Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day Shows Off Beautiful Animations

Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day is a high-speed side-scrolling platformer for the PS3 developed by Suda51 as part of Short Peace, an animated film omnibus directed by Katsuhiro Otomo of Akira fame and animated by veterans of the anime industry. Working with Suda51 is Tokyo Jungle director Youhei Takaoka and No More Heroes artist Yusuke Kozaki.

The game is a high speed side-scrolling platformer in which you play as Ranko Tsukigime, the daughter of a Japanese business conglomerate who lives the life of a school girl during the day and a hitman at night. Determined not to lose against the rest of Short Peace, the game boasts detailed animations and levels with dizzying powers called Effects.

Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day and Short Peace will be packaged together starting on January 16, 2014.