UNIQLO graphic T-shirt brand UT will release an additional design for its Kaiju No. 8 UT collection, celebrating the anime adaptation that began airing in April. The collection will be available from May 27. The Kaiju No. 8 manga series, with a circulation exceeding 13 million copies in Japan and worldwide popularity, is being distributed in real time on X and released on video streaming services.

The additional design to be released in the collection, a composite image of Kafka Hibino and his altered form as Kaiju No. 8, is a limited-edition artwork created by the production company Production I.G. The figures below the illustration show the kaiju’s ”fortitude level,” which represents its power, and its identification number.

Overview of the Anime Broadcast

  • Broadcast on Saturdays at 23:00 JST on the TX Network (TXN)
  • Worldwide real-time streaming on X (Twitter)
  • Episodes released weekly on Saturdays at 23:30 on video streaming services

* See the website for details: https://kaiju-no8.net/

* UNIQLO will broadcast commercials for the UT collection during the real-time streaming on X (Twitter) for four weeks starting from May 11.

Overview of the Kaiju No. 8 UT Collection

Launch date: May 27, 2024 (Monday)

Product lineup: Short-sleeve T-shirts
6 designs, XS-3XL, 

*Sizes XXL-3XL, only available from the online stores

Store availability: All UNIQLO stores in the Philippines and the uniqlo.com online store

Special website: https://www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/special-feature/ut-collection/kaiju-no8 

The new design celebrates the anime broadcast starting from April 13th. The special artwork features a composite image of Kafka Hibino and Kaiju No. 8. The figures below the illustration show the kaiju’s “fortitude level,” which represents its power, and its identification number. This graphic is limited edition art created by Production I.G.

In another featured design, the English logo of Kaiju No. 8 is embroidered on the front pocket. Printed on the back is the abbreviation “JAKDF” (for Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Force), along with the members of the Third Division, of which Kafka is a member.

Meanwhile, Kafka Hibino and Leno Ichikawa are depicted chatting and laughing as crew members of the kaiju disposal company Monster Sweeper Inc. The graphic is limited edition art by Production I.G.

There is also a UT exclusive art depicting the fighting style of Soshiro Hoshina, vice-captain of the Third Division of the Defense Force, who fights using two swords. The front is embellished with the marks on the swords used exclusively by Hoshina.

Aside from that, one front design blends the number “8” used in the Kaiju No. 8 logo with the anime teaser visual. The back has a small print of the Japanese Kaiju No. 8 logo.

Lastly, another design features Kafka Hibino as a child when he decided to protect Japan from kaiju, along with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, and the Defense Force logo. This limited-edition art was created by Production I.G exclusively for UT.