Heaven Burns Red

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The player takes the point of view of Ruka Kayamori, a former vocalist and guitarist for now-disbanded legendary band "She Is Legend". The game has a day-to-day system in which the player starts as newly enrolled Ruka Kayamori, meeting new characters as the story progresses. Monthly events take place within the game in the form of side stories, told from other characters' perspectives.

Heaven Burns Red is a turn-based role playing game in which the player can assemble a team of six out of 48 available girls and fight against extraterrestrial beings known as Cancer. During their turn, the player can choose three characters from the party to perform an action (attack, heal, etc.). Both characters and Cancer are equipped with Deflectors (DF) which work as a shield and can also be healed; characters HP cannot be healed if their DF breaks and will be left vulnerable, though some characters have the skill to heal a broken DF. The game's story is told in a visual novel style, fully voiced. There is also a "Sixth Sense Mode".

Heaven Burns Red takes place in a world where the Earth is being attacked by mysterious extraterrestrial life forms called "Cancer." Cancer are immune to any kind of weapon and have been forcing humanity to abandon most of the Earth's surface. Left with little time before they face extinction, humanity successfully created a weapon to take on Cancer known as "Seraph." Humanity gathered those who had mastered the art of manipulating Seraphs and established "Seraph Corps" as their last hope. Those who could manipulate Seraphs have one thing in common: they are all girls. One of them is Ruka Kayamori, who finds herself thrown into the war against Cancer.

In October 2019, it was announced that Jun Maeda was collaborating with Wright Flyer Studios and Key on Heaven Burns Red.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201911/28187931.html |title=Key麻枝 准氏13年ぶり完全新作ゲーム『Heaven Burns Red』制作決定。ジャンルはRPG |magazine=Famitsu |language=ja |date=November 28, 2019 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008184017/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201911/28187931.html |archive-date=October 8, 2020 |url-status=live}} Initially planned to be released in 2020, the game had been delayed to 2021,{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/01/heaven-burns-red-delayed-to-2021-in-japan |title='Heaven Burns Red' delayed to 2021 in Japan |last=Romano |first=Sal |website=Gematsu |date=January 20, 2020 |access-date=February 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705212418/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/01/heaven-burns-red-delayed-to-2021-in-japan |archive-date=July 5, 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-11-28/key-hints-at-new-projects-for-21st-anniversary/.153765|title=Key Hints at New Projects for 21st Anniversary|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=November 29, 2019|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725131017/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-11-28/key-hints-at-new-projects-for-21st-anniversary/.153765|url-status=live}} and subsequently to February 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/heaven-burns-red-delayed-to-february-2022-in-japan |title=Heaven Burns Red delayed to February 2022 in Japan |last=Romano |first=Sal |website=Gematsu |date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125145614/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/heaven-burns-red-delayed-to-february-2022-in-japan |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|title=Heaven Burns Red Presentation set for September 11|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/heaven-burns-red-presentation-set-for-september-11|website=Gematsu|date=August 31, 2021|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831063532/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/heaven-burns-red-presentation-set-for-september-11|archive-date=August 31, 2021|url-status=live}} Yuugen served as main visual illustrator and character designer, alongside Na-Ga, Fumuyun, and Maroyaka.{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2021|title=Heaven Burns Red Revealed by Wright Flyer Studios & Key, Written by Jun Maeda; Trailers & Gameplay Released |url=https://twinfinite.net/2021/09/heaven-burns-red-jun-maeda-revealed/ |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=Twinfinite}} Maeda also serves as composer. Nagi Yanagi performed the main theme and insert songs,{{Cite web|work=ヘブンバーンズレッド|url=https://heaven-burns-red.com/creator-cast/|title=ヘブンバーンズレッド 公式サイト creator/cast|access-date=2022-06-27|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209110245/https://heaven-burns-red.com/creator-cast/|url-status=live}} while Rionos performed the ending theme.{{cite tweet|user=rionos|date=February 3, 2022|script-title=ja:2月10日リリースされますKey新作RPG 『ヘブンバーンズレッド』 ED曲の歌唱を担当させて頂きます！|number=1489227281973215233|access-date=July 10, 2022|language=ja}}

As part of the game's 1st anniversary campaign, the game collaborated with Jun Maeda's other franchise, Angel Beats!. The event titled {{Nihongo|"Place Where The Cosmos Continued to Bloom"|コスモスが咲き続けた場所|Kosumosu ga Sakitsuzuketa Basho}} was available from February 2, 2023, and featured 3 of the franchise's characters: Yuri Nakamura, Kanade Tachibana, and Miyuki Irie. In the collaboration story, Unit 31A found themselves in an unfamiliar place, which turned out to be the underground base of the SSS, however they could still use their Seraph weapons. Players were able to obtain SS Style Yuri and Kanade through a limited-time gacha, whilst S Style Miyuki was obtainable through exchanging event tokens.{{Cite web |title=【ヘブバン】1周年生放送まとめ。『エンジェルビーツ』コラボイベント開催＆ゆり・かなで(天使)・みゆきち実装、音ゲー"ライブモード"新登場 {{!}} ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com |url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202302/05291723.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=ファミ通.com |language=ja}}

Heaven Burns Red released on February 10, 2022, for iOS and Android devices.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-03/jun-maeda-heaven-burns-red-game-launches-on-february-10/.182206|title=Jun Maeda's Heaven Burns Red Game Launches on February 10|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 3, 2022|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-date=October 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010052356/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-03/jun-maeda-heaven-burns-red-game-launches-on-february-10/.182206|url-status=live}} Yostar later announced during the 2024 Anime Expo that it would release the game worldwide later in the year.{{Cite web |title=YOSTAR |url=https://www.yo-star.com/en-us/news/18 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.yo-star.com |language=en}}

The game was released worldwide on 15 November 2024 for iOS, Android and Windows via a separate client.

A 4-panel manga adaptation illustrated by Yū Tsurusaki began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's G's Channel website and on the game's official Twitter account in Q4 2023.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Jun Maeda's Heaven Burns Red Smartphone Game Gets 4-Panel Manga This Fall|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-07/jun-maeda-heaven-burns-red-smartphone-game-gets-4-panel-manga-this-fall/.201056|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 7, 2023|date=August 7, 2023|archive-date=August 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807123610/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-07/jun-maeda-heaven-burns-red-smartphone-game-gets-4-panel-manga-this-fall/.201056|url-status=live}}

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