Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have officially announced Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, a special omnibus film, will hit theaters across the U.S. and Canada starting April 13. Fans can experience exclusive screenings on April 13, 14, and 16, with additional international release dates to be revealed later.
This theatrical event will offer a condensed recap of Kaiju No. 8’s first season, followed by an all-new original episode titled Hoshina’s Day Off. The film will also feature a brand-new ending theme, “Invincible” by OneRepublic.
The film will be available in Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English! Crunchyroll released an English Key Visual for Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon:
CAST:
Kafka Hibino&KAIJU NO.8: Masaya Fukunishi
Mina Ashiro: Asami Seto
Reno Ichikawa: Wataru Katoh
Kikoru Shinomiya: Fairouz Ai
Soshiro Hoshina: Kengo Kawanishi
Iharu Furuhashi: Yuki Shin
Haruichi izumo: Keisuke Komoto
Aoi Kaguragi: Shunsuke Takeuchi
STAFF:
Original Manga: Naoya Matsumoto
Director: Shigeyuki Miya & Tomomi Kamiya
Series Composition & Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi
Character Designer & Chief Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
Kaiju Design: Mahiro Maeda
Art Director: Shinji Kimura
Color Design: Izumi Hirose
3DCG Director: Masaru Matsumoto
Director of Photography: Eiji Arai
Editor: Aya Hida
Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
Music: Yuta Bandoh
Kaiju Design & Works: Studio khara
Animation Production: Production I.G
The highly anticipated second season of Kaiju No. 8 is set to premiere on Crunchyroll this July. Meanwhile, Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, the upcoming omnibus film, is described as follows:
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.” With help from his junior colleague Reno Ichikawa, Kafka hides his identity while striving towards his life-long dream of passing the Defense Force exam and standing at Mina’s side. But when a mysterious intelligent Kaiju attacks a Defense Force base, Kafka faces a crucial decision in a desperate situation…
Hoshina’s Day Off SYNOPSIS:
A day off… a rare day of peace for the Defense Force. After spending so long training, Reno has forgotten what he’s supposed to do with free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his own day off, and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu! But then things go in an unexpected direction…
Source: Crunchyroll
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