Hello, Senseis! We bring you special news from Kivotos. Nexon's popular subculture game, Blue Archive, is celebrating its 4th anniversary of global service with a large-scale offline event, the '4th Anniversary Festival.' This festival will take place from November 29th to 30th at Ilsan KINTEX Exhibition Hall 1, Halls 1 and 2, to repay the unwavering love from Senseis over the past four years. Ticket reservations are currently in progress (as of November 7, 2025), and a pre-membership code issued to accounts with a level 70 or higher in the game is used to prevent unauthorized reservations, ensuring the participation of genuine Senseis. Let's take a look at the announcements from the Japanese server's 4th anniversary to see what new characters and exciting story updates will be revealed at this festival.
Blue Archive's Japanese server updates are typically about 6 months to a year ahead of the global server. At the 4th-anniversary offline event held in Japan from January 17th to 19th, 2025, a wealth of updates that are expected to be available in the global server were announced, garnering enthusiastic reactions from fans. In particular, the release of the long-awaited popular characters 'Seia' and 'Rio' drew explosive cheers. In addition, new versions of characters from the Millennium School C&C, such as 'Asuna (Uniform),' 'Karin (Uniform),' and 'Neru (Uniform)', were announced. The arrival of these new characters is raising expectations about the changes they will bring to the world of Kivotos.
Along with character updates, story updates are also a major point of interest. The Japanese server's 4th anniversary announced a new event story, 'Code: BOX Shadows Approaching Millennium,' and the introduction of a new main story. This is expected to further expand the in-depth worldview of Kivotos and unravel the hidden stories and conflicts of the students. In addition, the news of new mission areas, the new Total Assault boss 'Gebura,' and the highest difficulty level, 'Lunatic,' will stimulate Sensei's strategic challenges. These updates will enrich the game's play experience and provide new goals for existing users and diverse enjoyment for new users.
The upcoming global 4th-anniversary festival will be a comprehensive festival beyond just update announcements. There will be experience spaces where you can enjoy various exhibitions and mini-games based on the main characters in the game. In addition, the official goods store, 'Challet Store,' and the 2nd creation booths, 'Kivotos Market,' where fan artists participate, will be operated to further enhance the excitement of the event. The main stage will host programs such as the 'Sound Archive' performance where you can enjoy Blue Archive's representative OSTs, cosplay performances, and 'Developer Commentary' introducing behind-the-scenes stories.
A program to pay special attention to is the '4th Anniversary Kivotos Live,' which will introduce the direction of future updates. This live broadcast will be conducted in real-time at the event, sharing Blue Archive's future vision and long-term roadmap with Senseis, further raising expectations. Given that the Japanese server's 4th anniversary announced unprecedented in-game events such as 100 free recruitment draws and a 3x reward campaign, it is expected that special gifts and events for Senseis will be revealed at the global 4th-anniversary festival as well. This festival will be an important turning point to celebrate the journey of the past four years and create the future stories of Kivotos together.
A1: It will be held from Saturday, November 29th, to Sunday, November 30th, 2025, at KINTEX Exhibition Hall 1, Halls 1 and 2 in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do.
A2: Tickets can be reserved through Ticketlink from 8 PM on November 7th, and a pre-membership code issued to users with a Blue Archive account level 70 or higher and an in-game membership code must be entered to prevent unauthorized reservations.
A3: New characters 'Seia,' 'Rio,' 'Asuna (Uniform),' 'Karin (Uniform),' and 'Neru (Uniform)' were revealed, and the event story 'Code: BOX Shadows Approaching Millennium' and a new main story were announced.
A4: Character concept exhibitions, mini-game experiences, official goods store, 2nd creation booths, OST performances, cosplay performances, developer commentary, and the '4th Anniversary Kivotos Live' to reveal future update directions are planned.
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