reached 1,000,000 and players who pre registered received rewards. The game's worldwide release was announced in August 2021 with a slightly different title, Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!. Nuverse released the game for the Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan markets on September 30, 2021. Nuverse is also managing the release in Mainland China, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, with a release date to be announced. Sega released the game for all other regions (especially Western world including Oceania, Europe and North America) on December 7, 2021. Music Singles The original songs specially commissioned to famous Vocaloid producers for each units. The albums are licensed under Bushiroad Music. It's also available worldwide through online music streaming services, such as Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music. Albums Collections of cover songs from each unit. Other media Anime series A mini anime series titled was announced during the game's first anniversary live stream. The mini anime series will have 10 episodes that will be broadcast through Tokyo MX and is available for free to watch through the game's official YouTube channel. The anime will have the characters drawn in chibi-style, and a bit of gag-esque story that is slightly different from the original story. It premiered on January 13, 2022. Official English subtitles are made available some time after the official premiere. Episodes Printed media An anthology comic was released on November 25, 2021, by Ichijinsha's DNA Media Comics. The manga collection are drawn by 15 different artists with their own depiction of the game, hence its content may not count as canon. An official visual fan book was released on November 26, 2021. Reception , Project SEKAI has reached over 5 million users and received positive reviews. The game was ranked 9th on Twitter's Most Talked About Video Games list in 2021. Controversy On February 17, 2022, episode 6 of the Petit Sekai mini anime, titled Leo/need Style, premiered on YouTube. Due to a scene where the characters had darkened skin tones, wore dark make-up, and wore costumes that were similar to stereotypical African tribal outfits (a possible homage to gyaru or ganguro fashion), Sega was accused by some English-speaking viewers of blackface and cultural appropriation. The next day, the episode was withdrawn indefinitely and a public apology in both English and Japanese was uploaded to the official Project Sekai Twitter account. The episode was reuploaded to YouTube on March 15, 2022, with