The "Azur Lane 1st Aniversary Important Announcement Stage" event in Tokyo on Saturday revealed that a television anime adaptation of the smartphone game. Azur LaneHas received the green light.Tensho (Grisaia, Rewrite) directs the anime inBibury Animation Studio, the studio he founded in 2017. Jin Haganeya (Demonbane game setting, Kamen Rider Gaim scripts, Guilty Crown scripts) is in charge of the series' scripts.
Texto: Nuevo proyecto de Azur Lane
Texto: Director: Tensho (Kinmoza!, The Fruit of Grisaia)
Texto: Series Script Supervision: Jin Haganeya (Demonbane, Kamen Rider Gaim)
Texto: Para una nueva batalla naval (épico)
Texto: Azur Lane
Texto: TV Anime Adaptation Green-Lit
Texto: Director: Tensho
Texto: Series Script Supervision: Jin Haganeya
Texto: Animation Production: Bibury Animation Studio
The event in Tokyo's Akihabara district also reported that Tsuchii (Girls und Panzer: Little Army) is adapting the game into a manga series that will be released in the December issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Rex Comic on October 26. The 'slapstick daily life story' of Azur Lane's Queen Orders (in the photo below) will center around the tsundere Queen Elizabeth and her school friend Warspite (the 'Grand Lady Mayor').
The original game will have a collaboration in November with the AQUAPLUS franchise,Utawarerumono. The event previewed the characters Kuon, Nekone and Rurutie, and also the silhouettes of three other characters.
In the game for iOS and Android devices, players collect early-20th-century warships from various countries and use fleets of six ships to battle the enemies.
Yostar describes the game:
Azur Lane presents an interactive combat system that combines the best of strategy and 2D shooter games.The players must command a flotilla, divided into two parts: the Vanguard Fleet and the Main Fleet.While the Vanguard is responsible for attack and cleanup operations, the main fleet should focus on fire support and on damage to the enemy ships.Strategy is key, and players must build their fleets carefully to succeed on the high seas.Players can strengthen their fleets from the base through the Academy and dormitories, where they can earn experience points, buy store items, or improve their skills in the classroom.
Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi developed the game, and Bilibili launched it in China in May 2017. Shanghai Yostar launched it in Japan in September 2017. The game has become popular in Japan with more than 6 million downloads and a collaboration with Compile Heart, the Hyperdimension Neptunia game in December.XD Global also launched the game in South Korea in February 2018.
Yostar is developing an English version of the game.A closed beta was launched in the United States and Canada between August 2 and 9, and an open beta was launched on August 17.
Compile Heart announced on Thursday that it is publishing Azur Lane: Crosswave, a new action game for PlayStation 4 based on the mobile game.Felistella is developing the game.
Sunrise animated a commercial for the original game that debuted in April.
