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Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon

Name: Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
Director: Shigeyuki Miya
Genre: Animation, Action, Science Fiction
Released: 2025-03-28
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Masaya Fukunishi, Wataru Katoh, Fairouz Ai, Tessyo Genda, Kengo Kawanishi

2025 · 1h 50m · Animation, Action, Science Fiction

IMDb 6.8

Skip it—this is a recap episode dressed up as a movie, and you'll get way more bang for your buck watching the actual series. Unless you're a die-hard Kaiju No. 8 fan who needs that one bonus episode, there's zero reason to sit through a glorified highlight reel tonight.

Plot

In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining the Force, when he suddenly transforms into the powerful "Kaiju No. 8." An action-packed recap of the first season of Kaiju No. 8 and a new original episode, Hoshina's Day Off.

Director: Shigeyuki Miya

Cast: Masaya Fukunishi, Wataru Katoh, Fairouz Ai, Tessyo Genda, Kengo Kawanishi

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