Anime Zero Story Mode Guide
Start Anime Zero Story from the lobby, select an act and difficulty, and follow encounter objectives through the ending boss and rewards.
Anime Zero Story mode lets you select an act and difficulty, clear encounter areas and defeat the ending boss. It provides a bounded route to learn a weapon and inspect run rewards before moving to a harder setting or another mode.
The walkthrough below demonstrates entering runs and following the progression loop. Match its instructions to the options visible in your lobby.
Start the selected Story act
Open the play or create-lobby menu in the lobby. Select Story, choose the available map or act and its difficulty, then start the run. Check the selection before confirming so a practice run does not accidentally use the harder setting you tried previously.
Bring two equipped weapons you intend to use. If one is unfamiliar, keep a dependable kit available for the encounter that causes trouble. Start on a manageable difficulty when learning the route rather than relying on another player's opinion that a harder setting is easy.
Follow encounter completion to the boss
Defeat the enemies in each encounter area and follow the next visible objective or available route. Look for remaining enemies if progress appears stalled. Reaching a new room is part of the run; the ending boss still needs to be defeated before you treat the act as completed.
| Point in the act | What to do | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Confirm the chosen act and difficulty | You started the intended route |
| Encounter areas | Clear enemies and follow the objective | The path onward is available |
| Ending boss | Attack during safe skill windows | You complete the final encounter |
| Result | Inspect the awarded resources | The run helped the progression goal you chose |
Repeat for a clear purpose
After returning to the lobby, inspect rewards and claimable quests. Decide whether another run is for practice, a displayed material reward or weapon progression. If a material is your goal, confirm the selected act's preview instead of repeating a random route.
For difficult encounters, use boss strategy. The mode comparison page helps decide whether Story remains the right objective, and the dungeon guide explains the wider reward-and-upgrade loop.
Use the live mode and reward panels in the official Anime Zero experience to confirm the current requirements for the run you are planning.