Juliet Starling is picking up the chainsaw again. Dragami Games and NADA Holdings have confirmed a new Lollipop Chainsaw game and anime are both in development — and on 19 September, Tokyo Game Show 2026 will be the stage for “a major announcement regarding a new project.” For Singapore fans who grew up with the cult zombie-slasher on PS3, this is one TGS stage worth setting an alarm for.
New Lollipop Chainsaw Game and Anime: What We Know
Dragami Games and NADA Holdings first confirmed that a brand-new Lollipop Chainsaw game and anime adaptation were in the works back in July 2025. Those announcements were light on detail — which is exactly why the TGS 2026 stage matters. It represents the first substantial public look at either project since the initial reveal.
The franchise has strong pedigree to draw on. The original Lollipop Chainsaw — developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and directed by Suda51 — sold more than 1.5 million copies when it launched on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. Dragami Games, which now holds the IP, brought the series back in 2024 with the remaster Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, updated for current platforms. The follow-up game and anime would mark the franchise’s first full original expansion in over a decade.
What Dragami Is Bringing to TGS 2026
The official TGS 2026 programme lists the stage slot as 19 September, 9:40–10:30 AM JST and names several key figures on stage alongside a cosplayer portraying Juliet Starling complete with a life-size replica of her chainsaw. The event schedule breaks down as follows:
- Promotional video introducing the world and style of the franchise
- Juliet Starling cosplayer takes the stage with life-size chainsaw prop
- IP producer and director Nasu discuss the new game
- “Major announcement regarding a new project” to close the stage
Hajime Tabata — former director of Final Fantasy XV and current CEO of JP UNIVERSE — is named in the event listing. His involvement in the new project adds a notable JRPG pedigree to Dragami’s team; the combination of Nasu’s IP stewardship and Tabata’s large-scale production experience is an intriguing pairing for a game of this IP’s scope.
How Singapore Fans Can Watch the TGS 2026 Reveal
You don’t need a plane ticket to catch this one. TGS 2026 — which runs from 17 to 21 September at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan — streams live and free across YouTube, X, Twitch, and TikTok for international viewers. The Lollipop Chainsaw stage on 19 September starts at 9:40 AM JST (8:40 AM SGT), which puts it squarely in weekend morning territory — easy to catch from Singapore before your day starts.
While you wait, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC — a solid way to reacquaint yourself with Juliet’s world ahead of the new game announcement. Follow @lpchainsaw_en on X for official updates from the team.
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