Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced today that it has acquired New Zealand theatrical rights for the monster-sized omnibus film Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will bring the film to New Zealand cinemas from April 10, 2025. It will be available in Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English.
Adapted from the original manga created by Naoya Matsumoto, the anime series debuted in April 2024 and is centered around a group of characters living in a world where giant kaiju (or monsters) attack humanity and the creatures’ destructive aftermath.
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon features a high-action condensed recap of Season One and gives fans an exclusive new original never-before-seen episode, “Hoshina’s Day Off,” coming to theatres. The film also debuts a new ending theme song, “Invincible” by OneRepublic.
What is Kaiju No. 8?
In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining the Force… when he suddenly transforms into the powerful “Kaiju No. 8.” With help from his junior colleague Reno Ichikawa, Kafka hides his identity while striving towards his life-long dream of passing the Defense Force exam and standing at Mina’s side. But when a mysterious intelligent Kaiju attacks a Defense Force base, Kafka faces a crucial decision in a desperate situation…
The omnibus film Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon features an action-packed recap of season one and a new original episode, Hoshina’s Day Off.
(Hoshina’s Day Off) A day off… a rare day of peace for the Defense Force. After training for so long, Reno has forgotten what he’s supposed to do with free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his day off and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu! But then things go in an unexpected direction…
