Kaiju No. 8 Anime's 'Conclusion Arc' Revealed as Film Opening in 2027

Shigeyuki Miya returns to direct the film at Production I.G

TOHO animation revealed on Saturday that the "conclusion arc" announced last December for the anime based on Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga will be a film that will open in 2027. TOHO animation also revealed a "super teaser visual" video for the announcement.

The official English X (formerly Twitter) account for the franchise stated the film is titled Kaiju No. 8: The Final Mission.

The tagline on the below "super teaser" visual reads, "The era of humans is over." Art director Shinji Kimura drew the visual.

Shigeyuki Miya is returning to direct the film at Production I.G.

The anime's cast had reunited for a "Defense Force Boot Camp in Tachikawa" event on Saturday at the Tachikawa Stage Garden in Tokyo.

The anime's first season debuted on TV Tokyo in April 2024 and aired for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the anime with English subtitles, and also streamed an English dub. The anime streamed on X/Twitter as well worldwide in real time as it aired on TV in Japan, at the exact time the anime aired.

Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment screened the compilation film of the first season, titled Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, "in an event-style release" in theaters in the United States and Canada in April 2025. The screenings were available in both Japanese with English subtitles, and dubbed in English.

The television anime's second season debuted on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels in July 2025. The second season also streamed on X/Twitter worldwide in real time as it aired on TV in Japan. Crunchyroll streamed the new season.

The Narumi's Week at Work anime short debuted on September 5 and had four episodes, streaming once a week until September 25. Crunchyroll also streamed the anime.

Viz Media is releasing the manga in English digitally and physically. Shueisha also publishes the manga digitally on its MANGA Plus service, and it describes the story:

A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation…! Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream…!

Matsumoto launched the manga in July 2020 on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website. The manga ended in July 2025.

Kaiju No. 8 the Game, the smartphone and PC game inspired by the franchise, launched for PC via Steam in October 2025. The game launched for iOS and Android in August 2025.

Sources: Kaiju No. 8 anime's website, Comic Natalie