A beloved oddity of gaming culture — a cheerleader with a chainsaw dispatching zombies in a haze of camp and irreverence — is crossing into cinema, announced at Tokyo Game Show as part of a deliberate expansion of the Lollipop Chainsaw franchise across film, animation, and games. More than a decade after its 2012 debut, Dragami Games is wagering that Juliet Starling's particular brand of absurdist horror-comedy can find a global audience beyond the 1.5 million who already know her name. The effort reflects a broader ambition among Japanese game creators to build entertainment franchises that t