Kaiju No. 8: The Game Opens Pre-Registration, Second Official Trailer Released

Akatsuki Games has opened pre-registration for Kaiju No. 8: The Game on iOS via App Store, Android via Google Play, and PC via Steam, and the game’s second official trailer has been revealed. Kaiju No. 8: The Game will support English, French, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options when it launches.

In Japan, the Kaiju No. 8 Mission Recon compilation film was screening for three weeks only in participating theaters starting March 28. The film came to the west for screenings in select theaters from April 13 to 16. Kaiju No. 8 Mission Recon features the new “Hoshina’s Day Off” original episode. Yūto Tsukuda is the writer for the compilation film’s new episode, and Yuichiro Kido is the scriptwriter. OneRepublic performs the ending theme song “Invincible.”

Afterward, Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 anime will premiere in July 2025. The anime will air on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels, and it will stream worldwide on Crunchyroll. As previously announced, Kōki Uchiyama joins the anime series as Gen Harumi in the second season.

All 12 episodes of Kaiju No. 8 Season 1 are streaming right now on Crunchyroll with English subs and dubs, along with several other language options. Lastly, Crunchyroll describes the anime as follows:

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno’s determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka’s promise to join Mina and protect humanity.