Why ‘Kaiju No. 8’ Should Be In Your Anime Spring 2024 Watchlist

Truly, I got my first taste of the highly anticipated Kaiju No. 8 anime series back in March when I was invited to the Crunchyroll 2024 Spring Season Preview and watched the first episode. Of it I wrote:” This first episode of Kaiju No. 8 does a fine job in the simple but solid world building of this anime’s version of Japan and the Kaiju monster that attacks it constantly. I think that audiences will start to see the string of the anime series’ narrative of the value of labor, not dismissing those who support us and fully going after what your heart’s desire is…” With a trailer out for Kaiju No. 8 out in the world and more information about the series AND the artists attached to the opening (OP) and ending (ED) songs, I knew that I was game for this series to finally air. I figured that this new anime adaptation was for lovers of action-packed dramas, Kaiju (and all manner of monsters of course), and lots of great comedic timely moments for laughs. Now that we’ve got five episodes down, I thought I’d attempt to persuade those haven’t tuned in yet on why this new series, Kaiju No. 8, is a must watch and should be on your watch-list this Spring anime season! Some minor spoilers for the first handful of episodes below

The Set Up In Kaiju No. 8, we get to see a world that has suffered and changed a great deal–plagued by threatening creatures known as Kaiju–Kafka Hibino once aspired to enlist in the Japan Defense Force to defeat t…