Nexon opened the special pre-registration and roadmap page for Blue Archive's 5th anniversary. It is where you sign up for the pre-registration gifts and see the schedule of recruitments and events coming up. A good part of the content is still marked as "to be revealed", so the page is more useful for planning than for closing your budget right now.

What the page has

The page is split into sections. The first one is the preparation area, where the pre-registration button sits. Then come the student presentations, with the Pick-Up schedule and each girl's profile. There is also a story and events section with previews of what comes next, plus an area for digital items.

Some sections are not open yet. The special gifts, the Sensei messages and the extra content, like the event video, are listed as "to be revealed". The page shows the path, but not every stop on it has a date.

What pre-registration gives you

Anyone who pre-registers gets a starter material kit. According to the list published by the specialist press, it includes:

  • 10-Recruitment Ticket x1
  • Tactical Training Blu-ray boxes: Beginner x20, Normal x15 and Advanced x10
  • Technical Notes boxes: Beginner x25, Normal x20 and Advanced x15

The recruitment ticket is the item that matters most if you pull. It works on any banner that is open, so you can hold it until you decide what is worth it.

The deadline to receive these gifts has not been announced. Nexon said the distribution details will come in a future notice. Until then, pre-registering guarantees your participation, but it does not tell you when the rewards land in your mailbox.

Recruitments running this week

The one-time rerun Pick-Up with Makoto and Ako (Dress) started on November 3 at 02:00 UTC and runs until November 10 at 01:59 UTC. At the same time, the normal Pick-Ups bring Satsuki, Chiaki and Kanna (Swimsuit). One-time Pick-Up and normal Pick-Up are different categories even when they run together, so check the rate on the banner itself before spending Pyroxenes or tickets.

The previous recruitment, with Hikari, Nozomi, Saori and Hiyori (Swimsuit) and Misaki (Swimsuit), ended the same day. If you still had recruitment points saved, check the recruitment screen before the swap, because points do not stay available for the new banner in the same way. The times above are global server times; each server has its own reset, so the exact hour you see in game can differ a little.

What still has no date

The page leaves a few things open. The distribution date for the pre-registration gifts will be announced in a future notice. The content of the special gifts section and the anniversary event schedule also appear as "to be revealed". Treat any list going around the community as provisional until Nexon publishes the official notice.

The franchise itself has news in motion too. Producer Yong-ha Kim said Nexon wants to expand the IP with manga, novels and new game genres. That changes nothing for anyone playing today, but it helps explain why Nexon keeps talking about the future of the series.

What to do now

  • Open the special page and pre-register. It is the step that unlocks the gifts.
  • Hold your Pyroxenes until the full Pick-Up schedule is visible, instead of spending everything on the Makoto and Ako banner.
  • Use the recruitment ticket without rushing. It is a one-off help for any open banner, not a shortcut to a specific student.
  • Watch the official notices. The gift date and the anniversary details will come out there.

For free-to-play players, the rule is the same as always: look at what each banner offers first, and only then decide what is worth the resource.