World War Blue
World War Blue is a Japanese fantasy manga series written by Anastasia Shestakova and illustrated by Crimson. The series is a re-imagining of the console wars between Sega and Nintendo featuring characters inspired by video games. An anime adaptation by 5th Avenue began airing in Japan on October 20, 2012.
Plot
A parody of the console wars, the series tells the story of two nations, the Segua Kingdom and Ninteldo Empire, locked in a struggle for dominance over the land of Consume. After years of war, the Segua Kingdom is on the defensive until a boy named Gear appears boasting of his incredible speed and powers, but what he does not know is that another person out there is more powerful than he is.Characters
All of the characters are inspired by characters from various video game franchises.Consume continent
Segua Kingdom
;Gear;Nel
;Til
;Opal
;Ramses
;Alex
;Stella
;Satanna Itsuna Segua
;Sakira
;Gadra?
Ninteldo Empire
;Marcus;Zelig
;Guliji
;Fae/Miss Reset
;Masa
;Karvai
;Saroid
;Foster
;Doll Digorg?
;Digorg? Jr.
Kusamura
It is a region south of Ninteldo, where a family of 151 siblings lives.;Pirika
;You
Illegal pirates
;Fake Digorg?;Fake Digorg? Jr.
;Fake Dash
Slovia
;Crystal;Garland
Babido Republic
;Kichou Kazuo;Bakudou Shiroko
Decolian
;Asimov East;Akagi East
;Hercule
;Blocks
Tatoland/Tatrand
;Bays;E-vazer?
Puzzle magical academy/Puzzle Academy
It is a school located at southwest end of the Consume continent.Other continent
It is a continent north of Consume continent.Rug Federation
It is a land with extremely cold weather. The currency is ruble.;Tejirov
Media
Manga
The original manga by Anastasia Shestakova and illustrated by Crimson began release on Red Road's mobile service from 2007. Nine tankōbon volumes have been released as of 2012. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series for release in North America. The first volume was released in Summer of 2013.Complete version was published by Micro Magazine.
;Volume list
;Volume list
Anime
An anime adaptation was produced by 5th Avenue. The first episode was aired on Tokyo MX from October 20, 2012 and was also simulcast by Crunchyroll. Episode 2 aired on December 27, 2012, and episode 3 aired on April 4, 2013. On September 11, 2016, Media Blasters announced that they would dub and distribute the series. On January 11, 2017, Toku announced that it will premiere the World War Blue anime series in February. Later that month, was announced to begin on February 6.The opening theme is "Retrospective World" by Hiro Shimono and Nobuhiko Okamoto whilst the ending theme is "0 and 1's Flowers" by Izumi Kitta and Suzuko Mimori.