It has been announced that Mitsuishi Kotono will be playing the role of Hikari, the mother of Kikoru Shinomiya , in the TV anime " Kaiju No. 8 ," based on the popular manga by Naoya Matsumoto , which is currently being serialized on Shueisha's manga app " Gen Narumi+." The main promotional video for the second season of the TV anime, "Inheritance of the Will," which depicts how the will of the defense force, which has been passed down from Shinomiya Isao and Hikari to Mina Ashiro and Ajiro Mina, is being passed down to the next generation, including Kafka and Kikoru, has also been released on YouTube. It was also announced that the American rock band "OneRepublic" will be performing the ending theme "Beautiful Colors" for the second season.
Mitsuishi commented, "As a member of the defense force, she is an incredibly strong and cool woman, and at home she is a mother who cares for her family. I tried to portray her as flexible and lively. I can't help but think that if the world didn't have monsters, she would have lived a happy life with her family. She appears in few scenes, so I cherished the time she spent with Kikoru, Isao, and her colleagues. I believe that Hikari's feelings have been passed down to her husband and daughter."
"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 exploits 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 winner of the Grand Prize in the Web Manga category of the "Next Manga Awards 2021." The comic has sold over 18 million copies in total in Japan. 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 from July 19th.
