Anime fans in Japan are predicting that the anime series Blue Archive the Animationbased on the game Blue Archive, will become the best-selling Blu-ray/DVD series of the spring 2024 anime season. The reason? An ingenious strategy on the part of the production that promises to attract the large player base of the popular game.
The key to success appears to be the inclusion of unique and exclusive codes to the game Blue Archive on physical Blu-ray/DVD volumes. This tactic, which has proven extremely effective in the past, causes many players to purchase physical discs just to gain access to these coveted codes.
The release of the first of four DVD/BD volumes is scheduled for August 28th in Japan. Each volume will cost 9,900 yen, approximately 60 euros.
The anime series Blue Archive will adapt the “Countermeasures Committee” arc and as we previously reported, if the reception is good, a second season or an anime film will be produced.
The animation is from Yostar Picturesthe animation studio created by Yostarand the Candy Box. The direction was handed over to Daigo Yamagishi (Yuruyuri 2019 OVA, Show By Rock!! Stars!!), Shunji Maki is the assistant director, Hiroshi Ohnogi It is Yamagishi are supervising the script for the series and Hiromitsu Hagiwara is the character designer and chief animation director.
- Art Direction: Kazuhiro Arai
- Color design: Koji Hamaoka
- Director of Photography: Haruka Gotō
- Editing: Ayumu Takahashi
- Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya
- Sound Production: Mausu Studio
In the cast we have:
- Yumiri Hanamori as Hishino Takanashi
- Ayaka Ohashi as Serika Kuromi
- Konomi Kohara as Arona
- Yui Ogura as Shiroko Sunaōkami
- Chiyuki Miura as Nonomi Izayoi
- Sayaka Harada as Ayane Okusora
- Reina Kondo as Aru Rikuhachima
- Yukiyo Fujii as Kayoko Onikata
- Erika Ishitobi as Haruka Igusa
- Rumi Okubo as Mutsuki Asagi
Blue Archive is developed by Korean studio NAT Games (a subsidiary of Nexon). A Yostar Japan released the game for the first time in Japan on February 4, and the Nexon published the global version on November 8, 2021. The game is free with optional in-app purchases.
In the description of Blue Archive we can read:
The city’s academies are divided into their own districts and are mostly considered independent.
The General Student Council serves as the board of directors to manage the academies as a whole. However, the group’s ability to govern has stalled since the mysterious disappearance of the president of the General Student Council. Numerous problems began to arise in Kivotos in the absence of the president’s leadership.
To avert disaster, the General Student Council requests the assistance of the Federal Investigation Club, also known as Schale. In fact, Schale is the newest club in the city and the last to be approved before the president’s disappearance.
To fulfill their task, Schale relies on the guidance of a Sensei who can help them resolve incidents around Kivotos.
