Less than a year after releasing Atelier Meruru in Japan, Gust Corporation announced that the next game in their Atelier series, Atelier Ayesha will be released in Japan. With the PlayStation 3 exclusive’s release date not far off, Gust have published a whole bunch of new screenshots of the game. Atelier Ayesha features a new illustrator, and a slightly darker, more realistic look than the previous three entries. Check out the screenshots below:

The game is scheduled for release on the 28th of June in Japan, with no planned PAL region release at this point. However, the chances of a local release are high, since every previous PlayStation 3 Atelier game has been localised. The previous game in the series, Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland, is coming to PAL territories in May.