"Kaiju No. 8" x "Godzilla" Collaboration Illustration by Maeda Mahiro Released

A collaboration illustration between the TV anime " Kaiju No. 8, " based on the popular manga by Naoya Matsumoto currently being serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump +," and the monster movie "Godzilla" has been released. It was drawn by Maeda Masahiro, who was in charge of monster design for " Kaiju No. 8," the Heisei Gamera series, and Godzilla image design for "Shin Godzilla." It depicts a dream showdown between monsters, "monsters vs. monsters." It was unveiled at Anime Expo 2025 in Los Angeles, USA.

"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 is produced by Production IG, which has worked on the Ghost in the Shell series, while Studio Khara, which worked on the Rebuild of Evangelion series, is in charge of monster design and works. The first season of the TV anime aired from April to June 2024. The second season will air every Saturday at 11pm on TV Tokyo and other networks from July 19th. Following the first season, it will be streamed in real time to the world on X.