BlazBlue

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BlazBlue (ブレイブルー, Bureiburū) is a video game series created by Arc System Works. It has sold 1.7 million copies as of August 2012.[2] The company's former chief development officer and video game franchise creator, Toshimichi Mori, was hired by Daisuke Ishiwatari to join Arc System Works on October 1, 2003. After eighteen years, Mori left the company on September 25, 2022.[3] On February 28, 2023, he founded Studio Flare, one of the subsidiaries owned by NetEase.[4]

Genres
Developers
Publishers
  • Arc System Works
  • Aksys Games
  • Zen United
  • PQube
  • H2 Interactive
  • 91Act
CreatorToshimichi Mori
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BlazBlue
Genres
Developers
Publishers
  • Arc System Works
  • Aksys Games
  • Zen United
  • PQube
  • H2 Interactive
  • 91Act
CreatorToshimichi Mori
PlatformVarious
First releaseBlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
November 19, 2008[1]
Latest releaseBlazBlue Entropy Effect
January 31, 2024
Spin-offsXBlaze series
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Games

Main series

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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Original release dates:
  • JP: November 19, 2008
  • NA: June 30, 2009
  • EU: April 2, 2010
 Release years by system:
2008 – Arcade[5]
2009 – PlayStation 3,[5] Xbox 360[5]
2010 – PlayStation Portable,[6] Microsoft Windows[5]
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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

Original release dates:
  • JP: November 20, 2009
  • NA: July 27, 2010
  • EU: December 3, 2010
 Release years by system:
2009 – Arcade[9]
2010 – PlayStation 3,[9] Xbox 360[9]
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma

Original release dates:
  • JP: November 21, 2012
  • NA: March 25, 2014
  • EU: April 23, 2014
 Release years by system:
2012 – Arcade[10]
2013 – PlayStation 3[10]
2014 – PlayStation Vita[10]
Notes:
  • The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita port were updated to version 1.1 in North America on May 14, 2014[11]
BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Original release dates:
  • JP: November 19, 2015
  • NA: November 1, 2016
  • EU: November 4, 2016
 Release years by system:
2015 – Arcade[12]
2016 – PlayStation 3,[13] PlayStation 4[13]
2017 – Microsoft Windows[5]
Notes:
  • Released in western markets without an English dub[14]
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Updated versions

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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II

Original release dates:
  • JP: December 9, 2010
  • NA: May 10, 2011
  • EU: May 10, 2011
 Release years by system:
2010 – Arcade[15]
2011 – PlayStation 3,[16] Xbox 360[16]
2011 – PlayStation Portable,[15] Nintendo 3DS[15]
Notes:
  • The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Continuum Shift were updated for free to Continuum Shift II as a downloadable patch[16]
  • The portable versions feature offline gameplay
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

Original release dates:
  • JP: December 17, 2011
  • NA: February 14, 2012
  • EU: February 24, 2012
 Release years by system:
2011 – Arcade[17]
2011 – PlayStation 3,[17] Xbox 360,[17] PlayStation Vita[17]
2012 – PlayStation Portable[17]
2014 – Microsoft Windows[17]
Notes:
  • The PlayStation Portable port features offline play and was released only in Japan[18]
  • The Steam version was unavailable in Europe,[19] and the regional lockout ended on May 19, 2015[20]
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend

Original release dates:
  • JP: April 23, 2015
  • NA: June 30, 2015
  • EU: October 29, 2015
 Release years by system:
2014 – Arcade[21]
2015 – PlayStation 3,[21] PlayStation 4,[21] PlayStation Vita,[21] Xbox One[21]
2016 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • Titled BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma 2.0 instead on arcade release
  • The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions have cross-platform online multiplayer[citation needed]
  • Unlike the original Chrono Phantasma release in North America, Extend features a localized Library Mode[citation needed]
BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition

Original release dates:
  • JP: February 7, 2019
  • NA: February 7, 2019
  • EU: February 8, 2019
 Release years by system:
2019 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • The Nintendo Switch version of the port has all currently-released DLC
  • Digital-only release in North America
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Spin-offs

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BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale

Original release dates:
  • JP: January 27, 2010
  • NA: August 2, 2010
 Release years by system:
2010 – DSiWare[22]
Notes:
  • 3D arena fighting game
BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma

Original release dates:
  • JP: December 26, 2012
  • NA: August 21, 2014
 Release years by system:
2012 – Nintendo 3DS[23]
Notes:
  • 3D arena fighting game
XBlaze Code: Embryo

Original release dates:
  • JP: July 23, 2013
  • NA: June 24, 2014
  • EU: September 18, 2015
 Release years by system:
2013 – PlayStation 3,[24] PlayStation Vita[24]
2016 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • Visual novel set 150 years before Calamity Trigger
Eat Beat, Dead Spike-san

Original release date:
  • WW: February 25, 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 – iOS,[25] Android[25]
Notes:
  • Rhythm game featuring Dead Spike, Ragna the Bloodedge's signature special move[25]
XBlaze Lost: Memories

Original release dates:
  • JP: April 9, 2015
  • NA: August 11, 2015
  • EU: June 21, 2016
 Release years by system:
2015 – PlayStation 3,[26] PlayStation Vita[26]
2016 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • The sequel to XBlaze Code: Embryo
BlazBlue: Battle Cards

Original release date:
  • AU: April 30, 2015
  • CAN: May 6, 2015
  • NA: May 14, 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 – iOS[27]
Notes:
  • Card battle game featuring characters from the series[27]
BlazBlue Revolution Reburning

Original release date:[28][29][30]
  • HK/TW: July 7, 2015
  • SG/MY: April 2, 2016
  • WW: June 8, 2016
  • JP: October 20, 2016
 Release years by system:
2016 – iOS, Android
Notes:
  • Developed and published by 91Act
  • Ceased services in Japan on November 23, 2018[30]
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Original release date:
  • JP: May 31, 2018
  • WW: June 5, 2018
 Release years by system:
2018 – PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows[31]
2019 – Arcade
2023 – Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Notes:
BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War

Original release date:
  • JP: (2021-02-16) (2022-01-31)February 16, 2021 – January 31, 2022
    (11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
 Release years by system:
2021 – iOS, Android[33]
Notes:
  • Announced in 2017, the game resurfaced in early 2021[34]
  • Developed by Linked Brain[35]
  • Mobile game set in an alternate timeline
  • Discontinued on January 31, 2022[36]
BlazBlue Entropy Effect

Original release date:[37]
January 31, 2024		 Release years by system:
2024 – iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
2026 – PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • Acton-adventure roguelike developed and published by 91Act
  • Entered Steam Early Access on August 15, 2023 and had its full release on January 31, 2024
  • iOS and Android versions were initially only available in China, until a 2025 worldwide release
  • Ported to consoles as BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, with additional features including a new story scenario by series writers Mako Komao and Akihito Kumagawa
Untitled Mobile BlazBlue Spin-off

N/A – iOS, Android[38]		 Notes:
  • Developed by MACOVILL
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Novels

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BlazBlue: Phase 0

2010 – Light novel		 Notes:
  • Single volume written by Mako Komao, illustrated by Yūki Katō, and published by Fujimi Shobo
  • The story follows Bloodedge, the Six Heroes, and Celica A. Mercury, set before Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Phase Shift

2011 – Light novel		 Notes:
  • Four volumes written by Mako Komao, illustrated by Yūki Katō, and published by Fujimi Shobo
  • The novels follow the conflict between humanity, the magic guild of Ishana, and The Black Beast
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

2013 – Light novel		 Notes:
  • Two volumes written by Mako Komao, illustrated by Yuki Sugiyama, and published by Fujimi Dragon Book
  • Novelization of the events for Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

2013 – Light novel		 Notes:
  • Two volumes written by Mako Komao, illustrated by Yuki Sugiyama, and published by Fujimi Dragon Book
  • Novelization of the events for Continuum Shift
BlazBlue: Bloodedge Experience

2014 – Light novel		 Notes:
  • Two volumes written by Mako Komao, illustrated by Kyo Kuroichigo, and published by Fujimi Shobo
  • The novels follow Naoto Kurogane and Raquel Alucard
BlazBlue: Spiral Shift

2016 – Light novel		 Notes:
  • Single volume written by Mako Komao
  • Jin Kisaragi survives the Ikaruga Civil War
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Manga

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BlazBlue: Official Comics

2009 – Manga		 Notes:
  • Two-volume manga published to promote the releases of Calamity Trigger and Continuum Shift
  • Two collections of short scenarios written and illustrated by doujinshi artists
BlazBlue: Chimelical Complex

2011 – Manga		 Notes:
  • Two-volume manga by Toshimichi Mori, illustrated by Haruyoshi Kobayakawa, and published by Famitsu Comic Clear
  • The story follows Ragna the Bloodedge in the adaptation of Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Remix Heart

2012 – Manga		 Notes:
  • Four-volume manga written by Deko Akao, illustrated by Sumeragi, and serialized on Age Premium until 2014
  • Set before Calamity Trigger, Mai Natsume, a man transformed into a woman by the No-Name Grimoire, attends the Military Academy with her friends
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2013 – Manga		 Notes:
  • Two-volume manga written by Toshimichi Mori, illustrated by Sakaki Yoshioka, and published on Monthly Dragon Age
  • A second manga adaptation of Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Variable Heart

2016 – Manga		 Notes:
  • Three-volume manga written by Toshimichi Mori, illustrated by Sumeragi, and serialized on Monthly Dragon Age until 2017
  • A sequel to Remix Heart, Mai fights with the squad leader of the NOL
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Anime

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BlazBlue: Alter Memory

2013 – Anime series		 Notes:
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Other

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BlazBlue Radio

2009 – Online radio show		 Notes:
  • An official radio show aired on Nico Nico Douga, featuring the antics of the game's voice actors through chibi versions of their characters in the same style as the Teach Me, Miss Litchi! game segments.
  • The show's nickname BuruRaji (ぶるらじ) is a contraction of "BlueRadio" in Japanese.
  • An official yonkoma gag manga series, BuruMan (ぶるまん, contraction of "BlueManga"), has been published infrequently on the official website.
  • Two comedic radio dramas were produced, titled BuruDora (ぶるどら, contraction of "BlueDrama"). A light novel based on the game and written by Mako Komao, titled BlazBlue: Phase 0, was published by Fujimi Shobo. It is set before Calamity Trigger.
  • Starting with season 8, BlazBlue Radio NEO, the show aired on YouTube with English subtitles.[39]
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Characters

Main article: List of BlazBlue characters

The main BlazBlue series iterated its roster with each new game release, growing the playable cast from ten characters from the arcade release of Calamity Trigger to thirty seven characters as of Central Fiction. Several BlazBlue characters have made appearances on game crossovers and other associated media.

Events and merchandise

Two official events, 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"), were held in June 2009 and February 2010. It features a variety of posters, artbooks, apparel, and figurines. On February 11, 2017, Arc System Works announced a collaboration with Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja to release an Arc System Works Costume Set, consisting of the costumes of some characters from BlazBlue and Guilty Gear for Dead or Alive 5: Last Round in March 2017.[40]

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