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Heaven Burns Red Game's Main Story Heads to Final Chapter

The staff for Jun Maeda's (Kanon, Air, Clannad, Angel Beats!) Heaven Burns Red game announced the start of its 4.5th anniversary campaign on Sunday, which includes updates, and marks the beginning of the final chapter of the game's main story. 

In a post on the game's X (formerly Twitter) account, the game's producer Yohei Kakinuma stated that on March 19, 2019, the main story's plot, written by Maeda, was completed and delivered to them. He added that the main story was conceived with six chapters from the beginning. Kakinuma added that the staff are still exploring how long the final chapter will take and in what form it will be delivered. Kakinuma also clarified that the main story will end with its final chapter, but the game itself will continue. With the start of the final chapter, the game also introduced the new unit 19A, with new characters and cast members.

The Heaven Burns Red game launched in February 2022. The game was previously slated to launch in 2020 for iOS and Android devices, but was delayed to mid-2021, and then delayed again to a general 2021 window, before the latest delay to February 2022. The game is available in Japan for iOS, Android, and Steam. The game is Maeda's first completely new game in 13 years.

Yostar Games released the game in English in November 2024.

Yostar describes the game:

Besieged by mysterious life-forms known as "the Phage," Earth teeters on the brink of ruin. All human weaponry proved futile against the Phage's onslaught, and without any means to fight back, humanity has been forced to retreat. Land was forsaken, and nations were erased in the ensuing chaos. Now, over half of the Earth's surface has been lost to the Phage.

With little time left and the danger of extinction looming, humans developed a brand-new, ultimate weapon called "Seraph," and those endowed with Seraphim can finally fight against the Phage with vigor. Those who can master their Seraphim are gathered to create a special squadron, becoming humanity's last beacon of hope. They have one thing in common: they are all girls with special talents. Among them stands Ruka Kayamori, poised to throw herself into the war against the Phage.

Kadokawa published the Heaven Burns Red Comic Anthology in September 2023. The comic anthology features a cover illustration by P Goto, and stories from eight manga creators including Juri Misaki and Sakaki Yoshioka. A four-panel manga based on the game launched on Kadokawa's G's Channel website and on the game's official Twitter account in 2023.

The game inspired a stage play adaptation that ran at the Tokyo Dome City Theater G Rosso in November 2025.

Sources: Heaven Burns Red game's X/Twitter account, 4Gamer (杉浦 諒) via Otakomu