Azur Lane Queen's Orders (アズールレーン Queen's Orders) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuchii. It is based on the Chinese side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game Azur Lane by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi. The series has been serialized in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Rex magazine since October 2018 and has been collected into seven tankōbon volumes to date. A original video animation (OVA) adaptation produced by Yostar Pictures was released in July 2023.
Characters
- Valiant
- Queen Elizabeth
- Warspite
- Suffolk
- Kisaragi
- Mutsuki
- Belfast
Media
Manga
The manga is written by Tsuchii, centering around characters based on British Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Warspite and later also HMS Valiant. It began serialization in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Rex magazine on October 26, 2018.[3][4]
Anime
An anime adaptation of the Azur Lane: Queen's Orders manga was announced in September 2021, as part of the game's fourth anniversary (and third anniversary in English).[12] It was later revealed to be an original video animation (OVA) in September 2022.[13] The OVA, consisting of two episodes, was released on July 27, 2023, on Blu-ray; the animation was initially due for a May 10 release but was delayed due to technical difficulties.[14] The OVA is animated by Yostar Pictures and written by Yū Yamashita, with Masahide Yanagisawa, Yuzo Hirata and Niimura Kana designing the characters, and Daisuke Horita composing the music. The OVA's theme song is "Bloomin'" by Queen Elizabeth (Sumire Uesaka).[15]
External links
References
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