The staff for the new anime short based on Kaiju No. 8, the manga by Naoya Matsumoto, revealed the official key visual on Saturday, along with details about the story, staff, cast, and its planned debut this fall.
The Story of “Narumi no Heijitsu”
The anime short is titled “Narumi no Heijitsu”, or “Narumi’s Week at Work.” Its story was created by Kizuku Watanabe, creator of the spinoff manga Kaiju No. 8: Relax.
The story centers on Gen Narumi, captain of the Defense Force’s First Division, who is known as “Japan’s strongest anti-kaiju combatant.” Although he possesses extraordinary strength, his everyday work life is another matter: he skips meetings, skillfully avoids paperwork, and spends his downtime playing online games. Even the strongest warrior, however, sometimes faces an “unexpected counterattack.” This is the story of the strongest man’s not-so-peaceful workweek.
Staff and Cast
Main staff members from the TV anime return for this project, including:
- Director: Shigeyuki Miya
- Character designer and chief animation director: Tetsuya Nishio
- Music: Yuta Bandoh
- Animation studio: Production I.G
- Kaiju design: Mahiro Maeda
- Art director: Shinji Kimura
- Color key artist: Izumi Hirose
- Compositing director of photography: Eiji Arai
- Sound director: Fumiyuki Go
- Kaiju design and design works: Khara
Hayato Arakaki, the 3D director for the second season and the anime video Kaiju No. 8: Hoshina’s Day Off, also returns to the same role for this short. Yuka Yamajo, assistant editor on the TV anime, serves as editor for the short.
On the cast side, Kōki Uchiyama returns as the voice of Gen Narumi.
Related Events and News
Cast members from the TV anime will gather for the “Defense Force Boot Camp in Tachikawa” event on October 24 at Tachikawa Stage Garden in Tokyo.
The compilation film Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, which covers material from the first season, screened in theaters in the United States and Canada through Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment on April 13, 14, and 16, 2025, in both English-subtitled and English-dubbed versions.
The second anime season began airing on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels on July 19, with a global live stream on X, formerly Twitter, alongside the Japanese broadcast. It is also available on Crunchyroll.
The game Kaiju No. 8 the Game launched on iOS and Android on August 31 and debuted on PC via Steam on October 1.
The original manga, which began serialization on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ website in July 2020, ended on July 18. Viz Media publishes the English edition digitally and in print, and it is also available on Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service under the title Monster #8.
Source: ann_jp
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