XSEED Games today sent over the first English voice-over trailer for their upcoming, Grasshopper Manufacture and Kadokawa Games-developed new title, Killer is Dead.
As you might expect from the combination of developers and the theme, Killer is Dead is pretty… unique, and mature.
They have also launched an official Facebook site for the game where SUDA51 himself will answer selection questions from fans.
Check out the trailer and new info below.
Killer is Dead trailer:
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In this all-new trailer, fans are introduced to the game?s protagonist, Mondo Zappa, an ?executioner? whose task it is to dispose of dangerous criminals and assassins from around the world. Working for an agency called the ?Bryan Execution Firm,? headed by a mysterious information trafficker known as Bryan, Zappa relies on dishing out his own brand of justice with the aid a traditional Japanese sword and a left artificial arm which houses interchangeable weapons.
Killer is Dead is scheduled for an August 2013 release.