The 10th installment of the "100 Monster Scenes in Anime" project for the anime " Kaiju No. 8, " based on the popular manga by Naoya Matsumoto that is currently being serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump+," has been released. The project depicts scenes from everyday life and battles with monsters that are not depicted in the main story, allowing viewers to imagine "a world where monsters appear," and depicts Mina Ashiro, Kikoru Shinomiya, and Okonogi Konomi enjoying a cherry blossom viewing. The visuals capture the individual personalities of each character, with Mina gazing up at a cherry blossom tree with tea in her hand, Kikoru smiling with a sandwich in her hand, and Okonogi happily taking photos.
"Kaiju No. 8" has been serialized in "Shonen Jump+" since July 2020. Set in Japan, a monster superpower where monsters mercilessly invade everyday life, the story follows the adventures of the protagonist, Kafka Hibino, whose body has been transformed into a monster by a mysterious creature. It also attracted attention in 2021 when it was selected as the grand prize winner in the web manga category of the "Next Manga Awards 2021." The comic has sold over 18 million copies in Japan.
The anime will be produced by Production IG, which has worked on the Ghost in the Shell series, and Studio Khara, which has worked on the Rebuild of Evangelion series, will be in charge of monster design and works. The first season of the TV anime will be broadcast from April to June 2024, and it was also a hot topic that it was streamed worldwide in real time on Twitter in conjunction with the TV broadcast.
The second season will be broadcast on TV Tokyo and other networks from July. A compilation of the first season and "Hoshino's Holiday" are being shown in theaters for three weeks only from March 28th.
