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{{short description|2016 mobile strategy video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Girls' Frontline
| image = Girlsfrontline.png
| developer = MICA Team
| publisher = {{Video game release|CHN|Dark Winter|TWN|Longcheng Tianxia|KOR|X.D. Global|[[English language|EN]]|Darkwinter Software|JPN|Sunborn Japan}}
| series = 
| engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
| released = {{Video game release|CHN|20 May 2016|TWN|18 January 2017|HKG|30 June 2017|KOR|30 June 2017|[[English language|EN]]|8 May 2018|JPN|1 August 2018}}
| genre = [[Strategy role-playing game]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| producer = Yuzhong (羽中)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Girls' Frontline
| image           = 
| caption         = 
| ja_kanji        = ドールズフロントライン
| ja_romaji       = Dōruzu Furontorain
| genre           = <!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Girls' Frontline: The Song of Dolls
| illustrator     = Ling
| publisher       = [[Ichijinsha]]
| demographic     = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine        = [[Monthly Comic Rex]]
| first           = July 26, 2019
| last            = 
| volumes         = 4
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Girls' Frontline: Healing Chapter
| director        = Lu Hongxi
| writer          = 
| music           = 
| studio          = Taika Tori Animation
| network         = [[Tokyo MX]], [[Nippon BS Broadcasting|BS11]]
| first           = October 5, 2019
| last            = December 21, 2019
| episodes        = 12
| episode_list    = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Girls' Frontline: Madness Chapter
| director        = Lu Hongxi
| writer          = 
| music           = 
| studio          = Taika Tori Animation
| network         = Tokyo MX, BS11
| first           = December 28, 2019
| last            = March 14, 2020
| episodes        = 12
| episode_list    = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = Shigeru Ueda
| producer        = {{ubl|Yuki Maeda|Daerang Choi}}
| writer          = [[Hideyuki Kurata]]
| music           = Takashi Watanabe
| studio          = [[Asahi Production]]
| licensee        = [[Crunchyroll]] {{English anime licensee|SEA=[[Muse Communication]]}}
| network         = [[Tokyo MX]], [[Nippon BS Broadcasting|BS11]], [[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]]
| first           = January 8, 2022
| last            = March 26, 2022
| episodes        = 12<!-- This parameter should only be incremented when new episodes air or when a [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]] can confirm a specific number of episodes. -->
| episode_list    = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| t = 少女前線
| s = 少女前线
| p = Shàonǚ Qiánxiàn
| w = Shao<sup>4</sup>-nü<sup>3</sup> Ch'ien<sup>2</sup>-hsien<sup>4</sup>
| hanja = 少女前線
| hangul = 소녀전선
| rr = Sonyeo Jeonseon
| mr = Sonyŏ Chŏnsŏn
| katakana = ドールズフロントライン
| romaji = Dōruzu Furontorain
| nihon = Dôruzu Hurontorain
| bpmf = ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
}}

'''''Girls{{'}} Frontline''''' ({{zh|s=少女前线|t=少女前線|p=Shàonǚ Qiánxiàn}}) is a [[mobile game|mobile]] [[strategy role-playing game]] for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] developed by [[China]]-based studio MICA Team, where players control echelons of [[Android (robot)|android]] characters, known in-universe as T-Dolls, each carrying a distinctive real-world firearm.<ref name=inside>{{cite web|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2016/05/13/98604.html|title=『少女前線』にいったい何が？運営と開発に亀裂、元運営が語る真相とは|website=インサイド|date=May 13, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506150931/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2016/05/13/98604.html|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name="ccg">{{cite web|url=https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/handhelds/android/girls-frontline-android|title=Girls Frontline (Android)|date=13 June 2019|website=Christ Centered Gamer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506150959/https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/handhelds/android/girls-frontline-android|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> The game was released in [[Mainland China]] on 20 May 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.gao7.com/article/678430-20160506-1|title=《少女前线》安卓版5月20日公测 预约送游戏礼包|website=资讯频道|date=May 6, 2016|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506151042/http://news.gao7.com/article/678430-20160506-1|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]] on 18 January 2017, and in [[South Korea]] on 30 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=미소녀 총기 모에화 전략 RPG '소녀전선', 6월 30일 정식 서비스 개시|url=http://www.thisisgame.com/webzine/news/nboard/225/?n=73318|date=June 30, 2017|website=디스이즈게임|language=ko|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506151202/https://www.thisisgame.com/webzine/news/nboard/225/?n=73318|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> The global English version was released on 8 May 2018, while the Japanese version was released on 1 August 2018 under the title {{nihongo|''Dolls Frontline''|ドールズフロントライン}} due to the ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' trademark in Japan already being held by another registrant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20180717006/|title=日本版「少女前線」，商標トラブルによりサービス名称を「ドールズフロントライン」に変更。トラブルの相手は……|website=4gamer.net|date=July 17, 2018|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328082555/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20180717006/|archive-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>

''Girls' Frontline'' is a prequel of another game developed by MICA Team, ''Codename: Bakery Girl'', released in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-23|title=面包房少女 - Studio GameMaster|url=http://gamemastercn.com:80/games/bakerygirl|access-date=2021-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823071715/http://gamemastercn.com:80/games/bakerygirl|archive-date=2014-08-23}}</ref> Two television [[anime]] series based on ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' have been produced,<ref name="animehealing"/><ref name="animemadness"/> and an official manga is serialised monthly.<ref name="manga"/>  A new anime television series by [[Asahi Production]] aired from January to March 2022.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Girls Frontline interface.jpg|thumb|left|270px|'''Top:''' Strategic map interface screenshot<br />'''Bottom:''' Combat interface screenshot]]
The gameplay involves the acquisition of T-Dolls through [[gacha game]] mechanics, where the amount of resources spent on construction can affect the T-Dolls acquired. T-Dolls can then be assembled into squads known as echelons and sent into battle to complete combat missions, simulations, or logistics support tasks.<ref name="ccg"/><ref name="jeuxvideo">{{cite web|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/874320/test-girls-frontline.htm|title=Girls Frontline, un "SLG" peu innovant mais très correct|website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]]|date=July 25, 2018|language=fr|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514154252/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/874320/test-girls-frontline.htm|archive-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> The T-Dolls are [[Moe (slang)|moe]] [[female android]]s each inspired by one real-world [[small arms]]. They are categorised into different classes such as [[handgun]]s, [[submachine gun]]s, [[assault rifle]]s, [[rifle]]s, [[machine gun]]s and [[shotgun]]s.

Missions consist of a [[Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems in games#Turn-based|turn-based]] strategic battlefield where the player directs echelons across a map consisting of linked nodes with the goal of fulfilling pre-determined mission requirements, such as capturing an enemy command node or rescuing hostage units. Players are able to deploy and move echelons during their turn by expending [[Action point (video gaming)|action points]], which depend on the number of heliports controlled and the number of echelons deployed. The enemy units move during enemy turns based on preset instructions. If a player's echelon meets an enemy unit on the same node, a combat sequence is initiated. Combat is largely automated, but players can activate offensive and defensive skills specific to each T-Doll in [[Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems in games#Real-time|real-time]] as well as move individual T-Dolls across a formation consisting of a 3×3 square grid. The position of T-Dolls within the echelon's starting formation provide stat enhancements to other T-Dolls, and the individual stats and abilities of the T-Dolls altogether determine the outcome of the battle against the enemy team.<ref name="ccg"/><ref name="jeuxvideo"/> Some missions, known as [[night combat|night-time battles]], will handicap the player with a limit to the number of turns possible as well as include a [[fog of war]] mechanic restricting visibility over the strategic map. A [[Score (game)|score]] based [[ranking]] map is unlocked at the end of every major in-game event, where players can compete for rewards based on their highest score relative to other players during the event.

T-Dolls can also be acquired through random drops after battles in addition to the construction component of the game. T-Doll stats can be complemented by equipment, which are also obtained via a gacha-based construction system or from drops in night battles.<ref name="ccg" /><ref name="jeuxvideo" /> Tactical fairies are non-combatant support units that can be added to echelons to provide [[Status effect#Buffs|status buffs]] to T-Dolls and either have in-battle abilities or skills that can affect the map; in-universe, they are described as AI-equipped [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|tactical drones]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/902/1902981/|title=『ドールズフロントライン』の最新アップデートが詳しく紹介されたグリフィン情報局出張版SP|date=March 30, 2019|website=[[Dengeki PlayStation|Dengeki Online]]|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403025930/http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/902/1902981/|archive-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> In later stages of the game, the player will unlock Heavy Ordnance Corps (HOC) units, which are dedicated fire support units such as [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] teams and [[Anti-tank warfare|anti-tank]] weapons that can provide [[fire support|supporting fire]] to echelons in combat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200513098/|title=「ドールズフロントライン」，新機能「重装部隊」が5月22日に実装|website=4gamer|date=May 13, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514030631/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200513098/|archive-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> The end-game content also introduces the Protocol Assimilation system, where enemy Sangvis Ferri units can be captured and then sent into battle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=194640|title=《少女前線》全新改版開放捕獲鐵血人形 同步擴增心智升級角色配音|date=March 27, 2020|website=[[:zh:巴哈姆特電玩資訊站|巴哈姆特電玩資訊站]]|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514094229/https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=194640|archive-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref>

Outside of combat, the player is required to [[Resource management (gaming)|manage their supply of in-game resources]], [[Construction and management simulation|level up facilities]] within the base to gain economic bonuses or access to different features, and improve the combat stats and abilities of T-Dolls through skill training and other character-raising mechanics. Cosmetic items such as T-Doll costumes and furniture used to decorate the dormitories of T-Dolls are obtained through another separate token-based gacha system. Decorating dormitories also increases a T-Dolls' affection stats through collecting hearts daily.<ref name="ccg" /><ref name="jeuxvideo" /> Additionally, some cosmetic items for the commander avatar can also be bought using gems that can be purchased through real-world [[microtransaction]]s or procured via daily login. When a T-Doll's affection stat reaches 100, the player is able to give them an OATH ring, which may be purchased through gems in the shop. Their affection cap will increase to 150 and they will receive a slight stat boost.

==Synopsis==
[[File:Girls Frontline sample units.png|thumb|left|Examples of T-Dolls within the game. <br />Top row: [[Glock 17]], [[Heckler & Koch MP7|MP7]], [[List of Colt AR-15 & M16 rifle variants|ST AR-15]]<br />Bottom row: [[Walther WA 2000|WA2000]], [[Franchi SPAS-12|SPAS-12]], [[IWI Negev|Negev]]]]
The game is set in a war-torn future where tactical dolls, more commonly known as T-Dolls, are almost exclusively used for combat in place of humans, some having been repurposed from their previous life as civilian androids. The majority of the world is uninhabitable due to contamination from the Collapse Fluid, and much of humankind is dead. In 2062, the artificial intelligence of Sangvis Ferri (SF) spontaneously rebels against humanity, with their T-Dolls and robots killing their human masters and taking over nearby areas. In response, the [[private military company]] (PMC) Griffin & Kryuger (G&K) is hired to contain and eliminate Sangvis Ferri forces; the player assumes the role of a recently promoted G&K Commander.<ref name="ccg"/> The base storyline focuses on the adventures of this commander and the Anti-Rain (AR) Team consisting of [[M4 carbine|M4A1]], [[List of Colt AR-15 & M16 rifle variants|ST AR-15]], [[SOPMOD|M4 SOPMOD II]], [[M16A1]], and [[Colt 9mm SMG|RO635]]. Other important characters include the commander's logistics officer, Kalina, [[AK-12]], [[AN-94]], AK-15, [[RPK|RPK-16]] and Angelia of Squad DEFY and Squad 404, made up of [[UMP45]], UMP9, [[Heckler & Koch HK416|416]], and [[Heckler & Koch G11|Gr G11]].

==Collaboration events==
The game has had several collaboration events with other game companies. On 4 September 2018, the PlayStation 4 rhythm game ''[[DJMax Respect]]'' introduced three songs from ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' as DLC,<ref>{{cite web|title=Girls' Frontline DLC Marches into DJMAX RESPECT|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/325849/Girls_Frontline_DLC_Marches_into_DJMAX_RESPECT.php|website=Gamasutra|access-date=2018-09-04|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330120826/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/325849/Girls_Frontline_DLC_Marches_into_DJMAX_RESPECT.php|archive-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> while time-limited ''DJMax Respect'' mission events were added to the global release of ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/girls-frontline-shoots-to-the-beat-with-djmax-respect/|title=Girls Frontline Shoots to the Beat With DJMAX Respect|date=April 30, 2020|website=Siliconera|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505071515/https://www.siliconera.com/girls-frontline-shoots-to-the-beat-with-djmax-respect/|archive-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>

A collaboration event for ''[[Honkai Impact 3rd|Honkai Gakuen]]'' took place in November 2017 for the Chinese release of ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'', and featured characters from that game as guest T-Dolls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mgame.sohu.com/20171116/n522585352.shtml|title=《少女前线》《崩坏学园2》独法师联合作战打响|date=November 16, 2017|website=[[Sohu]]|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321101730/http://mgame.sohu.com/20171116/n522585352.shtml|archive-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref> On November 20, 2018, ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' featured a crossover event with [[Arc System Works]] where Noel Vermillion and Elphelt Valentine from ''[[BlazBlue]]'' and ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' respectively would appear in the game as recruitable allies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guilty Gear & BlazBlue Collaboration Coming To Girls' Frontline On November 20|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/11/09/guilty-gear-blazblue-collaboration-coming-to-girls-frontline-on-november-20/|website=Siliconera|date=9 November 2018 |access-date=2018-11-09|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315114339/http://www.siliconera.com/2018/11/09/guilty-gear-blazblue-collaboration-coming-to-girls-frontline-on-november-20/|archive-date=March 15, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, the game featured a collaboration event with ''[[VA-11 Hall-A]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Girls' Frontline Goes Cyberpunk Bartending With VA-11 Hall-A Collab|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2019/01/11/girls-frontline-goes-cyberpunk-bartending-with-va-11-hall-a-collab/|website=Siliconera|date=11 January 2019 |access-date=2019-01-11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215061444/http://www.siliconera.com/2019/01/11/girls-frontline-goes-cyberpunk-bartending-with-va-11-hall-a-collab/|archive-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> which included the addition of mission events and ''VA-11 HALL-A'' characters as obtainable T-Dolls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://akiba-souken.com/article/41385/|title=「ドールズフロントライン」×「VA-11 Hall-A」、コラボ限定キャラクターを一挙公開！|date=September 3, 2019|website=アキバ総研|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200509075539/https://akiba-souken.com/article/41385/|archive-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, a collaboration event with the ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' franchise took place where 5 of the cyborgs were obtainable T-Dolls with added mission events and puzzles themed after the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=Aetas|title=「ドルフロ」×「ガンスリンガー・ガール」コラボイベントが9月11日に開幕。イベントのあらすじやビジュアルも掲載|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200828181/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.4gamer.net|language=ja|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029074851/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200828181/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2020, ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' collaborated with [[Ubisoft]]'s ''[[Tom Clancy's The Division]]'' where the T-Dolls of Griffin PMC join an online tournament of the Division game. The event also introduced two new characters to recruit; Agent 416 and Agent Vector, who are alternative universe versions of the characters HK416 and [[KRISS Vector|Vector]] that joined the Division.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.siliconera.com/girls-frontline-crosses-over-with-tom-clancys-the-division-in-february/|title = Girls' Frontline Crosses over with Tom Clancy's the Division in February|date = 31 January 2021|access-date = 1 February 2021|archive-date = 31 January 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210131183542/https://www.siliconera.com/girls-frontline-crosses-over-with-tom-clancys-the-division-in-february/|url-status = live}}</ref>

During a livestream, ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' announced a collaboration event with the anime ''[[Dropkick on My Devil!]]'' where the main character Jashin-chan and four of her friends are available to recruit in the game which began on November 16, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-28/girls-frontline-smartphone-game-announces-collab-with-dropkick-on-my-devil-dash/.168706|title=Girls' Frontline Smartphone Game Announces Collab with Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash|date=4 July 2023|access-date=2021-11-19|archive-date=2021-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119191236/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-28/girls-frontline-smartphone-game-announces-collab-with-dropkick-on-my-devil-dash/.168706|url-status=live}}</ref>

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File:201706 Girls Frontline livery on AC08 at Zhongshan Park Station.jpg|Promotional campaign featuring "Grifon Express"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gf.ppgame.com/web/pc/info.html?id=825|title=《少女前线》5.20周年庆 主题列车全线出击|website=Girls' Frontline official website|date=May 19, 2017|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506150751/http://gf.ppgame.com/web/pc/info.html?id=825|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> train stopped at [[Zhongshan Park station (Shanghai Metro)|Zhongshan Park station]]
File:9M-XXB@PEK (20190517072736).jpg|[[AirAsia X]] [[Airbus A330]] in ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' livery
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==Development==
MICA Team originally started as a [[dōjin|dōjin circle]] consisting of three people, however during the development of ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'', gradually expanded into a company of 117 employees. The game began as an inspiration work based on ''[[Kantai Collection]]'', however with the premise of anthropomorphized warships replaced with that of firearms, based on the team's anticipations that similar [[moe anthropomorphism]] games would become popular in China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20180622068/|title=ついに日本展開が始まる「少女前線」インタビュー。日本最重視の姿勢と「Pay to Win」ではないマネタイズ|website=4gamer.net|date=June 30, 2018|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522020038/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20180622068/|archive-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref>
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==Media==

===Anime===
A [[Chibi (slang)|chibi]]-style television [[anime]] series featuring 12 short episodes titled {{nihongo|''Girls{{'}} Frontline: Healing Chapter''|どるふろ -癒し編-|DoruFuro: Iyashi-hen}} aired on [[Tokyo MX]] and [[Nippon BS Broadcasting|BS11]] from October 5 to December 21, 2019.<ref name="animehealing">{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20190919049/|title=ドルフロのミニアニメ「どるふろ」が，地上波で10月放送開始|website=4gamer.net|date=September 19, 2019|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110024117/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20190919049/|archive-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref> A second series of animated shorts titled {{nihongo|''Girls{{'}} Frontline: Madness Chapter''|どるふろ -狂乱篇-|DoruFuro: Kyōran-hen}} streamed on [[Bilibili]] and aired on Tokyo MX and BS11 from December 28, 2019, to March 14, 2020.<ref name="animemadness">{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20191219191/|title=「ドールズフロントライン」のミニアニメ「どるふろ」が2クール目に突入。先行カットのトレイラーが公開|website=4gamer.net|date=December 19, 2019|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112195052/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20191219191/|archive-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/12/19-1/dorufuro-mini-anime-gears-up-and-goes-wild-in-second-cour|title=DoruFuro Mini Anime Gears Up and Goes Wild in Second Cour|website=Crunchyroll|date=December 20, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510060753/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/12/19-1/dorufuro-mini-anime-gears-up-and-goes-wild-in-second-cour|archive-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> The Bilibili releases of both series are voiced in [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin Chinese]], while the Japanese broadcast versions are voiced in Japanese.

On January 22, 2021, an anime television series adaptation produced by [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Japan]] and animated by [[Asahi Production]] was announced.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=Girls' Frontline TV Anime's Video Unveils Staff, Opening Theme, 2022 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-06/girls-frontline-tv-anime-video-unveils-staff-opening-theme-2022-debut/.175923|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 6, 2021|date=August 6, 2021|archive-date=August 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815073933/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-06/girls-frontline-tv-anime-video-unveils-staff-opening-theme-2022-debut/.175923|url-status=live}}</ref> The series is directed by Shigeru Ueda, with [[Hideyuki Kurata]] handling series composition, Masaki Yamada designing characters, and Takashi Watanabe composing the music.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Girls' Frontline Game Gets 2021 Animation by Warner Bros. Japan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-22/girls-frontline-game-gets-2021-animation-by-warner-bros-japan/.168674|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 22, 2021|date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122122613/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-22/girls-frontline-game-gets-2021-animation-by-warner-bros-japan/.168674|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Girls' Frontline Show Confirmed as TV Anime by Asahi Production|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-01-22/girls-frontline-show-confirmed-as-tv-anime-by-asahi-production/.168689|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 22, 2021|date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122130220/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-01-22/girls-frontline-show-confirmed-as-tv-anime-by-asahi-production/.168689|url-status=live}}</ref> It aired from January 8 to March 26, 2022, on [[Tokyo MX]], [[Nippon BS Broadcasting|BS11]], and [[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]].<ref>{{cite web|title=アニメ「ドルフロ」放送開始日は1月7日、M4A1らがイラストタッチで描かれたOP公開|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/458042|website=Natalie|language=ja|access-date=December 17, 2021|date=December 17, 2021|archive-date=December 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217030759/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/458042|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Tokyo MX lists the series premiere at 25:00 on January 7, 2022, which is effectively 1:00 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] on January 8.}} The opening theme song is "BAD CANDY" by yukaDD, while the ending theme song is "HORIZON" by [[Team Shachi]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hodgkins|first1=Crystalyn|title=Girls' Frontline TV Anime's January 2022 Premiere, More Cast & Staff Confirmed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-24/girls-frontline-tv-anime-january-2022-premiere-more-cast-and-staff-confirmed/.178787|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 24, 2021|date=October 24, 2021|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024121606/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-24/girls-frontline-tv-anime-january-2022-premiere-more-cast-and-staff-confirmed/.178787|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Funimation]] licensed the series outside of Asia.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=Funimation Streams Police in a Pod, Girls' Frontline, Slow Loop Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-05/funimation-streams-police-in-a-pod-girls-frontline-slow-loop-anime/.181242|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 5, 2022|date=January 5, 2022|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105170340/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-05/funimation-streams-police-in-a-pod-girls-frontline-slow-loop-anime/.181242|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Muse Communication]] licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/girls-frontline-anime-op-opening/ | title=Girls' Frontline Shows off Anime's Stylish Opening Sequence | date=22 December 2021 | access-date=17 June 2022 | archive-date=17 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617041353/https://www.cbr.com/girls-frontline-anime-op-opening/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The English dub streamed on Funimation's website on February 4, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=Funimation Streams Girls' Frontline TV Anime's English Dub|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-03/funimation-streams-girls-frontline-tv-anime-english-dub/.182204|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 5, 2022|date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203191431/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-03/funimation-streams-girls-frontline-tv-anime-english-dub/.182204|url-status=live}}</ref>
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====Characters====
Main characters appearing in the ''Girls' Frontline'' anime.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background-color: silver; color: #000000; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Griffin & Kryuger (G&K)
|-
! style="width:12em;" | Character
! | Voice actor
! | Description
|-
| Berezovich Kryuger || [[Akio Ōtsuka]] || Head of Griffin & Kryuger private military company  (PMC)
|-
| Helianthus (Helian) || Rui Kariya || High-ranking officer at Griffin & Kryuger who reports to Berezovich Kryuger
|-
| Persica || [[Karin Nanami]] || Scientist from 16LAB which provides technology to Griffin. She created the T-Dolls in the AR Team and is involved in their ongoing development.
|-
| Gentiane || [[Mikako Komatsu]] || New commander brought in to command the AR team who is concerned about the lives of the T-Dolls.
|-
| Shi Jun || Yuuki Sanpei || Commander of Base 601 with adjutant Super-Sass.
|-
| Kamolov || [[Mitsuaki Hoshino]] || Commander of Base 737 with adjutant PK.
|-
| Franklin || Junichi Yanagita || Griffin commander whose strength is in engineering rather than combat.
|-
| [[M4 carbine|M4A1 (M4)]] || [[Haruka Tomatsu]] || Elite T-Doll from 16LAB and leader of the Anti-Rain (AR) team consisting of herself, ST AR-15, M4 SOPMOD II, M16A1, and RO635.
|-
| [[AR-15|ST AR-15 (AR15)]] || [[Emiri Katō]] || Elite T-Doll and member of the AR team.
|-
| [[M4 Carbine|M4 SOPMOD II (SOPII)]] || [[Yukari Tamura]] || Elite T-Doll and member of the AR team.
|-
| [[M16 rifle|M16A1 (M16)]] || Nozomi Yamane || Elite T-Doll and member of the AR team, M4's older sister.
|-
| [[Colt 9mm SMG|RO635]] || [[Ayaka Fukuhara]] || T-Doll, joins the AR team later.
|-
| [[FN FNC|FNC]] || Sumire Yatsurugi || rowspan="5" | Basic T-Dolls who are former civilian models with less advanced weapons, but are enhanced with Fire Control Cores and Imprint System to enhance their strength.
|-
| [[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5]] || Naomi Mukaiyama
|-
| [[MG 3 machine gun|MG3]] || [[Risa Taneda]]
|-
| [[Škorpion|Scorpion]] || [[Eriko Matsui]]
|-
| [[PPSh-41]] || [[Sumire Uesaka]]
|-
! style="background-color: silver; color: #000000; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Sangvis Ferri (SF)
|-
! style="width:12em;" | Character
! | Voice actor
! | Description
|-
| Agent || [[Hitomi Nabatame]] || Acts as the Grand Overseer of Sangvis Ferri and is a Rear Command type android
|-
| Executioner || [[Shizuka Itō]] || High level T-Doll and ringleader who prefers to fight in close quarters, sometimes switching to her sword to deal massive damage. 
|-
| Scarecrow || [[Kaya Okuno]] || High level T-Doll and ringleader adept at the collection and analysis of information.
|-
| Hunter || Ami Hagihara || Model SP-721 high level T-Doll and ringleader who prides herself on her hunting skills to outwit the enemy.
|-
| Intruder || [[Yuka Ōtsubo]] || Model SP-914 high level T-Doll and ringleader who carries a large caliber machine gun and is skilled in commanding combat dolls.
|-
| Destroyer || [[Yūki Takada]] || Model SP5NANO high level combat support T-Doll and ringleader with long range artillery capability.
|-
| Dreamer || [[Kaya Okuno]] || Model SPACA high level T-Doll and ringleader, whose main expertise is in defense.
|-
|}

====Episodes====
{{Episode table |overall= |title= |titleR=<ref name="story">{{cite web|url=https://gf-anime.com/story/|title=Sutōrī｜Terebi Anime "Dōruzu Furontorain" Kōshiki Saito|language=ja|script-title=ja:STORY｜TVアニメ『ドールズフロントライン』公式サイト|trans-title=Story｜TV Anime "Girls' Frontline" Official Website|website=gf-anime.com|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108065157/https://gf-anime.com/story/|archive-date=January 8, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.funimation.com/shows/girls-frontline|title=Girls' Frontline {{!}} Watch on Funimation|website=[[Funimation]]|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108065633/https://www.funimation.com/shows/girls-frontline/|archive-date=January 8, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> |director= |directorR=<ref name="story"/> |writer= |writerR=<ref name="story"/> |aux2= |aux2T=Storyboarded by |aux2R=<ref name="story"/> |airdate= |airdateR=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gf-anime.com/onair/|title=On'ea｜Terebi Anime "Dōruzu Furontorain" Kōshiki Saito|language=ja|script-title=ja:ONAIR｜TVアニメ『ドールズフロントライン』公式サイト|trans-title=On Air｜TV Anime "Girls' Frontline" Official Website|website=gf-anime.com|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108065306/https://gf-anime.com/onair/|archive-date=January 8, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> |episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 1
| Title               = THE SEED
| TranslitTitle       = Tane
| NativeTitle         = タネ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Masato Suzuki
| WrittenBy           = [[Hideyuki Kurata]]
| Aux2                = Masato Suzuki
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|1|8}}
| ShortSummary        = In the year 2062 at the [[Carpathian Mountains]], the Anti-Rain (AR) Team of Griffin & Kryuger PMC elite T-Dolls is led by on a mission by M4A1, with teammates M16A1, ST-AR-15 and M4 SOPMOD II. Their aim is to collect secret data left by the late scientist Lyco in an abandoned command post in an area controlled by the rogue AI forces of Sangvis Ferri (SF). The AR Team access Lyco's old computer with the remote assistance of Persica, a brilliant T-Doll scientist, but learns that the SF Forces is led by a Ringleader named Agent is also after the data. The AR Team enlists the aid of an abandoned nearby Griffin Echelon force composed of [[Gewehr 43|G43]], [[Škorpion|Scorpion]] and [[PPSh-41]] T-Dolls to fight the SF forces while M4 downloads the data. M4 asks the Echelon force to hold off SF reinforcements while the AR Team heads to the SF command post they suspect is located in a church, but later discover that it is a trap set up by Agent. Agent's clone Dummies decimates the Griffin Echelon while Agent herself and another of her Dummies attacks AR Team. The team realizes their electronic communication has been hacked so they use old non-verbal tactics to confuse Agent, enabling SOPII to launch a grenade and eliminate her. M4 reluctantly agrees to have the team split up and head in different directions to confuse the SF Forces while returning to Griffin with the Lyco data. She promises to find a Griffin Commander that they can trust. Meanwhile, a new human officer name Gentiane arrives at a Griffin base.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 2
| Title               = WAKE UP
| TranslitTitle       = Mezame
| NativeTitle         = 目覚め
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Mizuki Sasaki
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = [[Tomomi Mochizuki]]
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|1|15}}
| ShortSummary        = Gentiane is appointed as a Commander at the Griffin Forward base and is immediately informed by the base's logistics officer, Kalina, that her first mission is to intercept a SF scouting party in a nearby town. Gentiane interviews the T-Dolls under her command to determine their strengths and weaknesses before formulating a plan to effectively defeat the enemy with minimum casualties. Following a successful mission, Gentiane's superior officer, Helian, admits the mission was a test as she is looking for a new generation of officers who can adapt to today's warfare where robots fight in humanity's stead. By treating the T-Dolls like humans, Gentiane gains the admiration and respect of the T-Dolls under her command. Later, during a routine patrol, an Echelon force discovers an injured [[MAC-10|Ingram]], who reveals her team mate Scorpion was captured by a SF Ringleader named Scarecrow seeking information on M4's last known location. Gentiane sends a team to rescue Scorpion and capture Scarecrow and they succeed despite the latter being a high level Sangvis T-Doll . However, Scarecrow boasts that she was able to calculate M4's location from Scorpion's coded communication and has sent the coordinates to her comrade, Executioner, before she self-destructs. Meanwhile, M4 continues to evade her pursuers.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 3
| Title               = THE ECHO
| TranslitTitle       = Ekō
| NativeTitle         = エコー
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Takahiro Ōtsuka
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Masato Suzuki
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|1|22}}
| ShortSummary        = M4 contacts Persica who informs her that a recovery mission is under way. Meanwhile, Helian reports to Berezovich Kryuger, head of Griffin & Kryuger, who suspects that Scarecrow was able to get classified information because of a mole within G&K. Elsewhere [[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5]] assures Gentiane that if T-Dolls are killed, they can be revived from archived mind uploads. Gentiane is introduced to Persica, who gives her M4's last known location, although [[FN Model 1949|FN-49]] and [[FN FNC|FNC]] made efforts to investigate the area, they still  cannot find her. Gentiane then reviews training footage of the AR Team and realizes that because M4 values the lives of T-Dolls under her command, she didn't reveal herself to the recovery team deliberately to avoid them becoming involved with SF Forces. Executioner and her Vespid forces eventually locates M4 at an abandoned farm,  although M4 has set booby traps, Executioner soon has her cornered. However, Executioner and her troops are attacked from behind by MP5 and [[MG 3 machine gun|MG3]] who had worked out M4's strategy after finding a hidden clue at M4's previous location. After Executioner mocks her AR Teammates, M4 angrily shoots her head to pieces before returning to the G&K base with her rescuers.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 4
| Title               = SILENCE01
| TranslitTitle       = Chinmoku Zero Ichi
| NativeTitle         = 沈黙01
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Takashi Kikugawa
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Hiroshi Aoyama
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|1|29}}
| ShortSummary        = While recovering in the repair room, M4 secretly calls for her teammates to which M16 responds and later AR-15 who is with SOPII. MP5 and the rest of the T-Dolls of the base takes M4 to meet Commander Gentiane who agrees to M4's request to rescue her AR teammates. She then sends three Echelon forces including with M4 to a city where AR-15 was last located but is occupied by SF forces. To minimize casualties among the more vulnerable Griffin T-Dolls, Gentiane commands one team to lure SF forces to a kill zone before the others surround them. M4 is reunited with SOPII who informs her that their communications with M4 led them to be discovered by SF so AR-15 acted as a decoy to help SOPII escape. Meanwhile, SF Forces attack Griffin's Forward base with Vespid forces and M4, SOPII and Echelon forces are recalled to help them. M4 realizes that under the new commander, the dolls are fighting together as comrades rather than individual units. M4 and SOPII to fight together with their new friends and eventually defeat SF but Gentiane resists sending another rescue mission to find AR-15. Meanwhile, the Sangvis ringleader Hunter has taken AR-15 prisoner, planning to use her as bait to capture M4.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 5
| Title               = SILENCE02
| TranslitTitle       = Chinmoku Zero Ni
| NativeTitle         = 沈黙02
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Masahiro Takata
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Yūki Mochimaru
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|2|5}}
| ShortSummary        = Much to M4 and SOPII's joy, Helian authorizes Gentiane to form a rescue mission for AR-15. In the briefing room, M4 and SOPII are reunited with Scorpion and PPSh-41, who were rescued by Gentiane. Gentiane explains to her T-Dolls that AR-15 is held at an SF supply base and this will be a [[Reconnaissance|recon]] mission only, with the assistance of teams from two other Griffin Commanders, Shi Jun of Base 601 and Kamolov of Base 737. The Griffin forces discover that the SF base is heavily defended and Hunter contacts M4, offering to release AR-15 in exchange for her surrender.  However, one of the base's supply trains crashes and the SF Vespid forces suddenly turn on each other. M4 and the Griffin forces take advantage of this sudden development to deactivate the base's defenses and gain entry. Hunter regains control of some of her troops but finds AR-15 has escaped. While tracking her,  Hunter is caught in a blast and trapped under rubble by explosives set up by AR-15. AR-15 tells Hunter that she actually allowed herself to be captured, so that while Hunter was distracted she seized the opening and hacked into the base's command module to make the SF fight each other. AR-15 executes Hunter and then reunites with her teammates, reminding them they still need to rescue M16. Meanwhile, Helian assigns Gentiane a new mission with a special team of T-Dolls.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 6
| Title               = THE MESSAGE01
| TranslitTitle       = Messēji Zero Ichi
| NativeTitle         = メッセージ01
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Naoki Matsuura
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Shigeru Ueda
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|2|12}}
| ShortSummary        = A few days earlier, Griffin dispatched a [[Special operations|Spec-Op]]s team to an area of Sangvis activity on the S09 Mountaintop City Region but come under heavy fire. Gentiane is requested to send in a team led by M4 to act as a diversion. During a break in the fighting, M4, AR-15, Scorpion and PPSh-41 find the remains of G43 at the site where they were attacked months ago by Agent. M4 wants to take G43 back, but Scorpion assures her that her mind will be restored into a new body from a backup. Base 601 recovers a recording between Agent and the other Sangvis ringleaders about Plan Parapluie,{{efn|"Parapluie" is the French word for umbrella.}} the "Relics" and mentions increasing Sangvis forces in the city. Commander Shi Jun sends it to Gentiane who confirms increased Sangvis presence from a satellite feed. Helian confirms this is the work of a new Sangvis ringleader called Intruder who specializes in commanding troops. After contacting M4 to let her know that she is safe, M16 is attacked by HK416, a former comrade who was assigned to the Spec-Op team, Squad 404, but now wants to kill M16 for an undisclosed reason. M16 defeats HK416, but spares her, then HK416's leader, UMP45, comes out of hiding to retrieve her. UMP45 gives M16 a coded phrase about "rain" that Persica might understand before leaving M16 on her own mission with a secret weapon strapped to her back.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 7
| Title               = THE MESSAGE02
| TranslitTitle       = Messēji Zero Ni
| NativeTitle         = メッセージ02
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Shigeru Ueda
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Masato Suzuki
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|2|19}}
| ShortSummary        = M4's team take over a poorly defended Sangvis supply base, but Intruder gloats over an open communications channel that they have fallen into her trap while she coordinates an intense Sangvis attack on the two other Griffin teams. Thanks to Squad 404's help, Helian manages to get Intruder's location and Gentiane instructs M4's team to Intruder's location. M4, AR-15, PPsh-41 and Scorpion track Intruder to a concert hall to find her waiting for them. She opens fire on them from a barrage of automated machine guns, trapping the Griffin Dolls in a withering crossfire. However, AR-15 finds a blind spot enabling the team to shoot their way clear. Meanwhile the other teams take care of Sangvis reinforcements thanks to [[Walther PP|PPK]], who helps them overcome their weakness in night battles. In desperation, Intruder opens fire with her massive large caliber machine gun. However, she is taken down by M16 who arrives and reveals she was the one who created the blind spot for M4's team. Before dying, Intruder warns M4 and the others that the story is far from over.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 8
| Title               = THE KINDLING01
| TranslitTitle       = Hidane Zero Ichi
| NativeTitle         = 火種01
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Takahiro Ōtsuka<br>Takashi Kikugawa
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Osamu Yamasaki
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|2|26}}
| ShortSummary        = As the reunited AR Team continue their mission, Gentiane wonders who commanded the team during their top-secret mission at Safehouse 3 and why their identity was erased from the team's memories. Later, Gentiane and her T-Doll adjutant [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]] attend a conference at a secret underground Griffin base. She meets Shi Jun and Kamolov along with their adjutants, [[ArmaLite AR-10|Super-Sass]] and PKK, as well two other commanders, Kawasaki and Franklin. Helian informs the commanders that Kryuger will explain Sangvis's Parapluie plan, however, the base is suddenly hit by heavy artillery fire and comes under attack by a large Sangvis force. Gentiane is injured but joins her fellow commanders and the base's T-Dolls fighting against the Sangvis. Gentiane convinces Kryuger that the AR team has the capability of operating independently and reassigns them to destroy the Sangvis command node and disrupt their attack. [[LAR Grizzly Win Mag|MKV]] and Vector join the AR team, and with AR-15's recon skills they locate the Sangvis base and gain entry through a poorly guarded passage. Inside, the AR team finds the base empty, but are presented with a video message from the Sangvis Ringleader, Destroyer, who has just escaped.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 9
| Title               = THE KINDLING02
| TranslitTitle       = Hidane Zero Ni
| NativeTitle         = 火種02
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Mizuki Sasaki
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Akira Oguro
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|3|5}}
| ShortSummary        = Destroyer mocks the AR teams efforts and ends her transmission. AR-15 suggests they regroup rather than pursue her, so the team returns to the secret Griffin base where Kryuger and Helian arrest AR-15. They have discovered that she leaked the base's location to Sangvis and AR-15 agrees to be interrogated. Following analysis, Helian informs Gentiane that after her capture by Sangvis, AR-15 was infected with a virus that transmitted data to them, so Griffin has shut down her Zener Protocol.{{efn|External electronic communications}} Later, Gentiane suggests the base be used as a "Luxemburg",{{efn|"A Luxemburg " refers to a buffer state standing between an advancing threat and the home country. cf. The Evening Post Vol.XCVII N. 39, February 17, 1919, p6, THE CHANNEL AND THE RHINE.}} while she and the other Commanders send their T-Dolls on another mission to find Destroyer, after first ordering backups of their minds. The Griffin field teams are notified that AR-15 has escaped before another ringleader, Dreamer, creates a communications blackout enabling Destroyer to escape from hiding. With encouragement from a revived G43, the AR team abandon their current mission and decided to find their missing teammate. Meanwhile, Destroyer calls on Dreamer for help, reminding Dreamer that she planted the virus in AR-15 during the Safehouse 3 mission. However, Dreamer explains that Destroyer has no further use and will be wiped out along with the Griffin teams, revealing that this isn't the first time Dreamer sacrificed her and erased her memories before reconstructing her.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 10
| Title               = THE KINDLING03
| TranslitTitle       = Hidane Zero San
| NativeTitle         = 火種03
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Masahiro Okamura
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Kazutaka Muraki<br>Naoki Matsuura
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|3|12}}
| ShortSummary        = Dreamer assures Destroyer she will not abandon her as she is still useful, and fires the giant [[Railway gun|railgun]] Jupiter Cannons at the AR Team who are approaching Destroyer's position. Kryuger senses a trap set for the AR Team and orders them to retreat while sending other T-Dolls teams into the area to attack, resulting in many being destroyed by the cannons. Meanwhile, AR-15, who has been secretly tracking Destroyer, is detected by Dreamer but swears revenge for exploiting her via the Parapluie virus. A week later, while the destroyed T-Dolls' Neural Clouds being uploaded into their new bodies, Gentiane recalls being informed that the Elite T-Dolls, like the AR Team, are important to the company because of their capacity for emotion and individual thoughts and their Neural Clouds cannot be backed up. Hence, if an Elite Doll gets destroyed, they die for good. Later, while on a mission in Griffin territory, the AR Team apprehend a group of armed humans in armored suits. They are revealed to be Kryuger and his mercenaries scavenging battlefield remnants of Sangvis technology. Kryuger and Helian conclude that parts of the armored T-Doll Aegis and the tactical mechanized infantry Nemeum indicate that Sangvis is evolving by producing advanced T-Dolls along with the Parapluie virus to destroy Griffin.  They decide that they must find AR-15 before Sangvis does and analyze the virus.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 11
| Title               = COMET01
| TranslitTitle       = Suisei Zero Ichi
| NativeTitle         = 彗星01
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Masato Suzuki
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Masato Suzuki
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|3|19}}
| ShortSummary        = The AR Team continues their search for AR-15 with the help of Squad Negev, composed of Negev, [[IMI Galil|Galil]], [[Micro Uzi]] and [[TAR-21]]. However, the Squad is soon attacked by a Sangvis force led by the ringleader Alchemist who tries to infect them with the Parapluie virus. They retreat to a nearby planetarium and Galil warns the AR Team that their communications have been jammed. M16 heads back to call for reinforcements while M4 and SOPII follow Galil to rescue her teammates. M16 and the Griffin reinforcements combined with Squad Negev, M4, SOPII and Galil finish off the enemy but Alchemist escapes. As Galil heads into the planetarium to find her teammates, AR-15 suddenly appears before M4 and SOPII. Later, M16 finds SOPII unconscious and alone, with M4 and AR-15 gone. Gentiane calls off the search for AR-15 and orders all Griffin forces to retreat when a large Sangvis force suddenly appears. A flashback shows when AR-15 and M4 first meet and how AR-15 resents that she was created to be M4's friend and obey her commands.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 12
| Title               = COMET02
| TranslitTitle       = Suisei Zero Ni
| NativeTitle         = 彗星02
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Shigeru Ueda
| WrittenBy           = Hideyuki Kurata
| Aux2                = Shigeru Ueda
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2022|3|26}}
| ShortSummary        = M4 appears to be interrogated by AR-15, but it is really Mastermind, leader of Sangvis Ferri seeking information about M4 herself through M4's neural cloud. AR-15 leaves M4 and goes after Alchemist who has been ordered to eliminate AR-15 with the Griffin forces and to find M4. As AR-15 fights Alchemist, Squad Negev is lured into a Sangvis trap in a nearby town, however, the other Griffin Commanders arrive to help them evacuate. SOPII ambushes and shoots Alchemist, saving AR-15 who gives SOPII a hard drive of Sangvis data, a recorded message by AR-15 herself and M4's actual location. AR-15 reveals to M16 that since she is an ongoing threat to her teammates because of the Parapluie virus, she plans to sacrifice herself to eliminate Mastermind. As AR-15 confronts Mastermind in the building she has booby-trapped with explosives, her message to the AR-Team is played, saying that despite initially disliking her teammates because of their individual quirks, she grew to like and care about them and says goodbye to her friends. The Sangvis troops open fire on AR-15 but she manages to detonate the explosives, destroying not only herself but seemingly Mastermind and her troops with her. As the AR team mourns the loss of AR-15, Kryuger interviews a new Elite T-Doll. Meanwhile, Mastermind is revealed to have survived the explosion, and is informed by Agent that another T-Doll has been infected with the Parapluie virus.
}}
}}

===Manga===
Beginning in July 2019, an official [[manga]] series titled {{nihongo|''Girls{{'}} Frontline: The Song of Dolls''|ドールズフロントライン 人形之歌}} and illustrated by Miharu has been published online monthly in Chinese by Bilibili,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://manga.bilibili.com/detail/mc24529|title=少女前线-人形之歌|website=[[Bilibili]]|language=zh|access-date=2020-05-09|archive-date=2020-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811041541/https://manga.bilibili.com/detail/mc24529|url-status=live}}</ref> and serialized in Japanese within the ''[[Comic Rex|Monthly Comic Rex]]''.<ref name="manga">{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200122114/|title=「ドールズフロントライン」コミカライズ版の1巻と2種類の新刊アンソロが発売|website=4gamer|date=January 22, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123165605/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200122114/|archive-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> There are also four official manga anthology volumes published by [[Dengeki Bunko]] titled {{nihongo|''Dolls Frontline Dengeki Comic Anthology''|ドールズフロントライン 電撃コミックアンソロジー}} consisting of [[One-shot (comics)|one-shots]] by various manga artists,<ref name="manga"/> and another manga anthology by [[Ichijinsha]] with four volumes titled {{nihongo|''Dolls Frontline Comic Anthology''|ドールズフロントライン コミックアンソロジー}} with its own separate collection of one-shot manga releases.<ref name="manga"/>

===Audio CDs===
The theme song of the game, "Frontline!", is performed in Korean with vocals by Guriri and composition by [[:ko:M2U|M2U]]; the full track is included within the soundtrack CD bundled alongside the official artbook titled ''The Art Of Girls{{'}} Frontline Vol.1''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gametoc.hankyung.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=46507|title=中 게임 '소녀전선', 한국어 주제곡 선보인다|website=게임톡|date=January 16, 2018|language=ko|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506035641/http://gametoc.hankyung.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=46507|archive-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> A second theme performed in English titled "What Am I Fighting For" features vocals by [[Akino (singer)|Akino]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.girlsfrontline.co.kr/archives/1422.html|title=소녀전선 [특이점] OST 「What am I fighting for」|website=Girls' Frontline official website|language=ko|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506185506/https://www.girlsfrontline.co.kr/archives/1422.html|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> and is included within a 31-track original game soundtrack released on July 24, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20190522120/|title=「ドールズフロントライン」，オリジナル・サウンドトラックが7月24日に発売|website=4gamer.net|date=May 24, 2019|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506190123/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20190522120/|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> The game's soundtrack also features guest tracks composed by [[Basiscape]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/dollsfrontline/65230/|title=ドールズフロントライン「オリジナル・サウンドトラック (音楽：Vanguard Sound)」特設サイト|website=[[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment]]|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719085708/https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/dollsfrontline/65230/|archive-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basiscape.com/works_cd2019.html|title=Basiscape Discography - CD & DVD 2019|website=Basiscape|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506191101/http://www.basiscape.com/works_cd2019.html|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> English and Japanese versions of "Frontline!" were later included in the second original soundtrack released on June 17, 2020; the limited edition release of this soundtrack also included a Blu-Ray for the ''Girls{{'}} Frontline Orchestra: Dolls with [[Lycoris radiata]]'' ({{zh|c=人形与彼岸花}}) concert events which took place in Shanghai and Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200507108/|title=「ドルフロ」の特番が5月16日，17日にニコ生で実施。中国で開催されたオーケストラコンサートとミニアニメを放送|website=4gamer|date=May 7, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508082412/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200507108/|archive-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

A [[Image song|character songs]] collection entitled "ECHOES" was released on August 26, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=Aetas|title=「ドルフロ」，パジャマをテーマにした新スキン"とっておきお披露目会"の一部が公開に|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200826135/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.4gamer.net|language=ja|archive-date=2023-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824152512/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040593/20200826135/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
[[File:SiaoDing as AA-12, Girls' Frontline 20190518a.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Cosplay of [[Atchisson Assault Shotgun|AA-12]] at the 30th Asian Animation Creation Exhibition]]
''Girls{{'}} Frontline'' was the 3rd top-grossing game by revenue on [[Google Play]] and the 5th top-grossing game on the [[App Store (iOS)|Apple App Store]] for the South Korean region in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.appstory.co.kr/plan10342|title=[연말결산] 2017년을 빛낸 올해의 모바일 게임은?|website=앱스토리|date=December 27, 2017|language=ko|access-date=May 6, 2020|archive-date=May 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506151901/https://news.appstory.co.kr/plan10342|url-status=live}}</ref> The perception that the game doesn't force players to use pay-to-win microtransactions compared to other mobile games, along with its encouragement of player interaction during automatic battles, are often-cited reasons for the game's popularity in South Korea, where it is the first Chinese-developed game to be able to compete with domestically created rivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20170721/85469650/1|title=조광민 기자의 '주간 모바일게임의 맥(脈)' 이 정도면 무섭다 '소녀전선'|website=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|date=July 21, 2017|language=ko|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506151945/http://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20170721/85469650/1|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.chosun.com/news/utype.htm?id=201712080100060170004015&ServiceDate=20171207|title=구글플레이, 2017 올해를 빛낸 '최고게임'은 무엇일까?|website=[[Chosun Ilbo]]|date=December 7, 2017|language=ko|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506152039/https://sports.chosun.com/news/utype.htm?id=201712080100060170004015&ServiceDate=20171207|archive-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref>

==Spin-off games and sequels==
The tactical role-playing game ''Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery'' ({{zh|c=逆向坍塌：面包房行动}}) developed by MICA Team and published by X.D. Network has been announced for [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Microsoft Windows]], and smartphone platforms. Set 30 years after in the same universe as ''Girls{{'}} Frontline'', it is a remake of the original [[dōjin soft|dōjin game]] ''Code Name: Bakery Girl'' featuring new art, character voices, story, and game mechanics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/05/reverse-collapse-code-name-bakery-preview-trailer|title=Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery preview trailer, screenshots|website=Gematsu|date=May 15, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515150648/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/05/reverse-collapse-code-name-bakery-preview-trailer|archive-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

A sequel titled ''Girls{{'}} Frontline II: Exile'' ({{zh|c=少女前线2：追放}}) was announced in May 2020 for release on smartphone platforms, alongside two spin-off games titled ''Girls{{'}} Frontline: Glitch'' ({{zh|c=少女前线：谲境}}) and ''[[Girls' Frontline: Neural Cloud]]'' ({{zh|c=|s=少女前线：云图计划}}). ''Exile'' will still follow the core design of strategic combat, however will introduce 3D modelling for the characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcores.com/articles/123891|title=《少女前线》四周年庆，将与《全境封锁》联动|website=Gamecores|date=May 15, 2020|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200515151826/https://www.gcores.com/articles/123891|archive-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Azur Lane]]'', a [[shoot 'em up]] game featuring moe anthropomorphisms of [[World War II]] warships
* ''[[Kantai Collection]]'', a Japanese [[Construction and management simulation|fleet management game]] which originally popularised the concept of moe anthropomorphism collection games
* ''[[Upotte!!]]'', a Japanese manga series and television anime featuring anthropomorphized firearms as schoolgirls
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://gf.sunborngame.com/ Official English website]
* [http://gf-jp.sunborngame.com/ Official Japanese website]
* [https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/dollsfrontline/minianime/ Official Healing and Madness chapters anime website]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://gf-anime.com/ Official anime website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://en.gfwiki.com/wiki/ Girls' Frontline Wiki] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720052454/https://en.gfwiki.com/wiki/ |date=2018-07-20 }}, an English-language [[wiki]] website dedicated to the game

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