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For the original game in the series, see Azure Striker Gunvolt.
For the overall franchise, see Azure Striker Gunvolt (franchise).

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Artwork for the Striker Pack, showing the main characters from the first two games

Azure Striker Gunvolt, known as Armed Blue: Gunvolt (蒼き雷霆 ガンヴォルト Amudo Burū Gan'voruto) in Japan, also simply known as "The Main Series", is a video game series of action-platformers created and directed by Yoshihisa Tsuda and developed by Inti Creates as the progenitor series of the larger Azure Striker Gunvolt franchise. The first game, Azure Striker Gunvolt, was initially released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop on the 20th of August, 2014 in Japan, before spreading to the rest of the world in the following months. It is Inti Creates' flagship series, and has all of the staff involved in character and boss battle design. As a result, it takes 4 months on average to finalize each boss' actions.[1]

The series takes and builds a similar formula to the "Mega Man Zero" series, which Inti also developed, with a "tagging" mechanic that adds a layer of complexity. The series takes place in the near future of Japan, where a breed of superhumans known as Adepts have emerged. The main protagonist is the titular Gunvolt, a powerful Adept who has the power to control electricity, and the series follows him as he attempts to settle the differences between Humanity and Adepts. As the series goes on, other playable characters are introduced, like Copen, Kirin and ZedΩ.

Games

Game Platforms Release date
ASG Key
Azure Striker Gunvolt
蒼き雷霆 ガンヴォルト
Armed Blue: Gunvolt
  • Nintendo 3DS
  • Steam
  • DMM
  • Xbox series
  • Aug 2014 (3DS, JP/NA)
  • April 2015 (3DS, EU)
  • Aug 2015 (Steam)
  • Mar 2017 (DMM)
  • Jun 2022 (Xbox)
Azure-Striker-Gunvolt-2-cover
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
蒼き雷霆ガンヴォルト爪
Armed Blue: Gunvolt 2 // Sou
  • Nintendo 3DS
  • Steam
  • Xbox
  • Aug 2016 (3DS, JP)
  • Sep 2016 (3DS, WW)
  • Jun 2020 (Steam)
  • Jul 2022 (Xbox series)
GUNVOLT3 MainPoster
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
蒼き雷霆 ガンヴォルト 鎖環
Armed Blue: Gunvolt 3 /// Gibs
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Xbox series
  • Steam
  • Playstation series
  • Jul 2022 (Switch)
  • Aug 2022 (Xbox)
  • Oct 2022 (Steam)
  • Dec 2022 (Playstation)

Related

Game Notes Platforms Release Date
Gunvolt dos
Azure Striker Gunvolt DOS
Short text game distributed at Inti Create's panel at PAX Prime 2015. Later uploaded to Inti Creates' website.
  • PC
  • Aug 2015
StrikerPS4
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack
蒼き雷霆ガンヴォルト ストライカーパック
Armed Blue Gunvolt: Striker Pack
Physical bundle of GV1 and GV2 into a single game. Switch and PS4 versions have significant enhancements and all DLC content from GV2 pre-installed.
  • Nintendo 3DS
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Playstation 4
  • Aug 2016 (3DS)
  • Aug 2017 (Switch)
  • Apr 2020 (PS4)
Gunvolt Records Cychronicle
GUNVOLT RECORDS Cychronicle
GUNVOLT RECORDS電子軌録律サイクロニクル
Rhythm game featuring Lumen and Luxia, along with Lola from the iX series.
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Xbox series
  • Steam
  • Playstation series
  • Feb 2024

Game Soundtracks and Vocal Albums

Official Releases

Soundtrack Notes Release Date
Gunvolt1
Armed Blue Gunvolt Official Soundtrack
蒼き雷霆ガンヴォルト サウンドトラック
  • Game soundtrack. (Excludes the three update songs)
  • Oct 2014
Azure Phosphorescence-0
Azure Phosphorescence
蒼い燐光
  • Album with full chorus versions of Lumen's original seven songs in GV1.
  • Nov 2014 (JP)
  • Aug 2015 (EN)
Gunvolt Claw OST Cover
Armed Blue Gunvolt: Sou Soundtrack
蒼き雷霆 ガンヴォルト 爪 サウンドトラック
  • Game soundtrack, including the 3DS Striker Pack title theme song and Shovel Knight collab boss theme. (Excludes DLC song Stratosphere)
  • Sep 2016
Into the Blue
Azure Trance -Into the Blue-
夢現の青 -into the blue-
  • Album with full chorus versions of Lumen's GV2 songs, as well as the 3DS Striker Pack title theme song. (Excludes Stratosphere)
  • Nov 2016
Electro Rotation
Electro Rotation
エレクトロ ローテーション
  • Album with full chorus versions of Lola's GV2 songs.
  • Mar 2017
Butterfly Log cover
Butterfly's Journey
電翅の旅路バタフライ・ログ
  • Lumen album with seven original songs, as well as the PS4 Striker Pack title theme.
  • Dec 2020
Akashic Record cover
Akashic Record
蒼穹華唱録アカシックレコード
  • Album with full chorus versions of Lumen's GV3 songs.
  • Dec 2022

Promotional Releases

Soundtrack Notes Release Date
Anime OST 1
ARMED BLUE: GUNVOLT Anime BGM Collection & Anime Song Collection
蒼き雷霆 ガンヴォルト 活劇アニメ劇伴集 & 活劇アニメ歌曲集
  • Anime soundtrack included with the anime Blu-ray release.
  • Sep 2017
Morpho 2018 1
Morpho Song Re-collection -2018 Remix-
  • Jun 2018
Gv3ostp0
Armed Blue Gunvolt Gibs Sound Track CD
蒼き雷霆ガンヴォルト鎖環 サウンドトラック CD
  • Game soundtrack included with Gunvolt 3 limited editions. Does not contain tracks from updates.
  • Jul 2022

Fan Discs and Drama CDs

In addition to games, several Japanese-only fan discs have been released. These feature audio dramas focusing events that happen outside or before the main plot, existing to help flesh out the world and the characters that inhabit it, and come with karaoke versions of the games' songs and some exclusive song releases. Two promotional drama CDs also exist. None have received official translations, but fan translations do exist.

Fan Disc Notes Release Date
Justice Rage N
Justice Rage
義心憤怒
  • Feb 2015
Admiration to Peace N
Admiration to Peace
平穏への憧憬
  • Mar 2015
Lazy Kingdom N
Lazy Kingdom
怠惰なる王国
  • Audio drama focused on Merak and Elise.
  • Includes live composition medleys of various GV1 tracks, and the release of the Christmas Mode theme.
  • Jan 2016
DramaCDHiRes
Armed Blue: Gunvolt
蒼き雷霆ガンヴォルト
  • Audio drama included as a bonus item with the limited edition 3DS Striker Pack. Prequel to GV1 featuring the Sumeragi Group VS Eden, with QUILL having their own plans.
  • Aug 2016
-Nintendo Switch Striker Pack- Drama CD
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Short Stories (Drama CD)
  • Audio drama included as a bonus item with the limited edition Switch Striker Pack. Audio adaptation of the three short stories published in Dengeki Nintendo magazine alongside character profiles.
  • Aug 2017
DJAlIL4UMAAOLti
Clockwork Daydream
機械仕掛けの儚夢
  • Audio drama focused on Copen, Lola, Nori, and Mytyl.
  • Includes the release of Stratosphere (Joule/Lumen ver.), and the karaoke versions of it and Lola's GV2 songs.
  • Oct 2017
Eden Party cover
Eden's Party
楽園狂騒曲
  • Audio drama focused on Zonda, Tenjian, Gibril, Desna, and Asroc.
  • Includes the release of Tabula Rasa, the karaoke versions of it and Lumen's GV2 songs, and the Steam version Christmas Mode 2016 track.
  • Dec 2017
Spectrum Theater cover
Spectrum Theater
絢爛たる黄金律スペクトルシアター
  • Audio drama focused on ATEMS.
  • Includes the four Luxia songs.
  • Nov 2023

Other Media

Animation

GunvoltOVA

Key visual for the OVA

A 22-minute OVA known as Azure Striker Gunvolt: The Anime was released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on February 9th, 2017, animated by LandQ Studios. It is mostly an adaptation of 1st Sumeragi, the opening stage of the first game, however with added scenes and major changes. It features the Japanese cast from the games reprising their roles, but also featured an English dub, a first for the franchise.

It received a Blu-ray release on Sep 28, 2017, which came bundled with the ARMED BLUE: GUNVOLT Anime BGM Collection & Anime Song Collection.

Literature

Media Notes Release Date
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Fleeting Memories
陽炎のメモリア
  • Serialized web novel streamed on the Interactive Wave program on Youtube. Later given an official English translation and posted on the Inti Creates English website. The story acts as a prequel to the games, as well as a means of explaining the world, focusing on Lifewave, Dr. Kamizono and the Sumeragi Group. After the early parts it focuses on the characters Rei and Miu.
  • On indefinite hiatus and presumed to be cancelled.
  • Aug~Dec 2014
Copen's Story
CUTOUT アキュラ編
  • Short story depicting the end of Copen and Gunvolt's battle on Firmament from Copen's perspective, and his subsequent encounter with Asimov.
  • Dec 2015~Feb 2016
Joule's Story
CUTOUT シアン編
  • Mar 2016~May 2016
GV and Quinn's Story
CUTOUT GVとオウカ編
  • Short story depicting the state Gunvolt and Joule were in following the ending of GV1, and delving into the past of Quinn and how Gunvolt met her.
  • Oct 2016


Setting Materials and Art Books

Media Notes Release Date
Profile01 GV (August 2015 Issue)
Dengeki Nintendo Character Profiles
Series of GV1 and GV2 character profiles covering them and related story subjects. Published with Armed Blue: Gunvolt (manga) and the CUTOUT series.
  • GV1: Aug 2015~Apr 2016
  • GV2: Nov 2016~Feb 2018
Gunvolt OCW cover
Armed Blue: Gunvolt Official Complete Works
  • Artbook compiling Dengeki Nintendo content with some extras. Includes development staff interview.
  • Jun 2018

Series Sales and Reception

On May 22, 2022, CEO Takuya Aizu announced that the combined sales of Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 had reached 600,000, although it was unspecified whether the Striker Pack was counted among those sales.[2] In December 2023, Aizu announced that the total sales of the series had reached 900,000.[3]

References

Series Navigation

Azure Striker Gunvolt, Luminous Avenger iX, and Mighty Gunvolt series
Video Games
Azure Striker Gunvolt series Azure Striker Gunvolt 1Azure Striker Gunvolt 2Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
Luminous Avenger iX series Luminous Avenger iX 1Luminous Avenger iX 2
Mighty Gunvolt / Gal*Gunvolt series Mighty Gunvolt / Gal*GunvoltMighty Gunvolt Burst / Gal*Gunvolt Burst
Other Striker PackGUNVOLT RECORDS CychronicleAzure Striker Gunvolt (DOS)
Side Stories and Other Media
Drama CDs Justice RageAdmiration to PeaceLazy KingdomArmed Blue GunvoltShort StoriesClockwork DaydreamEden's PartyIsola: Full Power IdolPrologue: The Muse of HopeSpectrum Theater
Other Side Stories Fleeting MemoriesCopen's StoryJoule's StoryGV and Quinn's Story
Miscellaneous Azure Striker Gunvolt: The AnimeArmed Blue: Gunvolt (manga)
Non-story Media Dengeki Nintendo Character ProfilesArmed Blue: Gunvolt Complete Works
Soundtracks
Official Game Soundtracks Armed Blue Gunvolt Official SoundtrackArmed Blue Gunvolt: Sou SoundtrackLUMINOUS AVENGER IX SOUNDTRACKLUMINOUS AVENGER IX 2 SOUNDTRACKMighty Gunvolt Original Soundtrack
Official Vocal Albums Azure PhosphorescenceAzure Trance -Into the Blue-Electro RotationAkashic RecordRoRo MelodiesRoRo Robotics VoxButterfly's Journey
Fan Discs Justice RageAdmiration to PeaceLazy KingdomClockwork DaydreamEden's PartyIsola: Full Power IdolPrologue: The Muse of HopeSpectrum Theater
Limited Edition and Other Promotional Soundtracks Morpho Song Re-collection -2018 Remix-Cyber Diva Roro Medley CDMighty Gunvolt Burst Original SoundtrackArmed Blue Gunvolt Gibs Soundtrack CDARMED BLUE: GUNVOLT Anime BGM Collection & Anime Song Collection
Other MORPHO VIRTUAL LIVE 2020 (Blu-ray)
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