Megaton-Class Musashi, the mecha-themed joint project between Level-5 and Shonen Jump, is finally happening for real, and Level-5 finally announced a release date for the mecha co-op action game.New trailers for both the game and anime were also revealed.
What’sMegaton-Class Musashi? Everything you should know on the new mecha IP by Level-5
Megaton-Kyuu Musashi, which translates toMegaton-Class Musashi, was first announced by Level-5in July 2016and was supposed to launch in 2017. However, similarly toYo-kai Watch 4or the nextInazuma Elevengame, it was delayed more times than you can count.Level-5 president Akihiro Hino explainedin 2019 the company was completely overhauling itself to avoid ever running into these problems again.
It’s also important to noteMegaton-Class Musashiis a cross-media project. Also called media-mix or trans-media, this refers to franchises where a game, anime, manga, toys, stage plays, musicals, and several projects are planned and launched simultaneously. The concept of cross-media was most notably popularized by Sega withSakura Taisen.
Megaton-Class Musashitakes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where the Earth was destroyed and hollowed out by aliens. Humanity lives in underground shelters and developed giant mecha to fight back. One of these is the titular Musashi, a sword dual-wielding mecha named after the legendary samurai.
Overall,Megaton Musashiis an action game with RPG, mecha customization elements, and co-op. The last time we had some details on the game was in December 2019. It’s interesting to note that back then the game was re-announced for PS4, Switch, iOS, and Android. In other words, the mobile versions have now been canceled. An official site was also opened, and linked by theMegaton Musashiofficial Twitter account.
Megaton-Class Musashifinally gets a release date, price, on PS4, Switch - Anime, game new trailers
Megaton-Class Musashiwill launch in Japan on PS4 and Switch on November 11, for 6974 Yen (Tax Included). The game was only announced in Japan. Level-5 can localizeMegaton Musashiby itself, but it’ll need a publisher seeingLevel-5 virtually ceased to exist outside Japan.
On July 21, Level-5 announced theMegaton-Class Musashianime would start airing on July 15, 2025, in Japan. Now, on August 6, a new trailer for the anime was revealed, alongside a new trailer for the game. you can find both right below.
Megaton Musashi anime trailer
Megaton Musashi game PS4, Switch trailer
Comments from the seiyuu of the three first main characters were also published on theofficial site.
To summarize, all three are incredibly happy to be part of the project and are looking forward to seeing the final game and anime. And how Level-5 is trying its hand at the Mecha genre.
With the release ofMegaton-Class Musashifinally confirmed, it looks like Level-5 is slowly getting back to its feet. The latestYo-kai Watchgame,Yo-Kai Gakuen, didn’t seem to make a lot of noise in Japan. However,Ni No Kuni: Cross Worldsseems to be pretty popular and nowMegaton Musashimakes me quite hopeful for the future. I don’t believeInazuma Eleven Heroes' Great Roadwill get again delayed from its 2023 release, and I’m particularly eager to try outMegaton Musashi. Hopefully, everything will be alright for Level-5 now.
