BODY: Summer has officially arrived in Kivotos. During its June 20 official livestream, Yostar confirmed that Blue Archive will roll out its seasonal event "嵐過天晴" (Arashi Sugite Seiharu, roughly "Clear Skies After the Storm") immediately following the June 24 maintenance, running until 10:59 AM on July 8.
The headline draw is a pair of new swimsuit-variant students: Kisaki (Swimsuit) and Shun (Swimsuit). Both characters are established favorites within the game's sprawling roster, and seasonal alt versions like these are typically limited-time banners — meaning players who miss the window may wait many months, or longer, for a rerun.
The new event arrives as a story-driven chapter with the usual Blue Archive trimmings: a fresh scenario, event-exclusive currency, and farmable rewards tied to the limited banner. Yostar's livestreams traditionally bundle these reveals with balance notes, login bonuses, and quality-of-life updates, so players can expect supporting details to surface as the maintenance window approaches.
For a title that has built its reputation on character writing as much as gacha mechanics, swimsuit seasonal banners are a reliable tentpole — both a fan-service celebration and one of the game's biggest revenue moments of the year.
The insider take
In Japan, Blue Archive's summer banners are a genuine cultural event among mobile gamers, not just a routine content drop — fan artists, cosplayers, and X (formerly Twitter) trend-watchers treat the swimsuit reveals as a seasonal ritual. Yostar leans into this hard, timing the livestream to maximize social buzz. The choice of Kisaki and Shun is telling: both are popular enough to drive spending, and giving them the summer treatment signals where the dev team thinks player attachment currently runs deepest. Expect Japanese social feeds to light up the moment the June 24 maintenance lifts.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事 (Japanese).