Summary

• Kaiju No. 8 episode #2 will be released on Saturday, April 20 at 11:30 AM EST.
• Kaiju No. 8 episode #1 perfectly set up the action-packed story for audiences.
• The stunning animation and unique story more than allowed for the anime to live up to its hype.

Kaiju No. 8 is finally here, and after its stellar premiere, episode #2 is sure to do a lot to keep its momentum going. The series is bound to be the biggest anime of the Spring 2024 season, and there’s plenty to be excited about episode #2’s release.

What Time Kaiju No. 8 Episode #2 Releases

Produced by Production I.G.; based on the original manga by Naoya Matsumoto

Kaiju No. 8 streams exclusively on Crunchyroll, which can be accessed through their app, website, and third-party streaming services like Amazon Prime. As with the premiere, Kaiju No. 8 episode #2 will stream live at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST), and following that, Kaiju No. 8 episode #2 will be available for regular viewing on Saturday, April 20 at 8:30 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST), 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST), and 4:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

What Happened In Kaiju No. 8 Episode #1

The premiere epsiode of the highly-anticipated shonen battle anime is off to a great start

Kaiju No. 8 episode #1, “The Man Who Became a Kaiju”, introduces a world where Kaiju constantly wreak havoc across Japan. After a Kaiju destroyed their hometown, Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro both swore to the Anti-Kaiju Defense Force, but decades later, while Mina has risen to become one of the strongest soldiers in the Defense Force, Kafka, after failing to get accepted into the Defense Force one too many times, has resigned himself to being a Monster Sweeper, one of the people tasked with removing Kaiju corpses after the Defense Force is finished fighting.

One day, Kafka is partnered up with Reno Ichikawa, a new part-timer who’s working to the Defense Force. While Reno was initially cold towards Kafka, he quickly grew to respect him and told him to re-apply for the Defense Force before he ed the age limit. Before Kafka could properly respond, though, a Kaiju suddenly appeared and attacked Kafka and Reno, and despite their best efforts to deal with it, it took Mina and the Third Division of the Defense Force for the Kaiju to go down.

Kafka’s powerlessness against the Kaiju, coupled with Mina seemingly not recognizing him, reignited his desire to fulfill his promise, and later that day, he told Reno that he would try and the Defense Force, once more. Before either of them could properly enjoy the moment, though, a bug-like Kaiju flew into Kafka’s mouth and turned him into a humanoid Kaiju, and the episode ended with the two of them running away from their hospital to avoid drawing attention to Kafka

Kaiju No. 8’s Premiere Completely Lives Up To Its Hype

The anime adaptation of Naoya Matsumoto's hit manga can only improve from here

Production I.G's Kaiju No. 8 has received an incredible amount of hype leading up to its release, and the series premiere more than lives up to it. Not only did the premiere perfectly sell the uniqueness of its story and the engaging characters inhabiting it, but Kaiju No. 8’s art, animation, and overall direction were incredible to behold from start to finish, and it’s already a contender for one of the best-looking anime of the year. Kaiju No. 8 is off to a fantastic start, and with any luck, episode #2 will have no trouble following that up.

Be sure to watch Kaiju No. 8 episode #2 when it releases on April 20.

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