AKAYUKI: Steel Blossoms Red menus and controls

Press M while you are in an arena to open AKAYUKI: Steel Blossoms Red’s menu.

Codes and Settings

CODES is a section of the main menu. You can reach it before starting to play, so spawning into an arena is only necessary if you want to access the menu from gameplay using M. See the Codes page for the maintained code list and redemption instructions.

For mouse speed, follow the full path M → Settings → Mouse Sensitivity. This is the setting named by the dojo tutorial’s input note, which also recommends using a mouse rather than a trackpad. If you are looking specifically for the mouse-speed adjustment, Mouse Sensitivity is the entry to find inside Settings.

Character: appearance, name and family rolls

The title-screen CHARACTER entry lets you revisit appearance and name changes later. You do not have to treat the initial customization screen as your only opportunity to make those changes.

The customization screen is headed HAIR AND OUTFIT, but its tabs cover more than those two categories: HAIR, OUTFIT, ACCESSORY, FACE, SWORD, BLOOD and EFFECT. Use those labels to identify the category you want to browse.

Accessory entries can display level locks. Examples include SCARF LV20, KABUTO LV30 and HALF ONI LV35. A visible accessory in the grid is therefore not necessarily already unlocked; check its level badge when browsing.

The Character menu also contains family-name rolls. In the family-name system described for version 1.3.12, names draw on historical samurai, and rarer names provide stronger stat boosts. Full name buffs can be viewed after spinning, giving you more information than the name or rarity alone. The family names guide covers that system in more detail.

Returning from the dojo tutorial

On the dojo’s “Walk onto the mat” — STEP 1/6 card, look for SKIP TUTORIAL and MAIN MENU. These give you separate choices: leave the tutorial with SKIP TUTORIAL, or return to the main menu with MAIN MENU.

If you are on that tutorial card and want the main menu, its labeled button provides a direct route back.

Recognizing the arena HUD

Once you are in combat, several labels help distinguish the gameplay screen from the menus. Their exact placement can vary by build:

• “Q lock on” appears near the top center when an opponent is selected, identifying Q as the displayed lock-on control.
• “Staggered” can appear above your health bar as a status label.
• The kill feed appears on the right and lists who killed whom.
• LV and the ¥ cash display appear in the bottom-right HUD.

These are gameplay prompts and status readouts. To reach the menu from the arena, use M.