The colossal thrills of Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 are heading to mobile and PC in a newly announced game currently titled Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME. The official accounts shared a reveal trailer for the project, which Akatsuki Games is developing and distributing for mobile devices and PC, with production and promotional cooperation from TOHO and Production I.G. The game will be available via the App Store, Google Play and Steam. There’s no release date yet, but you can see some cinematic footage in the first trailer below.
Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME Trailer
The original Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto is serialized in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ digital manga platform. An English language version is also available from VIZ Media. Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya direct the TV anime at studio Production I.G., with series composition by Ichiro Okouchi (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury), character designs by Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto) and music by Yuta Bando (BELLE).Crunchyroll describes Kaiju No. 8:
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.
Source: Official Twitter
