Naoya Matsumoto's bloody battle manga "Monster No. 8" was first serialized in July 2020 in the weekly digital magazine "Shonen JUMP+", and has achieved the fastest record of "Shonen JUMP+" to exceed 30 million views and the fastest cumulative circulation of "Shonen JUMP+" to exceed 4 million copies in the history of "Shonen JUMP+".
The anime adaptation of the same name, produced by Production I.G, will also start airing on April 13, 2024, and the first season has now ended. Recently, the official released a new promotional video, officially announcing the production decision of the second season of the animation.
"Monster No. 8" Season 2 Production Promotional Trailer:
The story of Monster 8 is about a world where monsters threaten humanity every day. The male protagonist Hibino Kafka originally aspired to join the "Japanese Defense Forces", but in reality he worked in a monster cleaning company. When he met Ryno Ichikawa, a junior who wanted to join the Defense Force, and began to chase his dream again, a mysterious small monster made Kafka "transform into a monster" and gain great power, which is "Monster No. 8". Although he was hunted down all over Japan, he still did not give up his dream of becoming a defense team member and fought against the monster disaster.
It is understood that the second season will start with the content of chapter 39 of the manga, and the captain of the first unit of the Japanese Defense Force, known as the "strongest warrior", will appear (appear in the 38th chapter of the manga), and Aungki Uchiyama will serve as the voice actor.