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Chronological Story Guide for Blue Archive

By Marnic Moura

A chronological reading order for Blue Archive.
Includes: All Chapters, Events, Momotalks, Group Stories, and Mini Stories.

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Marnic Moura
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Category: Gameplay Basics, Story or Lore, Walkthroughs

Languages: English

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Guide Index

Overview

Basic Introduction and Where to Find Everything

Prologue and Launch

Act 1

Volume Final

Act 2

Not Yet in Global

Guide Changelog

Comments

Basic Introduction and Where to Find Everything

Basic Introduction

Hello! A couple of months ago, I created a list of what order to read Blue Archive in, for my friends and me to use. One of them suggested I post it to Steam as a guide, so I have.

I know there are a few other read orders/timelines out there, but none take Group Stories or Mini Stories into account, are missing things, or are outdated.

As for the placement of things, I need to explain chapter splitting. This is when only half of a chapter’s episodes are released, followed by an event before the second half comes out. To me, once a chapter is fully released, it doesn’t make sense to stop midway, play an event, and then return to the chapter.

Momotalks

I wasn’t originally going to include Momotalks, but after feedback I decided to add them.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a Student or aren’t at relationship rank 15. Momotalks aren’t required, but they help you understand a Student better. The same applies to Group Stories, they're optional, but worth reading.

Valentines

A Valentine’s Day event runs every year, and it’s the only time to access Valentine’s Momotalks. If the event isn’t active, you can skip them. Like normal Momotalks, don’t stress if you don’t have a Student. The difference is: as long as you own any variant of a Student, you can do her Valentine’s Momotalk.

Where to Find Everything

The Main Story, Mini Stories, and Group Stories can all be found in the Story menu.

If I have labelled an event with "(Event Recap)", that means it can be played in Event Recap menu.

If the Event isnt in Event Recap, and you have played the Event before, look for it in the Event Stories menu. It is located in the Replay menu.

If the Event isnt in either, than you could either wait for it to rerun, become permanent, or watch it on Youtube. Events typically rerun a year after it's release, and then it becomes permanent 2 years after release.

Momotalks can be found in the Momotalk menu.

If you have already played them, they can be replayed in the replay menu.

If you have already played a Valentine’s Momotalk, they can be found in the Event Stories menu under "Valentine’s Day Promise".

Prologue and Launch

This is everything that was included with the game at launch.

Prologue

Volume 1 Chapter 1

Launch Momotalks

Gourmet Research Society (Group Story)

Problem Solver 68 (Group Story)

Engineering Department (Group Story)

School Lunch Club (Group Story)

Remedial Knights (Group Story)

Justice Task Force (Group Story)

Prefect Team (Group Story)

After-School Sweets Club (Group Story)

Foreclosure Task Force (Group Story)

Act 1

This is everything that was added post launch, and up to the beginning of Volume Final.
Every Act 1 Event is currently available in the Event Recap menu.

Volume 1 Chapter 2

Cherry Blossom Festival Commotion! (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Festival Operations Department (Group Story)

Inner Discipline Club (Group Story)

Volume 2 Chapter 1

Momotalks

Game Development Department (Group Story)

A Revolutionary Ivan Kupala: Moustache Pudding and Red Winter (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Volume 3 Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

Momotalks

Summer Sky's Wishlist (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Volume 3 Chapter 3

~Prefect Team Administrator Emergency Special Order~ Head Prefect Hina's Summer Break (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Playing Tag at Neverland (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Plum Blossom Garden (Group Story)

Public Safety Bureau (Group Story)

Bunny Chaser on Board (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Cleaning & Clearing (Group Story)

Hot Springs Resort No.227 Daily Logs! Warmth in a Snowy Landscape (Event Replay)

Momotalks

New Year's Rhapsody No.68 (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Veritas (Group Story)

Schale's Happy Valentine Patrol (Event Replay)

Momotalks

2022 Valentines

The Clumsy Sister and the Magician of the Old Library (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Red Winter Office (Group Story)

Spec Ops No. 227 (Group Story)

Volume 4 Chapter 1

Momotalks

Ninjutsu (Group Story)

An Unconcealed Heart (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Volume 3 Chapter 4

Momotalks

Abydos Resort Restoration Committee (Event Replay)

Biz Trip! Momoyodou Beach Shack Franchise Plan (Event Replay)

Momotalks

After-School Sweets Story: Sweet Secrets & Shootouts (Event Replay)

Momotalk

RABBIT Squad (Group Story)

Seminar (Group Story)

On Your Mark ＠ Millennium ~ Kivotos Halo Festival (Event Replay)

Get Set, Go! Kivotos Halo Festival (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Volume EX (Decagrammaton) Episode 1 - Ep. 1-13

Momotalk

Volume 2 Chapter 2

The Cathedral's Merry Christmas: Remedial Knights' Gift (Event Replay)

Momotalks

The Red Winter Tour Log (Mini Story)

New Year's Aperitif: One-and-Done Match (Event Replay)

Momotalks

2023 Valentines

Volume Final

Volume Final Chapter 1
Volume Final Chapter 2 - Ep. 1-20
Allied Operation: Nisir's Summit Operational Plan
Volume Final Chapter 2 - Ep. 21
Volume Final Chapter 3 - Ep. 1-15
The Ark of Atrahasis Conquest
Volume Final Chapter 3 - Ep. 16
Volume Final Chapter 4 - Ep. 1-6
Phrenapates Showdown
Volume Final Chapter 4 - Ep. 7-12

Momotalks

Act 2

Everything after Volume Final.

Alabaster Calling Card: Mansion Masquerade and the Essence of Beauty (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Dragon & Tortoise, Working Together for a Better Future (Event Replay)

Momotalks

Volume 4 Chapter 2

Special Summer Mission! RABBIT Squad and the Mystery of the Missing Shrimp

Momotalks

Trinity Extracurriculars: In Search of Hidden Ruins

Momotalks

Academy Club Story: A Pair's Final Adventure

Momotalks

Trip Trap Train

Momotalks

Thermae Akai (Mini Story)

Volume 5 Chapter 1

Momotalks

Yin-Yang Club (Group Story)

Volume EX (Decagrammaton) Chapter 1 - Ep. 13-17

Momotalk

Cyber New Year March

Momotalks

Athletics Training Club (Group Story)

Basking in the Brilliance of Their Serenade

Momotalks

Volume 1 Chapter 3

Momotalks

From Opera 0068 with Love!

Momotalks

2024 Valentines

Rowdy and Cheery

Momotalks

-ive aLIVE!

Momotalks

Kirara and Erika's Twinkling Day (Mini Story)

Momotalk

Say-Bing!

Momotalks

Sheside Outside

Momotalks

Radiant Moon, Raucous Dream

Momotalks

Genryumon (Group Story)

The Senses Descend

Momotalks

Serenade Promenade

Momotalks

Volume EX (Decagrammaton) Chapter 2

Hot Springs Department (Group Story)

Highlander Logs (Mini Story)

Lost Gift (Mini Story)

Secret Midnight Party: The Chimes of Tag

Momotalks

Code: BOX - The Shadow Approaching Millennium

Momotalks

2025 Valentines

Record of a February 19th (Mini Story)

Pandemic Hazard: Miraculous Pancake

Momotalks

Fine Dining, Cookies, and Aid (Mini Story)

Pray Ball! Swing for the Grand Slam!

Momotalks

Met You by Chance (Mini Story)

Highlander Railroad Runaway Incident: And Then the Train Disappeared

Momotalks

Volume 5 Chapter 2

Momotalks

Fierce! Mouryo Night! (Mini Story)

A Hundred Years of One Flower

Momotalks

Not Yet in Global

These are Chapters and Events not yet available in Global.
There probably are fan translations out there, but it's better just to wait for the official translation.

Summer Sky's Promise
We are the Occult Research Society!
Volume 6 Chapter 1
Art for Whom? ～Art Forgery and the Pursuit of Beauty～
Magical Girl Heavy Caliber ～Era's Ambition and the Right to Justice～
Winter Skies Renaissance ～On Wholesome Cultural Exchange～

Momotalks not in Global yet

Guide Changelog

December 02, 2025
- Properly added 2024 and 2025 Valentines

November 24, 2025
- Added A Hundred Years of One Flower and it's Momos to Act 2
- Added to Magical Girl Heavy Caliber, Winter Skies Renaissance, and Yakumo's and Takane's Momotalks to Not Yet in Global

November 11, 2025
- Added Fierce! Mouyro Night! and Natsu (Band) to Act 2
- Added Subaru to "Not yet in Global"

October 31, 2025
- After a very long 2 hour research session, I have moved up V3C3 to take place after Summer Sky's Wishlist, but before Hina's Summer Vacation. My reasoning is posted in the comments.

October 29, 2025
- Added Suzumi (Magical), Reisa (Magical), and Rabu to "Not yet in Global"
- Fixed a mistake where Azusa (Swimsuit)'s Momotalks weren't pictured

October 21, 2025
- Volume 5 Chapter 2 was released
- Pina (Guide), Niya, and Nagusa's Momotalks were released

October 09,2025
- V3C1 Episode 17 and V3C2 Episode 1 take place back to back, so I've moved V2C2 up.
- Moved Mari's, Natsu's, and Ako's Momotalks up since they take place after V2C2.
- Due to a line Tsurugi says in Summer Sky's Wishlist, I moved her Momotalks to come after it.

October 07, 2025
- Fixed some bug where Steam wasn't displaying some images.

October 05, 2025
- Added 2024 and 2025 Valentines
- Added all Momotalks up to the Highlander Twins
- Added a section for Momotalks that aren't in Global yet (Up to Ritsu)

September 29, 2025
- Added 2022 Valentines and 2023 Valentines
- Added All Momotalks prior to Arisu (Maid) being added
- Added 2 sections "Prologue and Launch" and "Volume Final" due to Steam Guide character limits
- Reworded "Basic Introduction and Where to Find Everything"

September 27, 2025
- Reordered a few Group Stories and Events, using this spreadsheet[docs.google.com] someone in the comments shared as a basis
- Change the names used for the Act 2 Events into their official translations
- Reworded the Chapter Splitting paragraph in Basic Introduction
- Updated all Act 1 images (besides Volume Final) to be in their completed state
- Added "Art for Whom? ～Art Forgery and the Pursuit of Beauty～" to Not in Global
- Added images to Act 2

September 22, 2025
- Guide released on Steam

35 Comments

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SneakydudeZZZ 8 Dec @ 2:22am

They need to adapt all of this properly to an anime series. Such a shame they're not focusing on it too much. Good guide though

Klonoa (Miku) 24 Nov @ 4:49pm

Ty, I ended up copying the names from the wiki without Mashiro, and waited to see your reply before starting for real. I double checked, and Tsurugi is on the spreadsheet. Im doing page 2/19 rn for patches, funny I already have a spreadsheet with all Main Story sorted in release order, but then I saw yours, and how you had mini, group, and momotalks, and the enthusiast person I'm i had to do it too.

Marnic Moura [author] 24 Nov @ 4:00pm

@Klonoa (Miku) If you're going that then I should also mention that Tsurugi is also a launch Student. I didn't include her in that batch tho because she doesn't technically meet Sensei until Summer Sky's Wishlist. I figured I should mention that. There's a number of comments here where I explained Volume 3's placement in the overall timeline, and it doesn't fully follow the release order to please keep that in mind when making your speedsheet.

Klonoa (Miku) 24 Nov @ 3:13pm

All good, Im doing a spreadsheet on the update history mainly on main story and major gameplay stuff and I read your changelogs and that linked spreadsheet really helped + some stuff in this guide about the launch, which i wasn't a part of, I only got to know this game after i read it was coming to steam then i started playing it on my phone until then, but when i was reading the guide and the forum patch notes mashiro struck out as odd. I like release order more even tho is more chopped up for BA, but i thought i should point out about mashiro anyway.

Marnic Moura [author] 24 Nov @ 1:15pm

@Klonoa (Miku) I know that technically Mashiro was only added one week after launch, and the same week V1C2 came out, but she has nothing to do with V1C2 and to me just feels like a left over from launch.

Originally I had the "Prologue and Launch" and "Volume Final" sections in the Act section, but Steam literally told me I had hit the max characters, so I had to split those two off. So Act 1 was already bloated as is.

So bareing all that in mind, I don't believe her being lumped in with the other launch Students really changes things all that much. Really the only thing that matters is Sensei meeting her before Volume 3.

Klonoa (Miku) 24 Nov @ 12:33am

Btw Mashiro was not in the game at launch: Forum Patch Notes [forum.nexon.com] she was added on "Act 1"

Rockman1159 31 Oct @ 8:23pm

No worries. I appreciate all the time and effort you've put into this timeline. It's been a huge help for me.

Marnic Moura [author] 31 Oct @ 6:05pm

So after ALL of this, do I believe SSW takes place during V3C3E4? Yea probably. Minus Sensei it all lines up. However, I am still going stick to my guns because I believe splitting a chapter, let alone an episode, is dumb and harms the reading experience. Stopping the flow of something just to do a minor side quest is dumb and unproductive. Plus, outside of meeting Tsurugi, nothing really carries over into the rest of V3C3.

I will however, still move a few things around. I like the idea of Hina's Summer Break taking place after V3C3, so I will move V3C3 up. In between SSW and Hina's Summer Break.
I am still keeping SSW before V3C3 though because, like I mentioned before, Tsurugi meets Sensei for the first time during that event, and she clearly has met him before V3C3E6.

I hope this is an acceptable compromise, and I apologise for getting angry before.
I am sorry.

Marnic Moura [author] 31 Oct @ 6:05pm

SSW takes place over the course of an entire day, and ends with Sensei and the girls letting off fireworks at night. They stayed the night at the beach and only finished packing to leave when the sun was rising. He then heads back to Trinity with them and talks to Hasumi.
https://bluearchive.wiki/wiki/Summer_Sky%27s_Wishlist/Story/7

Sure, nothing is really stopping the V3C3E4 timeskip from being a day or two, and Sensei doesn't mention going to Gehenna in Chapter 3's prior episodes. However, I'd argue it's implied he's going to Gehenna after talking to Hanako because the last thing we see in Episode 4 is Gehenna. We don't know how big Trinity or Gehenna are, but I'm going to assume it's at least a 3 to 4 hour trip. Just based on the events of V3C2 Episodes 2 and 3. I also see no reason why V3C3E3 and V3C3E4 couldn't take place on the same day.

Marnic Moura [author] 31 Oct @ 6:05pm

@Rockman1159

After rereading V3C3E4 and the prologue to SSW, I do think it's possible, but really really dumb.

The first time (in Volume 3) Tsurugi is shown to know Sensei is V3C3E6. 2 episodes after you're saying SSW happens. So I can't use that as proof is dismiss it.

I also can't use the wiki's story pages to dismiss it due to the really stupid way they group stories together. For some reason, they put the prologue for Hina's Summer Break under SSW.
https://bluearchive.wiki/wiki/Summer_Sky%27s_Wishlist/Story/14

That isn't a fluke either because they also put SSW's prologue under Ivan Kupala
https://bluearchive.wiki/wiki/Ivan_Kupala/Story/5

As for the timeskip, while I can kinda admit there's a timeskip in V3C3E4, though it's probably only a few hours at most. The parts at the beginning with JST and the Sisterhood clearly take place during the day, maybe around noon. Where the Gehenna stuff takes place at night.

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