"Kaiju No. 8" anan cover

Characters from the TV anime "Kaiju No. 8" will appear on the cover and back cover of "anan" for two consecutive issues. The cover of the issue released on June 5, 2024 will feature Hibino Kafka and Ichikawa Reno, the back cover will feature Hoshina Soushirou, and the cover of the June 19 issue will feature Ashiro Mina and Shinomiya Kikoru.

"Kaiju No. 8" is based on a manga currently being serialized in "Shonen Jump +" (Shueisha).

Hibino Kafka, who worked in a monster cleaning business, is transformed into a monster with great powers by a mysterious small monster. The story depicts how he is named Kaiju No. 8 and chased from Japan, but does not give up on his dream of becoming a defense force member and faces monster disasters.

The TV anime has been airing on TV Tokyo affiliates and other stations since April 13.

This time, characters from "Kaiju No. 8" will appear on the cover and back cover of the special edition of anan for two consecutive issues.
Hibino Kafka and Ichikawa Reno will appear on the cover of "2400 Extra Special Edition," due to go on sale on June 5th, while Hoshina Soushirou will appear in a solo shot on the back cover. Be sure to check out these anan-exclusive visuals.

Meanwhile, Ashiro Mina and Shinomiya Kikoru will be on the cover of "2401 Extra Special Edition," due to go on sale on June 19th. Check out the shots of the two characters, clad in uniforms, and reflecting their contrasting characters of cool and cute.

In response to the release of the front and back covers, Fukunishi Katsuya, the voice actor who plays Kafka, posted a comment saying, "Information about the special edition of 'Kaiju No. 8' by the magazine 'anan' has been released. Wow, all of these covers are so good. The poses, where they're looking, their expressions, the use of colors... they're the best... There's also an interview with us, the cast, and it was a lot of fun."
On X (formerly Twitter), there were joyful comments such as, "The two-shot is irresistible!", "Hoshina-san has had an epiphany," "I will definitely buy it and put it on display...!!" and "I'm also looking forward to the back cover of issue 2401!"