{"id":53878,"date":"2025-11-13T15:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=53878"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:28:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:28:45","slug":"blazblue-main-series-writers-confirm-involvement-in-entropy-effect-xs-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/blazblue-main-series-writers-confirm-involvement-in-entropy-effect-xs-scenario\/","title":{"rendered":"BlazBlue main series writers confirm involvement in Entropy Effect X\u2019s scenario\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following <strong>BlazBlue Entropy Effect X<\/strong>\u2019s reveal during Sony\u2019s November State of Play livestream, Mako Komao and Akihito Kumagawa, two writers who have worked on mainline BlazBlue titles and novelizations \u2013 announced that they would be lending their talents to the new 2D adventure spin-off game. While the original Entropy Effect had few connections to the original source material in terms of story, Kumagawa and Komao\u2019s involvement could be a sign that Entropy Effect X\u2019s narrative may expand upon the BlazBlue canon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30d6\u30ec\u30a4\u30d6\u30eb\u30fc\u306e\u30b9\u30d4\u30f3\u30aa\u30d5\u4f5c\u54c1<br>\u300eBLAZBLUE ENTROPY EFFECT X\u300f<br>\u99d2\u5c3e\u771f\u5b50\u3055\u3093\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u30b7\u30ca\u30ea\u30aa\u30b5\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u3067\u53c2\u52a0\u3057\u3066\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>&mdash; \u718a\u5ddd\u79cb\u4eba\uff20\u30b7\u30ca\u30ea\u30aa\u30e9\u30a4\u30bf\u30fc (@sakumagawaudon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sakumagawaudon\/status\/1988420182650523938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>I&#8217;m participating in scenario support for the BlazBlue spin-off title BlazBlue Entropy Effect X alongside Mako Komao. Thank you for your support.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300e\u30d6\u30ec\u30a4\u30d6\u30eb\u30fc  \u30a8\u30f3\u30c8\u30ed\u30d4\u30fc\u30a8\u30d5\u30a7\u30af\u30c8X\u300f\u306e\u767a\u58f2\u304c\u767a\u8868\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u30fc\uff01<br>\u718a\u5ddd\u5148\u751f\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3001\u30b7\u30ca\u30ea\u30aa\u5354\u529b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u5f62\u3067\u304a\u624b\u4f1d\u3044\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30a8\u30f3\u30c8\u30ed\u30d4\u30fc\u30a8\u30d5\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u304b\u3089\u3001\u84bc\u3092\u611f\u3058\u53d6\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u30b7\u30ca\u30ea\u30aa\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u308b\u3093\u3058\u3083\u306a\u3044\u304b\u306a\u30fc\u3068\u601d\u3046\u306e\u3067\u3001\u3088\u3051\u308c\u3070\u904a\u3093\u3067\u307f\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u301c\uff01&gt;RP<\/p>&mdash; \u99d2\u5c3e\u771f\u5b50 (@makokomao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/makokomao\/status\/1988445976835789167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The release date for BlazBlue Entropy Effect X has been announced!<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>I had the pleasure of assisting with the scenario in a collaborative capacity alongside Mr. Kumagawa. I believe the writing captures the essence of the Azure from Entropy Effect, so do give it a play if you get the chance!<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With regards to their writing contributions to the franchise, both Kumagawa and Komao served as scenario support for BlazBlue: Central Fiction and BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend. In addition, Komao provided scenario support for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend and the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle spin-off (they are also the author of the BlazBlue light novel series published by <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/not-all-manga-has-to-be-from-japan-major-manga-publisher-kadokawa-looks-for-new-manga-artists-overseas-amidst-labor-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kadokawa<\/a>). Given their collective experience writing for the franchise, it looks like BlazBlue Entropy Effect X\u2019s story is in good hands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BlazBlue Entropy Effect X - ACEX | PS5 Games\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F0-IoidwojI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be noted that BlazBlue Entropy Effect X comes following series creator <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220926-15875\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toshimichi Mori\u2019s departure from Arc System Works<\/a> in 2022. Despite no longer being involved in the franchise, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zatuyoP?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his official X account<\/a> reposted Kumagawa\u2019s and Komao\u2019s posts, signaling his indirect approval of the project and their involvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BlazBlue Entropy Effect X is set to release on February 12, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/20240117-25678\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exclusive: Ex-BlazBlue producer shows key visuals of new game and talks about \u201csurpassing overseas creators from Japan once again\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/devil-may-cry-netflix-series-creator-expresses-interest-in-blazblue-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devil May Cry Netflix series creator expresses interest in BlazBlue franchise<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mako Komao and Akihito Kumagawa, who have worked on mainline BlazBlue titles and novels announced their involvement in BlazBlue Entropy Effect X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":53880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-53878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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