[b]Azur Lane[/b] is a Chinese shipgirl-themed side-scrolling shoot 'em up mobile game developed by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi and published by [[Yostar]].

h4. Gameplay

Like [[Kantai Collection]], the game is set during World War II and mainly features collecting and controlling moe [[personification]]s of [[warship]]s from major participants of [[World War II]]. Unlike [[Kantai Collection]], it features side-scrolling shooter gameplay with mechanics akin to those of [[Touhou]]. Other gameplay elements, such as customization of a interactive backyard and marrying in-game characters, are also present. The real life factions are replaced by fictional counterparts (such as Empire of Japan being called as "Sakura Empire", United States as "Eagle Union", etc.)

Unlike KanColle, the game has made an effort to distance itself from WW2 in most aspects in order to appeal to a broader audience, pushing for most fantastical designs, the implementation of collabs unrelated to WW2 naval history, the release of shipgirls based on fictional warships without proper historical precedent, post-war era warships, WW1 warships, dark versions of its existing shipgirls (METAships), shipgirls from the Age of Sail, child and idol variants of its characters, and so on.

h4. Media

The game has been adapted into several manga and novelizations. [[Azur Lane: Crosswave]], a [[PlayStation 4]] / PC game, was released in 2019. A TV anime adaptation aired during Fall 2019. The game has also held an annual collaboration with [[World of Warships]] since 2017. [[Azur Lane: Slow Ahead]], a slice-of-life [[4koma]] series, was adapted into an anime in early 2021.

h4. History

[i]Azur Lane[/i] was launched on May 25th, 2017 in China, on September 14th, 2017 in Japan, on March 27th, 2018 in Korea, on August 16th, 2018 in English, and around September 2019 in Taiwan. As of 2021, the number of players registered surpassed at least 25 million.

h4. Tagging

Don't tag shipgirls with [[mecha musume]], [[personification]],  [[World War II]], or [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], unless these things are present outside of the shipgirls themselves.

Don't tag shipgirls of the same class as [[sisters]].

h4. Related tags

* [[Wisdom Cube (azur Lane)|]]
* [[Retrofit (Azur Lane)]]
* [[Gem (Azur Lane)]]
* [[Ballot (Azur Lane)]]

h4. See also

* [[Abyss Horizon]]
* [[Battleship Girl]]
* [[Battleship: War Girl]]
* [[Black Surge Night]]
* [[Blue Oath]]
* [[Guardian Project]]
* [[Kantai Collection]]
* [[Victory Belles]]
* [[Velvet Code]]
* [[Warship Girls R]]
* [[List of Azur Lane characters]]

h4. External links

h6. China

* "Official Site":https://blhx.biligame.com/
* "Official Weibo":https://www.weibo.com/azurlane
* "Official QQ/Wechat":https://weixin.qq.com/r/R0RVTS3EunDFrWku9xFV
* "Official BiliBili":[https://space.bilibili.com/233114659/]
* "Moegirlpedia":https://zh.moegirl.org/zh-hant/%E7%A2%A7%E8%93%9D%E8%88%AA%E7%BA%BF
* "Chinese Wiki":http://wiki.woxihuan.com/blhx/

h6. Japan

* "Official Site":https://www.azurlane.jp/
* "Anime Official Site":https://azurlane-anime.jp/
* "Official Twitter":https://twitter.com/azurlane_staff
* "Official Youtube":https://www.youtube.com/@azurlane_staff
* "Japanese Wiki":https://azurlane.wikiru.jp/

h6. English

* "Official Site":https://azurlane.yo-star.com/
* "Official Twitter":https://twitter.com/azurlane_en
* "Official Facebook":https://www.facebook.com/AzurLaneEN/
* "Official Youtube":https://www.youtube.com/@AzurLaneOfficialYostar
* "Koumakan: English Wiki":https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Azur_Lane_Wiki
* "Wikipedia: Azur Lane":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azur_Lane

h6. Korean
* "X.D. Global: Offical Site":https://azurlane.xdg.com 
* "Naver caffe: Offical Caffe":https://cafe.naver.com/azurlanekorea
* "Twitter: Official Twitter":https://twitter.com/azurlanekorea

h6. Taiwan

* "Official Site":https://www.azurlane.tw/
* "Official Facebook":https://www.facebook.com/azurlaneTW/
* "Official Twitter":https://twitter.com/AzurLane_TW
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