Chain Chronicle

Chain Chronicle
Official cover for the First Season Artbook, depicting Yuri, Phoena and Pirika
チェインクロニクル
(Chein Kuronikuru)
GenreAction, fantasy
Video game
DeveloperSega
PublisherSega
Music byTakahiro Kai
GenreRole-playing game
trading card game
tower defense
PlatformiOS
Android
PlayStation Vita
ReleasedJuly 26, 2013 (iOS)
August 1, 2013 (Android)
July 16, 2014 (PlayStation Vita)
Manga
Chain Chronicle Crimson
Written byJunpei Okazaki
Published byKodansha
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 2014August 2015
Volumes3
Original video animation
Chain Chronicle ~Short Animation~
Directed byTakeshi Mori
Written byKen Shimomura
Music byHideharu Mori
Manami Kiyota
StudioJūmonji
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2014 (Theatrical Screening)
December 18, 2014 (DVD)
Runtime40 minutes (5 minutes per episode)
Episodes8[1]
Anime television series
Chain Chronicle ~Light of Haecceitas~
Directed byMasashi Kudō
Produced byKōtarō Urade
Ken Kawakita
Takayuki Funahashi
Hiroyuki Kikugawa
Makoto Nishibe
Kazuyoshi Nishikawa
Written byTouko Machida
Music byMasato Kōda
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkABC, Tokyo MX, AT-X, TVA, BS11, TVQ
English network
Original run January 8, 2017 March 25, 2017
Theatrical Screening
December 3, 2016 (Part 1)
January 14, 2017 (Part 2)
February 11, 2017 (Part 3)
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Chain Chronicle (Japanese: チェインクロニクル, Hepburn: Chein Kuronikuru) is a tower defense role-playing game developed and published by Sega for iOS, Android, and PlayStation Vita. It was released in Japan on July 26, 2013, for iOS, August 1, 2013, for Android and on July 16, 2014, for the PlayStation Vita. The game is licensed in Asia by SNDA[3] released in China, MobiMon for both Taiwan and Macau,[4] Actoz Soft for South Korea and Gumi Asia for both Southeast Asia and North America, however the game was closed down in North America and Southeast Asia on February 29, 2016.

The series spawned an original video animation series directed by Takeshi Mori, animated by Jūmonji. It was released on December 18, 2014.[5] An anime film trilogy titled Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas premiered in Japanese Theaters between December 3, 2016, and February 11, 2017. An anime television series adaptation compiling the film trilogy was aired on January 8, 2017.[6]

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  4. ^ "移動怪獣が『チェインクロニクル』台港澳発行権を取得 名作との連動コラボを強化していくことを発表 ::ニュースセンター :: ゲームベースgamebase". Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  5. ^ "Chain Chronicle Anime's Cast Line-Up Announced". Anime News Network. 2014-08-10. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  6. ^ Macias, Patrick (15 December 2016). "Crunchyroll Adds "Chain Chronicle - The Light of Haecceitas –" Anime". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.