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Bandai Namco Ent. Reveals U.S. Release of Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time Game for PS4, Steam

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Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will release the Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time role-playing game for the PlayStation 4 and Steam in early 2018.

Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game:

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time is a heart-pounding 3D action RPG beat 'em up featuring an original storyline carved from the popular anime series by Studio Trigger, a Tokyo-based anime production company; now streaming exclusively on Netflix.

Having been inspired by a famous witch named Shiny Chariot, an ordinary girl named Atsuko (Akko) Kagari enrolls at Luna Nova Magical Academy, a prestigious school for young girls training to become witches. Before starting summer vacation, Akko and her new classmates find out about an inexplicable phenomenon at Luna Nova caused by the Seven Wonders, which has been passed down for several centuries. Now it's up to Akko as she takes on the adventure to unravel the mystery surrounding the Seven Wonders.

The game will arrive in Japan on November 30 for the PS4. People who pre-order the game in Japan will receive a product code to download and play the special bonus PS4 game "Madō Senshi Guransharion" (Sorcerer Warrior Grancharion), inspired by a robot mecha that appears in episode 18 of the anime. The limited first pressing of the game in Japan will include an exclusive box illustrated by Trigger, a special contents Blu-ray Disc, a drama CD, an exclusive art book, and a game original Chariot Card.