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Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back Hits PS5 In 2027

The announcement confirms a project first teased in July 2025 with NADA HOLDINGS and pairs the original writer and character designer with a director known for Final Fantasy XV, which tells you which part of the 2012 game Dragami wants back.

Key Facts

  • Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 in 2027.
  • Dragami Games and NADA HOLDINGS announced the title on September 17, 2026.
  • JP UNIVERSE, the studio Hajime Tabata founded in 2022, is developing the game.
  • The game is playable at the Sega Partners Corner of the Sega/Atlus booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
  • Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is on sale at up to 45 percent off from September 17, with the Steam sale ending October 1 and the Xbox sale ending October 16.

Reporting from 8 sources: Anime News Network, 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), ASCII.jp, and 4 more.

Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back Hits PS5 In 2027

Dragami Games and Taiwan's NADA HOLDINGS announced on September 17 that the official title of the newest Lollipop Chainsaw entry is LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back, scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 in 2027. Juliet, the high school cheerleader and zombie hunter, returns in a new costume. Her boyfriend Nick is a severed head again. Development is handled by JP UNIVERSE, the studio Hajime Tabata founded in 2022 after directing Final Fantasy XV. Original scenario writer Masahiro Yuki and original character designer NekoshowguN are involved. The game is playable at the Sega Partners Corner inside the Sega/Atlus booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21, with four demo stations. Stage events are set for September 18 at the Sega Event Stage and September 19 at the TGS2026 Main Stage. Price and CERO rating are undecided.

The title reveal comes nearly a year after NADA HOLDINGS first announced the project in July 2025, alongside a planned anime adaptation. NADA HOLDINGS said at the time that the game will not impose "excessive creative restrictions in the name of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)," without explaining how.

Dragami Games president Shohei Sato signed the announcement, and NADA HOLDINGS president Joe Teng's company is the publisher, with Dragami handling licensing. The original 2012 game came from Grasshopper Manufacture, a collaboration between Gōichi Suda and filmmaker James Gunn, published by Kadokawa Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Dragami bought the IP in July 2022. RePOP, the remaster, launched digitally in September 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC, and its Switch 2 version arrived May 28. Series sales have passed 1.5 million copies.

The announcement coincides with a RePOP 2nd anniversary sale of up to 45% off. The Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One sale runs September 17 to October 16, and Steam runs September 17 to October 1. PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, Switch 2 Edition and GOG.com sales are scheduled soon. The demo stations sit in the Sega Partners Corner, alongside a full-size chainsaw prop display and cosplayer photo sessions. A talk show runs September 18 at 11:40 at the Sega Event Stage and September 19 at 9:40 at the TGS2026 Main Stage.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 8 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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