Million Arthur is a Japanese media franchise created by Square Enix, consisting primarily of a series of video games. The first release was an online free-to-play card battle game titled Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur, which was released for iOS and Android in 2012. A sequel game titled Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur was released in Japan in November 2014. An MMORPG titled Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur was released in 2018. The TV anime adaptation of the gameOperation Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur premiered on October 25, 2018. The TV anime series is licensed in North America by Funimation.
Games
The first game, an online free-to-play card battle game titled Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur was released in 2012, written by Kazuma Kamachi. Square Enix closed the game's Japanese servers in 2015. On July, 14 2015 it was released in Europe and North America by the South Korean publisher Gamevil. Servers for this release were closed on December 7th of that same year. A sequel game titled Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur was released in Japan in November 2014. The service will end on September 30th, 2020. A virtual reality game titled Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur VR was released in Japan on May 25, 2017 for the PC via Steam, requiring an HTC Vive headset to play. A PlayStation VR version was released in Japan on September 28, 2017. The PC version was released by Vive Studios in the United States and the Commonwealth members on October 12, 2017. An arcade game called Million Arthur: Arcana Blood was developed by Arcana Heart’s developer Team Arcana, originally owned by Examu and released in Japan on November 21, 2017. A PlayStation 4 port was released on November 29, 2018 and was originally planned only for release in Japan.. The game was later ported to PC and released worldwide on June 20, 2019. An MMORPG titled Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur was released in China for iOS and Android in March 2018 and released in Japan on November 2018. The MMO was terminated on September 9th, 2019. An action role-playing game titled Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur was released for iOS and Android. The services shut down on May 12th 2020
Characters
Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur
;Blade-Protector Arthur ;Techno Smith Arthur ;Sorcery King Arthur ;Elle ;Lancelot ;Gawain ;Galahad ;Guinevere ;Type II Bisclavret ;Void Eternal Flame ;Woeful Princess Kaguya
Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur
;Thief Arthur ;Mercenary Arthur ;Millionare Arthur ;Diva Arthur ;Scathach ;Uathach ;Pharsalia ;Aife ;Hybrid Nimue ;Unique Snow White
Deck Make Million Arthur
;Zechs Siegfried
Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
;Twinblade Arthur ;Iai Arthur ;Riesz ;Koume Sakiyama ;Iori Yagami
Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur
;Leader Arthur ;Iron Fist Arthur ;Wildcat Arthur ;Alchemist Arthur ;Excellency Arthur ;Vagabond Arthur ;Nuckelavee ;Titania ;Coopy ;Brigitte ;Bodach ;Bethor
Jaku-San-Sei Million Arthur
;Foible Elle
Adaptations
Live-action television
A live-action television adaptation premiered on October 3, 2014.
Manga
A 4-panel manga adaptation by Choboraunyopomi, titled Jaku-San-Sei Million Arthur, has been serialized within the Million Arthur games and via the Niconico Seiga website since 2012.
Anime
An ONA adaptation of the Jaku-San-Sei Million Arthur manga premiered on November 20, 2015. An anime television series adaptation of the Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur MMORPG by J.C.Staff premiered on October 25, 2018 on Tokyo MX and other channels. It was announced that the series will be split-cour, with the second season airing in April 2019. The series is directed by Yōhei Suzuki and written by Tsuyoshi Tamai. Yoshinari Saito provides the character designs. The series' music is composed by Go Shiina and produced by Lantis. Genco is producing the series. The opening theme song is "Highlight" by Ayaka Ōhashi, and the ending theme song is "KI-te MI-te HIT PARADE!" by Himika Akaneya, Rie Takahashi, Nao Tōyama, Yū Serizawa, Suzuko Mimori, and Rina Hidaka under their character names. The second opening theme song is "Open the Worlds" by ORESAMA, and the second ending theme song is "Pearly×Party" by the voice actress unit Pearly Fairy.
Appearances in other media
Million Arthur appeared in the 2015 role-playing gameMegadimension Neptunia VII as a DLC character. The character was removed from the Steam version of the game in January 2020. Thief Arthur appears as a guest DLC character in . In return, Iori Yagami from The King of Fighters series, who is both under his Miss X disguise and also a DLC in Heroines, appears as a guest character in Arcana Blood.
