The 12th installment of the "100 Anime Monster Scenes" 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." The 12th installment has the theme of "rainy season," and depicts First Squad Captain Gen Narumi taking shelter from the rain. With rain falling quietly and hydrangeas beside him, Narumi is shown playing his hobby video games, giving us a glimpse of his love for video games.
"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 channels every Saturday at 11pm starting July 19th.
