The Kaiju No. 8 anime revealed that the new project is a video game, as announced immediately after the anime episode 10. The new project was teased last week and followed by a daily count down to today. Its title is Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, and it will be available on smartphones and PC. You can watch the teaser video below.
Akatsuki Games is the developer behind the game, which willl be available on Google Play, Apple’s App Store and Steam.
Production I.G is animating the ongoing TV anime, with creature designs by Khara. It was voted most anticipated new anime for Spring 2024.
The main voice cast for the Kaiju No. 8 anime includes Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8, Wataru Kato as Reno Ichikawa, and Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro. The anime is streaming on X and Crunchyroll.
Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto began serialization in July 2020 on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ and has since been collected into 11 volumes as of December 2023. Viz Media licensed it in English in North America, and they describe the story:
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem—he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.
Kaiju No. 8 anime staff:
- Directors: Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya
- Series Composition/ Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi
- Character Designer & Chief Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
- Kaiju Design: Mahiro Maeda
- Art Director: Shinji Kimura
- Color Design: Izumi Hirose
- 3DCG Director: Masaru Matsumoto
- Photography Director: Eiji Arai
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Music: Yuta Bando
Kaiju No. 8 voice cast:
- 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
Source: Official Website
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