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 B.B. Studio, 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 second entry of the Cross Crisis series, the game serves the spiritual successor of Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax and Jump Force, featuring characters from various popular anime and manga franchises.

Production
After the success of Namco X Capcom: Crisis, Sam Imbecile expressed interest in developing and directing the next crossover fighting game with Arc System Works.

In E3 2019, a teaser trailer for the new game animated was animated by Trigger and publicly displayed, which showcases Goku and Vegeta, Luffy, Naruto, Sailor Moon, Gintama, Jotaro, Cure Black and Cure White, Saitama and Genos, Eren Jaeger, Ichigo Kurosaki, Kirito and Ryuko Matoi, all prepared to fight. The teaser ends with all the aforementioned characters charging each other, followed by a text that reads: "July 28, 2020: A great war has begun… ANIME COMPLEX: CROSS ARENA 2020".

The trailer sparked hype and excitement for millions of anime fans and gaming community members worldwide, with Bandai Namco handling promotion on various cities across Japan, North America, United Kingdom, France, Germany and South Korea, and on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, where updates and reveals are posted.

With the game slated for release on July 28 of the following year, Sam posted in his Twitter feed that it will be "the ultimate dream anime crossover that everybody wanted" and feature characters from various series in the Japanese anime genre ranging from the 70's such as Devilman and Space Pirate Captain Harlock, to the latest ones, such as Boruto: Naruto Next Generation, Sword Art Online and Dragon Ball Super. It will also bring forth many series developed by Toei Animation and Aniplex, as it is meant as well to celebrate the company's 65th and 25th anniversaries respectively.

Plot
The game's plot is told over the course of various anime franchises, but Cross Arena 2020 focuses primarily on the events of the following series: Sailor Moon Crystal (Stars Arc), Jojo's Bizzare Adventure, Boruto: Naruto Next Generation, Gintama, High School DxD Hero, Attack on Titan Season 3, Fist of the North Star, ''Go! Princess PreCure, Devilman, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Saint Seiya Omega, Dragon Ball Super, Princess Knight Lilia, Princess Knight Catue, Taimanin Asagi, Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, Shakugan no Shana, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Future Diary''. However, there is an overarching plot that is told over the backdrop of the various series.

With a new threat ravaging the farthest corners of Multiverse, Sailor Galaxia of Shadow Galactica, having conquered the 12th Universe, calls out evil forces from every world she could travel by recreating the dimension-traveling technology using what's left of the Crossgate from Namco X Capcom: Crisis, 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 arrive on what is known as the "Cross-Universe", where all the dimensions converge and participate in an event called Cross Arena 2020. As the story progresses, the anime numbers find themselves fighting against the Great Darkness itself to stop the complete destruction of the Multiverse which is set to happen in the near future of July 28 of 2020.

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, as matches can be made either into solo battles or tag battles (2-on-2 or 3-on-3).

in a breakthrough of tradition of fighting games, the characters are able to carry items to be used during combat such as food or potions that replenish their health or energy, and weapons that can only be carried uniquely by some characters.

In combat, player characters have four meters. The first and most basic is the Life Meter. Players simply have to bring their opponents' Life Meter to empty to knock them out and win the match. The second that characters have are Power Meters that grow with each hit they land on their opponent and can be maximized up to Level 6, with each succeeding level making them stronger and faster and giving them access to more powerful moves. If a character becomes low on health, the speed in filling the Power Meter sharply increases. In Level 5 or 6, a character can perform their Cross Ultimate Move, the strongest combo in the game which can almost guarantee a one-hit-knockout if done effectively.

A character is also equipped with a Barrier Meter introduced in Namco X Capcom: Crisis, which shows how much the player can use block barriers to nullify damage from attacks until the meter reaches from a full 100% to an empty 0%. The Barrier Meter decreases each time the player blocks an attack.

A brand new mechanic to the player's challenge in the game is the inclusion of the Energy Meter. Unlike the Barrier Meter, the Energy Meter gradually and very slowly drains in time and can only be replenished by an energy-refilling potion or item. Certain catalysts, like using a very strong special move or Cross technique, drains the energy faster. As the meter continues to decrease, the character becomes more exhausted, meaning they would become more sensitive to attack recoil, take more damage and fill the Power Meter even slower. This guarantees to handicap the fighters of both sides if a fight goes on for too long and forces the player to swiftly finish the match.

In tag battles, players can either rapidly change between characters through Cross Blitz to land quick blows or provide Cross Assists to land simultaneous attacks from their characters. Two characters can also access their own Hyper Tag Team Cross Attack, which can only be executed if both of them are at least Level 3.

Each character also comes with a Support Character who provides assists in various ways in a limited quantity per match, in the vain as the original Marvel vs. Capcom.

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
 * Toriko
 * Tekkaman Blade
 * Saint Seiya
 * Doraemon
 * Gurren Lagann
 * 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
 * King of Braves GaoGaiGar
 * Attack on Titan
 * My Hero Academia
 * Puella Magi Madoka Magica
 * Kill La Kill
 * Devilman
 * Cyborg 009
 * Fate/Stay-Night
 * Trigun
 * Kenichi: The Mightiest Desciple
 * The Seven Deadly Sins
 * Future Diary
 * Tenjho Tenge
 * One Punch Man
 * Yu Yu Hakusho
 * Betterman
 * Sgt. Frog
 * Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor
 * Shinmai Maō no Testament
 * 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!
 * D.Gray Man
 * Pretty Cure series
 * Futari Wa PreCure!
 * Fresh Pretty Cure!
 * Heartcatch PreCure!
 * Smile PreCure!
 * Go! Princess PreCure
 * Re:Zero
 * Taimanin Asagi
 * Elf Princess Nina
 * Princess Knight Angelica
 * Princess Knight Janne
 * Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo
 * The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
 * Rurouni Kenshin
 * Keiji of the Flowers
 * Baki the Grappler
 * Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
 * Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls
 * Berserk
 * Cyber Blue
 * Hellsing
 * Yu-Gi-Oh!
 * Astro Boy
 * Cowboy Bebop
 * Tokyo Ghoul
 * Little Witch Academia
 * Dies Irae
 * Hajime no Ippo
 * Ashita no Joe
 * Soul Eater
 * Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
 * Umineko When They Cry
 * Black Clover
 * Ranma 1/2
 * Samurai Champloo
 * Lupin the Third
 * Durarara!!!
 * City Hunter
 * Mahou Sensei Negima!
 * Bubblegum Crisis
 * Zatch Bell
 * Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
 * Golgo 13
 * Danganropa
 * Touhou Project
 * Goblin Slayer
 * Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation
 * KochiKame
 * Made in Abyss

Characters
Dragon Ball Sailor Moon Crystal One Piece Naruto/Boruto Fairy Tail Bleach Gintama Toriko Tekkaman Blade Saint Seiya Doraemon Hunter × Hunter
 * Son Goku
 * Vegeta
 * Frieza
 * Cell
 * Broly
 * Goku Black
 * Videl
 * Pan
 * Trunks
 * Goten
 * Piccolo
 * Yamcha
 * Krillin
 * Tien Shihan
 * Beerus
 * Whis
 * Android 16
 * Android 17
 * Android 18
 * Android 21
 * Bardock
 * Gohan
 * Turles
 * Gotenks
 * Vegito
 * Gogeta
 * Fat Buu
 * Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon
 * Rei Hino / Sailor Mars
 * Minako Aino / Sailor Venus
 * Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury
 * Haruka Tenoh / Sailor Uranus
 * Michiru Kaioh / Sailor Neptune
 * Hotaru Tomoe / Sailor Saturn
 * Setsuna Meioh / Sailor Pluto
 * Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask
 * Chibiusa / Sailor Chibi Moon
 * Seiya Kou / Sailor Star Fighter
 * Monkey D.Luffy
 * Zoro Roronoa
 * Sanji Vinsmoke
 * Sakazuki
 * Boa Hancock
 * Franky
 * Tony Tony Chopper
 * Blackbeard
 * Nico Robin
 * Brook
 * Nami
 * Usopp
 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Hinata Hyuuga
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Zabuza Momochi
 * Haku
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Konan
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Obito Uchiha
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Temari
 * Gaara
 * Boruto Uzumaki
 * Inojin Yamanaka
 * Sarada Uchiha
 * Mitsuki
 * Jiraiya
 * Tsunade
 * MInato Namikaze
 * Orochimaru
 * Natsu Dragneel w/ Happy
 * Lucy Heartfilia
 * Gray Fullbuster
 * Wendy Marvell
 * Lisanna Strauss
 * Elfman Strauss
 * Erza Scarlet
 * Mirajane Strauss
 * Gajeel Redfox
 * Jellal Fernandez
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Rukia Kuchiki
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Renji Abarai
 * Kazui Kurosaki
 * Tier Harribel
 * Sousuke Aizen
 * Gintoki Sakata
 * Shinpachi Shimura
 * Kagura
 * Toriko
 * Takaya Aiba / Tekkaman Blade
 * Shinya Aiba / Tekkaman Sword
 * Pegasus Seiya
 * Dragon Shiryu
 * Cygnus Hyouga
 * Andromeda Shun
 * Phoenix Ikki
 * Athena
 * Hades
 * Poseidon
 * Sea Dragon Kanon
 * Leo Aiolia
 * Sagittarius Aiolos
 * Taurus Aldebaran
 * Aries Mu
 * Aries Shion
 * Cancer Deathmask
 * Capricorn Shura
 * Virgo Shaka
 * Pisces Afrodite
 * Eagle Marin
 * Ophicius Shaina
 * Pegasus Kouga
 * Gemini Saga
 * Scorpio Milo
 * Doraemon w/ Nobita Nobi
 * Gon Freecs
 * Killua Zoldyck
 * Kurapika
 * Hisoka

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Magic Knight Rayearth
 * Sakura Kinomoto
 * Syaoran Li
 * Hikaru Shidou
 * Umi Ryuuzaki
 * Fuu Hououji

Sword Art Online Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
 * Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya
 * Asuna Yuuki
 * Shino "Sinon" Asada
 * Johnathan Joestar
 * Will A. Zeppeli
 * Robert E.O. Speedwagon
 * Joseph Joestar
 * Elizabeth "Lisa-Lisa" Joestar
 * Caesar A. Zeppeli
 * Rudol Von Stroheim
 * Dio Brando
 * Vanilla Ice
 * Enrico Pucci
 * Kars
 * Eisidisi
 * Wamuu
 * Jotaro Kujo
 * Noriaki Kakyoin
 * Iggy
 * Mohammad Avdol
 * Jean Pierre Polnareff
 * Josuke Higashikata
 * Rohan Kishibe
 * Okuyasu Nijimura
 * Koichi Hirose
 * Yukako Yamagishi
 * Yoshikage Kira
 * Giorno Giovanna
 * Bruno Bucciarati
 * Panacotta Fugo
 * Guido Mista
 * Narancia Ghirga
 * Trish Una
 * Diavolo
 * Jolyne Cujoh
 * Foo Fighters
 * Hermes Costello
 * Weather Report
 * Narcicco Annasui
 * Johnny Joestar

Fist of the North Star


 * Kenshiro
 * Raoh
 * Toki
 * Kaioh
 * Souther
 * Shin
 * Mamiya
 * Bat
 * Lin
 * Shachi
 * Hyoh
 * Han
 * Falco
 * Ryuuga
 * Juuza
 * Fudo
 * Shuh
 * Juda
 * Ramon Kasumi / Ryuken
 * Rei

Fist of the Blue Sky


 * Kenshiro Kasumi

Attack on Titan My Hero Academia Puella Magi Madoka Magica Kill La Kill Devilman
 * Eren Jaeger
 * Levi Ackerman
 * Mikasa Ackerman
 * Izuku "Deku" Midoriya
 * Toshinori "All Might" Yagi
 * Madoka Kaname
 * Homura Akemi
 * Ryuko Matoi
 * Satsuki Kiryuuin
 * Akira Fudo / Devilman
 * Ryo Asuka / Satan

Cyborg 009


 * Joe Shimamura

Fate/Stay-Night

Gurren Lagann Trigun
 * Saber
 * Lancer
 * Archer
 * Assassin
 * Gilgamesh
 * Simon
 * Kamina
 * Kittan
 * Nia Teppelin
 * Yoko Littner
 * Viral


 * Vash the Stampede

Kenichi: The Mightiest Desciple


 * Kenichi Shirahama
 * Miu Fuurinji
 * Hayato Fuurinji
 * Shigure Kousaka
 * Akisame Koetsuji
 * Shio Sakaki
 * Kensei Ma
 * Apachai Hopachai
 * Natsu Tanimoto

The Seven Deadly Sins


 * Melodias

Future Diary Tenjho Tenge One Punch Man Yu Yu Hakusho Betterman IS: Infinite Stratos High School DxD Kuroinu
 * Yuno Gasai
 * Yukiteru Amano
 * Akise Aru
 * Minene Uryu
 * Maya Natsume
 * Masataka Takayanagi
 * Souichiro Nagi
 * Mitsuomi Takayanagi
 * Bunshinchi Tawara
 * Aya Natsume
 * Saitama
 * Genos
 * Yusuke Urameshi
 * Lamia
 * Ichika Orimura
 * Houki Shinonono
 * Issei Hyoudou
 * Rias Gremory
 * Akeno Himejima
 * Alicia Arcturus
 * Kin
 * Eos Arcturus
 * Volt
 * Prim Fiorire
 * Chloe
 * Olga Discordia
 * Celestine Lucullus
 * Maia
 * Claudia Levantine
 * Kaguya
 * Ruu-Ruu
 * Klaus Levantine

Princess Knight Catue


 * Catue Dragundaala


 * Jindrack Hemy

Konosuba Kinnikuman
 * Kazuma Satou
 * Megumin
 * Aqua
 * Kinnikuman
 * Mantaro Kinniku / Kinnikuman the 2nd
 * Kevin Mask
 * Robin Mask
 * Terryman
 * Ramenman
 * Brocken Jr.
 * Warsman
 * Jade Jaeger

Inuyasha


 * Inuyasha
 * Sesshomaru
 * Kagome Higurashi
 * Shippo
 * Sango
 * Miroku
 * Naraku

Case Closed


 * Conan Edogawa

Overlord

Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Ainz Oooal Gown
 * Albedo
 * Edward Elric
 * Alfonse Elric
 * Alexander Louis Armstrong

Elfen Lied


 * Lucy Diclonius

Akame Ga Kill!


 * Akame
 * Kurome
 * Tatsumi
 * Mine
 * Sheele
 * Najenda
 * Chelsea
 * Leone
 * Lubbock
 * Bullat
 * Wave
 * Run
 * Esdeath

D.Gray Man


 * Allen D. Walker

PreCure


 * Cure White
 * Cure Black
 * Cure Happy
 * Cure Scarlet
 * Cure Passion
 * Cure Moonlight

Re:Zero


 * Subaru Natsuki

Taimanin Asagi


 * Asagi Igawa
 * Oboro Koukawa
 * Edwin Black
 * Sabato Kiryuu
 * Sakura Igawa
 * Murasaki Yatsu
 * Ingrid

Elf Princess Nina


 * Nina Asrath Winvilla
 * Kyle
 * Miiria

Princess Knight Lilia


 * Lilia Ewerbein

Princess Knight Angelica


 * Angelica Rothschild
 * Serafina Toraro

Princess Knight Janne


 * Janne Grenoble

Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo


 * Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo

Rurouni Kenshin


 * Kenshin Himura
 * Sannosuke Sagara
 * Yahiko Miyoujin
 * Seijuro Hiko
 * Saito Hajime
 * Kenji Himura

Keiji of the Flowers


 * Keiji Maeda
 * Kanetsugu Naoe

Baki the Grappler


 * Baki Hanma
 * Yujiro Hanma

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid


 * Tohru
 * Iruru
 * Kanna Kamui
 * Fafnir
 * Lucoa Quetzacoatl
 * Elma

Monster Musume


 * Lala
 * Papi
 * Suu
 * Miia
 * Meroune Lorelei
 * Centorea Shianus
 * Rachnera Arachera

Berserk


 * Guts
 * Casca
 * Griffith

Cyber Blue


 * Cyber Blue

Hellsing

Yu-Gi-Oh! Astro Boy King of Braves GaoGaiGar Cowboy Bebop Tokyo Ghoul Little Witch Academia Dies Irae Hajime no Ippo Ashita no Joe Soul Eater Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Umineko When They Cry Black Clover Ranma 1/2 Samurai Champloo Lupin the Third Durarara!!! City Hunter Mahou Sensei Negima! Bubblegum Crisis Zatch Bell! Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Golgo 13 Danganropa Touhou Project Goblin Slayer Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation KochiKame Made in Abyss Bosses
 * Alucard
 * Seras Victoria
 * Alexander Anderson
 * Yugi Moto
 * Joey Wheeler
 * Seto Kaiba
 * Yusei Fudo
 * Yuya Sakaki
 * Jaden Yuki
 * Yuma Tsukono
 * Yusaku Fujiki
 * Astro Boy
 * Atlas
 * Gai Shishioh
 * Spike Spiegel
 * Faye Valentine
 * Jet Black
 * Ken Kaneki
 * Ayato Kirishima
 * Atsuko Kagari
 * Lotte Jansson
 * Sucy Manbavaran
 * Diana Cavendish
 * Shiny Chariot
 * Amanda O'Neill
 * Ren Fuji
 * Shirou Yusa
 * Reinhard Heydrich
 * Wilhelm Ehrenburg
 * Ippo Makunouchi
 * Joe Yabuki
 * Black Star
 * Maka Albarn
 * Death the Kid
 * Tsunayoshi Sawada
 * Hayato Gokudera
 * Takeshi Yamamoto
 * Kyoya Hibari
 * Dino
 * Battler Ushiromiya
 * Beatrice
 * Ange Ushiromiya
 * Black Battler
 * Ronove
 * Virgilia
 * Shannon
 * Kanon
 * EVA-Beatrice
 * Bernkastel
 * Lambdadelta
 * Asta
 * Yuno
 * Noelle Silva
 * Ranma Saotome
 * Mugen
 * Arsène Lupin III
 * Daisuke Jigen
 * Shizuo Heiwajima
 * Izaya Orihara
 * Ryo Saeba
 * Negi Springfield
 * Sylia Stingray
 * Priss Asagiri
 * Linna Yamazaki
 * Nene Romanova
 * Kiyo Takamine and Zatch Bell
 * Panty
 * Stocking
 * Duke Togo
 * Hajime Hinata
 * Makoto Naegi
 * Kyoko Kirigiri
 * Kazuchi Soda
 * Akane Owari
 * Nekomaru Nidai
 * Nagito Komaeda
 * Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu
 * Peko Pekoyama
 * Nagito Komaeda
 * Ibuki Mioda
 * Gundham Tanaka
 * Komaru Naegi
 * Genocide Jack
 * Kyosuke Munakata
 * Reimu Hakurei
 * Marisa Kirisame
 * Alice Margatroid
 * Cirno
 * Patchouli Knowledge
 * Suwako Moriya
 * Sakuya Izayoi
 * Remilia Scarlet
 * Yukari Yakumo
 * Youmu Konpaku
 * Utsuho Reiuji
 * Flandre Scarlet
 * Goblin Slayer
 * Priestess
 * Cow Girl
 * High Elf Archer
 * Dwarf Shaman
 * Lizard Priest
 * Toru Muhyo w/ Jiro Kusano / Roji
 * Kankichi Ryotsu
 * Reg
 * Ozen
 * Bondrewd
 * Riko
 * Madara Uchiha from Naruto Shippuden
 * Ragyo Kiryuuin from Kill la Kill
 * Yhwach from Bleach
 * Zamasu from Dragon Ball Super
 * Sailor Galaxia from Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars
 * Keisar Ephes from 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy
 * Keisar Galaxia (Original, Final Boss)

Stages
To be added

Soundtrack
Opening Theme:
 * Shine!! Super Heroes 2020 - (輝かがや け！！スーパーヒーロー２０２０)
 * Performed by: Ichirō Mizuki and Mitsuko Horie
 * Composed by: Michiaki Watanabe
 * Lyrics by: Nakano ★ Yō
 * Arranged by: Kazuo Nobuta
 * Shining Storm ~Like a Ferocious Fire~ ~CROSS ARENA MIX~ - (Shining Storm 〜烈火の如く〜〜ＣＲＯＳＳ ＡＲＥＮＡ ＭＩＸ〜)
 * Performed by: JAM Project (featuring Ichirou Mizuki, Mitsuko Horie, Nobuaki Kakuda, Nana Mizuki, Mamoru Miyano and Hitomi Harada)
 * Composed by: Hironobu Kageyama
 * Lyrics by: Hironobu Kageyama
 * Arranged by: Daisuke Ishiwatari

Ending Theme:
 * Fall in Love in 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
 * HEAVEN'S DOOR ~Cross Arena Mix~
 * Performed by: JAM Project (featuring Ichirou Mizuki, Mitsuko Horie, Nana Mizuki, Minami Kuribayashi, Galneryus and Granrodeo)
 * Composed by: Hiroshi Kitadani
 * Lyrics by: Masami Okui
 * Arranged by: Syu and Yuhki of Galneryus

Insert Songs:
 * Golden Queen Galaxia ~Cross Arena Mix~ (ゴールデンクイーン・ギャラクシア〜ＣＲＯＳＳ ＡＲＥＮＡ ＭＩＸ〜)
 * Performed by: Mitsuko Horie
 * Composed by: Kouichirou Kameyama
 * Lyrics by: Mitsuko Horie
 * Arranged by: Kouichirou Kameyama


 * To the End of the Galaxy ~Spirit Emperor Keisar Ephes~ (終焉の銀河へ〜 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
 * BLAZE WORLD ~CROSS ARENA MIX~
 * Performed by: JAM Project featuring Yohei Onishi
 * Composed by: Masahiro Aoki
 * Lyrics by: Yohei Onishi
 * Arranged by: Yohgo Kohno
 * HOLY BLOOD ~CROSS ARENA MIX~
 * Performed by: Galneryus and Demon Kakka
 * Composed by: Luke Takamura
 * Lyrics by: Luke Takamura
 * Arranged by: Syu and Yuhki of Galneryus
 * The Promised Land ~CROSS ARENA MIX~
 * Performed by: Avantasia featuring Noora Louhimo, Eric Martin, Masatoshi Ono, Jorn Lande amd Roy Khan
 * Composed by: Tobias Sammet
 * Lyrics by: Tobias Sammet
 * Arranged by: Yuhki and Syu of Galneryus
 * WARE MUSOU ~CROSS ARENA MIX~
 * Performed by: Nobuaki Kakuda and Hironobu Kageyama
 * Composed by: Yohgo Kohno, Yasuharu Takanashi
 * Lyrics by: Tetsuo Hara
 * Arranged by: Kenji Fujisawa

Japanese

 * Hiroshi Kamiya - Kin, Levi Ackerman, Shachi
 * Ichirou Mizuki - Keisar Ephes
 * Mitsuko Horie - Sailor Galaxia
 * Nana Mizuki - Alicia Arcturus, Hinata Hyuuga, Moka Akashiya
 * Katsuyuki Konishi - Kenshiro, Phoenix Ikki, Kamina
 * Rikiya Koyama - Volt, Diavolo
 * Junko Takeuchi - Naruto
 * Marina Inoue - Yoko LIttner
 * Aya Hirano - Chloe, Lucy Heartfillia, Haruhi Suzumiya
 * Kishou Taniyama - Wilhelm Ehrenburg
 * Sayaka Ohara - Erza Scarlet
 * Hiroki Takahashi - Joey Wheeler
 * Hitomi Harada - Angelica Rothschild
 * Takeru Satoh - Kenshin Himura
 * Mayo Suzukaze - Kenji Himura
 * Yui Sakakibara - Janne Grenoble
 * Kouki Uchiyama - Ichika Orimura
 * Atsuko Tanaka - Olga Discordia, Konan, Lisa-Lisa
 * Takehito Koyasu - Dio Brando, Lamia, Rei, Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo, Shinya Aiba / Tekkaman Sword
 * Kauzhiko Inoue - Kakashi Hatake, Kars, Ginyol (Minor Role)
 * Nobuo Tobita - Zetsu, Kruul (Minor Role)
 * Akio Ohtsuka - Blackbeard, Wamuu, Yujiro Hanma, Souther
 * Katsuji Mori - Shuh
 * Sora Amamiya - Akame
 * Yukari Tamura - Tenten, Mine
 * Soma Saito - Tatsumi
 * Yuuka Komatsu - Higashi Setsuna / Cure Passion
 * Yu Shimamura - Haruno Haruka / Cure Flora
 * Misato Fukuen - Hoshizora Miyuki / Cure Happy, Chibiusa Tsukino / Sailor Chibi Moon, Kurumu Kurono, Iggy
 * Kouichi Yamadera - Beerus, Kenshiro Kasumi, Sea Dragon Kanon
 * Yuuko Sanpei - Boruto Uzumaki
 * Kokoro Kikuchi - Sarada Uchiha
 * Noriaki Sugiyama - Sasuke Uchiha
 * Megumi Hayashibara - Miriia
 * Sanae Kobayashi - Lucy Diclonius
 * Masanori Shinohara - Zabuza Momochi
 * Shouya Ishige - Yusaku Fujiki
 * Tomosa Murata - Yuno Gasai
 * KENN - Jaden Yuki
 * Shunsuke Kazama - Yugi Muto
 * Kenjiro Tsuda - Seto Kaiba
 * Yuya Miyashita - Yusei Fudo
 * Shunya Shiraishi - Allen D. Walker
 * Daisuke Sakaguchi - Jindrack Hemy, Shinpachi Shimura
 * Rie Kugimiya - Catue Dragundaala, Kagura, Alfonse Elric (child and teenager), Happy, Shana
 * Tomokazu Sugita - Gintoki Sakata, Joseph Joestar
 * Daisuke Namikawa - Aquarius Camus, Kanetsugu Naoe
 * Yuuji Mitsuya - Virgo Shaka
 * Toshihiko Seki - Scorpio Milo
 * Masumi Asano - Eagle Marin
 * Mami Koyama - Arale Norimaki, Kaguya Ootsutsuki, Ophicius Shaina
 * Fumihiko Tachiki - Kenpachi Zaraki, Sakazuki, Raoh
 * Keiichi Nanba - Poseidon, Pisces Afrodite
 * Mayumi Tanaka - Krillin, Monkey D. Luffy
 * Michiko Neya - Claudia Levantine
 * Masako Nozawa - Goku, Gohan, Goten, Bardock, Goku Black, Turles
 * Yoko Hikasa - Lilia Ewerbein, Rias Gremory, Houki Shinonono
 * Ryouichi Tanaka - Cancer Deathmask
 * Takumi Yamazaki - Aries Mu
 * Shin'ichiro Miki - Assassin, Aries Shion, Zamasu
 * Souichiro Hoshi - Souichiro Nagi
 * Yuuki Kaji - Eren Jeager, Issei Hyoudou, Johnny Joestar, Koichi Hirose, Melodias
 * Yumi Kakazu - Nina Asrath Winvilla
 * Kikuko Inoue - Celestine Lucullus
 * Nobuaki Kakuda - Eos Arcturus
 * Megumi Han - Gon Freecs, Atsuko Kagari
 * Minami Takayama - Conan Edogawa
 * Yusuke Kobayashi - Subaru Natsuki
 * Jun Fukushima - Kazuma Satou
 * Hirohiko Kakegawa - Brocken Jr.
 * Rie Takahashi - Megumin
 * Daisuke Hirakawa - Noriaki Kakyoin
 * Fuminori Komatsu - Jean Pierre Polnareff
 * Kenta Miyake - Mohammad Avdol, All Might
 * Satomi Koroogi - Ruu-Ruu
 * Youji Ueda - Robert E.O. Speedwagon
 * Atsushi Imaruoka - Rudolph Von Stroheim
 * Hiroko Kasahara - Fuu Hououji
 * Hekiru Shiina - Hikaru Shidou
 * Konami Yoshida - Umi Ryuuzaki
 * Kanako Kondou - Kaguya
 * Takeshi Kusao - Trunks
 * Eri Kitamura - Maia
 * Chie Nakamura - Sakura Haruno
 * Sakura Tange - Sakura Kinomoto
 * Motoko Kumai - Syaoran Li
 * Shigeru Chiba - Kazuma Kuwabara, Beasley (minor role)
 * Wataru Takagi - Obito Uchiha, Okuyasu Nijimura
 * Daisuke Ono - Jotaro Kujo
 * Yuuki Ono - Josuke Higashikata
 * Kensho Ono - Giorno Giovanna, Yuya Sakaki
 * Tasuku Hatanaka - Yuma Tsukuno
 * Tessho Genda - Robin Mask, Alex Louis Armstrong, Kaioh, Taurus Aldebaran
 * Hisao Egawa - Killer B, Falco
 * Miyuki Sawashiro - Jolyne Cujoh, Sinon
 * Takuya Satou - Caesar A. Zeppeli, Keiji Maeda
 * Takuya Kirimoto - Han
 * Keiji Fujiwara - Hicks (Minor Role), Eisidisi
 * Demon Kakka - Tororo (Minor Role), Shamuhaza (minor role), John Mandeville (Minor Role), Sabato Kiryuu
 * Akeno Watanabe - Ingrid
 * Wakana Yamazaki - Murasaki Yatsu
 * Nobutoshi Canna - Lancer
 * Ayako Kawasumi - Saber
 * Gackt - Weather Report
 * Junichi Suwabe - Archer
 * Saori Hayami - Himawari Uzumaki, Sakura Igawa
 * Houko Kuwashima - Android 21, Asagi Igawa, Yuria
 * Yoku Shioya - Will A. Zeppeli
 * Kazuyuki Okitsu - Johnathan Joestar
 * Shintaro Asanuma - Akira Fudo / Devilman
 * Ryuusei Nakao - Frieza, Gidou (Minor Role)
 * Hiroaki Hirata - Ernest Fortunato (minor role), Sanji Vinsmoke
 * Kenji Akabane - Kyle, Dirk Ewerbein (both are minor roles)
 * Yoshino Nanjou - Prim Fiorire
 * Toa Yukinari - Casca
 * Wasabi Mizuta - Doraemon
 * Megumi Ohara - Nobita Nobi
 * Takaya Kuroda - Klaus Levantine
 * Fumiko Orikasa - Rukia Kuchiki, Seras Victoria
 * Houchuu Ohtsuka - Edwin Black, Jiraiya
 * Satoshi Hino - Ryo Asuka / Satan, Ainz Ooal Gown
 * Yumi Hara - Albedo
 * Kazuki Yao - Bunshinchi Tawara, Franky
 * Tohru Furuya - Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask, Pegasus Seiya, Yamcha
 * Kaito Ishikawa - Genos
 * Keiko Han - Luna, Athena
 * Toshiyuki Morikawa - Minato Namikaze, Yoshikage Kira, Naraku, Mitsuomi Takayanagi, Takaya "D-Boy" Aiba / Tekkaman Blade, Cyber Blue, Kyosuke Munakata
 * Nobuyuki Hiyama - Gai Shishioh, Viral
 * Minori Chihara - Aya Natsume
 * Yukari Fukui - Nia Teppelin
 * Jun Fukuyama - Cyborg 009 / Joe Shimamura
 * Yoshitsugu Matsuoka - Kirito / Kirigaya Kazuto
 * Haruka Tomatsu - Asuna Yuuki
 * Aoi Yuuki - Madoka Kaname
 * Chiwa Saitou - Homura Akemi
 * Emiri Kaitou - Kyubey
 * Makoto Furukawa - Saitama
 * Shu Watanabe - Alfonse Elric (young adult, current), Andromeda Shun
 * Nozomu Sasaki - Yusuke Urameshi
 * Toshio Furukawa - Shin, Piccolo
 * Yuu Shikawa - Mikasa Ackerman
 * Tomokazu Seki - Kenichi Shirahama, Gilgamesh
 * Juhrota Kosugi - Akisame Koetsuji
 * Chiaki Takahashi - Miu Fuurinji
 * Hiroya Ishimaru - Apachai Hopachai
 * Ryo Horikawa - Vegeta, Natsu Tanimoto
 * Issei Futamata - Kensei Ma
 * Takaya Hashi - Toki
 * Norio Wakamoto - Cell, Alexander Anderson, Grave Levantine (Minor Role)
 * Megumi Ogata - Haruka Teno / Sailor Uranus, Tier Harribel, Yugi Mutou, Makoto Naegi, Nagito Komaeda
 * Masako Katsuki - Michiru Kaioh / Sailor Neptune, Tsunade Senju
 * Tetsuya Kakihara - Natsu Dragneel, Simon
 * Takahiro Sakurai - Griffith, Dragon Shiryuu, Rohan Kishibe
 * Romi Park - Temari, Edward Elric, Ragyo Kiryuuin
 * Ami Koshimizu - Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter, Ryuuko Matoi, Ibuki Midoda
 * Aya Hisakawa - Maya Natsume, Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury, Bulma Briefs, Cure Moonlight
 * Shizuka Ito - Minako Aino / Sailor Venus
 * Daisuke Kishio - Tsukune Aono, Bat
 * Yuko Minaguchi - Videl, Pan, Hotaru Tomoe / Sailor Saturn
 * Ryouko Shiraishi - Anna (Princess Knight Catue)
 * Ryouka Yuzuki - Satsuki Kiryuuin, Ino Yamanaka
 * Kentaro Ito - N'Doul, Chouji Akimichi, Renji Abarai
 * Kenji Nojima - Jade Jaeger
 * Hiroaki Iwanaga - Guts
 * Kenichi Ono - Ramenman
 * Masaya Onosaka - Vash the Stampede, Mantaro Kinniku / Kinnikuman the 2nd
 * Yuriko Minaguchi - Nico Robin
 * Kazuya Nakai - Roronoa Zoro
 * Akemi Okamura - Nami
 * Ikue Ohtani - Tony Tony Chopper
 * Kappei Yamaguchi - Usopp, Inuyasha
 * Masakazu Morita - Ichigo Kurosaki, Whis
 * Yuki Matsuoka - Orihime Inoue
 * Mamoru Miyano - Cygnus Hyouga
 * Yuusaku Yara - Sagittarius Aiolos
 * Hideyuki Tanaka - Leo Aiolia, Terryman
 * Ai Maeda - Setsuna Meioh / Sailor Pluto
 * Ryotaro Okiyayu - Gemini Saga, Toriko, Kevin Mask, Hyoh
 * Naoya Uchida - Kisame Hoshigaki, Madara Uchiha
 * Tetsuo Kurata - Shio Sakaki
 * Kujira - Orochimaru
 * Hideyuki Hori - Warsman, Ryuuga
 * Masaya Takatsuka - Juuza
 * Bin Shimada - Broly, Juda
 * Mayumi Shindou - Mamiya
 * Kanae Ito - Lin
 * Akira Kamiya - Ramon Kasumi / Ryuken, Kinnikuman, Ryo Saeba
 * Sho Hayami - Vanilla Ice, Sousuke Aizen
 * Kotono Mitsuishi - Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon, Boa Hancock, Peko Pekoyama
 * Yuuichi "Cho" Nagashima - Brook
 * Johji Nakata - Enrico Pucci, Alucard
 * Nobunaga Shimazaki - Kazui Kurosaki, Baki Hanma
 * Yuuichi Nakamura - Bruno Bucciarati, Gray Fullbuster, Basara Toujou
 * Kousuke Toriumi - Guido Mista
 * Ryusei Nakao - Frieza
 * Shigeru Nakahara - Android 17
 * Hikaru Midorikawa - Android 16, Tien Shihan
 * Tohru Okawa - Narration
 * Mark Okita - Battle Comments
 * Miki Itou - Android 18
 * Daiki Yamashita - Deku Midoriya, Narrancia Ghirga
 * Mamiko Noto - Yukako Yamagishi, Sheele, Shigure Kousaka
 * Makoto Tsumura - Astro Boy
 * Koichi Yamadera - Spike Spiegel
 * Natsuki Hanae - Ken Kaneki
 * Ayumu Murase - Toru Muhyo
 * Yuu Hayashi - Jiro Kusano / Roji
 * LaSalle Ishii - Kankichi Ryotsu
 * Yuichiro Umehara - Goblin Slayer
 * Mai Nakahara - Reimu Hakurei
 * Sawashiro Miyuki - Marisa Kirisame
 * Hiroki Yasumoto - Nekomaru Nidai
 * Mariya Ise - Stocking, Reg, Killua Zoldyck

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.

Poster controversy
Posters publicly displayed in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and New York City promoting the game's Western release garnered controversy for showing an image of Keisar Ephes choking Sailor Uranus, 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. The 'geniuses' behind this (and I use that term lightly) need to to take a long hard look at the mirror and see how they are contributing to society. Imagine if it were a black man being strangled by a white man, or a gay male being strangled by a hetero? The outcry would be enormous. So let’s right this wrong. Bandai Namco, since you can’t manage to put any women creators on your slate for the next two years, how about you at least replace your ad?”"

In response to the outrage, Bandai Namco of America apologized for the ads and 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.
 * Unfortunately, like Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Cross Arena 2020 does not have an English dub for an international release.
 * Despite being a direct sequel of Namco X Capcom: Crisis, none of the characters and plot elements are carried over into Cross Arena 2020 other than the destroyed Crossgate from the last game which would serve as a major catalyst for the game's events.
 * 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.
 * Roy Khan and Noora Louhimo are the well known singers as they sing in their respective bands those are Conception and Battle Beast. In addition they sing an insert songs in this game.
 * Shinya Aiba in this game is an anti-hero, a deuteragonist and former villain as he reformed and is going to help his elder brother to bring evil Keisar Ephes and Sailor Galaxia to justice thus earning him new name as Tekkaman Sword thus turning him into an anti-hero deuteragonist with sarcastic sense of humor.
 * In Chou Super Robot Wars AE, when battling Keisar Ephes again, characters from Tekkaman Blade, Gurren Lagann and King of Braves GaoGaiGar would reference their encounter in the events of this game.
 * Various visual novel series featured in the game are often changed to benefit their plot into the game's story.
 * Kin from Kuroinu in this game is the main protagonist alongside Kazui Kurosaki as he realized about Volt's evil plan as he deffected to the side of heroes and thus earning the trust of Seven Shield Alliance all together and love from Akeno Himejima thus making him the former villain alongside Edwin Black from Taimanin Asagi. Kin was redesigned by Tetsuo Hara of Fist of the North Star fame thus making his outfit resemble the Lee brothers from Double Dragon as his fighting style is now Hokuto Shinken and it's variation Go no Ken which he learned from Raoh himself as he will use the fighting abilities to bring down his former Black Dog comrades to justice and to destroy the evil Sailor Galaxia and Keisar Ephes and save the worlds and of course to protect the others.
 * Catue and Jin from Princess Knight Catue are joining Gintoki's Yorozuya crew after Gintama manga and anime plot. Jindrack Hemy thanks to his friendship with Shinpachi Shimura had gained a lot of respect from Gin and even often becomes the victim of comic relief moments as he acts like Shinpachi due to sharing the same voice actor as the same goes to Catue as she calls Gintoki by his nickname "Gin-chan" like Kagura does as both Kagura and Catue are now have the same large bust size thanks to their redesigns by Masami Obari and Hideki Sorachi respectively as Kagura acts like a big sister figure to Catue while Shinpachi and Jindrack forming the brotherly bonds. Even Jindrack himself even screams "DONDAKE!" which is Shinpachi's catchphrase as Jindrack in the gameplay while being electrofied says either "DONDAKE!" or "Herpes! Herpes me!" thus making Jindrack an expy of Shinpachi not only the personality but also the same voice actor. Jindrack and Catue after killing Ginyol and Kruul for good had freed Dragundaala kingdom from their grasp as they are approached by former Black Dog mercenary Kin who defected to the side of Celestine and her forces after realizing what evil man Volt was as he was reformed by Yuria herself as she saw the goodness in him as Kin had defected to Celestine after killing Hicks, Beasley, sir Mandeville, Mortadella brothers, Tororo, Grave Levantine and Shamuhaza in cold blood as he torn his own Black Dog symbol for good thus cutting his ties with Black Dog gang and finally moving into a new life and becoming Raoh's desciple as he learns Hokuto Shinken's Go no Ken style as Kin had a change in heart as he became in personality serious, carrying and kind man and a merciless punisher of evil. Kin himself is also brooding along with Levi Ackerman due to them sharing the same voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya thus Kin is the only and first Black Dog mercenary to join the cause of Celestine. Kin himself is also being the victim of pranks done by Kazui and Jindrack as Kin himself also loves pulling the humorous pranks on Kazui, Jindrack and Kenji during the peaceful times thus giving Kin the good sense of humor.
 * Kazui being 18 years old young man like Boruto Uzumaki have the love interest named Alicia Arcturus thus earning her trust and love after he saved Alicia from Beasley and destroyed the said former prime minister thus earning the respect from Eos Arcturus and Prim Fiorire as he is also trained by his father thus inheriting Zangetsu and trained by the legendary Arrancar Tier Harribel who was freed by Wandereich leader Uryu Ishida as he saw the goodness in Tier thus allowing her to join Soul Society thus being the first arrancar turned soul reaper like Ichigo does. Alicia is the type of tsundere but in fact she is shy and timid as she got her feelings toward Kazui like she does to Sora from Kingdom Hearts in Project X Zone 3: War of Infinite Worlds - Ultimate Edition as she shares the same personality with Moka Akashiya and Hinata Hyuuga as all three share the same voice actress Nana Mizuki.
 * Kiryuu Sabato from Taimanin Asagi and Kyle from Elf Princess Nina are outright anti-heroes as they deal with they did the horrible things in the past as Nina Asrath Winvilla was turned into a high queen of her kingdom as she remains since then as the high elf herself after she was saved by Inojin Yamanaka and then Kyle upon realizing the error of his way had abandoned Nina's kingdom thus giving Nina into Inojin's care as Miriia had became the servant of Nina since then thus earning her friendship and trust. Nina herself also humored by the sense of humour of Lamia from Betterman as Lamia also during the peaceful times acts like Bo-bo-bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo from his title series as they share the same voice actor. Both Kiryuu Sabato and Kyle are also known for having a sense of humor akin to Deadpool and Spider-Man from Marvel Comics.
 * Edwin Black from Taimanin Asagi also joins the good guys thus realizing the error of his ways thus earning the trust of Anti-Demon ninjas and his long time follower and friend Ingrid the Hell Knight. Ingrid herself also have a soft spot for children as anyone who dares to harm the child before the eyes of Ingrid she will punish them without mercy. Edwin also shares the humorous personality of Hol Horse from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as he had his voice actors Norio Wakamoto and Houchuu Ohtsuka voicing Hol Horse in ova adaptation of Stardust Crusaders and All Star Battle. He is now currently sharing the same voice actor both in Japanese and English with Jiraiya from Naruto and his humorous perverted personality for a comic relief effect. Ingrid herself also had a crush on Jotaro Kujo himself because she loves him for his serious and cool personality and kind heart.
 * Lilia Ewerbein's first meet with Kenji Himura from Rurouni Kenshin involving them accidentally kiss each other for a first time as they scream commically as Lilia Ewerbein from Princess Knight Lilia suffered the loss of her brother Dirk at the hands of Keisar Ephes but before Keisar could kill her she was saved by Kenshiro himself as he took her into Yuria's care. Lilia also shares the same voice actress with Rias Gremory due to them having the same personality.