Archive EntryPreservation Record

Azur Lane: Crosswave

Shelf markLIB-0155

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2021Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: アズールレーンクロスウェーブ
Release: 2019 (Japan, PlayStation 4) · 2020 (Japan, Nintendo Switch) · 2021 (North America, Nintendo Switch)
Developer: Idea Factory · Compile Heart · Felistella
Publisher: Idea Factory
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free Nintendo Switch software
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: Action · Shoot 'em Up · Naval · Azur Lane · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Azur Lane: Crosswave brings the shipgirls of Manjuu and Yongshi’s 2017 mobile game into a 3D naval action game, developed by Idea Factory and Compile Heart with Felistella. It launched on PlayStation 4 in Japan on August 29, 2019. The Nintendo Switch version followed in Japan on September 17, 2020, and in North America on February 16, 2021, including the Taihou and Formidable episodes that had been paid downloadable content on other platforms. This filing opens the Azur Lane lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Idea Factory International’s North American retail edition of Azur Lane: Crosswave on a Nintendo Switch game card. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. Any content delivered as an eShop download or update depends on Nintendo’s servers and is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: PlayStation 4 release in Japan on August 29, 2019. Switch release in Japan on September 17, 2020; North America February 16, 2021 (HAC-P-AXSWD); Europe February 19, 2021. The Switch edition folds in the Taihou and Formidable episodes and an expanded photo mode.
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Idea Factory International, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Series: Azur Lane
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Azur Lane recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0155.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf