BlazBlue Alter Memory

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.

Did You Know?

• The anime adapts both BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift.
• It aired on October 8, 2013.
• Funimation licensed the series for streaming and home video in North America.
• The character Hakumen is revealed to be Jin's future self, bound to the Susano'o unit.