Kaiju No. 8: Narumi's Week at Work Short Anime Gets Main Visual, Fall 2026 Release
The original short anime Kaiju No. 8: Narumi's Week at Work has received a main visual and a Fall 2026 release window. The short was announced in December 2025 alongside the main TV anime's final arc. It is the second Kaiju No. 8 short after Hoshina's Day Off. Production I.G is handling animation again, with Studio Khara returning for creature designs. The main TV anime aired 23 episodes between April 2024 and September 2025, plus a special episode focused on Soshiro Hoshina. The Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto ended in July 2025 with Chapter 129, collected into 16 volumes. Viz Media publishes the English edition. The game adaptation, Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, launched worldwide on August 31, 2025, after exceeding 750,000 pre-registrations.