Azur Lane's 4th-anniversary stream had some major announcements for the players, including news about the new Azur Lane spin-off console game, skins, a Gridman collab, Shimakaze, and more.
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| Azur Lane 4th anniversary details revealed |
The popular Azur Lane game held an extraordinary 4th-anniversary stream on the 12th of September 2021, revealing new information about a new Azur Lane console game, a Gridman + Dynazenon collab, extra shipgirls, figures, skins, and the addition of Shimakaze into the game.
In case you're unaware of what Azur Lane is, Azur Lane is a gacha game developed by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, having horizontal shmup gameplay. Azur Lane was released back in 2017 on Android and iOS and was at first seen as a Kancolle copycat, the Japanese program game highlighting different warships transformed into charming 2D girls.
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In any case, soon Azur Lane obscured Kancolle in terms of worldwide popularity, and soon became one of the mainstream games. Even now, after four years of its release, Azur Lane is by a long shot one of the most well-known anime-styled mobile games out there.
Azur Lane Shimakaze Event Dates
Azur Lane Shimakaze will, at last, be introduced in the game with another significant event.
Azur Lane Shimmering Blue event will mark the introduction of Shimakaze, and the event will begin on the 16th of September 2021 and will go on till the 3rd of October 2021. Shimakaze has been voiced by veteran seiyuu Saori Hayami till now, who is a character exclusive to Azur Lane Crosswave, a console game.
❀Upon the Shimmering Blue❀
— Azur Lane Official (@AzurLane_EN) September 12, 2021
New Sakura Empire major event, Upon the Shimmering Blue, will begin on September 16th. This event will introduce Shimakaze, a new UR destroyer.
Stay Tuned!#AzurLane #Yostar pic.twitter.com/wCE0FtqBOg
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New Azur Lane skins and ships
Other than the introduction of Shimakaze, the Azur Lane Shimmering Blue event will also add a sum of six new ships and Skins. These new Azur Lane skins are:
- SR destroyer Yamakaze
- SR destroyer Kaifu
- SR light cruiser Yura
- SSR heavy cruiser Chikuma
- SSR aircraft carrier Katsuragi
- UR destroyer Shimakaze
However, players should remember that all the illustration fine art that was originally revealed in the live stream is liable to change and not last.
❀Shimakaze❀
— Azur Lane Official (@AzurLane_EN) September 12, 2021
IJN Shimakaze is preparing to sortie and she will grace your dock in the near future, Commander.#AzurLane #Yostar pic.twitter.com/TuABeHME3s
- Azur Lane Shimakaze skin will be released on the 16th of September 2021, having a rabbit suit skin animated with Live 2D.
- Azur Lane Cheshire skin will be released on the 23rd of September 2having a "Height in White" skin animated with Live 2D.
Official English names for every one of these Azur Lane characters and skins will be revealed by the Azur Lane English Twitter account in a few days.
Azur Lane x Gridman and Dynazenon collab
Azur Lane will soon hold a collab event with both Studio Trigger's SSSS Gridman and Dynazenon, however, no official dates for the Azur Lane x Gridman collab event have been shared at this point. Extra details on the story and characters will be likewise be revealed sometime in the not too distant future.
And there are high chances that Azur Lane will basically add Rikka Takarada and Akane Shinjou to the list of its characters.
Azur Lane's 4th-Anniversary Trailer
New Azur Lane Illustrious and Zara figures
The 4th-anniversary trailer also showcased new Azur Lane Illustrious and Zara figures. The Zara figure will release its preorders on the 19th of September 2021 for 34,980 Yen, and it will eventually be released in May 2022.
However, no date or cost was revealed for the Illustrious figure, yet it is being said that the preorders will start on in the new couple of months before the finish of 2021.
New Azur Lane console game
To wrap things up, Manjuu reported that a brand new Azur Lane console game is being developed. The game was teased with few interesting words: "You can't be the Commander" and was depicted as an Azur Lane spin-off.
In light of that, this new game maybe something else entirely as compared to the 3D action Azur Lane Crosswave game which is right now accessible on PC Steam, PS4, and Switch. As per the description, it seems that players will get to play more part than commanding the ship girls. There are likewise chances that players will get a JRPG, a dating sim, or anything truly.
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