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Kaiju No. 8 S1E7 — Kaiju No. 9

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Kaiju No. 8•Season 1•Episode 7

Kaiju No. 9

8.9/10 · 2,272 votesMay 25, 202424 min

Ranked #3 of 23 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg

Reno and Iharu encounter a mysterious humanoid kaiju whose strength and intelligence far exceed their expectations. Quickly overwhelmed, the two recruits are pushed into a desperate fight for survival while Kafka races to reach them before it is too late.

Directed byYoshihide Ibata

Written byIchiro Okouchi

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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)

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Sae Fukushima

Animation Director

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Saori Hosoda

Animation Director

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Mai Fukuhara

Animation Director

Tetsuya Nishio

Tetsuya Nishio

Supervising Animation Director

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Enrico Nobili

Animation Director

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Misao Abe

Animation Director

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Takayuki Sano

Storyboard Artist

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Yuko Yoshida

Animation Director

Shigeyuki Miya

Shigeyuki Miya

Storyboard Artist

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Yoshihide Ibata

Director

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Satoshi Takabatake

Layout Supervisor

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zero

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Kaiju No. 9" is episode 7 of Kaiju No. 8 season 1. It scored 8.9/10 from 2,272 votes, ranking #3 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Yoshihide Ibata and written by Ichiro Okouchi, it aired on May 25, 2024.

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