Pokémon Meets Waifus! Azur Promilia Will Be a Big Deal on PS5

Since the breakout success of Genshin Impact a few years ago, Sony has slowly been encouraging developers to bring their hit gacha games to PS5, which has resulted in the amusing moniker GachaStation 5. But with Zenless Zone Zero and Wuthering Waves right around the corner, the platform holder may have discovered another gem, likely to explode in Asian territories.

Azur Promilia is being developed by Manjuu Network Technology, the Shanghai studio behind the enormously popular Azur Lane. For those of you who don’t know, this game is basically a side-scrolling bullet hell-type title, where beautiful ladies transform into giant warships. The game is so popular it’s spawned animes, books, and even a collectible card game. Spin-off Azur Lane Crosswave also launched on PS4 a few years ago.

But this new game promises a reimagining of sorts for the series, with a Genshin Impact-style open world and a Pokémon-esque creature companion aspect. While there’s no release date, pre-registrations are open now on the title’s official website. You can check out some gameplay, as uploaded by Gematsu, embedded above. Essentially, this looks like an open world RPG where you use your animal side-kicks to navigate the environment and solve puzzles, with even flying mounts available.

Details are limited at this stage apart from a ton of lore on the title’s official website, but you can probably expect this to absolutely explode – especially in Asia, where Azur Lane already has an enormous fanbase.