Ananta Reveals Female Protagonist and How to Switch Between Characters
By Jaymo | 3 Days AgoAnanta has been showing off a lot during Gamescom, and the latest beta footage finally gives us a look at the female version of the game’s protagonist. Until now, most of the trailers we have seen have focused on the male protagonist, but new gameplay footage has now revealed the female MC in action.
ANANTA — Female MC Swings Through the City!
— Ananta Update (@AnantaUpdate) August 28, 2026
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And that is not the only interesting detail. Ananta’s character switching looks very familiar. In Ananta, you can freely switch between all the playable characters, and the transition looks similar to GTA 5’s character switching. Basically, there is no big dark loading screen when you change characters.
Instead, the camera pulls away from the character you are currently controlling, rises high above the city, and then transitions towards the character you have selected before dropping back down.
Ananta Character Switch Animation
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It is a pretty easy way of handling the switch, especially considering how seamless the rest of Ananta’s open world appears to be. This way, it does not cut abruptly from one character to another, at least. And considering that Ananta is built around having multiple characters with their own abilities and stories, we are probably going to be seeing this animation quite a lot.
Every Character Can Be Unlocked Through the Story
You probably already know that, but the developers have now once again confirmed how Ananta’s character system works. There is no character gacha, and they can all be unlocked through story missions. So no character banners to pull from and no random rolls needed to get the character you want. Instead, you just play through the game and unlock the characters as you progress through its story. This has been one of the more unusual aspects of Ananta since the game started showing more of its systems, particularly given that it is a free-to-play open-world RPG coming from NetEase.
The developers have also explained once again that they wanted players to be able to experience the different lives and stories of the game’s characters without putting them behind a gacha system. So if you see a character you really like, you will not have to start saving up currency and praying to the RNG gods. Just play the story. And considering how many characters Ananta is introducing, that is probably for the best.
If you want to know a bit more about the game, the developers just had a small interview at Gamescom, where they revealed a little bit more about some systems. It is only between 6 and 7 minutes long, so it is an easy watch:
ANANTA New Developer Interview from Gamescom#Ananta pic.twitter.com/9dwG3QFd50
— Ananta Update (@AnantaUpdate) August 29, 2026
The game releases on January 15, 2027, so there are still a few months to go before we can really play it! But there is definitely a LOT to do in there!
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