Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced the Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon North American release date, revealing when the anime movie would arrive on U.S. and Canadian screens.
When is the Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon North American release date?
The release date for the movie in the U.S. and Canada starting on April 13, 2025. The event-style screenings will debut on the 13th, and will also have showings on April 14 and April 16. The film will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles, as well as an English dub. Future international releases will also be announced at a later date.
The movie is set to premiere in Japan on March 28, 2025, and will run for three weeks. The compilation film collects several episodes from the hit anime’s first season, which is available now on Crunchyroll.
The theatrical release will also feature an exclusive, never-before-seen short, “Hoshina’s Day Off,” as well as a new ending song from OneRepublic called “Invincible,” that will feature during showings.
“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,’” reads the anime’s description. “With help from his junior colleague Reno Ichikawa, Kafka hides his identity while striving towards his life-long dream of passing the Defense Force exam and standing at Mina’s side. But when a mysterious intelligent Kaiju attacks a Defense Force base, Kafka faces a crucial decision in a desperate situation…”
The short film Hoshina’s Day Off is described as “a rare day of peace for the Defense Force. After spending so long training, Reno has forgotten what he’s supposed to do with free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his own day off, and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu! But then things go in an unexpected direction…”
