Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina Sets April 22, 2027 Release And White Len
The release date was previously listed only as early 2027, and the switch to Act and Duel control modes plus an enhanced Rapid Beat system signals the fighting game is being pitched at players who could not handle Type Lumina's command inputs.
Key Facts
- Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina is scheduled for release on April 22, 2027 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
- Aniplex announced the release date and streamed a new promotional video on September 12, 2026.
- White Len, drawn by Takashi Takeuchi, is revealed in the new promotional video, and Len joins the playable roster after being absent from Melty Blood: Type Lumina.
- Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina includes a scenario newly written by Kinoko Nasu and adds Act and Duel control modes alongside an enhanced Rapid Beat system.
- A playable demo of Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina will be at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, at the Aniplex and Happinet booths.
Reporting from 5 sources: Anime News Network, 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Automaton, and 1 more.
Aniplex will release Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina, a 2D fighting game, on April 22, 2027 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The announcement came on September 12, 2026, with a new promotional video showing battle scenes for Len, Shiki Tohno, Arcueid, and Ciel, plus the first reveal of White Len, drawn by Takashi Takeuchi. The game is a renewal of Melty Blood: Type Lumina, which launched in September 2021. French Bread is developing and Aniplex is publishing. Twi-Lumina adds new systems and characters, including a scenario newly written by Kinoko Nasu, and Act and Duel control modes that pair simplified one-button special moves with traditional command inputs. Voiceover is in Japanese only; text supports Japanese, English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. A playable demo will appear at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Preorders are not open yet: the price is undecided, though store pages are already live on the PlayStation Store, the Microsoft Store, and Steam.
The demo runs at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21. Business days are September 17 and 18, public days September 19 to 21. The build is playable at the Aniplex booth in Hall 4, stand 04-C04, and the Happinet booth in Hall 6, stand 06-N04.
Len did not appear in the previous game. White Len has been active in the series before this visual. French Bread calls the setting a dream where a tale of conflict stirs again, and the Tsukihime remake Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- supplies the worldview.
The first Melty Blood PC title arrived in 2002, and the series has since run in arcades and on consoles. Type Lumina reached more than 500,000 units sold by June 2024 and holds an 88 percent positive rating across 9,119 Steam user reviews. Its spinoff manga, Metarogu's Melty Blood: Type Lumina Piece in Paradise, ran on the Type-Moon Comic Ace site from 2022 until December 2025.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Melty Blood:Twi-Lumina 2D Fighter Game's Trailer Reveals April 22 Release, White Len
- 4Gamer.net 2D対戦格闘ゲーム「MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA」，2027年4月22日に発売決定。新規PVも解禁
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「メルブラ」新作！ 対戦格闘「MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA」の発売日が2027年4月22日に決定
- Automaton 『メルブラ』新作『MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA』は来年4月22日発売へ。レンとともに、白レンの参戦も決定
- Denfaminicogamer 『メルブラ』新作『MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA』が2027年4月22日に発売決定！！「白レン」のビジュアルが初披露