Aniplex, Type-Moon and French Bread have announced Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina, the next iteration of the Melty Blood: Type Lumina fighting game with new characters and refined battle mechanics. Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina launches in early 2027 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, and the game’s official website is now live.
In addition, a new teaser trailer was released, confirming Len as one of the game’s new playable characters. A new Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina key visual by character designer Takashi Takeuchi was also revealed.
Melty Blood is a spinoff series of Tsukihime, one of the most beloved visual novels by Type-Moon. Developed by French-Bread, this title utilizes pixel graphics in a similar way to the Under Night In-Birth series. Melty Blood: Type Lumina takes place 10 days prior to 2021’s Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-. A total of 22 characters is available to choose from, with four coming from Type-Moon’s Fate franchise. Since launch, Melty Blood: Type Lumina has sold over 600,000 copies worldwide, as of December 22, 2025.
Melty Blood: Type Lumina is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, and the game is backwards compatible on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Final Weapon previously interviewed Kamone Serizawa, series director of Under Night In-Birth and director of Melty Blood: Type Lumina, to discuss Serizawa-san’s thoughts on the success of Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes and the potential for a collaborative Under Night In-Birth x Melty Blood game.
