Kaiju No. 8: S01E01

Episode 1

Kafka Hibino has given up his dream of joining the Defense Force and now works cleaning up the remains of defeated kaiju. When ambitious newcomer Reno Ichikawa reminds him of the promise he once made to childhood friend Mina Ashiro, Kafka begins reconsidering the path he abandoned—just as an unexpected encounter changes everything.

Kaiju No. 8 episode 1, one of 12 episodes in the series. It first aired on April 13, 2024. This episode carries English and Japanese audio, with subtitles in Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Running time is about 24 minutes. Next up is episode 2.