Yostar Pictures and NEXON Games announced Blue Archive The Animation will finally premiere on May 24 in North America with English subtitles. The English premiere comes a month after the first episode aired on April 7 during TV Tokyo’s new Sunday night anime programing block.
In January 2023, Yostar Pictures and NEXON Games revealed a new anime was in production to commemorate the second anniversary of Blue Archive. More than one year after the reveal, Yostar confirmed the new anime would be featured in the AnimeJapan 2024 lineup. Before the event began, TV Tokyo confirmed that Blue Archive The Animation would air on Sundays starting April 7.
Blue Archive The Animation Will Air on YouTube in North America
In North America, new episodes of Blue Archive The Animation will air on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EDT on the official Blue Archive Global YouTube channel. Starting with the first episode, each Blue Archive The Animation episode will be available to stream with English subs.
The cast of Blue Archive The Animation includes:
- Konomi Kohara as Arona
- Yui Ogura as Shiroko Sunaōkami
- Yumiri Hanamori as Hishino Takanashi
- Ayaka Ohashi as Serika Kuromi
- 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
Yostar Pictures and Candy Box staff are producing the new Blue Archive anime with director Daigo Yamagishi at the helm. Yamagishi and Hiroshi Ohnogi will oversee the series scripts. Moreover, Hiromitsu Hagiwara serves as character designer and chief animation director of the new anime. The staff also includes:
- Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai
- Color Design: Koji Hamaoka
- Director of Photography: Haruka Gotō
- Editing: Ayumu Takahashi
- Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya
- Sound Production: Studio Mausu
Blue Archive is available now for Android and iOS worldwide. Lastly, here’s an overview of Blue Archive from NEXON:
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!)
