KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME hit its first birthday and the developers are not holding back. The action RPG from Akatsuki Games, TOHO, and Production I.G launched globally on 31 August 2025 — and a year in, the 1st Anniversary celebration titled “All Fronts, All Awaken” is well underway with a new ★5 character going live right now, a stacked events calendar running through September, and over 25,000 free Dimensional Crystals up for grabs. If you play on mobile or Steam, today is the day to log in.
Reno Ichikawa — The Reigning King of Kaiju — Is Live Today
The headline addition for 10 August is ★5 [The Reigning King of Kaiju] Reno Ichikawa, equipped with Dimensional Numbers Weapon 6 and paired with a new ★5 assault rifle, the AR-Okzorom. His ability is built around ally support: according to Akatsuki Games’ press materials, “the special energy emitted from its four tails boosts allies’ capabilities” — framing Reno as a force-multiplier unit in a game where coordinated squads matter a lot. Players who followed his arc in the anime will know Reno as Kafka’s closest ally, so this premium anniversary version is a significant character milestone.
Kikoru Shinomiya Follows on 20 August
Ten days later, on 20 August, ★5 [The Valkyrie’s Successor] Kikoru Shinomiya joins the gacha banner, bringing a new ★5 axe weapon, the Ax-Freyja. The character’s lore hook is meaningful for fans of the series: Kikoru takes up Numbers Weapon 4 that originally belonged to her mother, Hikari Shinomiya, unlocking an airborne fighting style that the press release describes as allowing her to “take to the skies and dominate the battlefield like a true Valkyrie.” Paired with a Special Event on 20 August that features a dedicated story chapter for this character, it is the kind of deep-cut fanservice the anniversary is leaning into.
25,000 Crystals and 8 Events Through September
The bigger picture for the anniversary window (1 August – 30 September) is a cascade of eight distinct event modes:
- New Chapter Event (Aug 1 / Sep 1) — Dimensional Crystal rewards for clearing new story stages
- Fierce Battle Area (Aug 3, 5 & 28) — new Limited, Permanent and High Difficulty stages
- Kaiju Rush (Aug 8) — consecutive battles with HP and SP carried between fights
- Total War (Aug 12) — a solo raid tackled with four squads
- Large Conquest (Aug 16) — waves of Yoju to defeat
- Special Event (Aug 20) — story chapter tied to the new Kikoru Shinomiya unit
- Raid Battle (Aug 24) — co-op tackle of a massive Identified Kaiju
- Mop-Up Operation (date TBC) — Yoju cleanup following the Raid Battle
Between login bonuses and event rewards, Akatsuki Games says more than 25,000 Dimensional Crystals are obtainable across the anniversary period — a meaningful haul in a game where 3,000 crystals buys ten gacha pulls.
Main Story Chapter 14 and a New Short Anime Series
On the story side, Main Story Chapter 14: “Disaster A — Decisive Battle” is now live, moving the plot to New York for what the game bills as the final confrontation with Dimensional Identified Kaiju A. The chapter unlocks alongside anniversary login rewards, so it is a good reason to revisit even if you had fallen behind.
Looking a little further ahead: a four-episode original short animation called “Narumi’s Week at Work” premieres on 5 September, airing every Saturday at 8:00 PM JST on TOHO animation’s official YouTube channel. It is a game-original story and the first dedicated animation tied to the game’s own narrative rather than the main manga’s. There is also a Special Program Mini livestream on 30 August at 8:00 PM JST on the game’s official YouTube for another round of reveals.
Available on Mobile and Steam — Singapore Players Can Jump In Now
KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME is a free-to-play title available globally on the App Store, Google Play, and Steam, with no regional lock for Singapore. The game supports six languages including English, so there is no barrier to entry. If you are already a fan of the manga by Naoya Matsumoto — which ran in Weekly Shonen Jump — or caught the anime adaptation on Netflix, the game picks up a parallel original story set in the same world.
For returning and new players alike, the anniversary window running through September is the best time to accumulate resources. Log in daily, clear the Chapter 14 stages, and you will be in a solid position for Kikoru Shinomiya’s banner on 20 August. Check out other game news on GameTrader for more mobile and console titles worth watching.