With more than 1M pre-registrations before launch, Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME launches with new anime content featuring “Numbers Weapon 6” Reno Ichikawa, Coming Soon to Steam
TOKYO — August 30, 2025 — Akatsuki Games Inc., TOHO CO., LTD., and Production I.G, Inc. today launched their Kaiju-Slaying Battle RPG Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME on the App Store and Google Play. The new title adapts Naoya Matsumoto’s award-winning manga and anime franchise, combining turn-based combat, role-playing, in-depth character building, and epic boss battles against giant Kaiju to deliver a captivating game authentic to Kaiju No. 8’s fantastical world. Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME is free-to-play with in-app purchases and will be released on PC (Steam) at a later date.
In collaboration with Matsumoto, the game offers fans original storylines presented entirely in full voice acting, delivering an immersive experience for players. Whether you are a longtime fan of the manga and anime or encountering Kaiju No. 8 for the first time, this game promises ultimate thrill and entertainment.
Key Features of Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME
- Choose from Three Different Story Modes: The game offers an original “Main Story” branching from the manga and anime, “Memories” which allows players to revisit classic moments, and “Character Stories” to explore the relationships and interactions between team members. Each mode has its own unique appeal, allowing both longtime fans of Kaiju No. 8 as well as new fans to fully enjoy the experience.
- Main Story: Follow original characters from the Closing Order with Zero Restrictions (CLOZER), a special unit led by Sagan Shinomiya, the adoptive older sister of Kikoru Shinomiya. She moved to the United States and enlisted in the American Defense Force after being adopted into the Shinomiya family.
- Memories: Relive iconic scenes from the Kaiju No. 8 anime and manga.
- Character Stories: Highlights the daily lives and interactions of individual team members in original scenarios.
- Action-Packed Turn-Based Battles: In Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, players assemble squads of their favorite Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Force officers and face down deadly Kaiju in an intuitive, turn-based combat system. Utilize officers’ unique skills and Ultimates, expose the Kaiju’s cores, and deliver a finishing blow!
- Iconic officers join forces, including Kafka Hibino, Mina Ashiro, Reno Ichikawa, Kikoru Shinomiya, Soshiro Hoshina, Isao Shinomiya, and more.
- Players form squads of four characters, so balance the characters’ strengths and abilities to create a well-rounded team. When characters fight together as battle buddies, they can coordinate to provide powerful support for one another in combat.
- While the game’s controls are simple, characters’ and Kaiju’s abilities and unique traits introduce deeper layers of strategy to combat.
- Character Development: In the game, players can nurture their favorite characters through a variety of growth systems, including enhancing attributes, skills, and equipment.
- The game also features an equipment crafting system called “Unipart R&D” where each crafted item has randomly generated stats. This adds depth to both selection and development, offering a gameplay style suited for long-term engagement.
- Collect materials through specific quests to develop and strengthen the characters you love.
Reno Ichikawa Joins THE GAME in “Numbers Weapon 6” Outfit
Having just debuted in Episode 19 of the Kaiju No. 8 anime last night, Reno Ichikawa arrives to THE GAME wearing his “Identified Kaiju Weapon (Numbers Weapon) 6.” Players can acquire ★5 [The Compatible User] Reno Ichikawa and the ★5 AR-Boreas (Assault Rifle) via the gacha.
Pre-Registrations Surpass 1M
The game’s pre-registrations surpassed an impressive 1.1 million, and the following cumulative rewards will be sent to all players:
- ★5 Character of Your Choice × 1
- [Aspiration and Honor] Rin Shinonome
- [Japan’s Strongest Combatant] Gen Narumi
- [Guiding Light of the Future] Kikoru Shinomiya
- [Fortitude 9.8] Kaiju No. 8
- [Off the Scale] Mina Ashiro
- [Hoshina-Style Sword-Slay Technique] Soshiro Hoshina
- [The Unbreakable Iron Wall] Isao Shinomiya
- The Game Gacha Ticket × 20
- ★4 [Blade Specialist] Soshiro Hoshina and ★4 [Aiming for Greater Heights] Mina Ashiro
- Dimensional Crystals × 1,000
- Credits × 100,000
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About KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME
Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME is co-produced by Akatsuki Games Inc. (Head Office: Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Yuki Totsuka; wholly-owned subsidiary of Akatsuki Inc.), TOHO CO., LTD. (Head Office: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Hiroyasu Matsuoka), and Production I.G, Inc. (Head Office: Musashino, Tokyo; President and CEO: George Wada). The latest mobile and PC RPG, Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, officially released on mobile worldwide on Sunday, August 31, 2025 and supports Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, and French language options.
About Kaiju No. 8
Based on the popular manga series by Naoya Matsumoto, serialized on Shonen Jump+ (Shueisha) since 2020, the anime Kaiju No. 8 portrays intense battles between the Japan Defense Force, tasked with eliminating Kaiju, and the monstrous creatures that routinely threaten human lives. The original manga has surpassed 18 million copies in circulation (including digital editions), and the series has accumulated over 700 million views on Shonen Jump+ as of April 2025. The anime aired from April to June 2024 and quickly gained massive popularity, reaching No. 1 on domestic daily rankings across major streaming platforms in Japan. A theatrical compilation of Season 1, including the side story Hoshina’s Day Off, premiered in Japan on March 28, 2025. Generating excitement since then, Season 2 has been airing every Saturday at 11:00 p.m. on TV Tokyo and is streamed worldwide in real time via the official X account, drawing strong global reactions. See the official website for more information.
About Akatsuki Games Inc.
It is our mission to connect the emotions of people around the world by putting our beliefs and “why” into games. We challenge ourselves to create global hits as a world-class game company with the highest standards of development and operation in Japan. In addition to the experience of operating games such as Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle (published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.) and Romancing SaGa Re; Universe (published by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.), we are taking on the challenges of using high-end 3D graphics display and development on multiple devices. We will deliver the highest quality games for everyone around the world to enjoy. See the official website for more information
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