Blue Archive The Animation has a new character trailer focusing on the cat-eared Serika Kuromi (Ayaka Oohashi), the grumpy, constantly complaining treasurer of Abydos High School’s Countermeasures Committee. Despite repeatedly saying that she doesn’t care about the possible closure of the school, Serika actually cares for it enough to secretly take on a part-time job to help pay off Abydos’ debts.
Blue Archive The Animation begins airing in April. The anime is based on the free-to-play “Youth x Academy x Military RPG” Blue Archive, which Google Play describes as:
You have been appointed as an advisor to the Federal Investigation Club, Schale, located in Kivotos. It’s a huge academy city where numerous academies are clustered together.
Resolve the endless incidents that occur in Kivotos with charming allies full of personality, and build special memories with them!
Abydos High School, which faces closure due to its sand-stricken situation, is the focus of the anime. The story begins when the five members of its Countermeasures Committee meet an adult called “Sensei.”
The NEXON Games-developed game was released in Japan in February 2021 for iOS and Android. Yostar Inc. handles the Japanese distribution for Blue Archive, while NEXON Company is the global publisher. The game has received a number of animated promotional videos.
Staff
• Director: Daigo Yamagishi (Show By Rock!! Stars!!, Yuru Yuri)
• Assistant director: Shunji Maki (Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z)
• Series composer: Hiroshi Oonugi (D_Cide Traumerei The Animation)
• Series composer: Daigo Yamagishi
• Character designer and chief animation director: Hiromitsu Hagiwara (Nozo x Kimi, Azur Lane 5th Anniversary Anime PV)
• Color designer: Kouji Hamaoka (Azur Lane 5th Anniversary Anime PV)
• Art director: Kazuhiro Arai (Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I’m Not the Demon Lord)
• Compositing director: Haruka Gotou (Eternal Boys)
• Animation production: Yostar Pictures and studio CANDYBOX
Cast
• Yui Ogura as Shiroko Sunaokami
• Yumiri Hanamori as Hoshino Takanashi
• Chiyuki Miura as Izayoi Nonomi
• Sayaka Harada as Ayane Okusora
• Konomi Kohara as Arona
Source: Blue Archive YouTube channel
