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Ani-One Produces Tagalog Dub for Kaiju No. 8 Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The first season premiered on TV Tokyo on April 13 and aired for 12 episodes. The anime streamed on X (formerly Twitter) as well worldwide in real time as it aired on TV in Japan, at the exact time the anime aired. Ani-One Asia streamed the anime in Southeast Asia as it aired in Japan, and also streamed a Thai dub.
The anime will have a second season.
Shigeyuki Miya (Onihei) and Tomomi Kamiya directed the anime. Ichirō Ōkouchi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) handled the series composition and screenplay. Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto) was the character designer and chief animation director. Mahiro Maeda (Shin Godzilla) designed the monsters. Shinji Kimura (Tekkonkinkreet) is the art director. Yuta Bando (BELLE) composed the music.
Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell) handled animation production, and Studio Khara (Rebuild of Evangelion) was in charge of kaiju designs and artworks.
Viz Media is releasing the manga in English digitally and physically. Shueisha also publishes the manga digitally on its MANGA Plus service under the title Monster #8, 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 ongoing manga in July 2020 on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website. The franchise also has a spinoff manga and an upcoming game for smartphones and PC.
