Updated 12 November 2026

KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME tier list

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22 October 2026

Tier list

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What each KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME character does

S tier: Top picks

  • Chester Lochburn

    A team buffer whose Combat Skill gives every other ally ATK equal to 19.2% of Chester's ATK for 3 turns.

  • Suited

    A battle-buddy supporter with no Ultimate Gauge; the Ultimate hits all Kaiju and adds 4 to every ally's Transcendence Gauge.

  • Gen Narumi

    A Slash and Ice attacker built around a Combat Skill that costs 2 SP and hits one Kaiju for 233% with splash and a bonus Shot hit.

  • Mina Ashiro

    A single-target Shot attacker whose Combat Skill doesn't attack: it buffs Mina's own DMG and Normal Attack multiplier for 2 turns.

  • Reno Ichikawa

    An Ice attacker whose Combat Skill hits one Kaiju for 192% and leaves Ice Crystal on it for 2 turns, with a 50% chance to refund an SP.

A tier: Strong

  • Isao Shinomiya

    A DEF-based Defender whose Combat Skill shields the whole team for 3 turns and raises everyone's Effect RES by 15%.

  • Soshiro Hoshina

    A Slash and Wind attacker who stacks Opening on Kaiju with every hit, more on targets with Windbite, which the Combat Skill always applies.

  • Sagan Shinomiya

    A team buffer whose Ultimate pushes every other ally's turn forward by 50% and starts Command, giving all allies 21% CRIT Rate and 21% CRIT DMG for 3 turns.

B tier: Solid

  • Kikoru Shinomiya

    A Slash and Blunt attacker who builds Wrath from Combat Skills, Ultimates and every attack on an ally, then spends 3 stacks on an Extra Attack.

  • Akari Minase

    A Defender who starts each battle by putting Surveillance on every ally (a 10% Max HP heal after attacking at 50% HP or less) and calling in Riatla, a 115-SPD summon whose Overflow Attack hits a Kaiju and its neighbors.

  • Ryo Ikaruga

    A supporter whose passive gives every other ally 12.8% ATK all the time, with another 10% for everyone at the start of each wave.

  • Rin Shinonome

    A Shot and Fire attacker who starts every battle in Fury, which adds ATK and Shot DMG and makes each Combat Skill fire up to 5 extra 27.5% Additional DMG hits.

C tier: Situational

  • Iharu Furuhashi

    A Shot and Lightning blast attacker who brings Blitz Turn into battle, a 90-SPD turn that fires an Overflow Attack for 110% on one Kaiju and 55% on its neighbors.

  • Kota Tachibana

    A Defender who draws Kaiju attacks while at 50% HP or more and gains a shield whenever a Normal Attack hits a debuffed Kaiju.

  • Kafka Hibino

    A single-target supporter and SP battery.

  • Tae Nakanoshima

    A Burn attacker whose Combat Skill has an 80% chance to Burn a Kaiju for 39% of ATK each turn, with a built-in 40% DoT multiplier boost and another 16.5% from the Ultimate.

D tier: Weak

  • Keiji Itami

    A single-target debuffer whose Combat Skill has an 80% chance to Poison a Kaiju for 5% of its Max HP each turn (capped at 128% of Keiji's ATK), and whose 224% Ultimate has an 80% chance to Stun.

  • Haruichi Izumo

    A supporter who pairs with a battle buddy: the Combat Skill gives one ally 27.5% Combat Skill DMG, a bit of SPD and CRIT DMG based on Haruichi's own, and also hands the battle buddy 26.4% ATK.

  • Aoi Kaguragi

    A single-target Shot attacker whose Combat Skill hits one Kaiju for 74% and always applies Windbite for 2 turns, and whose Ultimate hits for 165% and adds 25 SPD for 2 turns.

How this list is made

We combine 6 tier lists from the KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME community. Each character's tier is the middle of where those lists place them, so one list can't move anyone up or down on its own. The list is rebuilt every week.

Sources: gamezebo.com, gamingonphone.com, kongbakpao.com, millenium.org, pocketgamer.com and powerupgaming.co.uk.