Azur Lane is a 2019 anime based on the video game series of the same name created by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi. It was released on May 25, 2017 in China, before being released worldwide on May 20, 2019.
The anime series was announced in September of 2018. It was animated by Bibury Animation Studios, directed by Tensho, and it premiered in Japan from October 3, 2019 to March 20, 2020, consisting of 12 episodes. FUNimation Entertainment licensed and produced an English SimulDub of the series, which premiered on the FunimationNow streaming service on October 17, 2019.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
| Akagi | Mai Nakahara | Amber Lee Connors | |
| Kaga | Ai Kayano | Dawn M. Bennett | |
| Enterprise | Yui Ishikawa | Rachael Messer | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Belfast | Yui Horie | Lindsay Seidel | |
| Prince of Wales | Chinami Hashimoto | Mallorie Rodak | |
| Unicorn | Ai Kakuma | Alexis Tipton | |
| Zuikaku | Risa Taneda | Michelle Rojas | |
| Ayanami | Yō Taichi | Lara Woodhull | |
| Laffrey | Maria Naganawa | Tia Ballard | |
| Javelin | Nozomi Yamane | Madeleine Morris | |
| Cleveland | Saya Horigome | Kristen McGuire | |
| Warspite | Sumire Uesaka | Jill Harris | |
| Edinburgh | Yūko Gotō | Melissa Sternenberg | |
| Illustrious | Sora Amamiya | Jad Saxton | |
| Recurring Characters | |||
| Prinz Eugen | Ayane Sakura | Mikaela Krantz | |
| Atago | Ai Kayano | Marissa Lenti | |
| Shōkaku | Risa Taneda | Katelyn Barr | |
| Vestal | Maia | Megan Shipman | |
| Columbia | Saya Horigome | Victoria Michelli-Vitti | |
| Hammann | Asuka Itō | Brittany Lauda | |
| Hood | Atsuko Tanaka | Terri Doty | |
| Hornet | Nozomi Yamamoto | Kristi Rothrock | |
| Yukikaze | Kana Yūki | Laura Faverty | |
| Z23 | Rika Abe | Sarah Wiedenheft | |
| Z1 | Natsumi Takamori | Marissa Lenti | |
| Montpelier | Rie Takahashi | Anastasia Muñoz | |
| Denver | Ari Ozawa | Caitlin Glass | |
| Akatsuki | Nozomi Yamamoto | Krystal LaPorte | |
| Helena | Tomoyo Chūjō | Samantha Herek | |
| Long Island | Sachiyo Yoshida | Jennifer Alyx | |
| Arizona | Sawako Shirakabe | Meg McClain | |
| Nagato | Misaki Kuno | Monica Rial | |
| Sheffield | Konomi Kohara | Emily Neves | |
| Langley | Haruka Yoshimura | Suzie Yeung | |
| London | Naomi Mukaiyama | Caitlin Glass | |
| Hatsuharu | Marika Kōno | Corinne Sudberg | |
| Purifier | Melissa Sternenberg | ||
| Yūgure | Madoka Asahina | Ariel Graham | |
| Thatcher | Ruka Nemoto | ||
| Shiratsuyu | Narumi Shinohara | Amanda Lee | |
| Hatakaze | Madoka Asahina | Alle Mims | |
| Dace | Akiko Hasegawa | ||
| Kagerō | Yuriko Yano | Nicole Endicott | |
| Ise | Mutsumi Tamura | Jessica Cavanagh | |
| Hyuuga | Akeno Watanabe | Kylie Stewart | |
| Jintsuu | Hisako Kanemoto | Ashe Thurman | |
| Amagi | Miyuki Sawashiro | Elizabeth Maxwell | |
| Tester | Chika Anzai | Brittany Lauda | |
| St. Louis | Yōko Hikasa | Victoria Keller | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Bulldog | Eri Suzuki | Rachel Glass | 1 | |
| Bailey | Dani Chambers | |||
| Beagle | Sarah Roach | |||
| San Diego | Asuka Itō | Bryn Apprill | 1-2 | |
| Norfolk | Hiromi Sakuma | Rachel Michelle Thompson | ||
| Northampton | Takao Koizumi | Haileigh Todd | 2-3 | |
| Queen Elizabeth | Sumire Uesaka | Sara Ragsdale | ||
| Glowworm | Hiromi Igarashi | Brittney Karbowski | 2, 9 | |
| Cygnet | Risa Taneda | Emily Fajardo | 3 | |
| Yorktown | Kana Yūki | Kara Edwards | ||
| Gridley | Narumi Shinohara | Apphia Yu | ||
| Saratoga | Sumire Uesaka | Amanda Gish | ||
| Ning Hai | Marie Miyake | Suzie Yeung | 3-4 | |
| Ping Hai | Misaki Kuno | Emi Lo | ||
| Akashi | Sumire Uesaka | Macy Anne Johnson | 4 | |
| Takao | Ai Kakuma | Terri Doty | ||
| Furutaka | Akari Kageyama | Jamie Marchi | ||
| Kako | Jill Harris | |||
| Fuso | Ami Koshimizu | Jill Harris | ||
| Yamashiro | Kristi Rothrock | |||
| Shigure | Yūki Kuwahara | Kristin Sutton | ||
| Yūdachi | Natsumi Takamori | Krystal LaPorte | ||
| Sōryū | Karin Mitarai | Samantha Herek | ||
| Observer | Moe Toyota | Natalie Van Sistine | ||
| Shiranui | Kanae Ikadai | Kate Bristol | ||
| Hiryū | Shizuka Ishigami | Alexis Tipton | ||
| Köln | Ryōko Ono | Jeannie Tirado | 5 | |
| Suffolk | Akari Uehara | Sarah Roach | ||
| Repulse | Koharu Nogata | Rachel Glass | 5-6 | |
| Oklahoma | Yumi Uchiyama | Sarah Roach | ||
| Renown | Ai Kayano | Cassie Ewulu | 6 | |
| Fumizuki | Chiyo Ōsaki | Sarah Wiedenheft | ||
| Nagatsuki | Tabitha Ray | |||
| Uzuki | Mako Sakurai | Megan Emerick | ||
| Minazuki | Megan Shipman | |||
| Mikazuki | Dani Chambers | |||
| Mutsuki | Rumi Ōkubo | Emi Lo | ||
| Kisaragi | ¿? | |||
| Nevada | Yumi Uchiyama | Stephanie Young (SimulDub) | ||
| Madeleine Morris (Home Video) | ||||
| Portland | Kaori Yoshioka | Margaret McDonald | 6-7 | |
| Houston | Aya Yokota | Meli Grant | ||
| Amazon | Yukiko Ayamiya | Tabitha Ray | 6, 10 | |
| Eldridge | Nozomi Sasaki | Hayden Daviau | 7 | |
| Massachusetts | Rie Takahashi | Alyssa Dumas | ||
| Kent | Hisako Kanemoto | Jessica Cavanagh | ||
| Fubuki | Mao Ichimichi | Nicole Endicott | 8 | |
| Charles Ausburne | Satsuki Morita | Megan Emerick | 9 | |
| Spence | Yuna Yoshino | Corinne Sudberg | ||
| Aulick | Ashe Thurman | |||
| Bogue | Koharu Nogata | Mikaela Krantz | ||
| Repulse | Rachel Glass | |||
| Ark Royal | Asuka Itō | Hayden Daviau | 9-10 | |
| Admiral Hipper | Yuri Yamaoka | Alex Moore | 9, 12 | |
| Bismarck | Ayaka Fukuhara | Alex Moore | 12 |
Additional Voices[]
- Tia Ballard
- Marianne Bray
- Hayden Daviau
- Nicole Endicott
- Emily Fajardo
- Caitlin Glass
- Rachel Glass
- Kasi Hollowell
- Mikaela Krantz
- Amanda Lee
- Tabitha Ray
- Sarah Roach
- Megan Shipman
- Kylie Stewart
- Corinne Sudberg
- Ashe Thurman
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
Notes[]
- Madeleine Morris replaces Stephanie Young as Nevada in the Home Video release of the series for unknown reasons.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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October 17, 2019 | Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | United States | 
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March 8, 2022 | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | |||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2020 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 2 Discs | ||||||