The Guilty Gear fighting game series has a deep and complicated universe. The Dual Rulers anime explains it for newcomers — via a spectacular story.
The release of Strive allowed the Guilty Gear series to break the limits of a niche anime fighter and reach the mass gaming audience. The success is based on excellent accessibility, amazingly beautiful visuals, and an impressive variety of characters.
All these components are still here, and Guilty Gear Strive remains one of the best modern fighting games. One component is somewhat missing, though. The world behind those fights remains appealing but still very complicated.
The story mode, which is basically an anime inside the game, is absolutely epic. It does a great job introducing the characters and making viewers interested in the Guilty Gear universe. Another step in that direction would be an anime show that is available beyond the game and clearly explains what’s going on between humans and gears.
Well, this Guilty Gear anime is real. You don’t need to know the game to enjoy the show. GGST players can dive into the world of their favorite characters even deeper. Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers takes the franchise to the next level! Here is everything to know about the series.
Release date: Guilty Gear Strive Dual Rulers
The Guilty Gear anime is out in April 2025. The release date for Guilty Gear Strive Dual Rulers is April 5.
Where to watch Guilty Gear Strive Dual Rulers?
The anime show based on the fighting game Guilty Gear Strive is available via Crunchyroll.
The story explained
To explain its world, the game has a huge internal encyclopedy: all the terms and characters are nicely described there. You need to be a super dedicated fan to read through it all. It is still possible to explain the premise of Guilty Gear Strive Dual Rulers in simple terms and without spoilers.
Humanity discovered a new source of energy, magic. It was used in a variety of ways, including the creation of biological weapons: gears.
You won’t distinguish a gear from a human, but certainly, gears are much more powerful. Following the genre’s traditions, a war between gears and humans shook the world. The confrontation is known as the Crusades.
Many years later, the balance between gears and humans is still fragile. Society only recently started accepting marriages between these two types of people. Some humans still despise gears.
Who are the main characters of the Guilty Gear anime?
The events start around the marriage of Ky Kiske and Dizzy. Ky is a human, the king of Illyria, United Kingdoms in Europe and west Asia. Dizzy is a half-gear and a daughter of Justice, the gear who started the hundred-year war against humanity.
Their son, Sin Kiske, attends the wedding. He meets an unexpected guest, a girl named Unika. She doesn’t really like gears, and her presence may cause troubles.
Guilty Gear Strive Dual Rulers start here, and it’s better to watch the anime to experience the story.
Sin and Unika are the main characters of the GGST Dual Rulers. Ky, Dizzy, and Sol Badguy are also present in the series.
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The voiceover cast in the Guilty Gear Strive anime
In the table below, you’ll find the cast of GGST Dual Rulers.
Character | GGST Dual Rulers cast |
|---|---|
| Sin Kiske | Issei Miyazaki |
| Unika | Yui Ishikawa |
| Ky Kiske | Takeshi Kusao |
| Dizzy | Kazue Fujita |
| Sol Badguy | Jouji Nakata |
| Jack-O' | Hiromi Igarashi |
| Ramlethal Valentine | Megumi Han |
| Elphelt Valentine | Aya Suzaki |
| Bridget | Manaka Iwami |
| Baiken | Mayumi Asano |
| Johnny | Norio Wakamoto |
| Leo Whitefang | Tetsu Inada |
| Vernon | Junichi Endo |
| Nerville Hammer | Yasuhiro Mamiya |
| Narration | Tomokazu Sugita |
Who are the authors of the GGST anime?
The anime series Guilty Gear Strive Dual Rulers has been created by the studio Sanzigen. It also made the 1st anniversary video for GGST — Find Your One Way.
Creative role | Authors of GGST Dual Rulers |
|---|---|
| Original Character Designs | Daisuke Ishiwatari (Arc System Works) |
| Directed by | Shigeru Morikawa |
| Series Composition | Norimitsu Kaiho |
| Screenplay | Kō Shigenobu |
| Art Director | Kazuhiro Ara |
| Compositing Director | Daisuke Okumura |
| Sound Director | Fumihiko Ohtera |
| Associate Producer | Seiji Mizushima |
Who to play in Guilty Gear Strive after watching Dual Rulers?
If you are new to GGST and probably to fighting games in general, here are the best characters for beginners. You may want to play them after watching Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers.
- Ky Kiske: A well-rounded Jack of all trades
- Sol Badguy: Aggressive offense
- Giovanna: A super quick character for active pressure
- Ramlethal: Mid-range combat with relatively simple combos
- I-No: A super-cool witch with a guitar. I-No is an easy-to-understand character
Sin is a rushdown character with long-reaching attacks. He is more complicated due to the resource management feature: the Stamina gauge. Queen Dizzy is all about long-reaching attacks and projectiles. Playing her requires skills in spacing.
Unika in GGST
This girl is a totally new character in the Guilty Gear series. Little do we know about her gameplay features. The release window for Unika in Guilty Gear Strive is May 2025.
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