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Kaiju No. 8 the Game Announces New Character Sagan Shinomiya

The staff for Kaiju No. 8 the Game, the smartphone and PC game inspired by the Kaiju No. 8 franchise, revealed on Monday the new character Sagan Shinomiya, Kikoru Shinomiya's adoptive sister, for the upcoming game. Akari Kitō will voice the character.

Sagan leads CLOZER, a new unit formed to investigate the Kaiju Dimensional Gates.

The game will launch for the iOS, Android, and PC via Steam. The App Store listing for the game states a release date of August 31.

The company describes the game:

Crush colossal Kaiju with a game-changing blow! Experience exhilarating attacks with intuitive controls! Explore the world of KAIJU NO. 8, recreated with stunning visuals!

The game features a turn-based combat system following the original story of the series, along with original storylines.

The cast of the game includes:

• Kafka Hibino/KAIJU NO. 8: Masaya Fukunishi
• Mina Ashiro: Asami Seto
• Reno Ichikawa: Wataru Katōh
• Kikoru Shinomiya: Fairouz Ai
• Soshiro Hoshina: Kengo Kawanishi
• Isao Shinomiya: Tessyo Genda

The game is also running a pre-registration campaign for all players to receive in-game rewards.

The game was first announced in June 2024.

The anime's second season will debut in July 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the new season.

Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment screened the compilation film of the first Kaiju No. 8 anime season, titled Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, "in an event-style release" in theaters in the United States and Canada on April 13, 14, and 16. The screenings were available in both Japanese with English subtitles, and dubbed in English.

The first season premiered on TV Tokyo in April 2024 and aired for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the anime with English subtitles, and also streamed an English dub. The anime streamed on X (formerly Twitter) as well worldwide in real time as it aired on TV in Japan, at the exact time the anime aired.

Viz Media is releasing the manga in English digitally and physically. Shueisha also publishes the manga digitally on its MANGA Plus service under the title Monster #8, and it describes the story:

A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation…! Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream…!

Matsumoto launched the ongoing manga in July 2020 on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website.

Sources: Kaiju No. 8 the Game's X/Twitter account, press release