Hideo Kojima is at the moment engaged on Demise Stranding 2, and it’s been revealed that his love of anime is influencing the sport in additional methods than one.
Improvement on Demise Stranding 2 has been underway for a while, and there was an replace at Tokyo Sport Present 2024. Except for the same old imprecise Kojima teases, together with a dance quantity with a number of Dollmen, as a result of why not.
Among the many revelries, we received to listen to from among the solid, together with Shion Wakayama. Throughout her section, Kojima states that she was introduced in as a result of he cherished her voice work within the anime present Lycoris Recoil.
The TV present, which premiered in 2022, follows two younger feminine assassins who’re drafted by the federal government to kill sure targets, whereas sustaining common lives doing family chores. It’s an bold manufacturing from Solo Leveling studio A-1 Footage, and it’s wholly authentic.
Kojima has not been coy about having fun with Lycoris Recoil, carrying shirts involving the protagonists, Takina Inoue and Chisato Nishikigi. Shion voices Tanika, so we would now know who’s his favourite of the pair – although I’m certain he enjoys each in their very own methods.
As a part of the showcase, we discovered that the Demise Stranding sequel is round 30-40% completed, so there’s fairly a methods to go. Regardless of this, Kojima remains to be planning for the brand new sport to reach in 2025, the place it’ll be a PlayStation 5 unique, very like the predecessor was for the PlayStation 4.
In the meantime, A-1 Footage stays laborious at work on Solo Leveling, placing collectively the second season and the primary compilation movie for the franchise. Solo Leveling: ReAwakening arrives this November, permitting viewers the possibility to see the primary two episodes of Season 2 early and in theatres.
The proper technique to distract from the anticipate the return of Demise Stranding and Lycoris Recoil. Within the meantime, you could find out what’s taking place with Demise Stranding 2.