The second season of the popular comic-adapted animation "Monster No. 8" has been released

The passionate fighting manga "Monster No. 8" created by Naoya Matsumoto was originally serialized in the electronic weekly "Weekly Shonen JUMP+" in July 2020. It achieved the fastest reading volume of "Weekly Shonen JUMP+" in the history of "Weekly Shonen JUMP+" and the fastest cumulative circulation of over 4 million copies in the history of "Weekly Shonen JUMP+".

The anime adaptation of the same name, produced by Production IG, also began airing on April 13, 2024, and has now completed the first season. Recently, the official released a new trailer, announcing the decision to produce the second season of the anime.

"Monster No. 8" Season 2 Production Promotion Trailer:

The story of "Monster No. 8" tells a world where monsters threaten humans on a daily basis. The protagonist Kafka Hibino originally aspired to join the "Japan Defense Force", but in reality he works at a monster cleaning company. When he met his junior Ichikawa Reno who wanted to join the defense force and began to pursue his dream again, a mysterious small monster made Kafka "transform into a monster" and gained great power, that is, "Monster No. 8". Although he was hunted all over Japan, he still did not give up his dream of becoming a defense member and fought against monster disasters.

It is understood that the second season will start with the content of Chapter 39 of the comics. The captain of the first division of the Japanese Defense Force, known as the "strongest warrior", Narumi Gen will appear (appear in Chapter 38 of the comics), and Uchiyama Koki will be the voice actor.