Kaiju No. 8: Narumi's Week at Work: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno's determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka's promise to join Mina and protect humanity.

Series details

• Title: Kaiju No. 8: Narumi's Week at Work
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2026-09-05
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: AbemaTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 4 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 94081

Cast and credited roles

• Kouki Uchiyama — Narumi Gen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-09-05; final listed air date 2026-09-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kaiju No. 8: Narumi's Week at Work on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.