Anime Vanguards: Winter Update 3.0 Launches

Roblox developer Kitawari has unleashed Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, a major overhaul bringing significant changes to the tower defense game's unit roster, lobby, and a host of quality-of-life improvements. This update is packed with winter-themed additions designed to keep players engaged for weeks. The most striking change? A completely revamped lobby, providing anime fans with a much more spacious and enjoyable starting point for each session. This also includes a remastered UI, featuring a significantly improved and cleaner stage selection interface.

“We heard your feedback about the cramped, outdated lobby and the lack of space for new game modes,” Kitawari explained in the patch notes. “Prepare to be amazed by our new lobby—ten times more impressive than before, and boasting a customizable day/night cycle, adjustable in the Settings!”

Another key addition in Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 is the new Portals game mode. Kitawari encourages players to utilize winter units and skins for increased team damage and access to exclusive rewards. For those who enjoy experimentation, Sandbox Mode allows unrestricted testing of new strategies. The update also introduces 12 new units, scattered across a new Winter Banner, the Portals game mode, the battle pass, and new leaderboard rewards.

The quality-of-life improvements are numerous, streamlining the overall experience. These include smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests now appearing in a dedicated tab, searchable skins and familiar windows, and units clearly highlighting their target. All the features in Winter Update 3.0 are available now.

This update continues Kitawari's impressive run of content releases since the game's launch last January. A recent November update, inspired by the popular anime *Dandadan*, added a wealth of new content. For a complete list of active codes, check here. Until the next update, dive into the full patch notes below.

Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes

Features

12 NEW UNITS!

This update introduces 12 brand-new units, available in:

New Winter Banner

• Emmie, Emmie (Ice Witch)
• Rom and Ran, Rom and Ran (Fanatic)
• Foboko, Foboko (Hellish)
• Karem, Karem (Chilled)
• Rogita (Super 4)

New Portals Game Mode

• Soburo, Soburo (Contract)
• Regnaw, Regnaw (Rage)

New Battle Pass

• Dodara, Dodara (Contract)
• Sosora, Sosora (Puppeteer)

Leaderboard Rewards

• Seban
• Rodock
• Giyu

NEW GAMEMODE! Portals

Experience a brand-new game mode with unique mechanics and tiered rewards! Rewards include:

• 3 New Familiars: Doggo, Sebamon, Padoru
• 2 Secret Portal Units
• Winter Currency
• Gift Boxes

Using winter units and skins boosts team damage, currency yield, and other rewards! A new elemental interaction system adds strategic depth; discover the various unit/enemy element combinations for a surprising advantage.

NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode

Experiment freely with any units, enemies, infinite money, adjustable stats, and unrestricted gameplay.

NEW! Boss Event Rerun!

The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event returns, with weekly boss event rotations (Sukono's event follows next week). The boss event shop has been restocked!

NEW! Lobby Revamp

The new lobby is ten times larger and features a customizable day/night cycle (Settings).

NEW! Revamped Lobby UI

The stage selection interface has been significantly improved for clarity and ease of use.

NEW! Unit XP Fusing

Fuse unwanted units to level up others, offering an alternative to XP food items.

NEW! Winter Banner & Currency

Earn winter currency in Portals to summon units and skins, or spend it in the Winter Shop on portals, evolution items, a frosty mount, and Trait Rerolls. This includes 1 new Vanguard Unit, 3 new Secret Skins, 4 new Exclusive Units, 4 new Mythic Skins, 3 new Legendary Skins, 1 new Epic Skin, and 1 new Rare Skin.

NEW! Leaderboard Units

Two brand-new Exclusive units replace the previous unobtainable leaderboard units. Compete for top rankings to claim these rewards.

NEW! Battle Pass Reset

A completely refreshed Battle Pass with numerous rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units.

NEW! Tournament Titles

Tournament players earn unique titles (Tournament Champion for 1st place, Tournament Contender for 2nd-5th).

NEW! Collection Milestone

Collect units of each rarity to unlock special rewards.

NEW! Enemy Index Milestones

Document enemies to earn rewards like Trait Rerolls.

NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop

Exchange trophies for emotes.

NEW! Spectate Mode Options

Spectate units using Default, First Person, Third Person, or Top-Down views.

NEW! Health Stocks

The health system now uses stocks (3 per stage); losing all stocks results in defeat.

NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens…

Use the Floor 50 Worldlines reward to access a hidden challenge.

NEW! In-Game Update Logs

View update details in-game.

NEW! New Unit Filters!

Filter units by damage, SPA, and range stats.

Changes & QoL

• Custom summon animations now play for units.
• Evolution quests are now in the special tab.
• Smoother unit placement movement.
• "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" added to Enemy Index.
• World Markers added to the lobby for easier navigation.
• Auto Ability waits for reactivation if it fails.
• The normalize NPC is now Valentine.
• Improved item tooltip animation.
• Added a slight camera parallax effect to some interfaces.
• Winter Currency added to the AFK Chamber.
• Search bars added to Familiars and Skins windows.
• Improved Unit Traits Index UI.
• Shiny Hunter Game Pass now displays on the bottom left.
• Units highlight the enemy they are attacking.
• Units can be favorited for easy access.
• 3 additional unit storage expansions (total 6).
• 3 additional team slots (total 8).
• Revamped rarity gradients.
• Revamped loading circle.
• Switched to Roblox's new chat service (supports automatic translation).
• Inventory items are sorted by rarity.
• Fixed item hover preview frame cutoff.
• …and more!

Bug Fixes

• Ishtar (Divinity) range buff fix.
• Haruka Rin animation fix.
• Unit placement and team swap fix (Tournament 11).
• Highest infinite round update fix.
• Medusa's ability cursor fix (console).
• Negative ability timer fix.
• Battle Pass Level Up UI icon quality fix.
• Battle Pass Level Up screen background shadow fix.
• Multilane unit name cutoff fix.
• Money Earned text offset fix.
• Fate Mount appearance fix.
• Worldlines loading screen map fix.
• Repulse enemy interaction fix (Golden Castle stage).
• Stage info UI item/currency display fix.
• JoJo Stand cosmetic fix.
• Steel Ball Run Acts 4-5 spawn point fix.
• Keybind settings fix (console).
• Leaderboard UI stage selection fix.
• Performance optimizations for late-game runs.
• …and many more!