Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon is basically all set to make its NA theatrical debut in both the US and Canada. When will that be, you might ask? Well, this anime film recapping the events of the first season of Kaiju No. 8 will make that debut on a trio of dates on April 13, 14 and 16, 2025. The first
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Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon is exactly what it says on the tin. It's literally just an anime film recapping most of the first season. Not even entirely the first season either. Oh well, at least we get a fun OVA starring Soshiro Hoshina tacked on at the end as a treat. Now if only the entire cast
Kaiju No. 8 fans might be quite interested in seeing Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon when it hits theaters on April 13, 14, and 16, 2025. Yes, it's basically an anime film recapping the entirety of the first season. Yes, you're probably going to be a bit bored during much of its 119 minutes runtime.
Kaiju No. 8 is getting to a be a pretty popular anime here in NA. It's not hard to see why either, especially if you're a fan of the manga of the same name by Naoya Matsumoto. As it turns out, a military science fantasy story involving the not-JSDF fighting a forever war against kaiju trying to
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