BlazBlue is a fighting video game series developed and published in Japan by Arc System Works, and later localized in North America by Aksys Games and in Europe by Zen United. An anime adaptation aired in Autumn 2013. The series has sold 1.7 million copies since August 2012.[2]
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Genre(s) | Fighting |
Developer(s) | Arc System Works Bandai Namco Studios |
Publisher(s) | Arc System Works Aksys Games PQube Capcom Zen United (formerly) H2 Interactive (formerly) |
Creator(s) | Toshimichi Mori |
Producer(s) | Toshimichi Mori |
Artist(s) | Yūki Katō |
Writer(s) | Mako Komao |
Composer(s) | Daisuke Ishiwatari |
Platform(s) | Arcade, various home and handheld console systems |
First release | BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger November 19, 2008[1] |
Latest release | BlazBlue Entropy Effect August 16, 2023 |
Spin-offs | XBlaze series, anime series, manga, and novels |
Games
Main series
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2008 – Arcade[3] 2009 – PlayStation 3,[3] Xbox 360[3] 2010 – PlayStation Portable,[4] Microsoft Windows[3] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2009 – Arcade[7] 2010 – PlayStation 3,[7] Xbox 360[7] |
Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2012 – Arcade[8] 2013 – PlayStation 3[8] 2014 – PlayStation Vita[8] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2015 – Arcade[10] 2016 – PlayStation 3,[11] PlayStation 4[11] 2017 – Microsoft Windows[3] |
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Updated versions
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2010 – Arcade[13] 2011 – PlayStation 3,[14] Xbox 360[14] 2011 – PlayStation Portable,[13] Nintendo 3DS[13] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2011 – Arcade[15] 2011 – PlayStation 3,[15] Xbox 360,[15] PlayStation Vita[15] 2012 – PlayStation Portable[15] 2014 – Microsoft Windows[15] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2014 – Arcade[19] 2015 – PlayStation 3,[19] PlayStation 4,[19] PlayStation Vita,[19] Xbox One[19] 2016 – Microsoft Windows |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo Switch |
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Spin-offs
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2010 – DSiWare[20] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2012 – Nintendo 3DS eShop[21] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2013 – PlayStation 3,[22] PlayStation Vita[22] 2016 – Microsoft Windows |
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Eat Beat, Dead Spike-san Original release date:
| Release years by system: 2015 – iOS,[23] Android[23] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2015 – PlayStation 3,[24] PlayStation Vita[24] 2016 – Microsoft Windows |
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BlazBlue: Battle Cards Original release date: | Release years by system: 2015 – iOS[25] |
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BlazBlue Revolution Reburning Original release date:[26][27][28] | Release years by system: 2016 – iOS, Android |
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Original release date:
| Release years by system: 2018 – PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows[29] 2019 – Arcade 2023 – Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
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BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War Original release date:
| Release years by system: 2021 – iOS, Android[31] |
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BlazBlue Entropy Effect Proposed release date:[35] January 31, 2024 | Proposed system release: 2024 – iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows |
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Other media
Novels
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BlazBlue: Phase 0 2010 – Light novel | Notes:
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BlazBlue: Phase Shift 2011 – Light novel | Notes:
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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger 2013 – Light novel | Notes:
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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2013 – Light novel | Notes:
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BlazBlue: Bloodedge Experience 2014 – Light novel | Notes:
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BlazBlue: Spiral Shift 2016 – Light novel | Notes:
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Manga
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BlazBlue: Chimelical Complex 2011 – Manga | Notes:
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BlazBlue: Official Comics 2009 – Manga | Notes:
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BlazBlue: Remix Heart 2012 – Manga | Notes:
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BlazBlue 2013 – Manga | Notes:
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BlazBlue: Variable Heart 2016 – Manga | Notes:
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Anime
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2013 – Anime series | Notes:
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Other
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BlazBlue Radio 2009 – Online radio show | Notes:
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Characters
The main BlazBlue series iterated its roster with each new game release, growing the playable cast from 10 characters from the arcade release of Calamity Trigger to 36 characters after development concluded with Central Fiction. Several BlazBlue characters have made appearances on game crossovers and other associated media.
Events and merchandise
Two official events were held in Japan in June 2009 and February 2010, called BuruFesu 2009: Riot Summer (ぶるふぇす 2009 -Riot Summer-) and BuruFesu: Spring Raid (ぶるふぇす -Spring Raid-) (contraction of "BlueFestival"), respectively. A variety of posters, artbooks, apparel, and figurines were produced. On February 11, 2017, Arc System Works announced a collaboration with Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja to release Arc System Works Costume Set consisting the costumes of some characters from BlazBlue and Guilty Gear series in March 2017 for Dead or Alive 5: Last Round.[37]
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)