Gaga revealed that it will publish As One as a new anime movie loosely inspired by the now-defunct Square Enix arcade game called Starwing Paradox. The movie will appear in Japanese theaters in Summer 2025.

Just like Starwing Paradox, the characters in As One will be designed by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto of .hack and Evangelion fame. The director for this movie will be Kobun Shizuno, who had also previously directed movies for the Detective Conan (Case Closed) series.

The Japanese press release provided more insight into the movie's production. Square Enix made a specific request to the production team, where the latter should "make something interesting without getting tied to the content in the game." The team then decided to make an original story for the As One anime, which will take place twenty years before Starwing Paradox.

Gaga has also published more concept art for the anime movie via an official tweet:

Square Enix originally revealed Starwing Paradox in February 2018 and launched it in arcades in November 2018. However, the company made a de facto complete exit from the arcade scene in 2021, even though its subsidiary Taito still has a substantial presence as of 2025.

As Starwing Paradox was published under Square Enix, it had its online services terminated in October 2021. It effectively shut down the whole game, as the only gameplay mode available afterward is a trial mode without any methods to save playthrough data.

The As One anime based on the Square Enix title Starwing Paradox will be available in theaters across Japan in the Summer season of 2025.

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Square Enix shared the latest character introduction trailer introducing Shirley and Isadora for Starwing Paradox, their high-speed mecha action game with MOBA elements.   Shirley (CV: Miyuki Sato) / Isadora (CV: Minami Takahashi) If you’re wondering more about its 8v8 online battles, you can check out its gameplay here and here. We also got a look at an animated trailer earlier this year.     Starwing Paradox launches for arcades in Japan on November 21, 2018.

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Last time we got to see Hikari and Reika of Square Enix’s mecha arcade game Starwing Paradox with designs by Evangelion character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Here’s one introducing Nagi (CV: Ryoko Shiraishi) and Kazuma (CV: Hiroyuki Kagura).   The arcade game is described as a high-speed mecha action game with MOBA elements and 8v8 online battles. You can check out its gameplay here and here. We also got a look at an animated trailer earlier this year.   Starwing Paradox launches for arcades in Japan on November 21, 2018.

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Square Enix released a new trailer introducing Hikari (CV: Mikako Komatsu) and Reika (CV: Ayaka Suwa) of Starwing Paradox, their mecha arcade game with characters designed by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, known for his work on Neon Genesis Evangelion.   The arcade game is described as a high-speed mecha action game with MOBA elements and 8v8 online battles. You can check out its gameplay here and here. We also got a look at an animated trailer earlier this year.   Starwing Paradox launches for arcades in Japan on November 21, 2018.

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Starwing Paradox teased gameplay as well as the moving arcade seat in motion in a trailer last week, and we now have new footage of the game – and the arcade machine, in action. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]     The game is an 8v8 versus game with some MOBA elements. The objective is to defeat the “Ae Grande” that protects the core.   Starwing Paradox launches for Japanese arcades in Fall 2018.

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Starwing Paradox, the new project by Evangelion character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto is getting an arcade game that mixes MOBA elements with high-speed mecha action.   Here’s a look at a new video from Square Enix that teases some of its gameplay:   The game runs an 8v8 system where the objective is to take over the enemy base and defeat the “Ae Grande,” a powerful enemy that guards the core. The first team to do so first is the winner. The game has some MOBA elements as far as rules go, but the gameplay is a lot different than what you’d expect from one, with flashy battles with mechas.   You can read more details about the game here as well as a look at its characters in an animated video here.   Starwing Paradox launches for Japanese arcades in Fall 2018.

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Square Enix announced that it is working on an 8v8 arcade game for Starwing Paradox, a new project led by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, one of the founding of Gainax who worked on Neon Genesis Evangelion and .hack series.   Here’s a look at a new animated trailer for the game: In Starwing Paradox you partner with beings known as “Az-One” from a different planet. Together, you’ll pilot a giant weapon known as “Ae Rial” and participate in 8v8 team action battles. The victors are decided by the side that can destroy the core located on the far end of the opposing team’s base. In order to get to the enemy core, you’ll have to spend a certain amount of time on a “Port” located on the enemy base. Once you reach the core, you’ll have to defeat a powerful enemy known as “Ae Grande.”   The game’s rules sound kind of like a MOBA where the objective is to take over the enemy base, but it has 8v8 battles and might come with an option for more depending on how development goes. The game will have you control a mecha for battles with gameplay that appears to be more action-focused than your traditional MOBA games.   You can check out plenty more details and its first screenshots in our previous report.   Starwing Paradox launches for Japanese arcades in Fall 2018.

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Sunrise recently announced a new project called Starwing Paradox which will have feature characters designed by Evangelion and .hack character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, and it’s getting an arcade game by Square Enix. [Thanks, Hachima.] Starwing Paradox was announced as a new anime project earlier this month, featuring character designs by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto who worked on the characters of Neon Genesis Evangelion, the earlier .hack series, FLCL, and more recently for animated films like Summer Wars and Wolf Children. In Starwing Paradox you partner with beings known as “Az-One” from a different planet. Together, you’ll pilot a giant weapon known as “Ae Rial” and participate in 8v8 team action battles. The victors are decided by the side that can destroy the core located on the far end of the opposing team’s base. In order to get to the enemy core, you’ll have to spend a certain amount of time on a “Port” located on the enemy base. Once you reach the core, you’ll have to defeat a powerful enemy known as “Ae Grande.” So the game objective is basically like a MOBA, but details on the actual gameplay still remains unknown. The game’s development is currently at 75%. Below are highlights from the interview with producer Yuuichi Tanzawa:

• Development started as a way to work on a new IP for arcade.
• Since Square Enix doesn’t have much experience with mecha, they’ve asked Sunrise for some assistance.
• The reason it is 8v8 is so that more folks who don’t usually play at arcade centers can check it out. The reason for this is because when a game with less players required has been out for a while, it can take a long time for a new player to get their very first win.
• Tanzawa also mentioned that if they can add more players to the game without any problems by the time it launches, it might be fun to have a large-scale war with many players.
• Most titles reward players with points and such for spending more time on the games, but for Starwing Paradox Tanzawa is hoping to implement a system that will have players work towards their own goals and find their own motivation to keep going.
• Rather than make it into something that will just have look forward to fighting against opponents from across the country, Tanzawa wants to make it more of a challenge for oneself.

Starwing Paradox launches for Japanese arcades in Fall 2018.

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