Arknights

Arknights
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Created byHypergryph
Video game
Developer
  • Hypergryph
  • Studio Montagne
Publisher
GenreTactical role-playing, tower defense
EngineUnity
Platform
Released
  • CHN: 1 May 2019
  • JP/KR: 15 January 2020
  • WW: 16 January 2020
  • TW: 29 June 2020
Video game
Arknights: Endfield
DeveloperHypergryph, Mountain Contour
PublisherGryphline
PlatformAndroid, iOS, Windows, PlayStation 5
Anime television series
Arknights: Prelude to Dawn
Directed byYuki Watanabe
Music byYuki Hayashi
StudioYostar Pictures
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 29, 2022 December 17, 2022
Episodes8
Original net animation
Lee's Detective Agency: A Day in Lungmen
StudioGravity Well
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Released December 23, 2022 April 22, 2023
Runtime9 minutes
Episodes8
Audio drama
Children of Ursus
Written bySoichiro Morizumi
StudioAegir
Original runJune 14, 2023 – present
Episodes11
Anime television series
Arknights: Perish in Frost
Directed byYuki Watanabe
Music byYuki Hayashi
StudioYostar Pictures
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTV Tokyo, TV Osaka, BS11, Animax
Original run October 7, 2023 November 25, 2023
Episodes8
Anime television series
Arknights: Rise from Ember
StudioYostar Pictures
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Arknights (Chinese: 明日方舟; pinyin: Míngrì Fāngzhōu; lit. 'Ark of Tomorrow') is a free-to-play tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game developed by Chinese developer Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1 May 2019, in other countries on 16 January 2020, and in Taiwan on 29 June 2020.[1] Arknights is available on Android and iOS platforms and features gacha game mechanics.

A spin-off game, Arknights: Endfield, was announced for Microsoft Windows and mobile devices in March 2022.[2] An anime television series adaptation produced by Yostar Pictures aired from October to December 2022.[3][4] A second season, titled Arknights: Perish in Frost, aired from October to November 2023. A third season, titled Arknights: Rise from Ember, has been announced.

  1. ^ Lada, Jenni (24 January 2020). "The Doctor Is in as Arknights Is Available Outside Japan". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Hypergryph Announces Arknights: Endfield for PC and Mobile". Game Rant. 2022-03-18. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CR 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 24, 2022). "Arknights: Prelude to Dawn Anime's Promo Video Reveals ReoNa's Theme, October 28 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.