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After a long wait, XSEED Games has announced the launch date for the North American release of Kandagawa Jet Girls.

Kandagawa Jet Girls is set to be released for the PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam) on August 24th. It has also been confirmed that several characters from the Senran Kagura series will also be available as playable racers.

This is part of the multimedia project created by Kadokawa along with Marvelous and Egg Firm. Kandagawa Jet Girls follows a group of athletes trying to rise in the ranks of Jet Racing. Tournaments has Jetters (someone who pilots the watercraft) working with a Shooter (armed with water weapons) to knock the opposing team.

The game will have players pick from the seven (two-girl) teams to race in 64 episodes in single player. During the story, players will learn about each characters story and motivations for racing. Players could also put their skills to the test by racing online with other players.

Racing Hearts edition for the PS4 is also now available for sale. It will include the base game along with two-disc soundtrack CD (with 54 tracks) and an art book. All episodes and the OVA of Kandagawa Jet Girls are available to stream on HI Dive and VRV.

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