Blue Archive

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Blue Archive
Key visual of the series
ブルーアーカイブ
(Burūākaibu)
Created byNexon Games
Game
DeveloperNexon Games
Publisher
Directed byKim Yong-ha[1]
Music by
  • Mitsukiyo
  • Karut
  • Nor
GenreRole-playing, Real-time Strategy, Visual Novel
EngineUnity
PlatformAndroid, iOS
Released
  • JP: February 4, 2021
  • WW: November 8, 2021
  • CN: August 3, 2023
Anime television series
Blue Archive The Animation
Directed byDaigo Yamagishi
Written by
Music by40mP
StudioYostar Pictures
CANDYBOX
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo), BS11
Original run April 8, 2024 – present
Episodes2
Print media
Manga
icon Anime and manga portal

Blue Archive (Japanese: ブルーアーカイブ; Korean: 블루 아카이브; Chinese: 蔚蓝档案) is a South Korean role-playing game developed by Nexon Games (formerly NAT Games), a subsidiary of Nexon. It was released in 2021 for Android and iOS, first in Japan by Yostar and worldwide later that year by Nexon.[2] The game is free-to-play with gacha game mechanics as a means to obtain new characters. An anime television series adaptation titled Blue Archive The Animation premiered in April 2024.

The player and protagonist is a Sensei who was summoned from outside the academic city-state of Kivotos by the president of the General Student Council, an extrajudicial committee governing the schools. Following her sudden disappearance, criminal activity rises around Kivotos and the player is tasked by the remaining members of the council to resolve issues that crop up and help search for the president.[3]

Gameplay[edit]

Blue Archive is a tactical role-playing game[4] that allows the player to form and mobilize units of up to six members (two "Specials" and four "Strikers") to participate in various military campaigns with.[5] Students' strengths can be enhanced in various ways, such as by increasing their levels, weapons, armor and skills. More students can be recruited through the gacha system using in-game currency, which may be purchased through in-app purchases.

The units are mobilized on a turn-based hex map and battle initiates when they interact with an enemy or vice versa. In combat, Strikers march along a straight path and occasionally encounter groups of enemies. Strikers fire automatic attacks and can hide behind objects to decrease their chances of getting hit. Specials do not engage in direct combat but increase the Strikers' stats and support them from the backlines instead. The player has generally no control over battles with the exception of using students' skills that cost a regenerable currency to use. Students and enemies both have rock-paper-scissors-based attacks and defenses, which determine their strengths and weaknesses. Students get rescued by a helicopter and cannot participate in later battles if they lose all of their health.

Story[edit]

Setting[edit]

Set on a planet similar to Earth, Blue Archive takes place in the academic city-state of Kivotos, which was established by the union of thousands of academies. The citizens of Kivotos are composed of three races: Humans, which include subraces based on mythological races or have animal traits like extra ears or tails, furried animal people, and robots with human intelligence. Due to possessing Halos, humans can resist and survive serious injuries like gunshots and explosions, and only through destroying a Halo can a human be killed. Thanks to the near-indestructible nature of the citizens of Kivotos, everyone has the right to carry firearms.

The city is ruled by the General Student Council (GSC), a federal committee led by a President, who governs the city from the Sanctum Tower with access to every student's register. Despite the GSC being Kivotos main government, many of the schools operate and rule their districts independently with the three most powerful schools being Millennium Science School, Trinity General School, and Gehenna Academy.

Before the events of the game, the GSC President summons the player character, a teacher referred to as Sensei, to be the advisor of SCHALE, an extrajudicial organization established by the president herself. She then proceeds to disappear, giving an uprising to criminal activities and military presence in the city. As Sensei helps the students, clubs, and academies of Kivotos with their various problems, the Sensei must also deal with rival schools, criminal warfare, corrupt corporations, rogue AIs, paranormal creatures, mysterious groups, and cults that threaten Kivotos.

Volumes[edit]

The main story is divided into several arcs (called Volumes) which focus on a specific group in their respective school, in which each volume is also divided into chapters. Until now, there are five story volumes and a "final" volume (although not the final volume of the game's entire story) that ties those volumes together.

VolumesLocationsTitle(s)
Volume 1Abydos High SchoolForeclosure Task Force
Abydos High School is in deep debt, and its five remaining students have formed the Foreclosure Task Force. They have been fighting off gangs attacking the school for a long time, and ask Schale for help. They investigate and eventually learn that the company the school is in debt to, Kaiser Corporation, orchestrated the events by having the school take out a loan larger than it could afford in the wake of a natural disaster, forcing the school to sell much of the Abydos District land. Kaiser Corporation hired the gangs when the Foreclosure Task Force did not give in and sell the land the Abydos High School is on. As punishment for the Foreclosure Task Force's spying, the Kaiser Corporation requests payment by the end of the week and increases the debt. Hoshino, a member of the Foreclosure Task Force, runs away and joins the Kaiser Corporation in exchange for debt forgiveness. However, she was actually tricked into allowing a mysterious organization that the Kaiser Corporation works with, Gematria, to experiment on her and her Mystic power. With the help of Problem Solver 68, a group of delinquent students from another school that the Kaiser Corporation had hired to attack Abydos High School, the Foreclosure Task Force rescues Hoshino. Later, the Foreclosure Task Force had their debt significantly reduced and they took on the role of Abydos' Student Council.
Volume 2Millennium Science SchoolClockwork Flower Pavane
Schale receives a request from the Game Development Department at the Millennium Science School to try and prevent their club from being disbanded due to having less than four members and failing to produce a video game per their club's stated purpose. The Game Development Department decides to explore a ruined section of the Millennium District to look for a special program that can help them make their game. Instead, they find a robot girl named Aris, who develops an obsession with video games. The Game Development Club arranges for Aris to be recruited as their fourth member, steal the program from their school's vault, and be able to create their game in time and avoid dissolution. Sometime later, Aris is kidnapped by Millennium's student council president, Rio, who reveals that Aris is actually the leader of DIVI:SION, an army of hostile robots programmed to destroy Kivotos. Schale, the Game Development Department, and their allies stage a rescue mission and prevent Rio from dismantling Aris. Meanwhile, Aris overcomes her programming, wanting to be a hero instead of a villain, and DIVI:SION is shut down. Aris returns to the Game Development Department while Rio resigns from her position.
Volume 3Trinity General SchoolEden Treaty
Schale receives a request from Nagisa at Trinity General School to help root out a traitor who threatens to disrupt the signing of the Eden Treaty between Trinity and Gehenna Academy. Nagisa had already gathered all the suspected traitors in the Make-Up Work Club, whom she plans to have all expelled. Schale refuses to help Nagisa and instead tries to help the Make-Up Work Club despite Nagisa's meddling. Eventually, it is revealed that the real traitor is Nagisa's friend Mika, who is working with the rogue Arius Squad from the Arius Satellite School. Arius attempts to sabotage the Eden Treaty signing, but Schale and the Make-Up Work Club are able to thwart their plans, forcing them to retreat. Arius Squad's leader Saori then approaches Schale and begs for their aid in rescuing her friend Atsuko, whom Gematria member Beatrice plans to sacrifice for a ritual. Schale is able to convince Arius Squad and Mika to work together to rescue Atsuko while Trinity raids Arius. Beatrice is forced to admit defeat and flees while Mika is pardoned.
Volume 4SRT Special AcademyThe Rabbit of Caerbannog
Schale is sent to suppress Rabbit Squad, who are protesting the closure of SRT Special Academy. Schale decides to try and assist the Rabbit Squad, but they are initially distrustful. Rabbit Squad eventually comes to trust Schale after they assist in saving their camp from a rainstorm, and they begin to investigate mysterious cases of Kaiser Corporation attempting to evict the residents of their district. They uncover a conspiracy where the Valkyrie Police School was secretly buying weapons from Kaiser Corporation which caused a scandal and halts Kaiser's redevelopment plans. After the events of Volume Final, General Student Council Chief of Defense Kaya attempts to overthrow the General Student Council with the help of Fox Squad, who hopes she can restore the SRT Academy. This culminates in Kaya ordering Fox Squad to destroy a train station in a staged terrorist attack, but they are thwarted by Rabbit Squad. Seeing the error of their ways, Fox Squad surrenders to Schale and turns over evidence that incriminates Kaya, leading to her arrest.
Volume FinalSCHALE and General Student CouncilWhere All Miracles Begin
Worried about a prophecy predicting Kivotos' doom, Schale sends a warning to General Student Council Vice President Rin, who tries to organize a meeting. However, other members of the General Student Council censure Rin under the belief she is overstepping her authority, which leads to Kaiser attempting to overthrow the General Student Council and seize Kivotos for themselves. Schale, Rabbit Squad, and Valkyrie are able to thwart Kaiser, but massive structures called False Sanctums begin appearing all over the city. While Schale organizes the majority of the students to mount a defense against the False Sanctums, they also commandeer a spaceship to attack a space station that appears to be the origin of the False Sanctums. Once on board, they discover that the masterminds are Phrenapates and Anubis, alternate versions of the Sensei and Shiroko respectively working for a greater power called the Chroma. Schale is able to defeat Phrenapates and Anubis, and they follow Phrenapates' last request to rescue Anubis as the space station explodes. With the destruction of the space station, the False Sanctums disappear, Kivotos begins to rebuild, and Anubis leaves to begin a fresh start.
Volume 5Allied Hyakkiyako AcademyHyakkaryouran

Development and production[edit]

The game was first introduced by NAT Games (later known as Nexon Games) and Yostar by its initial name, Project MX. The announcement, alongside the first promotion video and arts was released in February 2020.[6] Yostar announced the mobile game and held closed beta tests for the Android version in July 2020, where it is now known by its current name as Blue Archive.[7] Initially scheduled to be released in 2020, it was later moved to February 4, 2021.[8][9]

A worldwide version of the game was announced in August 2021,[10] surpassing one million pre-registrations ahead of its release.[3] The version, which includes English as well as Korean, Traditional Chinese and Thai language support was released on November 8 of the same year by Nexon.[11][2]

On November 11, 2022, Nexon updated the ratings of the worldwide version of the game to "Mature" from the original "Teen" rating, while released a separate "Teen"-rated version of the game, particularly due to its rating issues in Korea. The "Teen" rating version has some content changes compared to the original release.[12]

A Simplified Chinese version of the game for China release has been revealed in works in March 2023, as the Chinese authority released a statement regarding passing of the games to be played in the country. The game website later went live alongside the first preview on March 31, 2023, with pre-registrations are open on the same day. A closed beta test is done between June and July 2023, and on August 3, 2023, the game finally went live in China as an open beta. The Chinese version is published by Yostar.[13]

In October 2023, Nexon announced that the Global version would be available in the Galaxy Store for Samsung phones. This version was released on October 31.[14]

According to an interview in Taiwan in December 2023, PD Kim Yong Ha explains that they have planned ahead for two years and is expecting a 15-years minimum of development with their approach. He also said that for the time being, they are focusing on remediating crash issues that commonly happened in the game, with reason being their 3D model has becoming more complex as the time goes. He also said that there is no plan for any PC version of the game for now.[15]

Media[edit]

Anime[edit]

Original net animations[edit]

Two short original net animations have been released individually as promotional material of the game. Both titles were produced by Yostar Pictures, and released in their official YouTube channels.

The 1.5th Anniversary Short Animation was released on July 16, 2022 as a special 9-minute animation for its summer events and half-anniversary event, featuring Abydos High, Allied Hyakkiyako, Trinity General, and Gehenna Academy students on their quest of preparing for their summer activities.[16]

Beautiful Day Dreamer is another short animation title, featuring the Game Development Department (GDD) from Millenium Science School. The title was released on November 22, 2022 with a duration of around 9 minutes.

The 2.5th Anniversary Short Animation was about to be released on July 23, 2023, but it was reportedly cancelled before it was confirmed on December 24, 2023 livestream that it was indeed cancelled due to quality issues.[17][18]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"1.5th Anniversary Short Animation"July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16)
2"Beautiful Day Dreamer"November 22, 2022 (2022-11-22)
3"2.5th Anniversary Short Animation"Unreleased

Blue Archive the Animation[edit]

An anime television series adaptation titled Blue Archive The Animation was announced on January 22, 2023.[19][20] The series is produced by Yostar Pictures and CANDYBOX and directed by Daigo Yamagishi, with Hiroshi Ōnogi and Yamagishi overseeing series scripts, Shunji Maki serving as assistant director, and Hiromitsu Hagiwara designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.[21] The anime will adapt the "Countermeasures Committee/Foreclosure Task Force" arc. The cast are reprising their roles from the game. It premiered on April 8, 2024 on TV Tokyo as part of their new unnamed Sunday midnight anime block and other networks.[22][23] Medialink has licensed the series in Asia-Pacific (except Australia and New Zealand) and streaming it on Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[24]

Episodes[edit]
No.TitleDirected by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original air date
01"Abydos High School, Abydos Foreclosure Task Force"
Transliteration: "Abidos Kōtōgakkō Haikō Taisaku Iinkai" (Japanese: アビドス高等学校廃校対策委員会)		Daigo YamagishiHiroshi Ōnogi
Daigo Yamagishi		Daigo YamagishiApril 8, 2024 (2024-04-08)
Inside a train, a bleeding girl asks a mysterious man for his help to avert disaster. At the academy city of Kivotos, the city is still recovering from the chaos following the disappearance of their leader, the General Student Council President. At the Abydos District, the five remaining students of Abydos Academy, Hoshino Takanashi, Nonomi Izayoi, Serika Kuromi, Ayane Okusora and Shiroko Sunaookami, who are also members of the Abydos Foreclosure Task Force, not only deal with desertification affecting their school, but also paying off the school's massive debts and repelling attacks by the Kata-Kata Helmet Gang. One day, Shiroko helps a man who got lost and brings him to school. The man introduces himself as Sensei of SCHALE and he has been sent by the General Student Council to help Abydos with their recent problems. As Shiroko gives a tour of the school to Sensei, the Kata-Kata Helmet Gang attack Abydos. While the Task Force at first has trouble fighting the Helmet Gang, Sensei takes command and helps the Task Force defeat and drive out the gang. Later, Sensei meets a young girl named Arona in a virtual world.
02"I Don't Approve of You!"
Transliteration: "Watashi wa Mitome Nai!" (Japanese: 私は認めない！)		Shunji MakiHiroshi ŌnogiShunji MakiApril 15, 2024 (2024-04-15)
In a flashback, Sensei helps retake Sanctum Tower and is given the Shittim Chest tablet by Vice President Rin Nanagami. Accessing the tablet, Sensei meets Arona who introduces herself as the Shittim Chest's A.I. Operating System. Back in the present, despite Sensei helping defeat the Helmet Gang, Serika does not trust him due to him being an outsider. During a meeting with the Task Force, they reveal the school owes a massive debt to Kaiser Loans due to past loans taken out to repair damage caused by constant sandstorms, which they must pay off or risk Kaiser Loans taking over the school. After the Task Force secretly follow Serika to her part time job at the Shiba Seki Ramen restaurant, Serika's boss, Master Shiba, and Shiroko tell Serika to trust Sensei. However, the Helmet Gang later kidnap Serika to use her as a hostage. Learning about her kidnapping, Sensei and the Task Force rescue Serika and destroy the tanks chasing them. Realizing he is a good person, Serika shyly thanks Sensei. Later, the Helmet Gang are defeated by another group called Problem Solver 68.
03"Rest Assured and Leave it to Us, Problem Solver 68"
Transliteration: "Benriya Shikkusutii-Eito ni Omakase Kudasai!" (Japanese: 便利屋68にお任せください！)		Hisanori KobayashiHiroshi Ōnogi
Daigo Yamagishi		Toshihiko Masuda
Daigo Yamagishi		April 22, 2024 (2024-04-22)
Sensei and the Task Force hold a meeting to brainstorm ways to make money to pay off the school's debt, but fail to come up with anything sensible or legal. Meanwhile, the mercenary group Problem Solver 68 consisting of Aru Rikuhachima, Mutsuki Asagi, Kayoko Onikata and Haurka Igusa, successfully completes a commission to rescue a stolen cat, but the cat is injured in an explosion they caused, resulting in their payment being forfeited. Broke, Problem Solver 68 arrives at Shiba Seki Ramen at the same time as the Task Force and orders a single bowl of ramen to share between the four of them. Taking pity on them, Master Shiba makes an extra large bowl of ramen for them. Aru ends up befriending the Task Force members, but finds out later from her friends that the Task Force are actually their next targets. The next day, Problem Solver 68 attacks the school with a band of mercenaries, putting the Task Force on the defensive. Sensei then comes up with a plan for Shiroko to ambush Aru, which delays the attack long enough for the other mercenaries to give up when their work hours end. Problem Solver 68 is forced to retreat as the Task Force celebrates their victory. Elsewhere, two men are surprised the Task Force is giving so much resistance, which is interfering with their plans.

Print media[edit]

The game has released several official print media such as anthology comics, spinoff manga series and official artwork books.

Blue Archive Official Artworks[edit]

A series of artwork compilation book of the game titled Blue Archive Official Artworks is published by Ichijinsha under its DNA Media Comics label with its first volume releases on October 5, 2022. The first volume contains various designs concepts and profile of the characters and other related art materials throughout the first year events of the game, as well as guest artworks and staff interviews.[25] The second volume which covers materials from the second year of the game was released on December 19, 2023.

The book is also published in Traditional Chinese and Korean by Nexon.[26]

Anthology comics[edit]

An anthology comic series named Blue Archive Anthology Comic, consisting of various short story comic from various artists, has been announced in production on July 24, 2021, and the first volume of the comic is released on July 26, 2021 by Ichijinsha. The manga has been released up to Volume 3 on July 25, 2023.[27][28][29]

Another anthology comic series named Blue Archive Dengeki Anthology Comic is released by Kadokawa Corporation under Dengeki Comics EX label on February 3, 2023.[30]

Problem Solver 68 Business Diary[edit]

A spinoff manga titled Blue Archive: Problem Solver 68 Business Diary (Japanese: ブルーアーカイブ 便利屋68業務日誌, romanized: Blue Archive Benriya 68 Gyōmu Nisshi), focusing on the characters from the group Problem Solver 68. The manga is released monthly by Bushiroad in their website Comic Bushiroad Web starting on October 14, 2022, with Kaede Nogiwa as the artist. The first volume of the manga has been released on June 8, 2023.[31]

The Great Adventure of Game Development Department![edit]

Another spinoff manga titled Blue Archive: The Great Adventure of Game Development Department! (Japanese: ブルーアーカイブ ゲーム開発部だいぼうけん！, romanized: Blue Archive Game Kaihatsubu Daibouken!) has been announced in production during the live stream on October 20, 2023, focusing on the characters from the group Game Development Department. Asato Mizu illustrated the manga and began serialization on Square Enix's Gangan Online manga website on December 31, 2023.[32][33][34]

Music[edit]

Theme songs[edit]

A few songs have been used throughout the game versions. "Clear Morning", by Yui Ogura is used as the main theme song for the Japanese version of the game, with the single is released on March 31, 2021.[35] "Target for love" by Lee Jin-ah is selected as the worldwide version theme song of the game, with separate versions of Korean and English is used for Korea version and rest of the regions respectively. For Chinese version, "Blue Canvas" by ClariS is used as a regional theme song.

Other themes used in the game are "Kagayaki Summer Days" and "Our Quest", which are used in their short animation titles and sung by various voice actors of the game, "Memories of Kindness", the theme for Volume F ending sung by Kano in Japanese and Younha for its Korean and English versions. Younha also sings "Thanks to", which is a special theme song for its 1.5 anniversary event in South Korea in English and Korean.

Original soundtracks[edit]

The original soundtracks of the game are composed mostly by Mitsukiyo, Karut and Nor. Other composers do periodically contribute to its tracks such as Aiobahn for the collaboration event with A Certain Scientific Railgun series.

The official soundtracks in sets of albums titled Blue Archive Original Soundtrack, with first volume released on March 24, 2022. The latest volume, Vol. 5, was released on January 21, 2024.

Cultural impact and reception[edit]

Popularity[edit]

While originally criticized due to lack of content, the game has marked spikes in popularity later on with their improvements, with it now enjoying a huge successful fanbase especially in the Asia–Pacific region (such as Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea).

The game has been a recent big hit in the Comiket with the data for its C102 event in Summer 2023 shows the game has the highest number of circle participating in the general net social games section, with 894 circles selling doujin products for the game alone.[36] This is a spike of increase from 446 circles for their Winter 2022 event (C101).[37] The game got their own section in the Winter 2023 Comiket (C103) after being put in the general net and social games section before this.[38] It was reported that some prominent staff like chief developer PD Kim Yong Ha and sound composer Mitsukiyo also visited the booths in the events and met the artists as a form of support. Based on a December 16, 2023 survey conducted by Nikkei Entertainment, the fanbase of Blue Archive within Japan has an average age of 24 years, and a male-to-female ratio that skews 80:20.[39]

The game also has attracted some well-known manga artists and animators to become a fan and also produces fan arts for the game. One of the most notable is the Bocchi the Rock! author, Aki Hamaji who participates in the C101 event with her own circle producing Blue Archive doujin. As her own work Bocchi the Rock! recently became much more popular, with the anime adaptation finished airing a week before the event, her activity attracted a lot of fans to line up at her booth. This prompted the organiser to move her booth outside the hall to avoid congestion and her booth quickly sold out just noon of the first day of the event.[40] She continued her involvement in the next Comiket with Blue Archive doujin and has also contributed to some official promotional art of the game.

Award(s)[edit]

Blue Archive has won an award from market research firm Sensor Tower for best storytelling, beating out other contemporary competitions such as Fate/Grand Order, Goddess of Victory: Nikke, and Honkai: Star Rail.[41]

Revenue[edit]

Their total revenue until October 2023 has reached over $400 million for all their versions. The Japanese version of the game contributed 75% of it.[42] In August 2023, the game recorded $19 million for the Japanese version, and $4 million for their global version, the total revenue was $24 million.[43]

According to Nexon, Blue Archive has been considered one of their most-grossing games in their quarterly financial report, with remarkably being one of the dominant contributors of revenue in Japan in their Q2 Financial Report 2023.

Controversies[edit]

Global version content censorship[edit]

The global version has been criticized heavily for including censorship in some of their scenes in comparison of their Japanese version, despite Nexon's promise to keep the content unchanged. Some of the game graphics were either altered or zoomed in, and some risque dialogue was toned down and censored in the translations. This led to review-bombing by users in both the Google Play and the App Store. It was stated that the Korean version was unaffected by these changes.[citation needed]

In response to this, chief developer PD Kim Yong Ha stated that they needed to abide by "external requests" to be able to market their game in other regions, apologizing to the players for not keeping his promises.[44]

The censorship was reversed in November 2022, when Nexon introduced a separate "T-rated" version (marked as 15 or 12 on Google Play and App Store) to take the place of the former "global version", while raising the age rating of the original game to 17+ on both platforms (18+ in South Korea). This was mainly due to the GRAC increasing the rating of the original version.[45]

South Korean rating board controversy[edit]

The South Korea rating board, Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC), increased Blue Archive and Fate/Grand Order's game rating from 15+ to 18+ in October 2022. Fans who were dissatisfied with the decision launched a petition as a protest, signed by 5,400.[46] Lee Sang-Heon of the Democratic Party of Korea called for an audit into the GRAC.[47] The result of the audit was published in June 2023 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), which found that the GRAC had misused KR₩700 million (US$500,000) in taxpayer money, which had come from funding to internal projects. The ministry said they would overhaul the GRAC, replacing heads and prosecute those involved.[48][47]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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