Additional cast members for the TV anime "Kaiju No. 8," based on the popular manga by Naoya Matsumoto, have been announced, including Nene Hieda and Mayuko Kazama. Hieda will play Akari Minase, a classmate of Kafka Hibino Hibino who is part of the 3rd Division, and Kazama will play Hakua Igarashi, also part of the 3rd Division.
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"Kaiju No. 8" has been serialized in "Shonen Jump+" since July 2020. Set in Japan, a monster superpower where monsters mercilessly invade everyday life, the story follows the adventures of the protagonist, Kafka Hibino, whose body has been transformed into a monster by a mysterious creature. It also attracted attention in 2021 when it was selected as the grand prize winner in the web manga category of the "Next Manga Awards 2021." The comic has sold over 13 million copies in total.
The anime is produced by Production IG, the studio behind the Ghost in the Shell series. It airs every Saturday at 11pm on TV Tokyo and other networks.