First Killer is Dead English-language trailer delivers stylish cel-shaded slaughter sans subtitles

Grasshopper Manufacture has released an English-language version of the debut trailer for its next title, Killer is Dead.

As previously reported, the trailer shows off the game's stylized cel-shaded look and its heavy violence courtesy of main character Mondo Zappa. Zappa, a cyborg assassin, is armed with both a sword and arm cannon, and this trailer has him using both to great effect.

Killer is Dead will be released in Japan this summer for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. No Western release date has been announced, but XSeed and Deep Silver have signed on to handle its publishing in North America and Europe, respectively.