Kaiju No. 8: The Game Surpasses 500,000 Pre-Registrations

Akatsuki Games announced Kaiju No. 8: The Game has surpassed 500,000 pre-registrations worldwide. In addition, a new trailer was released to highlight playable character Gen Narumi (VA: Koki Uchiyama), captain of the Defense Force’s First Division.

For meeting 500,000 pre-registrations, all Kaiju No. 8: The Game players will receive 100,000 Credits, 1,000 Dimensional Crystals, and The Game Gacha Ticket x10, and 4-star playable character [Aiming for Greater Heights] Mina Ashiro when the game launches. 4-star character [Blade Specialist] Soshiro Hoshina will be distributed when the campaign reaches 850,000 pre-registrations.

The first episode of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 is now streaming with English dubs and subs on Crunchyroll. This is in addition to all 12 episodes of the first season and the side story episode “Hoshina’s Day Off.” Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora performs the opening theme song “You Can’t Run From Yourself.” OneRepublic returns to perform the ending theme song “Beautiful Colors.” 

Kotono Mitsuishi joins the cast of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 as Kikoru’s late mother Hikaru Shinomiya. Other new cast members include Hiroki Yasumoto as Eiji Hasegawa and Kana Hanazawa as Rin Shinonome. 

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.

Lastly, pre-registration for Kaiju No. 8: The Game is available on iOS via App Store, Android via Google Play, and PC via Steam.