Line #19 Radio/BlazBlueRadio


1	%%To prevent edit wars and to keep things consistent, please use either [=BlazBlue=] Radio, BBRadio or Buluraji. Buluraji is the most common official romanization of the Japanese title, and it has been used as its email address and official website for years. Even if Bluraji or Bururaji are technically more correct, these spellings appear far rarer to never being used in Japan.
2	%%The WIDE, HYPER, ACE, QUICK, DYNAMIC and REPEAT have always been shortened to one letter, both on the logo and on the episode titles. Please bold the respective letter.
3	%%For episode formats, use the following format. For the first season "#0X", for ZOKU and NEO use "ZOKU#0X"/"NEO#0X". For the other seasons, use "[bold letter]#0X".
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7	'''''[=BlazBlue=] Radio''''', better known for its Japanese name ''Buluraji'' or ''[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Bururaji]]'' which stands for ''"Blue Radio"'', is a web-based radio show based on the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series produced by Toshimichi Mori and primarily serves to promote the aforementioned series. It stars Creator/AsamiImai, Creator/TomokazuSugita, and Creator/KanakoKondo, the voices of Tsubaki Yayoi/Izayoi, Ragna the Bloodedge, and Noel Vermillion respectively, as SuperDeformed versions of their characters (based on the "Teach Me, Miss Litchi!" segments of the games). Unique to ''Buluraji'' is the fact that it's also part visual media, allowing the series to display fanart submitted by listeners and use various styles of art to comedic effect.
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9	The show has been produced in various seasons, each of which has a unique focus. There are also various specials hosted for certain events.
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11	[[folder:''Buluraji'' Seasons and Specials]]
12	* The first season of ''Buluraji'' started on April 9th, 2009, and primarily promoted the console release of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger''. This season initially teased the addition of Tsubaki to the ''[=BlazBlue=]'' cast and the addition of Story Mode. A special was released to commemorate the arcade release of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'' and revealed Imai's Tsubaki avatar, as well as announcing Tsubaki as PromotedToPlayable.
13	* The 2nd season of ''Buluraji'' is titled '''''ZOKU''' · Buluraji'' ("Zoku" stands for "continued") and started on June 3rd, 2010. This season promotes ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'' and its UpdatedRerelease ''Continuum Shift II''. A charity special between ''ZOKU'' and ''WIDE'' was released to support victims of the 2011 Touhoku earthquake, and debuted the widescreen format used in ''WIDE''.
14	* The 3rd season of ''Buluraji'' is titled ''Buluraji '''W'''IDE'' and started on March 31st, 2012. It is the first season to use a widescreen format. This season promotes the {{Platform/PSP}} and Platform/Nintendo3DS release of ''Continuum Shift II''. The final episode of the season coincided with the release of ''Continuum Shift EXTEND'', although a special was released to promote the then-upcoming ''Chronophantasma''.
15	* The 4th season of ''Buluraji'' is titled ''Buluraji '''H'''YPER'' and started on November 21st, 2012. This season promotes the arcade release of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma'' as well as ''VisualNovel/XBlaze''. Several specials were released for this season, including one to promote the then-upcoming anime adaptation ''Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory'' and Tomokazu Sugita's visual novel project ''VisualNovel/GetsueiAcademyKou''.
16	* The 5th season of ''Buluraji'' is titled ''Buluraji '''A'''CE'' and started on October 24th, 2013. The season's main focus were ''Chronophantasma'' and ''Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory''. It also featured a one-part ''BLUE FES'' public recording special, ''Haru'' which is similar to the ''SPRING RAID'' special, but more in scale of the first ''Riot Summer''. The 12th and final episode of the season focused on Celica A. Mercury as a recently playable character.
17	* A special miniseries called '''''Shuku''''' was released between '''A'''CE and '''Q'''UICK. The miniseries consists of five episodes, which promote the release of ''Chronophantasma'' 2.0 for arcades, ''Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-'' on consoles, the ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'' title update, and the ''BLAZBLUE MUSIC LIVE 2015'' concert.
18	* The 6th season of ''Buluraji'' is titled ''Buluraji '''Q'''UICK'' and started on April 23, 2015. This season was released to coincide with the release of ''Chronophantasma Extend'', although most of the focus is still on the home console release. The season is the first season to continue into the release of the next major console game, ''Centralfiction''. A ''Guilty Gear''-themed special in between '''Q'''UICK and '''D'''YNAMIC was released to promote the release of ''Xrd -REVELATOR-'' on consoles.
19	* The 7th season of ''Buluraji'' is titled ''Buluraji '''D'''YNAMIC'' and started on July 28, 2016. This season continues to promote ''Chronophantasma'' and is the first season since the original ''Buluraji'' to primarily focus on the ''[=BlazBlue=]'' series. It is the shortest ''Buluraji'' season with only eight episodes. The final episode also happened to be the 100th ''Buluraji'' episode and was announced to be the (then) final episode of ''Buluraji''.
20	* The 8th season of ''Buluraji'' is titled ''Buluraji '''NEO''''' and started on May 31st, 2018. The series was revived after a one-year hiatus to promote the release of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'', and as such prominently features a move to a 3D style using the models and resources of the aforementioned game. It is the first season officially available through ASW's [=YouTube=] channel.
21	* The home release of ''Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory'' released [[DVDCommentary character commentary DVDs]] for each volume. The commentary was done in the style of ''Buluraji '''A'''CE'', hence the name ''Buluraji '''FUU'''''. Unlike the core ''Buluraji'' series, there are no regular hosts and all commentary is done in-character. Furthermore, each episode of ''FUU'' replaced the '''A'''CE in ''Buluraji '''A'''CE'' with anything that starts with an "A" sound ("Erokoshi", "Ebiten", "Ekiben", "Edelweiß", "E~hen" and "Eros no Moushigo-tachi"/"Ee ja nai ka! Nii-san!!"/"Eternal Force [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Divine Buster]] Extreme!!!")
22	* Parallel to ''Buluraji'', few of the ''[=BlazBlue=]''-focused episodes of the podcast ''Game no Shokutaku'' were named ''Buluraji '''FUUMI''''' and they were even drawn and animated in the typical ''Buluraji'' style. The host of ''Game no Shokutaku'' also happened to be Tomomi Isomura, the seiyuu of Makoto Nanaya.
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25	All the episodes can watched on the Nico Nico Douga channel of Arc System Works. The link for the playlist can be found [[http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/12029416 here]]. Most of them are also availabe on Arc System Works' Youtube channel, however, almost all of them are private. ''Buluraji '''NEO''''', though, remains public and it is also provided with English CC subtitles.
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27	For the list of guests, [[Characters/BlazBlueRadio see here]].
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29	!!Tropes associated with Buluraji:
30	* ArtEvolution: Asami Imai and Kanako Kondo have changed avatars over time to reflect the in-universe status of the characters they play. Kondo's Noel avatar switched to hatless and uses her updated design after the release of ''Chronophantasma'', and during the early days of ''Chronophantasma'', Imai switched from her normal Tsubaki to a Dark Tsubaki avatar ([[spoiler:since her character is BrainwashedAndCrazy for most of ''CP'']]) before switching to an Izayoi avatar. Sugita has never changed avatars due to Ragna never changing appearance in-story.
31	* ArtShiftedSequel: ''NEO'' does away with the 2D sprites from the core ''[=BlazBlue=]'' series and uses the SuperDeformed 3D models and lobby from ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle''. The new 3D models are more or less based on the old sprites, but are more expressive due to the extra dimension of movement.
32	* CallBack: ''NEO'' #5 has Mikako Takahashi (Heart Aino) on board as a guest, and the cast references when she was previously on '''''ZOKU''''' ''Buluraji'' back in 2010 to promote the release of ''Arcana Heart 3''. Takahashi even references the old "Condom-san" joke.
33	* ColorCodedCharacters: The radio makes it easier for the listeners by displaying dialogue texts. The color of the text is generally based on the seiyuu's character. The three hosts have red, blue and purple dialogue texts whereas the guests have green text. However, when more than one guest appear in the show, the standard green is omitted and each guest is given a different color for that particular episode. Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari and Creator/YuuichiNakamura always get the standard green, and Mori later received his own unique color. For more, [[Characters/BlazBlueRadio see the character sheets]].
34	* CombatSadomasochist: When asked what Ruby is {{Squee}}ing about in ''Cross Tag Battle''[='s=] "Episode RWBY", Kondo claims that Ruby is excited because Yosuke and Yukiko are going to beat her up. Conversely, Sugita claims that Ruby is excited about beating ''them'' up. Obviously, neither answer is correct. This is lampshaded by Sugita, who accompanies it with an EvilLaugh.
35	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When asked what Ragna says in his unique BattleIntro with Noel in ''Cross Tag Battle'', Sugita's response is "Teach it to my body..." with an ahegao. Sugita claims that he was recording for an ''otome'' dating sim right before showing up to record ''Buluraji''.
36	* EpicFail: At the end of the "Cross Quiz Battle" segment in NEO#01, everyone has 0 points due to most of them making joke answers. However, Sugita liked Imai's "Metal Oopa" answer, so they decided to give her the win.
37	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
38	** In ''NEO'' #1, Asami Imai gets her own avatar in a 3D Izayoi chibi, and spends a good chunk of the episode begging Mori to put Tsubaki in ''Cross Tag Battle''. [[spoiler:This lines up perfectly with a datamine that revealed that Izayoi is a future DLC character.]]
39	** Also in NEO#01, Sugita and Kondo jokingly state that Mai Natsume will get in before Tsubaki after the Tsubaki's Wishlist NEO segment. [[spoiler:Mai being added to ''Cross Tag'' is also confirmed by the datamine.]]
40	* MythologyGag: The giant red subtitle font from ''Anime/KillLaKill'' is used extensively throughout ''NEO'' #6, which has Ryouka Yuzuki on as a guest to promote the release of ''VideoGame/KillLaKillIF''.
41	* OddlyNamedSequel: The various seasons of ''Buluraji'' are named this way. It started with just ''Buluraji'', then we got '''ZOKU''' · Buluraji, which is then followed by ''Buluraji '''W'''IDE'', then ''Buluraji '''H'''YPER'', then ''Buluraji '''A'''CE'', then ''Buluraji '''Q'''UICK'', then ''Buluraji '''D'''YNAMIC'', and now we have ''Buluraji '''NEO'''''. What is the meaning of the bold letters. With the exception of ''ZOKU'', the bold letters are the only part of the second half you can see on the video titles as well as on the season logo. ''NEO'' stands out since you can read the whole word, and ''ZOKU'' is written in kanji.
42	* ProductPlacement: While the entire point of the show is to promote Arc System Works' games, they (or the seiyuu) occasionally promote other things that may or may not be related to the show. For example, in ''NEO'' #1, there was an additional plug for ''VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight'' and ''VideoGame/Persona5DancingInStarlight'' despite both being Atlus games.
43	* RapePortrayedAsRedemption: PlayedForLaughs in NEO#04, where Yoko Hisaka describes Weiss's character by saying that she starts the series [[IceQueen cold, aloof]], [[AlphaBitch and outright hostile towards Ruby at times]] before [[DefrostingIceQueen mellowing out and becoming nicer]]. Sugita remarks that if ''RWBY'' were a visual novel, Weiss would get assaulted and the player would have to decide whether or not to save her; Hisaka quickly interjects that '''nothing''' like that happens in the series.
44	* RockPaperScissors:
45	** This is how pen name term "Buluraji Name" was decided in episode #03. Sugita, Kondo, Imai and Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari picked each a name and played rock-paper-scissors to determine which one of them will become the radio's offial term. Imai won in the first round with scissors.
46	** There's a rock-paper-scissor match between Kondo and Creator/MegumiHan.
47	--->'''Sugita''': "[[Manga/HunterXHunter Gon-san]] lost!"
48	* RunningGag: In ''NEO'' #2, during a rapid-fire Q&A segment, Ami Koshimizu starts answering most of the questions with [[ToiletHumor "Poop"]], which is referenced by a counter on-screen showing how many times she says it. The exception is one question towards the end, where she forces herself to say "Franchise/SailorMoon" instead due to being a ''Sailor Moon'' {{Fangirl}}.
49	* ShamelessSelfPromotion: In NEO#01, there is a quiz show segment where the hosts are asked various questions about ''Cross Tag Battle''. When asked what kind of dish Noel made for Hyde in "Episode UNIEL", Asami Imai's answer is [[VisualNovel/SteinsGate "Metal Oopa"]] (with the "O" in "Oopa" censored for obvious reasons). She then proceeds to plug the anime version of ''VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero'' on-air (due to voicing the main heroine), all while complaining that the producers will get on her case for it.
50	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Many fans spell ''Buluraji'' as ''Bururaji'', due to way it is pronounced in Japanese and the fact that it is written in hiragana. The official website and its e-mail address spell it as ''Buluraji''. There have been other examples within the show, such as ''Bluradi'' or ''Buluradi''.
51	* SuicideAsComedy: In NEO#01, Sugita pretends to hang himself after Imai's unamused reaction to a joke he made about Ruby Rose. Imai later repeats the joke after plugging ''VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero'' in the "Cross Quiz Battle" segment.
52	* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: The core cast is composed of two women and Tomokazu Sugita. Can escalate to TheSmurfettePrinciple if a female guest is on.

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