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Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: Mordred the Monk

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This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup drop me a line via email or Twitter.

Wow! This week looked like it was going to be quiet for Fate/Grand Order. And then EVERYTHING!

  • The Ruler of the News Section
    I want to show off the Nendoroid Jeanne d’Arc before I got into the rest of the news.
  • Mars Bonfire
    Get a look at the new biker version of Kintoki from the Onigashima Event.
  • Camelot is a Very Silly Place 
    Chapter 6 of Fate/Grand Order is on its way so the hype engine is revving up to build up the hype for the battle of the Round Table in the Holy Land.
  • SO MANY SABERS!
    A new chapter means a new video to show off all the new Servants you can be salty about not getting.
  • Spoilers of the Roundtable
    Well, looky here. It seems someone has the pictures come of the new knights from the Camelot chapter.
  • And You Thought Getting Sir Gawain Would be Simple
    It turns out that article but down the wrong star ranking for Gawain.
  • Swimsuit Silhouette
    While the Summer Swimsuit Event in Fate/Grand Order is still on the horizon they have been teasing some characters already. It looks like Mordred, Kiyohime, and Anne and Mary are getting some fun in the sun.
  • I Missed This. My Bad. 
    A while back at a special event, they spoiled what Saber and Kiyohime would look like during the Summer Swimsuit Event in Fate/Grand Order but there were no pictures allowed. But someone was nice enough (and skilled enough) to draw a rough sketch of what they saw.
  • Everyone Loves Karna, Lu Bu, And Gawain
    Becuase everyone reported on them be added to Fate/Extella.

  • You Must Choose! 
    The Fate/Extella website wants you to choose the side you swear allegiance to in order to determine the contents of the upcoming Summer Servant Festa.
  • Themes of Black, Gold, and White
    If you wanted the main faction themes from the Fate/Extella website someone kindly put them up on Youtube. Tamamo no Mae’s theme is now 100% more Dynasty Warriors.
  • Finish the Fight
    Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA 3rei!! is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA 3rei!! #01: Tanaka-kun is Always Clueless

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hisui_icon_4040_round For awhile it seemed like I was doing an episodic review of some Type-Moon property every season with Fate/Zero, Unlimited Blade Works, and Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya leapfrogging between each other to make sure I was always writing about one series or another. But then there was a lull. The Heaven’s Feel movies are currently being worked on by Ufotable and considering the minor train wreck that was the God Eater I don’t mind waiting. Fate/Extra Last Encore was announced by Shaft but that does not come out until 2017. I have heard rumors about a possible Fate/Apocrypha or Fate/Grand Order animation but that is nothing more than rumors. But Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA is back in full swing so it feels good to be writing about Type-Moon shows again.

The Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA anime has never been a one to one reproduction of the manga. They have added material, removed various elements, combined events, and quite often moved whole scenes around to fit the schedule of the season or the differences between the media. Most of the time it has never been anything egregious and mostly things that would only annoy strict purists. Bu the last season was a bit different. The Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei!  manga lead directly into Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA 3rei!! without even a second for the story to catch its breath. The anime on the other hand very clearly hits the breaks after they defeat Gilgamesh only hinting at the next story line with its antagonists as part of the stinger.  So if nothing else I was a bit curious to see how quickly and seamlessly could they swing back into the main plot line after the break.
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Case Closed Reviews: Spring 2016

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First impressions are great but what about our thoughts after we’ve watched an entire series week to week? We figured our listeners might want to hear our final impressions as well so we’ve created the Case Closed Review podcast. Just like the S.W.A.T. Reviews, these will be mini-podcasts and completely off the cuff.

Final impressions of Space Patrol Luluco from Studio Trigger. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD

Final impressions of Joker Game from Production I.G. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD

Final impressions of Bungo Stray Dogs from Studio Deen. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD

Final impressions of Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto from Studio Deen. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD

Final impressions of Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou from Studio Deen. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD

Final impressions of The Lost Village from Diomedia. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD