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Heaven Burns Red
Heaven Burns Red is in the final chapter of its main story, announced at the start of the 4.5th anniversary campaign, and is running a limited-time rerun of all three Angel Beats! collaboration events, which began on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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3d ago
Heaven Burns Red, the RPG co-produced by Wright Flyer Studios and Key, announced on Sunday that its 4.5th anniversary campaign has begun and with it the final chapter of the main story. Producer Yohei Kakinuma said the plot, written by Jun Maeda, was completed in 2019 and conceived with six chapters. The game will continue after the story ends.
At CEDEC 2026, WFS staff explained the IP's media mix: it chose ASMR and a 2.5-dimensional stage adaptation instead of anime or manga. The reasoning is structural. The story is told through the eyes of protagonist Tsukasa Kayamori, which limits what can be told about the game's more than 48 characters. The media mix was planned around the IP's narrative-first nature.
The game's collaboration with Angel Beats! returned on Friday, October 2, 2026. Wright Flyer Studios and Key started a limited-time rerun of all three collaboration story events. The collaboration gacha returns, and all seven previously released collaboration SS Styles become SS (Resonance) with balance adjustments. Campaigns offer a ticket for a chosen SS Style, up to 100 free gacha pulls, and up to 4,500 Quartz.
Coverage has followed the game's story and media strategy rather than its general release schedule. In the mobile games column from August 10, 2026, Heaven Burns Red did not appear. The column led with Genshin Impact's 7.0 update, Everwinter Without Mercy, arriving August 12th, and explained why many live-service games schedule events for mid-to-late August. The final chapter and the media mix choices are the two themes that run through the recent Heaven Burns Red stories.
Key facts
- Main story status
- The final chapter of the main story begins with the 4.5th anniversary campaign. ↗
- Producer
- Yohei Kakinuma said the plot was completed in 2019 and conceived with six chapters. ↗
- Writer
- The plot is written by Jun Maeda. ↗
- Post-story continuation
- The game will continue after the story ends. ↗
- Media mix
- The media mix is ASMR and a 2.5-dimensional stage adaptation, not anime or manga. ↗
- Protagonist
- The story is told through the eyes of protagonist Tsukasa Kayamori. ↗
- Character count
- The game has more than 48 characters. ↗
- Collaboration rerun start
- A limited-time rerun of all three Heaven Burns Red and Angel Beats! collaboration story events began on Friday, October 2, 2026. ↗
- Collaboration gacha and styles
- The collaboration gacha returns and all seven previously released collaboration SS Styles become SS (Resonance) with balance adjustments. ↗
- Collaboration campaigns
- Campaigns offer a ticket for a chosen SS Style, up to 100 free gacha pulls, and up to 4,500 Quartz. ↗
Timeline
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Facts
- Announced
- planned maintenance from after 22:30 · 2026-10-21
- Announced
- limited-time rerun of all three Heaven Burns Red and Angel Beats! collaboration story events · 2026-10-06
- Announced
- start of the game's 4.5th anniversary campaign, which begins the final chapter of the main story · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- Maeda completed his share of the main story through the conclusion of Chapter 6 · 2026-10-19
- Noted
- chose ASMR and 2.5-dimensional stage adaptation as its media mix instead of anime or manga · 2026-08-06
- Noted
- the story is told through the eyes of protagonist Tsukasa Kayamori, which limits what can be told about the game's more than 48 characters · 2026-08-06
- Noted
- the media mix was planned around the IP's narrative-first nature · 2026-08-06
- Noted
- the plot, written by Maeda, was completed in 2019 and conceived with six chapters · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- The game will continue after the story ends. · 2026-08-05
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- Confirmed limited-time rerun of all three Heaven Burns Red and Angel Beats! collaboration story events Oct 6 · source
All coverage
3d ago
The PHP security team disclosed two critical vulnerabilities on October 20 and set a fix release for 23:00 JST on October 21, 2026. Both vulnerabilities are rated 9.2 under CVSS v4.0. In response, Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Granblue Fantasy, Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, Princess Connect! Re:Dive, Heaven Burns Red, Dolphin Wave, CHUNITHM-NET, Pokemon Sleep and World Quest announced emergency maintenance or service changes. Official websites for Bushiroad, Bandai Channel, Niconico, pixiv, BOOTH, Sony Store, Sega, Square Enix, Takara Tomy, Animate, Melonbooks, BASE and BOOK☆WALKER also entered maintenance. Granblue Fantasy scheduled its maintenance from 22:00 October 21 to 07:00 October 22. Uma Musume Pretty Derby moved its start time to around 22:00. By 12:00 on October 22, pixiv, BOOTH, Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, Princess Connect! Re:Dive, Pokemon Champions and Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space had completed maintenance. Sony Store still had no restoration time as of October 22.
5d ago
Visual Arts and its brand Key announced on October 19, 2026 that Jun Maeda has been diagnosed with pharyngeal cancer. Maeda felt discomfort in his throat in early spring 2026 and swelling and pain in summer, then received a diagnosis after detailed examinations at a medical institution. The announcement states that, after weighing his condition and treatment prospects, Maeda chose not to undergo aggressive treatment and instead receive care centered on palliative care so he could conserve his strength and continue creative work. He is hospitalized. Key says Maeda has completed his share of the Heaven Burns Red main story through the conclusion of Chapter 6, including lyrics and music for the first half of Chapter 6, and that further scenario and song work may not be possible as the illness progresses. A planned long-term YouTube music project has been changed to finishing existing songs for release in sequence.
Oct 6
Wright Flyer Studios and Key started a limited-time rerun of all three Heaven Burns Red and Angel Beats! collaboration story events on Friday, October 2, 2026. The collaboration gacha returns, all seven previously released collaboration SS Styles become SS <Resonance> with balance adjustments, and campaigns offer a ticket for a chosen SS Style, up to 100 free gacha pulls, and up to 4,500 Quartz.
Aug 10
This week's mobile games column leads with Genshin Impact's 7.0 update, Everwinter Without Mercy, arriving August 12th. The update opens the frozen nation of Snezhnaya, adds Cryo-based elemental reactions, a third-person shooter mode via tech-goggles, and introduces characters Odette and Alyosha. The column also explains why many live-service games schedule events for mid-to-late August.
Aug 6
The RPG Heaven Burns Red, co-produced by Wright Flyer Studios and Key, chose ASMR and 2.5-dimensional stage adaptation as its media mix instead of anime or manga. At CEDEC 2026, WFS staff explained the reasoning: the story is told through the eyes of protagonist Tsukasa Kayamori, which limits what can be told about the game's more than 48 characters. The media mix was planned around the IP's narrative-first nature.
Aug 5
The staff of Jun Maeda's Heaven Burns Red announced the start of the game's 4.5th anniversary campaign on Sunday, which begins the final chapter of the main story. Producer Yohei Kakinuma said the plot, written by Maeda, was completed in 2019 and conceived with six chapters. The game will continue after the story ends.