Summary

• Kaiju No. 8 anime to stream live on Crunchyroll globally for the first time in the platform's history.
• Episodes will be available on Crunchyroll after live broadcast and dubbed in 10 languages.
• Anticipation for Kaiju No. 8's release grows as the series promises exciting action and global accessibility.

Kaiju No. 8's anime is already making waves even before its release, and soon it may make history as well. With the series' spring premiere just around the corner, Kaiju No. 8 is set to become the first-ever anime in Crunchyroll history to be streamed live, allowing fans from all around the world to tune in to the beginning of Kafka's adventures.

Crunchyroll has announced that Kaiju No. 8 will be streamed live on the platform at the same time as the Japanese broadcast on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 11:00 p.m. Japanese Standard Time (JST), which is 7:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT), 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and 3:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The episodes will also be available only on Crunchyroll after the live broadcast.

As such, fans who missed the livestream need not worry as the episodes will be released on Crunchyroll every Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), 10:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT), 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and 4:30 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Furthermore, Kaiju no. 8 will also be available dubbed in 10 different languages, all of which will be released simultaneously on the day of the Japanese release after the live broadcasts with every new episode.

Kaiju no. 8 Will Be Broadcast Live at the Same Time As Japan

Based on the manga by Naoya Matsumoto, produced by Production I.G and Studio Khara

While there has already been plenty of excitement surrounding Kaiju No. 8's eventual release, Crunchyroll's new streaming announcement makes it the first of its kind to receive a premier on such a grand scale in the history of the platform. While the anime was initially met with skepticism, mainly due to the animation, the release of the full trailer quickly put any doubts to rest as fans were assured Kaiju no. 8 would live up to expectations and then some more, and the new streaming announcement further proves Crunchyroll believes the series will be a massive hit.

The decision to release the dub at the same time also comes as another first for the series which is set to be dubbed not only in English but also in Latin American Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil, ensuring fans around the world will be able to watch and enjoy Kaiju no. 8 at their leisure. Kaiju no. 8 is just as hilarious and heartfelt as it is thrilling and the simultaneous release of the dubbed versions means the series' precious humor will not be lost in translation either.

That said, it isn't clear how this new announcement will impact Kaiju's no. 8's plans to stream on X(formerly Twitter). The announcement was made via Kaiju no. 8's official X stating that the anime would be available simultaneously on X worldwide, with no further context as to how this would play out. Fortunately, there is quite some time until the premiere, offering ample time to clarify the issue.

Overall, one can only hope that Crunchyroll's servers will be able to withstand the growing excitement when Kaiju no. 8 is finally released. Kaiju no. 8 is all but on its way to possibly becoming the next big thing and with several other shōnen series quickly nearing an end, there couldn't be a better time for Kafka Hibino and Kaiju no. 8's lovable cast to make their grand entrance.

Don't miss Kaiju no. 8 when it releases on April 13, 2024!

Kaiju no. 8 is available to read from Manga Plus and Viz Media.

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