“Kafka, a monster-disposal worker, becomes Kaiju No. 8 while secretly pursuing his dream of joining the Defense Force.”
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
怪獣8号
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Synopsis
Kafka, a monster-disposal worker, becomes Kaiju No. 8 while secretly pursuing his dream of joining the Defense Force.
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 mysterious intelligent Kaiju attack a Defense Force base, Kafka faces a crucial decision in a desperate situation... (Source: Official site)
What people say
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.04 · split reception
3.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 5.0
↑ 0.20
Running avg · Apr 2025 → Apr 2026
- 10 “Have you watched Kaiju No.8 Season 1 ? If yes then there's no actual point of watching this its S1 trimmed in 90 mins ntng else like ntng. Better just watch the special ep " Hoshina's Day off " and...”
- 9 “Hoshina my goaaatttt, for everyone complaining, just read what the movie is about before watching it. It's not hard to see it's a recap+ Had everything a recap should, I think this is also a great...”
- 7 “Translated by AI, not generated. Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon is a movie summarizing the first season of the anime of the same name, with the addition of an extra episode titled Hoshina’s Day Off....”
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A Movie Production
Production I.G.- Format 1 × 97′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 37m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2025 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-26998 catalog