{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c5eff5650d44413fce30611e","clusterId":"c_0b7eb4d9c1af81cd75e577e9","slug":"lollipop-chainsaw-2-back2back-confirmed-for-ps5-in-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back Confirmed For PS5 In 2027","summary":"Dragami Games announced on September 17 that the official title of the latest LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW game is LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back, with a planned 2027 release on PlayStation 5. NADA HOLDINGS CORP., the Taiwan-based IP investment company, is behind the project alongside Dragami Games, which handled the 2024 remaster LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP. Development is being handled by JP UNIVERSE, the RPG platform founded in 2022 by Hajime Tabata. Masahiro Yuki, who wrote the scenario for the original version, and Nekosyogun, who worked on character design and art, are also involved. Juliet, the high school girl zombie hunter and cheerleader, returns in a new outfit, described as more powered up than before. The game will be playable at the Sega/Atlus booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, with stage events on September 18 and 19. Price and CERO rating are undecided.","whyItMatters":"The title reveal confirms that the project announced in July 2025 as a joint production with an anime version is still moving forward, and it lands with a playable demo rather than another teaser.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe official title was announced in coordination with a post NADA HOLDINGS made on PlayStation.Blog. JP UNIVERSE is the RPG platform founded in 2022 by Hajime Tabata, who worked on Final Fantasy XV. Masahiro Yuki wrote the scenario for the original game, and Nekosyogun worked on character design and art. A follow-up report is expected for game system and story details.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuliet is a descendant of zombie hunters. In LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP she mows down zombies with chainsaw attacks and moves honed through cheerleading, in locations including schools and city areas on the American West Coast. The first game in the series released in 2012, RePOP followed in 2024, and cumulative series sales have passed 1.5 million copies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 2nd anniversary sale for RePOP runs from September 17, with purchases up to 45 percent off. The Steam sale ends October 1 at 2:00, and the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One sale ends October 16 at 8:59. Sales for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and GOG.com are planned soon.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back is being made by JP UNIVERSE, the studio Hajime Tabata founded in 2022. Dragami Games handled the 2024 remaster, but the sequel's actual development duties sit elsewhere.","twitterPost":"LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back is developed by JP UNIVERSE, Hajime Tabata's studio, not Dragami Games, which only remastered RePOP.","threadsPost":"LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back has Dragami Games on the label and JP UNIVERSE on the build. Hajime Tabata's studio, founded in 2022, is doing development while Dragami handled the 2024 RePOP remaster. The sequel is a different production arrangement than the last release.","newsletterBlurb":"Dragami Games named the next Lollipop Chainsaw game: LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back, due on PS5 in 2027. A playable demo runs at the Sega/Atlus booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026, and the previous title is on sale up to 45 percent off.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2141618.html\",\"title\":\"Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back Set for 2027 Release! 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