After a nearly 5-year-long serialization on Shonen Jump+, Naoya Matsumoto’s popular Kaiju No. 8 manga series will end in 2 more chapters with Chapter 129. The announcement was made following the release of Chapter 127 on June 6 in Japan. Chapter 128’s release is scheduled for June 20.
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The manga’s imminent conclusion comes just weeks ahead of Season 2, recently announced to stream worldwide on July 19 on X (formerly Twitter). The Hoshina’s Day Off special episode will also stream on X on July 5. Akatsuki Games, TOHO, and Production I.G’s upcoming Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME recently announced it had passed 300,000 pre-registrations in June — 2 weeks after 200,000 on May 15. It’s expected to launch on August 31, 2025.
Matsumoto launched the Kaiju No. 8 manga on Shonen Jump+ on July 3, 2020. It has since amassed over 18 million copies in circulation, with 15 volumes released to date. Crunchyroll and X will stream Kaiju No. 8 Season 2. Before then, Crunchyroll teased a “special surprise” for the series at Anime Expo 2025. The manga is available to read weekly in English on Manga PLUS; VIZ Media licensed the volumes in North America and describes the series:
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem—he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.
Source: Shonen Jump+
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