Anime Vanguards (AV): What is Vanguards?

Source check: 2026-10-15 · Current game update: v15.0 · Rankings and historical rewards retain their source dates.

If you typed the single word vanguards, you might have wanted a fund, a pair of glasses, or a role in another game. This page is about one Roblox experience. The store title is Vanguards: 2nd Anniversary. Players also say Anime Vanguards, and they shorten that to AV. Place id 16146832113. Universe id 5578556129. The publisher is the Kitawari group, id 17219742.

It is a tower defense. The API genre is Strategy / Tower Defense. A server allows 24 players. The public release on the wiki is 2024-09-08. The universe record was created 2024-01-28, which is earlier and is not the launch. The patch I am writing about is v15.0 on 2026-10-12. Opening it is free. You need the Roblox client. The link is on how to play.

It is not The Vanguard Group, not Oakley eyewear, and not the Vanguard role in Marvel Rivals. A different Roblox place, 11197615267, has also used a similar name. The numbers on this site are for universe 5578556129 only. On 2026-10-15 that universe showed 2,075,982,476 visits.

Sources: Roblox games API and wiki.vanguards.gg.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vanguards a Roblox game?

Yes. Anime Vanguards, store title Vanguards: 2nd Anniversary, is a Roblox tower defense by the Kitawari group.

What does AV mean?

Players use AV as a short name for Anime Vanguards.