude in theaters. The Production I.G film opens in Japan in 2027 and already has its first visual.
The Kaiju No. 8 anime now has an ending. TOHO animation announced on Saturday, October 24, that the series will not get a third season: the story will conclude with a theatrical film opening in Japan in 2027, with no exact date yet.
The announcement was made at the "Defense Force Boot Camp in Tachikawa" event at Tachikawa Stage Garden in Tokyo, where the cast reunited. The film is the "conclusion arc" first teased at Jump Festa 2026 last December.
A first visual was released alongside the announcement, drawn by art director Shinji Kimura: a many-eyed giant kaiju looms over a ruined city, with the tagline "The age of humanity ends."
Cast and staff
Production I.G returns to animate the film. Masaya Fukunishi, the voice of Kafka Hibino, confirmed that the film concludes the series, joking that next year he will turn 32, the same age as his character.
Across both seasons, the main cast includes Masaya Fukunishi (Kafka Hibino), Asami Seto (Mina Ashiro), Wataru Kato (Reno Ichikawa), Fairouz Ai (Kikoru Shinomiya), and Kengo Kawanishi (Soshiro Hoshina).
What is it about?
Kafka Hibino is 32 and works cleaning up the remains of kaiju, the giant monsters that attack Japan. As a child, he promised to join the Defense Force with his friend Mina Ashiro, who is now a captain. When he finally tries again, a small kaiju enters his body and turns him into a monster: Kaiju No. 8.
The series adapts Naoya Matsumoto's manga, which ran in Shueisha's Shonen JUMP+ from 2020 to July 2025 and is collected in 16 volumes.
When and where
The film opens in Japan in 2027; no date or international release has been announced yet. The anime's two seasons, which premiered in April 2024 and July 2025, are available on Crunchyroll.