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Kaiju No. 8 S1E14 — The Next Generation's Trial

7.5

Kaiju No. 8•Season 1•Episode 14

The Next Generation's Trial

7.5/10 · 12 votesJul 26, 202524 min

Ranked #20 of 23 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

A massive sinkhole opens in Shinagawa, unleashing a swarm of giant ant kaiju and sending the First Division into action. As Kikoru works to prove herself under Narumi’s command, Kafka joins the battle under close supervision, determined to demonstrate that he can still be an

Directed byKazuma Satou

Written byYuichiro Kido

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Seasons1

Cast5

Masaya Fukunishi

Masaya Fukunishi

Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 (voice)

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Mina Ashiro (voice)

Wataru Katoh

Wataru Katoh

Reno Ichikawa (voice)

Fairouz Ai

Fairouz Ai

Kikoru Shinomiya (voice)

Kengo Kawanishi

Kengo Kawanishi

Soshiro Hoshina (voice)

Crew12

Shinobu Tsuneki

Shinobu Tsuneki

Animation Director

N

Naho Seike

Animation Director

Kazuya Nomura

Kazuya Nomura

Storyboard Artist

Tetsuya Nishio

Tetsuya Nishio

Supervising Animation Director

Y

Yasutaka Kubota

Animation Director

Aurora Aksnes

Aurora Aksnes

Theme Song Performance

Yuichiro Kido

Yuichiro Kido

Series Composition

Yuichiro Kido

Yuichiro Kido

Writer

K

Kazuma Satou

Director

R

Ryota Niino

Animation Director

K

Keiichi Tsunoda

Animation Director

K

Kim Do-yeong

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Next Generation's Trial" is episode 14 of Kaiju No. 8 season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 12 votes, ranking #20 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Kazuma Satou and written by Yuichiro Kido, it aired on July 26, 2025.

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