Beginner Strategy & Speedrun Guide
What is Anime Origins?
Anime Origins is a Roblox anime tower defense game from the Origins Project team. You summon anime-inspired units, level them up and defend against endless waves of enemies and bosses, with anime-grade visuals on top of the classic TD formula.
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Ultimate Beginner Walkthrough & Speedrun Route
Key Creator Strategy & Takeaways
- 1.15-Minute Level 10 Rush: Story Mode 1–4 on Normal gives ~4x more XP/min than early Infinite mode.
- 2.Choke-Point Placement: Position units at U-turns and 90-degree bends to maximize linear pierce and AOE impact.
- 3.Economy Snowball: Deploy Bluma at Waves 1–2 to double your income before mid-game boss waves.
15-Minute Level 10 Speedrun: Step-by-Step
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Clear Story Mode Stage 1 to 4 on Normal
Do NOT enter Infinite mode before Level 15. Story chapter completion gives massive static XP bonuses that boost you from Level 1 to 10 in under 15 minutes.
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Redeem Every Active Launch Code
Once Level 10 pops up, open the Codes menu and claim all active Anime Origins codes for 2,000+ free Gems, Trait Rerolls, and Stat Prisms.
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Pull on the Special Summon Banner in 10x Bundles
Never spend Gems on single pulls. 10x bundles grant bonus chance rates. Prioritize getting Bluma (Farm) and one top DPS carry (Madaro, Valcrad, or Cursed Lover).
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Lock In Corner Placement Geometry
Place your main DPS unit inside track hairpins. Units attack inward towards the loop, hitting enemies on both the entry and exit paths.
Advanced Power Systems: Stat Prisms, Ascension & Evolution
Full Ascension Guide →Stat Prisms & Potential IVs
Every unit rolls random base potential grades (from D to S+) across Damage, Range, and SPA (Speed).
Regular Stat Prisms: Rerolls all 3 potential stats. Use these first until you hit A-tier Damage.
Perfect Stat Prisms: Guarantees high-bracket rolls (S / S+) with zero downgrade risk. See the stat guide.
Ascension & Fusion Cores
Never sell duplicate units. Visit the Ascension NPC near the summoning portal to star up your carries for permanent stat multipliers.
Duplicate Sacrifice: Each duplicate adds 1 Star (+10% base stats per star, up to 5 Stars / +50% boost).
Fusion Cores: Rare drops from Raids & Bosses to ascend Secret units.
Unit Evolution & Remnants
Evolving units transforms their kit into top meta forms (e.g. Madaro Edo Tensei). Visit the Evolve Station with collected Remnants.
Azure & Violet Remnants: Farmed from Challenge Stages for intermediate tier evolutions.
Radiant & Prismatic: High-tier Challenge and Raid drops required to evolve Mythic and Secret carries.
How the Game Works
Summon units
Spend Gems on Banners to pull units inspired by iconic anime characters.
Level them up
Invest to raise unit stats and unlock new abilities.
Use traits
Reroll traits for Damage, Cooldown, Range and more to supercharge your carries.
Evolve
Defeat bosses and collect evolution materials to unlock boosted stats and new abilities.
Controls: How to Play
Place / Select
Press a unit from your team bar, then click a valid spot on the track. Click a placed unit to select it.
Upgrade
With a unit selected, spend cash to increase its level and unlock new abilities.
Sell
Remove a unit for a partial cash refund so you can reposition or pivot your team.
Start Wave
Press the Wave button when ready to begin the next round of enemies.
Speed Toggle
Increase the game speed for faster farming once your defense is stable.
Scope / Camera
Pan and zoom the camera to line up placement inside track bends.
Currencies & Resources
Knowing what each resource does helps you spend wisely. Grab free boosts from our Anime Origins codes page before you start farming.
Gems
The premium currency for summoning units. Earn them by clearing Story stages, completing quests, and redeeming codes.
Cash (Yen)
The in-match currency used to place and upgrade units during a run.
Trait Rerolls
Spend these at the Trait Reroll NPC to re-roll a unit's trait for a random new one.
Stat Prisms
Re-roll a unit's Damage, Range and Attack Speed potentials. Perfect Stat Prisms guarantee top-bracket rolls.
Remnants (Azure / Violet / Radiant / Prismatic)
Challenge mode and code rewards used at the Evolve station to evolve units into their awakened forms.
Fusion Cores
Rare Raid boss drops used at the Ascension NPC to star up powerful units.
First-Week Roadmap
Your first week in Anime Origins has a clear order of operations. Follow this daily plan to avoid wasting Gems, Rerolls or Evolution materials on the wrong things.
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Day 1
Speedrun to Level 10
Clear Story Mode stages on Normal for first-clear rewards and the biggest XP/min. Level 10 unlocks Raids and the Secret summon pool.
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Day 1
Redeem every active code
Open the Codes menu and claim all active Anime Origins codes for free Gems, Rerolls and Stat Prisms before spending anything.
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Day 1
Pull the Beginner's Banner
Spend launch Gems on the Beginner's Banner. Aim for Vegita first — he is easy to evolve and gives Hill coverage — then a farming unit like Bluma.
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Day 2-3
Clear Story on Hard
Hard first-clear rewards pay ~1,800 Gems per stage. Use the burst to fill roster gaps and star up your main carry.
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Day 3-4
Farm daily Gems
Daily Quests (1,600+), the Daily Challenge (1,000), Daily Rewards (1,500+), Playtime Rewards (up to 1,600) and the Daily Spin (150) add up to ~5,000 Gems a day.
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Day 4-5
Unlock Legend Stages
Beat every regular Story stage, then push Legend Stages for hard-mode drops and a shot at the Madaro Secret reward.
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Day 5-7
Join Raids, World Bosses & Rifts
Farm Fusion Cores from World Bosses, reroll stock from Raid/Rift shops, and enter every Rift for a Cursed Lover chance.
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Day 7+
Push Infinite Mansion
Unlocked at Level 15, it pays 100+ Gems per floor and is the only source of the mode-exclusive Mykie (Rank 100, pity at floor 450).
Common First-Week Mistakes
✗ Solo-pulling the banner
✓ Only summon in 10x bundles — they give bonus chance rates and stretch your Gems much further.
✗ Rerolling starter units
✓ Save Trait Rerolls for S+ Secret carries or your farm unit. Starter traits are temporary.
✗ Selling duplicates
✓ Never sell duplicate units — sacrifice them at the Ascension NPC for permanent +10% base stats per star.
✗ Entering Infinite before Level 15
✓ Early Infinite pays far less XP/minute than Story chapters. Grind Story first, then unlock the Mansion.