Blue Archive the Animation

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Japanese: ブルーアーカイブ The Animation

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Currently Airing

Aired: Apr 7, 2024 to ?

Premiered: Spring 2024

Broadcast: Sundays at 23:45 (JST)

Producers: Shochiku, Nexon, Studio Mausu, Bushiroad, JR East Marketing & Communications, RAY, INCS toenter, Yostar

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Yostar Pictures, Studio CANDY BOX

Source: Game

Genres: Action, Fantasy

Theme: School

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.68¹ (scored by 6,766 users)

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Ranked: #1297²

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Popularity: #3492

Members: 40,851

Favorites: 771

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Spring 2024TVYostar Pictures, Studio CANDY BOX

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Synopsis

The city's academies are divided into their own districts and are considered mostly independent.

The General Student Council acts as governing board to manage the academies as a whole. However, the group's ability to govern has come to halt since the mysterious disappearance of the General Student Council president. Countless issues have begun to surface throughout Kivotos in the absence of the president's leadership.

To avoid disaster, the General Student Council requests assistance from the Federal Investigation Club, otherwise known as Schale. In fact, Schale is the city's newest club and the last to be approved before the president's disappearance.

To accomplish its task, Schale relies on the guidance of a Sensei who can help them resolve the incidents around Kivotos.

(Students are required to carry personal weapons and smart phones! Get a taste of the military action, love, and friendship the Academy City has to offer!)

(Source: Official Blue Archive English Website)

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Characters & Voice Actors

Sunaookami, Shiroko

Main

Ogura, Yui
Japanese

Takanashi, Hoshino

Main

Hanamori, Yumiri
Japanese

Sensei

Main

Sakata, Shougo
Japanese

Arona

Main

Kohara, Konomi
Japanese

Kuromi, Serika

Main

Ohashi, Ayaka
Japanese

Izayoi, Nonomi

Main

Miura, Chiyuki
Japanese

Okusora, Ayane

Main

Harada, Sayaka
Japanese

Sorasaki, Hina

Supporting

Hirohashi, Ryou
Japanese

Rikuhachima, Aru

Supporting

Kondou, Reina
Japanese

Onikata, Kayoko

Supporting

Fujii, Yukiyo
Japanese

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Yamagishi, Daigo

Director, Series Composition

Naya, Ryousuke

Sound Director

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Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Music

Oonogi, Hiroshi

Series Composition

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Opening Theme

"Seishun no Archive (青春のアーカイブ)" by Abydos Koutou Gakkou Taisaku Iinkai (eps 2-)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Seishun no Archive (青春のアーカイブ)" by Abydos Koutou Gakkou Taisaku Iinkai (eps 1)
	2: "Mahiru no Sora no Tsuki (真昼の空の月)" by Abydos Koutou Gakkou Taisaku Iinkai (eps 2-)

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Apr 21, 2024

Neo_Randomz

Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

First of all *sob emoji* *sob emoji* *sob emoji* *sob emoji* *sob emoji*.

Now, "Blue Archive the Animation," the adaptation of the hit mobile game "Blue Archive," finally aired, and so far IT'S SO GOOD.

From the animation to the opening sequence, characters, and background song, it's safe to say this is one of the best gacha game-to-anime adaptations.

The plot itself follows and adapts the same story present in the game with a little bit of tinkering so it fits the anime aesthetic, and some anime-only scenes were added BUT don't affect the original story whatsoever. Sadly, they don't really animate the prologue of this anime, so ... anime-only watchers might find difficulties understanding the lore and world-building, like "what is that thing on top of their head?" or "why are they bulletproof?" or "why does that guy keep a girl inside a fcking iPad?" or "SHE'S FIFTEEN?" and so on. There are also a few character cameos that only game players can notice and appreciate.

The songs are amazing. There's a saying that gacha game studios are actually just music studios in disguise, and this saying still proves to be true. No bad songs are to be found in this anime, be it the main theme or the background songs—it's all good.

The animation is almost, if not as good as, the "Princess Connect! Re:Dive" anime adaptation. Yostar definitely put all of that gacha money to good use—it's vibrant, colorful, and serene. The same goes for the opening animation—it's without a doubt one of the best openings I've ever seen. A banger song combined with video game PV-quality animation that also fleshed out the core of the Blue Archive world itself—a world filled with joy and conflict. It's perfect.

The characters... oh man... don't get me started. It's just so... peak. Never have I thought that they could make all of these already cute characters EVEN CUTER. And it's funny how they buff some "parts" of the characters while also nerfing some "parts," but BALANCE is needed. You can't buff everything because it's going to be overflowing, and you can't nerf everything because it's going to be shallow. And it's always the way Blue Archive designed its characters—crudely tame and subtly lewd. Tame enough to make them precious and warm your heart, but lewd enough to flick the hidden beast inside you.

And now for the most important part—the MC himself, Sensei. Quick reminder, Blue Archive is a self-insert game, which means, in the very first place, the main character has no actual physical form. Even in most "media," he is depicted as a cute and funny doodle. But Yostar, for the first time, learned their lesson, so instead of making the MC a person with Schrödinger genitals or A FCKING CHICKEN, they actually made him a young man with a soft-looking physique with an even softer personality, lovable face, and friend-shaped. They designed him to look average enough while at the same time showing the reason why every student in Kivotos wants a piece of him.

Overall, this is a top-tier adaptation of a mobile game. Yostar definitely knew which audiences they wanted to please this time: their fans, which fortunately is easy since Blue Archive was already very popular before the anime was announced, so it already has a large audience in the first place. Safe to say, this anime is not merely to promote the game but also a cheer and thank-you gift for all the Sensei around the world who have been supporting the game.

Is this recommended? For the players, absolutely. For the anime-only watcher, it can be hard to understand the plot and world-building sometimes, but you can still enjoy this as a cute-girls-doing-cute-things anime... just with guns and A DUDE.

Now, before I lose my composure to not say the C-word, I have to end my review with a message: let's enjoy this cute and funny anime to the fullest, my fellow Sensei. It's not just for you or for me but FOR US *sob emoji* *sob emoji* *sob emoji*.

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Apr 23, 2024

YuudachiFR

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Well, where to begin?

Overall, the animation is good, the fights are not boring, and the story is enjoyable to follow.

However, being a day one player of the game, I already know where the anime is headed (like I assume most players do).

And therein lies the anime's main flaw. While it certainly serves as good promotion for the game, for non-players, many things (such as explanations of the universe) are skipped over.

Even the most basic question of 'why do characters who get shot not suffer any bodily harm?' is left unanswered.

I would say for those who intend to play or are players, I recommend watching the ...

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Apr 22, 2024

Vacxy

Not Recommended

Funny

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Good:

-The op/ed
-The seiyus
-The designs
-The animation in general

Bad:
-The WRITING (Awful expositions, desperate to show cameos without caring about anything else, plot holes and inconsistencies caused by being obsessed with following the progress of the order of the game's story) If they wanted to make a series for only fans, they could just do something like Pokémon Chronicles.
-The 'you need to play to understand it'
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