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'''''BlazBlue''''' is a 2D fighting game that first released in Japan on arcades on November 20, 2008, as ''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger''. Since then, the ''BlazBlue'' series has released a variety of games and evolved into a multi-media franchise, producing novels, comics, animation, and theater. | '''''BlazBlue''''' (ブレイブルー) is a 2D fighting game series that first released in Japan on arcades on November 20, 2008, as ''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger''. Since then, the ''BlazBlue'' series has released a variety of games and evolved into a multi-media franchise, producing novels, comics, animation, and theater. | ||
==Creation & Development== | ==Creation & Development== | ||
===Name Origin=== | |||
The series experimented with different titles before it was finalized as ''BlazBlue''. The story was set to be about the "Azure," so staff wanted to include the word "Blue" in it no matter what. {{h|''The Blue Blood''}} was the first idea, but became {{h|''Blue Bloods''}} to shorten the length. Further along the process, {{h|''RiotBlue''}} almost became the decided title, but had to be changed due to a potential copyright issue; the final title was changed to ''BlazBlue'' just two days before the official release. [[Toshimichi Mori]] mentions that upon the sudden name shift, a designer suggested that the "Blaz" in ''BlazBlue'' be pronounced "blay."<ref>''BlazBlue: Original Setting Material Collection - Genesis of the Azure Flame, Chapter 1 - Phenomena: Dawn (事象：黎明), BLAZBLUE Title & Logo Transition''</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 03:55, 19 November 2018
BlazBlue (ブレイブルー) is a 2D fighting game series that first released in Japan on arcades on November 20, 2008, as BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. Since then, the BlazBlue series has released a variety of games and evolved into a multi-media franchise, producing novels, comics, animation, and theater.
Creation & Development
Name Origin
The series experimented with different titles before it was finalized as BlazBlue. The story was set to be about the "Azure," so staff wanted to include the word "Blue" in it no matter what. The Blue Blood was the first idea, but became Blue Bloods to shorten the length. Further along the process, RiotBlue almost became the decided title, but had to be changed due to a potential copyright issue; the final title was changed to BlazBlue just two days before the official release. Toshimichi Mori mentions that upon the sudden name shift, a designer suggested that the "Blaz" in BlazBlue be pronounced "blay."[1]
History
| Date of Release | Title | Visual |
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| 2008 | ||
| November 20, 2008 JP | ARCADE BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger |
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| 2009 | ||
| April 9, 2009 | WEB RADIO BlazBlue Radio |
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| June 25, 2009 JP June 30, 2009 US |
PS3, XBOX 360 BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger |
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| November 20, 2009 JP | ARCADE BlazBlue: Continuum Shift |
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| 2010 | ||
| January 27, 2010 JP | NINTENDO DSIWARE BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale (BlazBlue: Battle X Battle) |
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| February 20, 2010 | EVENT BlueFes 2010 -Spring Raid- at Shinagawa Stellar Ball |
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| February 25, 2010 JP | PSP BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger |
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| July 1, 2010 JP July 27, 2010 NA December 3, 2010 EU |
PS3, XBOX 360 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift |
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| August 7, 2010 | EVENT BlazBlue Streaming at Shibuya AMG Hall |
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| August 19, 2010 JP | MOBILE BlazBlue: Mobile Battle |
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| August 20, 2010 JP | NOVEL BlazBlue: Phase 0 |
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| August 26, 2010 JP | PC BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger |
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| September 9, 2010 EU | PS3, XBOX 360 BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger |
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| December 9, 2010 JP | ARCADE BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II |
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| 2011 | ||
| January 22, 2011 | LIVE Guilty Gear x BlazBlue Music Live 2011 at Kawasaki CLUB CITTA' |
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| February 14, 2011 JP | COMIC BlazBlue: Chimelical Complex |
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| March 31, 2011 JP May 31, 2011 NA Nov 4, 2011 EU |
PSP, 3DS BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II |
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| April 20, 2011 JP | NOVEL BlazBlue: Phase Shift 1 |
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| July 1, 2011 | NEWS BROADCAST PUPPET SHOW BlazBlue Play |
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| December 17, 2011 JP | PS3, XBOX 360, PS VITA BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend |
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| 2012 | ||
| February 14, 2012 NA | PS3, XBOX 360 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend |
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| February 14, 2012 NA February 22, 2012 EU |
PS VITA BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend |
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| March 24, 2012 | TOURNAMENT BlazBlue Revolution at Differ Ariake |
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| May 31, 2012 JP | PSP BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend |
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| August 5, 2012 | EVENT BlueFes 2012 -Riot Summer Again- at Shinkiba Studio Coast |
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| November 11, 2012 JP | ARCADE BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma |
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| December 21, 2012 JP | WINDOWS 8 BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger |
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| December 26, 2012 JP | 3DS BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma |
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| 2013 | ||
| January 19, 2013 JP | NOVEL BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 1 |
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| February 7, 2013 JP | COMIC BlazBlue: Remix Heart |
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| May 19, 2013 | EVENT Arc System Works Festival at Pacific Yokohama |
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| September 20, 2013 JP | NOVEL BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Part 1 |
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| October 8, 2013 | ANIME BlazBlue: Alter Memory |
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| October 9, 2013 JP | COMIC BlazBlue |
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| October 24, 2013 JP | PS3 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma |
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| October 24 - November 10, 2013 | EVENT BlazBlue Museum at Akihabara Gamers |
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| 2014 | ||
| March 3 - March 9, 2014 | STAGE Live Act BlazBlue ~Continuum Shift~ at The Galaxy Theatre (Tennōzu) |
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| March 25, 2014 NA | PS4, PS3, XBOX ONE BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma |
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| April 24, 2014 JP, NA | PS VITA BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma |
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| June 20, 2014 JP | NOVEL BlazBlue: Bloodedge Experience - Part 1 |
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| July 12, 2014 | LIVE Guilty Gear x BlazBlue Music Live 2014 at Kawasaki CLUB CITTA' |
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| October 9, 2014 JP | ARCADE BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Ver 2.0 |
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| December 11, 2014 | STEAM BlazBlue: Continuum Shift |
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| 2015 | ||
| January 7, 2015 JP February 23, 2015 NA March 23, 2015KR |
APP Eat Beat: Dead Spike-san |
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| March 29, 2015 | LIVE BlazBlue Music Live 2015 at Zeep Tokyo |
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| April 23, 2015 JP June 30, 2015 NA July 28, 2015 NA (PS Vita) October 23, 2015 EU |
PS4, PS3, XBOX One, PS VITA BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend |
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| July 12, 2015 | EVENT Blue Fes 2015 -Lord☆Ultimate~- |
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| November 19, 2015 JP | ARCADE BlazBlue: Central Fiction |
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| 2016 | ||
| March 2, 2016 | STEAM BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend |
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| August 10 - 14, 2016 | STAGE Live Act BlazBlue ~Continuum Shift~ at Shinjukumura Performing Theater |
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| October 6, 2016 JP | PS3, PS4 BlazBlue: Central Fiction |
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| October 20, 2016 JP | NOVEL BlazBlue: Spiral Shift – Hero of the Frozen Blade |
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| December 12, 2016 JP | COMIC BlazBlue: Variable Heart |
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| 2017 | ||
| April 27, 2017 | STEAM BlazBlue: Central Fiction |
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| August 3, 2017 JP | ARCADE BlazBlue Central Fiction Ver 2.0 |
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| 2018 | ||
| March 22, 2018 JP, NA | NINTENDO SWITCH Eat Beat: Dead Spike-san |
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| March 31, 2018 JP June 5, 2018 NA June 22, 2018 EU |
PS4, NINTENDO SWITCH, STEAM BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle |
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| November 20, 2018 | BlazBlue 10th Anniversary | 
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| TBA 2018 | MOBILE BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War |
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| 2019 | ||
| February 7, 2019 JP February 8, 2019 EU |
NINTENDO SWITCH BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition |
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See Also
External Links
- BlazBlue official website (Japanese)
- BlazBlue official Twitter (Japanese)
References
- ↑ BlazBlue: Original Setting Material Collection - Genesis of the Azure Flame, Chapter 1 - Phenomena: Dawn (事象：黎明), BLAZBLUE Title & Logo Transition