With E3 quickly approaching, the rumor mill has come into full swing with leaks circulating the internet rapidly as fans eagerly anticipating this summer's gaming events. Last week, ex-developers of the Shin Megami Tensei series announced a new JRPG franchise titled "Monark," which is slated to be formally revealed in this week's issue of Weekly Famitsu, Japan's biggest gaming magazine. While the official reveal of the new RPG is still slated for this week's issue, major details of Monark have leaked including its release date.

Monark was first teased in last week's issue of Weekly Famitsu, which referred to it as a "new school RPG." The game comes from ex-Atlus developers, notably some key personnel involved with the studio's Shin Megami Tensei series, including Ryutaro Ito, the planner for the first two games in the SMT series. The game will be published by FuRyu, the team behind The Caligula Effect and its upcoming sequel, which are notably written by Tadashi Satomi, the writer of the first two Persona games.

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According to Twitter user "xenosaga," publisher FuRyu accidentally uploaded the reveal trailer for Monark to one of its social media channels before quickly pulling it. The trailer is set to debut this Thursday, June 10th. The trailer reportedly revealed a Japanese release date of October 14th 2021. Platforms for the game have not yet been revealed, however FuRyu's The Caligula Effect 2 is slated to release on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, so it is fair to assume Monark will follow suit. The design for the protagonist has leaked, who Gematsu claims will be voiced by Gakuto Kajiwara.

As of right now, Monark has not been confirmed for English release whatsoever. FuRyu's The Caligula Effect 2 is set to release on June 24th in Japan, however the English release is still slated for an ambiguous "Fall 2021" release window. The localization is being handled by Disgaea publisher NIS America, who could possibly take up the mantle of localizing Monark. It is possible that another publisher could take over localization efforts for the game though.

While it remains to be seen when Monark will release in English, a recent leak revealed that Shin Megami Tensei 5 is slated to release on Nintendo Switch in November 2021. Last year Atlus revealed that Shin Megami Tensei 5 will receive a simultaneous worldwide release, which Sega is planning to make a standard going forward with all of its titles. Shin Megami Tensei 5 gameplay and release date information is expected to be formally revealed at Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct presentation.

Monark will reportedly release in Japan on October 14, 2021.

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Source: Gematsu