One of spring’s biggest anime shows will release with a streaming world-first
Mar. 27, 2024Kaiju No. 8 will stream simultaneously with Japan on Crunchyroll
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Kaiju No. 8, one of the year’s most anticipated anime, is coming to Crunchyroll on April 13 – with a surprise world-first for the streamer.
Why is that a big deal? Well, any anime fan will tell you how (im)patiently they’ve had to wait for big shows to finish airing in Japan in recent years – before having to dodge the inevitable wave of spoilers that crop up on social media.
For Kaiju No. 8, at least, that problem is a thing of the past. And if you can’t catch it day-and-date? It’ll be streaming on Crunchyroll as normal 90 minutes after it begins airing.
An adaptation of the acclaimed manga from Naoya Matsumoto, Kaiju No. 8 revolves around the unlikeliest of premises: a man who can transform into a monstrous kaiju after swallowing one – all while working as a lowly Monster Sweeper for a kaiju Defense Force.
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