Guilty Gear Strive video game will receive an adaptation as an anime series

Arc System Works announced on Friday that his fighting game Guilty Gear Strive will inspire a television anime series titled Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers. From the announcement, through your Web pagethe first visual of the series was revealed:

The game developer also indicated that the animation will be in charge of the studio SANZIGEN (BanG Dream!, D4DJ First Mix), while the direction will be in charge of Shigeru Morikawa (aka Yuu Kou). Norimitsu Kaihō (School-Live!, Astra Lost in Space, Akudama Drive) is in charge of the scripts for the series, and Seiji Mizushima He is credited as an associate producer.

More details about the project will be broken down through a panel that will be held at the Anime Expo 2024scheduled for this July 5 in Los Angeles.

Background of Guilty Gear Strive

The original fighting game Guilty Gear debuted on PlayStation on May 14, 1998. Its most recent title is Guilty Gear Strive, which went on sale in June 2021, and which had the launch of its “Season 3” of DLC characters last August. To promote this last mentioned game, the Sanizgen studio animated the following video on the occasion of the first anniversary in August 2022.

The franchise is known for its fast-paced style, complex mechanics, flexible combo and cancel system, anime-influenced aesthetic, and heavy metal soundtrack. The concept was created by Daisuke Ishiwatari and the Arc System Works studio.