Akatsuki Games, TOHO, and Production I.G. have confirmed that their upcoming game, Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, has exceeded 200,000 global pre-registrations, marking another step forward for the game’s launch. This announcement follows recent promotional updates including the debut of the game’s main trailer, key visuals, and detailed information about gameplay and characters.
To commemorate this milestone, players will receive 1,000 Dimensional Crystals upon launch, an in-game currency that can be used for various purchases and upgrades. Pre-registration rewards will continue to scale as more users sign up globally. At 500,000 pre-registrations, additional characters and premium in-game items will be unlocked, including the playable ★4 character [Aiming for Greater Heights] Mina Ashiro. The game previously exceeded 100,000 pre-registrations on April 25.
You can watch the game’s trailer below:
The main voice cast for Kaiju No. 8 includes:
- Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8
- Wataru Kato as Reno Ichikawa
- Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro
- Fairouz Ai as Kikoru Shinomiya
- Kengo Kawanishi as Soshiro Hoshina
- Yuki Shin as Iharu Furuhashi
- Keisuke Komoto as Haruichi Izumo
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Aoi Kaguragi
- Hiroyuki Yoshin as Kaiju No. 9
- Kenta Miyake as Kaiju No. 10
We had the opportunity to talk with Masaya Fukunishi at last year’s Anime Expo, where he shared his experience voicing Kafka.
Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto began serialization in July 2020 on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ and has since been collected into 15 volumes as of this March. Viz Media licensed it in English.
Season 1 of the TV anime adaptation by Production I.G ran for 12 episodes from April to June 2024. It was be shown in theaters along with the Hoshina’s Day Off bonus episode from March 28, 2025. Season 2 TV anime is also currently in production and set to premiere this July.
Source: Press Release, Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME Official Website
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