Anime Complex: Cross Arena 2020

Anime Complex: Cross Arena 2020 (アニメ コンプレックス：クロスアリーナ２０２０) is a 2.5D crossover fighting game developed by Arc System Works, in collaboration with Square Enix and Bandai Namco Games, and published by the latter, released worldwide on April 3, 2020 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. The third entry of the Cross Crisis series, the game features characters from various popular anime and manga franchises.

Plot
In the fallout of the Genocide of Heroes that is ravaging the farthest corners of Multiverse, Sailor Galaxia of Shadow Galactica calls out evil forces from every world she could travel using what's left of the Crossgate, to unite, destroy all those who oppose them and reshape all of reality according to their will. To oppose this coming threat, the heroes from various universes join together as one!

Meanwhile, the true secrets and horrors behind the catastrophe lie within the blackest of darkness…

Gameplay
The gameplay and its graphics are similar to both Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball FighterZ, with the addition of a Tag Team fighting style akin from games such as Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Street Fighter x Tekken and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle.

Featured Titles

 * Dragon Ball series
 * Dragon Ball Z
 * Dragon Ball GT
 * Dragon Ball Super
 * Sailor Moon Crystal
 * One Piece
 * Naruto series
 * Naruto Shippudden
 * Boruto: Naruto Next Generation
 * Fairy Tail
 * Bleach
 * Gintama
 * Saint Seiya
 * Doraemon
 * Hunter × Hunter
 * Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
 * Magic Knight Rayearth
 * Sword Art Online
 * Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
 * Fist of the North Star
 * Fist of the Blue Sky
 * Attack on Titan
 * My Hero Academia
 * Puella Magi Madoka Magica
 * Kill La Kill
 * Devilman
 * Cyborg 009
 * Fate/Stay-Night
 * The Seven Deadly Sins
 * One Punch Man
 * Yu Yu Hakusho
 * Betterman
 * IS: Infinite Stratos
 * High School DxD
 * High School DxD New
 * High School DxD Born
 * High School DxD Hero
 * Kuroinu: Kedakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru
 * Princess Knight Catue: Fallen Dragoon Valkyrie
 * Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
 * Kinnikuman
 * Inuyasha
 * Case Closed
 * Overlord
 * Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Elfen Lied
 * Akame Ga Kill!
 * Pretty Cure series
 * Fresh Pretty Cure!
 * Smile PreCure!
 * Go! Princess PreCure
 * Re:Zero
 * Taimanin Asagi
 * Elf Princess Nina
 * Princess Knight Angelica
 * Princess Knight Janne
 * Rurouni Kenshin
 * Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
 * Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls
 * Berserk

Characters
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Stages
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Soundtrack
Opening Theme:
 * Shine!! Super Heroes 2020 '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=)
 * Performed by: Ichirō Mizuki and Mitsuko Horie
 * Composed by: Michiaki Watanabe
 * Lyrics by: Nakano ★ Yō
 * Arranged by: Kazuo Nobuta

Ending Theme:
 * Fall in Love the New World (ニューワールドに 恋こい して)
 * Performed by: Mitsuko Horie
 * Composed by: Etsuko Yakushimaru
 * Lyrics by: Etsuko Yakushimaru
 * Arranged by: Salamander Factory

Insert Songs:
 * Golden Queen Galaxia (Ver. 2020) (ゴールデンクイーン・ギャラクシア)
 * Performed by: Mitsuko Horie
 * Composed by: Kouichirou Kameyama
 * Lyrics by: Mitsuko Horie
 * Arranged by: Kouichirou Kameyama


 * Spirit Emperor Keisar Ephes (霊れい 帝てい ケイサル・エフェス)
 * Performed by: Ichirō Mizuki
 * Composed by: Kouichirou Kameyama
 * Lyrics by: Ichirō Mizuki
 * Arranged by: Kouichirou Kameyama

Screenshots
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Miscellaneous
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Japanese
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English
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Reception
The game performed successfully in its first two months of release, having sold 800,000 copies in Japan and 430,000 in North America. By the end of 2020, the crossover sold an estimated total of 4,589,000 copies worldwide.

The game also received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising its abundance of anime and manga franchises and characters crossing over, story, gameplay contents and extra features such as several available modes and DLC.

Billboard controversy
Billboards and posters in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and New York City promoting the game's Western release garnered controversy for showing an image of a villain choking a heroine, with critics saying the ad advocates violence against women. Among those opposed to the material was women's right advocate Anita Sarkeesian, who told IGN: “There is a major problem when the men and women at Japanese entertainment companies think casual violence against women is the way to market a game. There is no context in the ad, just a woman getting strangled. The fact that no one flagged this is offensive and frankly, stupid.”

In apologizing for the billboard, Bandai Namco of America said it intended to remove the image from circulation.

Trivia

 * The game is notable for celebrating milestones among certain anime and entertainment companies, such as:
 * 65th anniversary of Bandai Namco;
 * 65th anniversary of Toei Animation;
 * 65th anniversary of Nakayoshi Magazine;
 * Aniplex's 25th anniversary;
 * Kadokawa Shoten's 75th anniversary; and
 * Shuiesha's 95th anniversary.
 * Veteran Japanese singers Ichirō Mizuki and Mitsuko Horie, who sang the game's opening theme, portray as the main antagonists who even have their own themes as insert songs.