Kaiju No. 8 Welcome to the Defense Force (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Animation, Action, Adventure

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Kaiju No. 8

Welcome to the Defense Force (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Animation, Action, Adventure

Transformed into a Kaiju to save friends, Kafka confronts Hoshina, who attacks him relentlessly. A gripping battle unfolds as Kafka fights for survival.

Directors

Tomomi Kamiya | Shigeyuki Miya

Writer

Naoya Matsumoto (manga)

Producers

Takemasa Arita | Ryu Hashimoto | Tatsuro Hayashi | Fumi Morihiro & 3 more

Composer

Yûta Bandoh (music by)

Cinematographer

Eiji Arai

Editor

Aya Hida

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 1, 2024

Release date

Jun 1, 2024 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins

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Cast	+ Add Cast
28 cast members

Name	Known for
Masaya Fukunishi Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 (voice) Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 (voice) See fewer	My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
Asami Seto Mina Ashiro (voice) Mina Ashiro (voice) See fewer	The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Wataru Kato Reno Ichikawa (voice) Reno Ichikawa (voice) See fewer	The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You (2023)
Adam McArthur Reno Ichikawa (voice) Reno Ichikawa (voice) See fewer	Jujutsu Kaisen (2020)
Ai Fairouz Kikoru Shinomiya (voice) (as Fairouz Ai) Kikoru Shinomiya (voice) (as Fairouz Ai) See fewer	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Kengo Kawanishi Soshiro Hoshina (voice) Soshiro Hoshina (voice) See fewer	March Comes in Like a Lion (2016)
Yuuki Shin Iharu Furuhashi (voice) Iharu Furuhashi (voice) See fewer	Your Name. (2016)
Keisuke Kômoto Haruichi Izumo (voice) Haruichi Izumo (voice) See fewer	Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
Shunsuke Takeuchi Aoi Kaguragi (voice) Aoi Kaguragi (voice) See fewer	Astra Lost in Space (2019)
Sayaka Senbongi Konomi Okonogi (voice) Konomi Okonogi (voice) See fewer	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Mayuko Kazama Hakua Igarashi (voice) Hakua Igarashi (voice) See fewer	Dandadan (2024)
Makoto Furukawa Ryo Ikaruga (voice) Ryo Ikaruga (voice) See fewer	Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019)
Hiroyuki Yoshino Kaiju No. 9 (voice) Kaiju No. 9 (voice) See fewer	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
Kenta Miyake Kaiju No. 10 (voice) Kaiju No. 10 (voice) See fewer	Wolf's Rain (2003)
Brad Foster Additional Voices (voice) (version: English) Additional Voices (voice) (version: English) See fewer	My Hero Academia (2016)
Nene Hieda Officer (voice) Officer (voice) See fewer	I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
Mitsuho Kambe Officer (voice) Officer (voice) See fewer	Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
Maganda Marie Additional Voices Additional Voices See fewer	True Beauty (2024)
Landon McDonald Soshiro Hoshina (voice) (version: English) Soshiro Hoshina (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Brent Mukai Kaiju No. 10 (voice) (version: English) Kaiju No. 10 (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village (2023)
Genta Nakamura Radio Announcer (voice) Radio Announcer (voice) See fewer	Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
William Ofoegbu Takao / Additional Voices (voice) (version: English) Takao / Additional Voices (voice) (version: English) See fewer	My Hero Academia (2016)
Jonah Scott Aoi Kaguragi (voice) (version: English) Aoi Kaguragi (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Beastars (2019)
Ben Stegmair Iharu Furuhashi (voice) (version: English) Iharu Furuhashi (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Psycho-Pass: Providence (2023)
Nazeeh Tarsha Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 (voice) (version: English) Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
Shinpachi Tsuji Head Chef Dojima (voice) Head Chef Dojima (voice) See fewer	Perfect Blue (1997)
Yôji Ueda Kanji Nagamine (voice) Kanji Nagamine (voice) See fewer	Vinland Saga (2019)
Howard Wang Haruichi Izumo (voice) (version: English) Haruichi Izumo (voice) (version: English) See fewer	Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)