Blue Reflection Ray

Lore & Background

Blue Reflection Ray was announced on February 12, 2021, as an anime television series spin-off of the video game Blue Reflection, produced by J.C.Staff. The series is directed by Risako Yoshida, with Akiko Waba writing and overseeing scripts, Koichi Kikuta adapting Mel Kishida's original character designs for animation, and Daisuke Shinoda composing the music. It aired from April 10 to September 25, 2021, on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS. The series ran for two consecutive cours.

Reader's Guide

Blue Reflection Ray is significant as a narrative bridge between the original Blue Reflection game and its sequel, Blue Reflection: Second Light, introducing a new cast of characters. The series was streamed by Funimation outside of Asia, and later by Crunchyroll starting June 7, 2022, with an English dub. A planned Blu-ray release was canceled on June 15, 2021, due to various reasons. In 2026, a four-game bundle titled Blue Reflection Quartet will include a newly made video game adaptation of Blue Reflection Ray, alongside remastered versions of the other games, releasing digitally on multiple platforms.

Did You Know?

• The series was announced on February 12, 2021.
• A Blu-ray release was canceled on June 15, 2021, due to various reasons.
• Crunchyroll began streaming the series on June 7, 2022, with an English dub.