The first two episodes were bundled with the second manga volume released on December 11, 2020. The TV broadcast started on January 12, 2021.
It is an anime television series adaptation of the "Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin!" four-panel manga by Hori. It is an official yonkoma comic, titled Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!, and it is being published in Ichijinsha's magazine Manga 4-koma Palette. It features the character based on HMS Javelin and three of the game's other protagonists. Chapters are regularly posted on the game's Japanese Twitter account as a means of promotion, along with on publisher Ichijinsha's Azur Lane website.