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Azur Lane (Japanese: アズールレーン) is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for iOS and Android. Set in an alternate timeline of World War II, players engage in side-scrolling shooter gameplay, using female moe anthropomorphic characters based on warships from the war's major participants. Other gameplay elements, like customizing a dorm and in-game characters, are also present. First released in China in May and in Japan in September 2017, Azur Lane was successful at launch, especially in Japan where the player count reached five million within four months after its release. Critics have attributed the game's popularity to its original and well-designed gameplay system. An English version started open beta in August 2018 and was formally released in May 2019. The game has been adapted into several manga and novelizations. Azur Lane Crosswave, a 3D adaptation for PlayStation 4, was published in August 2019, with an English localization released in February 2020 for PlayStation 4 and PC. A Nintendo Switch port was released in September 2020 in Japan and in February 2021 in North America and Europe. An anime television series adaptation by Bibury Animation Studios aired from October 2019 to March 2020. Additionally, there are anime adaptations of Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! and an OVA adaptation of Azur Lane Queen's Orders.