"Fate/Grand Order" Anime TV Special Planned
Hitoshi Nanba (Go Sick, Heroman) directs the feature-length Lay-duce (Classroom Crisis) production
Shortly after fans noticed that the cover of the December issue of magazine Comptiq tipped the hand, a Fate/EXTELLA Nico Nico Douga stream revealed news that smartphone RPG Fate/Grand Order will be getting an anime adaptation. This starts with Fate/Grand Order ‐First Order-, a feature length TV anime special coming for the end of the 2016. Hitoshi Nanba (Go Sick, Heroman) directs the Lay-duce (Classroom Crisis) production with Takuro Tsukada (Chaika) assisting.
Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi are credited with original story and character designs.
Yatterman Night's Keisuke Goto does the anime character designs with Ayumi Sekine (makuranodanshi) on scripts. Maaya Sakamoto's "Color" is the theme.
Action starts in 2015 where the Chaldea Security Organization work to prevent the extinction of humanity, starting with the Grail War in the Japanese city of Fuyuki during 2004.
Cast includes
Ritsuka Fujimaru - Nobunaga Shimazaki
Mashu Kirieraito - Rie Takahashi
Fou - Ayako Kawasumi
Olga Marie Animusphere - Madoka Yonezawa
(game art)
Romani Archaman - Kenichi Suzumura
(game art)
Lev Lainur Flauros - Tomokazu Sugita
(game art)
【カルデア広報局より】
— 【公式】Fate/Grand Order (@fgoproject) November 2, 2016
2016年末放送の長編テレビアニメスペシャル「Fate/Grand Order -First Order-」の情報を公開！キービジュアルや作品情報はアニメ公式サイトをご確認下さいhttps://t.co/UuOhwjXKEj #FateGO pic.twitter.com/OakU1a522p
December Comptiq
Webcast
【RTでアイテムゲット！】Fate/EXTELLA発売記念特番と同時に「ネロのリサイタル」キャンペーンもスタート！みんなでネロに協力しよう！ → https://t.co/SwZ0pj8cab #FateGO #FateEX pic.twitter.com/kZf08SYC1J
— 【公式】Fate/Grand Order (@fgoproject) November 2, 2016
【カルデア広報局より】
— 【公式】Fate/Grand Order (@fgoproject) November 2, 2016
「Fate/Grand Order カルデア放送局SP“EXTELLA”発売記念特番」をご覧頂きましてありがとうございました！吉田アナと丹下さん・能登さん・大久保さん・川澄さんの記念写真を頂きましたのでお届け！次回12月6日もお楽しみに！！ #FateGO pic.twitter.com/tVOuvqmdYl
In other F/GO doings, the game is doing a tie-in with action game Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star ahead of its November 10th release,
A special campaign for Fate/EXTELLA's release will open from 11/3 (Thu) 0:00 until 11/9 (Wed) JST!#FateGO pic.twitter.com/BUz6ieZtmV
— Fate/GO English (@fgo_english) November 2, 2016
First off, Attila and EMIYA's NP animations will get an overhaul!#FateGO pic.twitter.com/pKdW2vSWdm
— Fate/GO English (@fgo_english) November 2, 2016
In addition, a new interlude for Attila will be introduced after maintenance!#FateGO
— Fate/GO English (@fgo_english) November 2, 2016
Players can also obtain a limited-time CE through a quest:
— Fate/GO English (@fgo_english) November 2, 2016
Fate/EXTELLA (4☆)
+15% Crit. Damage, +3 stars every turn#FateGO pic.twitter.com/sywZ4ZXqXy
A new Mystic Code will also be available through a quest, referencing the school uniforms from Fate/EXTRA!#FateGO pic.twitter.com/mNsrlwb2G4
— Fate/GO English (@fgo_english) November 2, 2016
Log in between 11/3-11/10 to receive a ticket to exchange for one of these CEs:
— Fate/GO English (@fgo_english) November 2, 2016
Spiritron Image (4☆)
Master EXP +50#FateGO pic.twitter.com/tinVDBbEcI
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
