Azur Promilia is one of the most anticipated gacha games in the world right now and after two years of closed beta tests, regional publisher signings, and community speculation, a 2026 launch across Asia is now realistic. The game is developed by Manjuu, the studio behind the massively successful Azur Lane, and represents their most ambitious project yet: a fully open-world action RPG with deep creature-companionship mechanics, an expansive fantasy continent, and a gacha system built around a cast of anime characters spanning multiple fantasy races.
What Is Azur Promilia?
Azur Promilia is a fantasy world RPG that immerses players in the vibrant world of Promilia a vast fantasy continent filled with diverse civilizations, magic, and unique creatures known as Kibo. Players take on the role of a Starborn, a traveler from a vast starfield who arrives in Promilia seeking to uncover its mysteries and forge bonds with its creatures and inhabitants.
The game is most commonly described as Genshin Impact meets Palworld and that comparison is apt. It combines Genshin Impact’s anime character gacha system, open-world exploration, and elemental combat with Palworld’s creature capture, breeding, and companionship mechanics. Each character in your party can be paired with a Kibo, and those creatures do not just add a visual layer they assist in combat, help solve environmental puzzles, serve as mounts for traversal, support construction in the home base, and even contribute to resource gathering and item crafting.
What sets Azur Promilia apart from both of its spiritual predecessors is its ambition to make the creature layer genuinely meaningful rather than cosmetic. Over 180 types of partner creatures cal//led Kibo populate the world. Each Kibo species has distinct abilities, can be mounted, and develops through care, feeding, and leveling. The home base system where you build, farm, and assign Kibo to ongoing tasks adds a settlement management layer that neither Genshin nor Palworld executes quite the same way simultaneously.
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Azur Promilia Release Date Everything Confirmed (2026)
Azur Promilia does not have a global release date confirmed as of May 2026, but the timeline has accelerated dramatically compared to where things stood in late 2025.
According to Nexon’s Q1 2026 Investor Presentation, Azur Promilia is confirmed to be releasing in Korea in 2026. Azur Promilia is also slated for Chinese (CN), Taiwanese (TW), Japanese (JP), and global releases, though specific launch dates for those versions have not yet been finalized.
The regional publisher breakdown is now clear:
- Korea: Published by Nexon. Korea CBT ran May 15–18, 2026. Full 2026 launch confirmed.
- Japan: Published by Yostar Games (announced December 2025). No confirmed launch date.
- Global / English and Taiwan: Published by JIMI, Manjuu’s Singapore-based subsidiary. No confirmed date. English social channels are currently dormant the biggest community concern.
- China: Manjuu’s home market. CBT2 ran April 3–11, 2026 in China on PC, Android, and iOS. Feedback was largely positive on visuals, character models, animations, map size, 180+ Kibo creatures, combat feel, and content volume. Criticism focused on UI polish, balance, tutorials, and gameplay depth.
The community consensus for global players: a China/Asia/Japan launch in 2026 is plausible, while a Global/English version is expected to follow months or even a year later a pattern consistent with how other major Chinese gacha titles like Wuthering Waves and Neverness to Everness launched. Estimates put Azur Promilia’s global debut somewhere between late 2026 and early 2027.
Pre-registration is open now at azurpromilia.com for CN and JP regions. Players outside those regions can follow Manjuu’s official social channels for Global launch announcements.
Azur Promilia Characters Full CBT Roster
The Korea and China CBTs introduced a roster of 15–18 playable characters spanning multiple fantasy races and elemental types. All details are based on CBT data and are subject to change before the full release.
Characters in Azur Promilia belong to one of several distinct races: Human (standard humanoid), Suin (beastfolk with animal ears and tails), Elf (long-eared, divided into wood elves and high elves), Yongin (dragon-horned and tailed), and Pami (small and youthful-looking). There are various races in Azur Promilia, including beastmen, elves, and Pami, and the playable characters except the main character (the Starborn, race unknown) are one of these races.
The Starborn The Protagonist
The player character is the Starborn a customizable protagonist available in both male and female versions. As the Starborn, you are a traveler who arrived in Promilia from a distant starfield, and the world’s mystery unfolds through your perspective. Unlike Genshin Impact’s Traveler, the Starborn is not locked to a specific playstyle their abilities adapt as the story progresses.
Han Youyou Human, Treasure Hunter
Han Youyou is a human treasure hunter who is also good at martial arts and engineering. A melee-focused, fast-paced fighter whose human origins make her the most grounded member of the CBT roster aesthetically.
Luruka Suin (Orc), Water Element, Summoner
Luruka is a gentle orc girl from Charlulu Village who summons glowing spirits and chats with ancestors. Her Water element makes her perfect for healing or summoning roles. One of the CBT’s standout designs her gentle personality and spiritual powers contrast interestingly with her physical stature as an orc character.
Abby Yongin (Dragon Clan)
Abby is a young girl from the dragon clan. A Yongin character one of the dragon-horned, dragon-tailed race in Promilia. Her elemental affiliation and weapon type were not confirmed in CBT data.
Luo Qing Yongin, Water Dragon
A water dragon girl who uses a Chakram weapon type. One of the more visually distinctive characters from the beta her Yongin heritage and aquatic elemental affinity pair her naturally with Luruka’s water-type support style.
Faridah Wind Element
Faridah is a Wind-type character in Azur Promilia. A ranged or agility-based fighter whose wind element positions her as a mobility-focused party member suited to exploration and chase-down mechanics.
Cocco Pami Race, Kibo Expert
Cocco is a clerk at the Pammy Miracle Workshop and is quite knowledgeable about Kibo. Pami characters are the game’s smallest and most youthful-looking race Cocco’s expertise in Kibo makes her lore-connected to the game’s central creature mechanic in a way most characters are not.
Cathbelle Unknown Race
Not much is known about Cathbelle, but she is expected to be a maid based on her outfit. A mysterious character whose background and role in the world were not disclosed during the CBT period. Expected to be one of the early story-mode support characters given her design context.
Fire Lance Character Fire Element, Frontline Fighter
Her Fire lance makes her an aggressive frontline fighter in the Azur Promilia characters list. Name not confirmed in available CBT data she is identified by her weapon and element. A high-aggression melee character whose Fire lance playstyle is among the more visually striking in the CBT gameplay footage.
Minamoto Chiyo Non-People Race
Currently, only one Non-People character has been released: Minamoto Chiyo. The Non-People race is distinct from all other racial categories in Azur Promilia details about what defines this designation were not elaborated in CBT documentation, making Chiyo one of the roster’s most intriguing unknowns.
Elf Characters: Symporia, Dunwind, Metsa, Morwin, Halcon
Five elf characters appeared in CBT documentation divided between wood elf and high elf subtypes. Individual ability details for each were not confirmed in available CBT leaks.
Non-Playable Characters Teased: Lily and Ruby
Visible in story cutscenes during the beta but not yet playable likely future banner characters or story-locked unlocks after launch.
The Kibo System Creature Companions Explained
Kibo are the heart of what separates Azur Promilia from Genshin Impact despite surface similarities. Each party member equips one Kibo. In combat, Kibo contribute their own abilities damage, status effects, healing chains, or buffs depending on type. The Kibo Battle mode is a standalone one-on-one strategic duel system separate from main combat.
Outside combat, Kibo serve as mounts (flying, swimming, ground sprinting), environmental tools (mining ores, tending crops), and autonomous base workers. It is possible to pick up Kibo eggs in the field and grow and evolve them making Kibo long-term companions that develop over time rather than static collectibles.
The 180+ confirmed Kibo species range from animal-inspired creatures to purely fantastical Promilia-original entities.
How to Pre-Register
Pre-registration is open at azurpromilia.com click PRE-REGISTER, fill in your region and contact details, and complete the short verification. Pre-registration rewards scale with community milestone numbers and will be announced closer to launch. Follow Manjuu’s official YouTube, X/Twitter, and Discord for CBT announcements and global launch windows.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Azur Promilia?
Azur Promilia is an open-world action RPG and gacha game developed by Manjuu (makers of Azur Lane). It is set in the fantasy continent of Promilia and centers on creature companions called Kibo. It is described as Genshin Impact meets Palworld.
When does Azur Promilia release globally?
No global release date has been confirmed as of May 2026. Korea is confirmed to launch in 2026 (published by Nexon). Global/English release is estimated between late 2026 and early 2027.
What platforms is Azur Promilia on?
PC (Windows), iOS, Android, and PlayStation 5 are all confirmed platforms.
Is Azur Promilia free to play?
Yes, like all Manjuu titles, Azur Promilia will be free to play with gacha banner mechanics for obtaining characters and Kibo.
How many characters are in Azur Promilia?
The CBT featured 15–18 playable characters across multiple races and elements. The full launch roster is larger exact numbers have not been confirmed.
What are Kibo in Azur Promilia?
Kibo are creature companions that pair with your characters in combat, assist in exploration as mounts, and contribute to home base management. Over 180 species are confirmed across the world.
