Akatsuki Games, TOHO CO., and Production I.G have released a new update for KAIJU NO. 8: THE GAME featuring Main Story Chapter 12: “X-OVER,” 5-star character [Sky-Piercing Bolt] Gen Narumi, and up to 1,500 earnable Dimensional Crystals through the New Chapter Event. Gen Narumi will be available from the latest Pickup Event as a Gunsword user, and players can also acquire his new 5-star weapon GS-Aremihc (Gunsword).
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Here’s a synopsis of Main Main Story Chapter 12: “X-OVER,” via Akatsuki Games:
With the final battle against humanity’s greatest threat—Dimensional Identified Kaiju A—looming on the horizon, CLOZER proposes a large-scale expedition to concentrate global defense forces in New York. The plan hits a sudden roadblock when the operation’s prime asset, First Division Captain Gen Narumi, refuses to take part, declaring: “I have to be here in Japan.”
Stung by their own lack of power, Rin Shinonome and the rest of the First Division vow to defend the nation without their strongest captain. As Shinonome searches for a way to bridge the gap, the genius scientist Suited offers a solution: the X-OVER Suit, a new model still in development.
With the First Division’s pride on the line against an overwhelming foe, the stage is set for a shocking turn of events.
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 is streaming with English dubs and subs on Crunchyroll. The staff of the Kaiju No. 8 anime confirmed that a “conclusion arc” anime adaptation and a new “Narumi’s Week at Work” short are in the works. The Narumi’s Week at Work anime short will premiere in fall 2026.
Lastly, KAIJU NO. 8: THE GAME is available now for Android, iOS, and PC via Steam.
