BlazBlue Alter Memory
Anime adaptation of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and Continuum Shift.
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BlazBlue Alter Memory is a Japanese anime television series based on the BlazBlue video game series, serving as an adaptation of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. It aired on October 8, 2013, and was licensed by Funimation for streaming and home video release in North America. The series is notable for bringing the complex narrative and character roster of the BlazBlue games to an animated format.
Quick Facts
- Field
- Anime television series
- Based on
- BlazBlue video game series
- Air date
- October 8, 2013
- Licensor
- Funimation (North America)
- Adaptation of
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
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Lore & Background
The series is set in 2199, after a series of devastating magical wars, as humanity awaits the new century. Word spreads that Ragna the Bloodedge, an SS-class rebel with the highest bounty and the powerful Azure Grimoire, has appeared in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, drawing a motley array of fighters seeking the bounty. The plot follows Ragna, a wanted criminal with a prosthetic arm containing the Azure Grimoire, and his siblings Jin Kisaragi and Saya, as well as a large cast of characters including Noel Vermillion, Rachel Alucard, and many others from the Nox Nyctores and the Novus Orbis Librarium.
Reader's Guide
BlazBlue Alter Memory serves as a direct adaptation of the first two mainline BlazBlue games, Calamity Trigger and Continuum Shift, making it a key entry for fans of the franchise seeking an animated retelling of the story. The series features a large ensemble cast, including characters like Ragna the Bloodedge, Jin Kisaragi, Noel Vermillion, and Rachel Alucard, each with distinct roles in the conflict surrounding the Azure Grimoire and the Novus Orbis Librarium. Its significance lies in bringing the intricate lore and character relationships of the video games to a broader audience through television, with Funimation handling its North American distribution. The anime preserves the game's complex narrative involving the Six Heroes, the Murakumo Units, and the mysterious entity Izanami.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: BlazBlue Alter Memory (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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