As previously reported on WOW Japan, a new “KiLL LA KiLL” game is in the works by Studio Trigger and ARC SYSTEM WORKS. It has now been revealed that the anime’s original screenplay writer Kazuki Takashima will be penning a new story for “KiLL LA KiLL The Game: If“, while original character designer Sushio wille be designing a new costume for Satsuki Kiryuin.

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“KiLL la KiLL” was first released in 2013 by Studio Trigger, directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima of “Gurren Lagann” fame. It follows a troubled young girl Ryuko Matoi hunting down her father’s killer, which brings her to the attention of Satsuki Kiryuin, the strict student council president of their school Honnouji Academy.

ARC SYSTEM WORKS is a Japanese game developer best known for the super-stylish fighting games “Guilty Gear” and “BLAZBLUE”. This is not their first collaboration to create a game for an anime franchise, as they have also developed fighting games for “Dragoonball Z”, “Persona 4”, “First of the North Star” and “ONE PIECE”.