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Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 Unveils Main Trailer and July 19 Premiere on Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll’s trailer sets the tone with Aurora’s ‘You Can’t Run From Yourself’ theme song

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Image from 'Kaiju No.8' Shows a transformed Kafka Hibino
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Overview

  • Season 2 debuts on July 19 with a special prequel episode, “Hoshina’s Day Off,” streaming July 5 on Crunchyroll.
  • The newly released main trailer teases high-stakes battles and the arrival of Gen Narumi, dubbed Japan’s strongest anti-Kaiju combatant.
  • Norwegian singer Aurora performs the opening theme “You Can’t Run From Yourself,” marking her first anime collaboration.
  • Production I.G. returns to animate the season while Studio Khara handles the monster designs, promising enriched visuals.
  • The cast expands with Eiji Hasegawa (voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto) and Rin Shinonome (voiced by Kana Hanazawa) as the story adapts the Kaiju Weapon and Compatible User arcs.