Gunvolt

Gunvolt
DeveloperInti Creates
PublisherInti Creates
First releaseAzure Striker Gunvolt
20 August 2014
Latest releaseGunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection
9 July 2026

Gunvolt is an action video game franchise developed by Inti Creates. It is set in the near future where a group of humans known as Adepts developed a superpower called Septima, and centers around conflicts between non-superpowered humans and Adepts. The series follows Gunvolt as the major protagonist, a former assassin who turned rogue against his employer, but other games star different protagonists.

The first game in the series, Azure Striker Gunvolt, was released on 20 August 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS. It was followed by two main sequels, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (2016) and Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (2022). Mighty Gunvolt, a side game featuring crossover with Mighty No. 9 and other properties, was released on the same day as Azure Striker Gunvolt, and was followed by Mighty Gunvolt Burst (2017). Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, a spin-off starring Copen from Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, was released in 2019 and followed by two sequels.

Video games

Release timeline
2014Azure Striker Gunvolt
Mighty Gunvolt
2015Azure Striker Gunvolt DOS
2016Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
2017Mighty Gunvolt Burst
2018
2019Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
2020–2021
2022Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
2023
2024Gunvolt Records Cychronicle
2025Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced
2026Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection
TBAGunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 3

Azure Striker Gunvolt is a 2014 action game first developed and released for the Nintendo 3DS. It was produced by Keiji Inafune, a former Capcom developer and creator of the Mega Man series. A side game, Mighty Gunvolt was released in 2014. The game is a crossover with Mighty No. 9.

A sequel, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, was released in 2016. A sequel to Mighty Gunvolt was announced as Mighty Gunvolt Burst and released in 2017.

A spin-off featuring Copen, a co-protagonist from Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, was released in 2019. In 2022, Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2, a sequel to Copen's game, and Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, a main sequel featuring a new protagonist Kirin, were both released.

Gunvolt Records Cychronicle, a rhythm game centered on the songstresses, was released in 2024.

In other media

Anime

Gunvolt
Created byYoshihisa Tsuda
Original video animation
Directed byYoshinori Odaka
Produced byYoshinori Odaka
Written byShigeru Murakoshi
StudioLandQ Studios
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2017

An original video anime adaptation was announced by Inti Creates at the Anime Expo 2016 convention in Los Angeles, California on July 3, 2016. The series was directed and produced by Yoshinori Odaka, with animation by LandQ Studios, scripts written by Shigeru Murakoshi, and character designs by Masakazu Sunagawa. It was planned for a 2016 release, but it was delayed to 2017, eventually being released worldwide on the Nintendo eShop on February 9, 2017, along with an English dubbed version. Peter von Gomm did the English dub of the character Copen.

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ガンヴォルト

References

  1. ↑ Watts, Steve (7 March 2014). "Mega Man Creator Collaborating on Azure Striker: Gunvolt". IGN. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Burleson, Kyle MacGregor (10 July 2015). "Inti Creates announces Gal Gunvolt for PS4, Vita". Destructoid. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Theriault, Donald (3 July 2016). "Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 Dated, Getting Physical Combo Pack". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Andriessen, CJ (20 May 2017). "Mighty Gunvolt Burst looks streets ahead of the original". Destructoid. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Wong, Alistair (18 September 2019). "Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX Introduces Lola's Idol, Awakened, And Darkness Trigger Forms". Siliconera. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Romano, Sal (16 September 2021). "Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 details story, setting, and characters". Gematsu. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (27 June 2020). "Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (28 August 2026). "Inti Creates Unveils Gunvolt Records Cychronicle Rhythm Game for February Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Inti Creates' Azure Striker Gunvolt Game Gets Anime in Winter 2016". Anime News Network. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Peter Von Gomm | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.