Valkyrie Drive

Valkyrie Drive
Cover of first anime volume featuring main characters Mirei Shikishima (left) and Mamori Tokonome (right)
バルキリードライブ
(Varukirī Doraivu)
GenreAction, yuri, supernatural
Created byVALKYRIE DRIVE PROJECT
Anime television series
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid
Directed byHiraku Kaneko
Produced by
  • Takuro Hatakeyama
  • Shō Tanaka
  • Noritomo Isogai
  • Kazuo Ōnuki
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
StudioArms
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, TV Aichi, BS11
Original run October 10, 2015 – December 26, 2015
Episodes12 + 6 specials[1]
Video game
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni
DeveloperMeteorise
Publisher
Microsoft Windows
Produced byKenichirō Takaki
GenreHack and slash
PlatformPlayStation Vita
Microsoft Windows
Released
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: June 20, 2017[5]
Video game
Valkyrie Drive: Siren
DeveloperMobage, GREE
PublisherMarvelous
Produced byKenichirō Takaki
GenreCard battle
PlatformiOS, Android
ReleasedDecember 2015
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Valkyrie Drive (ヴァルキリードライヴ, Varukirī Doraivu) is a Japanese media franchise created by Marvelous, which was announced at the AnimeJapan convention in March 2015. The franchise consists of three projects; Mermaid (マーメイド, Māmeido), an anime television series produced by Arms Corporation, which aired in Japan from October to December 2015; Bhikkhuni (ビクニ, Bikuni), a PlayStation Vita game released on December 10, 2015 in Japan with a Western release in 2016 and a Microsoft Windows version in 2017; and Siren (セイレーン, Seirēn), a social game for iOS and Android devices released in December 2015.[6]

  1. ^ "Aria Double A, Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry, Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid- Listed With 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Emson, Scott. "VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI- Takes Flight on Steam this Summer!". Marvelous Europe Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni delayed to October 11 in North America, September 30 in Europe". Gematsu. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni launches December 10 in Japan". Gematsu. August 3, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni's Steam page". Steam. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Valkyrie Drive Project Launches With TV Anime, Video Games". Anime News Network. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.