| BlazBlue | |
| Genre: | Fighting |
| Developer: | Arc System Works Bandai Namco Studios |
| Publisher: | Arc System Works Aksys Games PQube Capcom Zen United (formerly) H2 Interactive (formerly) |
| Creator: | Toshimichi Mori |
| Producer: | Toshimichi Mori |
| Artist: | Yūki Katō |
| Composer: | Daisuke Ishiwatari |
| Platforms: | Arcade, various home and handheld console systems |
| First Release Version: | |
| First Release Date: | November 19, 2008[1] |
| Latest Release Version: | BlazBlue Entropy Effect |
| Latest Release Date: | January 31, 2024 |
| Spinoffs: | XBlaze series, anime series, manga, and novels |
BlazBlue is a fighting video game series created by Arc System Works, and later localized in North America by Aksys Games and in Europe by Zen United. An anime adaptation aired in 2013. The series has sold 1.7 million copies since August 2012.[2]
See main article: List of BlazBlue characters. The main BlazBlue series iterated its roster with each new game release, growing the playable cast from 10 characters from the arcade release of Calamity Trigger to 36 characters after development concluded with Central Fiction. Several BlazBlue characters have made appearances on game crossovers and other associated media.
Two official events were held in Japan in June 2009 and February 2010, called and (contraction of "BlueFestival"), respectively. A variety of posters, artbooks, apparel, and figurines were produced. On February 11, 2017, Arc System Works announced a collaboration with Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja to release Arc System Works Costume Set consisting the costumes of some characters from BlazBlue and Guilty Gear series in March 2017 for .[3]