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Kaiju No. 8 S1E16 — The Man Called Isao Shinomiya

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Kaiju No. 8•Season 1•Episode 16

The Man Called Isao Shinomiya

8.3/10 · 14 votesAug 9, 202524 min

Ranked #7 of 23 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

As the battle against Kaiju No. 9 reaches a critical stage, Kafka, Kikoru, and Narumi combine their strength to confront the evolving threat. Just when the Defense Force appears to regain control, a sudden development places Director General Isao Shinomiya at the center of an

Directed byRyo Kodama

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

Tetsuya Nishio

Tetsuya Nishio

Supervising Animation Director

S

Shinya Ito

Animation Director

T

Takuya Saito

Animation Director

K

Kei Saotome

Animation Director

H

Hisao Muramatsu

Animation Director

K

Kyohei Ebata

Key Animation

Aurora Aksnes

Aurora Aksnes

Theme Song Performance

Yuichiro Kido

Yuichiro Kido

Series Composition

Yuichiro Kido

Yuichiro Kido

Writer

T

Tomomi Takeuchi

Animation Director

M

Miyuki Nakamura

Animation Director

K

Keiichi Tsunoda

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Man Called Isao Shinomiya" is episode 16 of Kaiju No. 8 season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 14 votes, ranking #7 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Ryo Kodama and written by Yuichiro Kido, it aired on August 9, 2025.

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