怪獣8号保科の休日

Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off

A special episode of Kaijuu 8-gou screened alongside the compilation movie. A day off... a rare day of peace for the Defense Force. After spending so long training, Reno has forgotten what he's supposed to do with free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his own day off, and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu! But then things go in an unexpected direction… (Source: Crunchyroll)

Names

Original	怪獣8号保科の休日 (japanese)
Romaji	Kaijuu 8-gou: Hoshina no Kyuujitsu
English	Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day Off
Chinese	怪兽8号保科的假期 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Kaiju No. 8: A Folga de Hoshina

Facts

Format	Special · 1 ep · 20 min · 0h total
Aired	2025-03-28 (Winter 2025)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Production I.G
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Sci-Fi Slice of Life
Themes	Shounen Tokusatsu Kaiju
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	7.02 / 10
Bayesian score	7.12 / 10
Composite	51.1
On lists	23,248
Favourited	220 (0.9%)
Completion	94.4%
Drop rate	0.7%
In backlog	34.8%
Score spread σ	1.47

Score distribution

1382233694147556361,53672,56381,322966910406

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Winter 2025	C	27 of 65
Studio	Production I.G	D	130 of 250
Year	2025	D	145 of 284
Format	Special	B	183 of 872
Era	Mid 2020s	C	243 of 487
Length	OVA / Special	C	420 of 1,260
Genre	Sci-Fi	C	511 of 1,409
Season (all years)	Winter	C	590 of 1,557
Demographic	Shounen	D	723 of 1,219
Genre	Slice of Life	D	817 of 1,578
Source material	Manga	C	1,467 of 3,025
Origin	Japan	C	2,803 of 7,157