<s>
Collar	B-Application
×	I-Application
Malice	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
under	O
their	O
Otomate	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
disc	O
,	O
Collar	B-Application
×	I-Application
Malice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two-part	O
anime	O
film	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Studio	O
Deen	O
,	O
titled	O
Gekijōban	O
Collar	B-Application
×	I-Application
Malice	I-Application
Deep	O
Cover	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
premiere	O
in	O
May	O
and	O
June	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collar	B-Application
×	I-Application
Malice	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
rookie	O
police	O
officer	O
Ichika	O
Hoshino	O
stationed	O
in	O
Shinjuku	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Otomate	O
brand	O
of	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
along	O
with	O
twelve	O
other	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
during	O
the	O
annual	O
Otomate	O
Party	O
event	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
merchandise	O
based	O
on	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
including	O
audio	O
dramas	O
and	O
a	O
tapestry	O
with	O
a	O
Collar	B-Application
×	I-Application
Malice	I-Application
illustration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
disc	O
,	O
Collar	B-Application
×	I-Application
Malice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Unlimited	O
are	O
planned	O
to	O
get	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
August	O
2020	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collar	B-Application
×	I-Application
Malice	I-Application
sales	O
numbers	O
for	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
differ	O
between	O
different	O
sales	O
charts	O
:	O
Media	O
Create	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eleventh	O
best	O
selling	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
with	O
7,271	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eight	O
best	O
selling	O
with	O
9,406	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siliconera	O
described	O
the	O
Japanese	O
opening	O
week	O
sales	O
as	O
good	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
visual	O
novel	O
for	O
a	O
niche	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
them	O
liked	O
the	O
suspense	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
rarely	O
used	O
in	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
two-part	O
film	O
,	O
titled	O
Gekijōban	O
Collar	B-Application
×	I-Application
Malice	I-Application
Deep	O
Cover	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Studio	O
Deen	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Avex	O
Pictures	O
.	O
</s>
