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Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (アズールレーン びそくぜんしんっ！, Azūru Rēn Bisoku Zenshin!) is a Japanese yonkoma comic series written and illustrated by Hori. It is based on the Chinese side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game Azur Lane by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi. The series has been published in Ichijinsha's Manga 4-koma Palette magazine since March 2018 and collected into four tankōbon volumes to date. An anime television series adaptation produced by Candy Box and Yostar Pictures aired from January to March 2021. A second season has been announced.




Characters


Javelin
Voiced by: Nozomi Yamane
Ayanami
Voiced by: Yō Taichi
Laffey
Voiced by: Maria Naganawa
Z23
Voiced by: Rika Abe
Akashi
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka
Baltimore
Voiced by: Minami Takahashi
Prinz Eugen
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura




Media






= Manga

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Written and illustrated by Hori, the series is being published in Ichijinsha's magazine Manga 4-koma Palette. It features the starter characters based on HMS Javelin, IJN Ayanami, USS Laffey and KMS Z23.




= Anime

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An anime adaptation was announced on December 24, 2019. The television series was directed by Masato Jinbo and written by Yū Satō at Yostar Pictures and Candy Box, with Hiromitsu Hagiwara designing the characters, and Shade composing the series' music. Yokohama Animation Laboratory is credited for production cooperation. It aired from January 12 to March 30, 2021, on Tokyo MX, BS11, and AT-X. The opening theme song is "Longing for!" performed by Emi Nitta, while the ending theme song is "Midday-Color Siesta" (まひるいろシエスタ, "Mahiru-iro Shiesuta") performed by Yui Sakakibara. Crunchyroll licensed the series. An original video animation (OVA) episode is bundle with the second Blu-ray volume, which was released on July 7, 2021. A second season was announced at the "Azur Lane 6th Anniversary Fes." event on September 10, 2023.



Season 1





Notes






References






External links


Official website (in Japanese)
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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