The American pop-rock band OneRepublic released a preview for “Nobody,” the ending theme song for the upcoming Kaiju No. 8 anime, which will premiere on April 13. “Nobody” will be released across all streaming platforms on April 12.
Production I.G is animating the adaptation with Tomomi Kamiya and Shigeyuki Miya as directors. Ichiro Okuchi is in charge of the series composition. Tetsuya Nishio is the character designer, while Mahiro Maeda and Khara Studio are signing off on creature designs.
Kaiju No. 8 plot is described as:
In a world plagued by threatening creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in the Japan Defense Force to defeat them. “Let’s wipe out the Kaiju together.”
Kafka pledged to his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Over time, life circumstances forced them to go their separate ways and caused him to abandon his lifelong ambition. He found himself employed by Monster Sweeper, Inc., a professional cleaning company that specializes in cleaning up the aftermath of Kaiju battles. Meanwhile, Mina Ashiro is now the Captain of the Defense Force’s 3rd Division. As it stands, he is currently unworthy of fighting Kaiju alongside her.
At work, Kafka crosses paths with the highly motivated Reno Ichikawa. Reno’s undying determination to join the Defense Force leaves no room for failure. His perseverance reawakens Kafka’s ambition of standing next to Mina as they protect humanity from Kaiju together.
A dream frozen by time, thawed by a burning promise But Kafka doesn’t know that an imminent Kaiju threat is unexpectedly approaching him.
The anime is based on a manga series written and illustrated by Naoya Matsumoto. Shonen Jump+ has been serializing it since July 2020 with 11 volumes currently out. Viz Media has licensed it in English.
Source: Official Website
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