Secret Holy Grail Wars

Fate/Grand Order had a big New Year’s event online event to celebrate the first few months of the game’s release as well as lay out some future developments. But the biggest piece of news was also probably the one that was equally vague. Fate/Grand Order was going to do a collaboration event in February. They did not announce what property they were doing the corssover with but speculation is running rampant. I see a lot of people predicting it will be a crossover with Kantai Collection especially after the 2014 April Fools video with Nero and Tamamo no Mae. But truth be told I know more about Love Live! than I know about KanColle and I know next to nothing about Love Live!

Therefore I thought it would be fun to imagine what Servants would be added to Fate/Grand Order if they crossover with other properties I do know really well. Theoretically the crossovers could be nothing more than some throw away Craft Essence power-ups that don’t do much more than add a little cross promotional art to the game. New servants on the other hand would really shake things up and be memorable. Plus it is more fun to write about that the more mundane reality that is far more likely to happen.

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Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: Goodnight Miyu Matsuki

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.

  • A Moment of Silence
    Miyu Matsuki, the voice actress for Hiusi, passed away at the age of 38. She will be missed.
  • A Bit of Lighter News
    Since Fate/Grand order has been doing quite well it only makes sense that off model bootleg games would appear in its wake. I am sure this is not the last of this sort of illicit homage (blatant rip off.) I am vaguely curious what the original servants for the game are since they seem to have made some of their own characters as well as putting in all the Type-Moon standards.
  • Enter Okeanos
    With the unveiling of the third chapter of Fate/Grand Order comes a new video.
  • Fou’s Revenge!
    He is tired of being used to power up your attack and HP!
  • This is Halloween
    Olga Marie Animusphere gets in on dressing up for All Saints’ Eve.
  • So Many Sakura Themed Treats
    BB and the gals get in on the Samhain festivities.
  • Cat and Fox Adventures
    2 tails down and 7 more to go.
  • Saber Consumes the Moon and all its Candy
    But this is always why you want to go trick of treating with Artoria.

Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: Vacation Time

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.

  • Just a Reminder
    I will be on vacation for the next 2 weeks so the schedule for the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup will be wonky. After Otakon (July 24th-26th) things should be back to some sort of normal. That probably means I will miss posting some Fate/Grand Order news in a timely fashion but I will probably come back with some goodies for the news section.
  • The Most Powerful Question!
    Kivat_III asked the best Type-Moon question at a panel with Ryukishi07.
  • The Rest of Expo
    Of course there was some good stuff out of Expo

    • Prerequisite Excalibur
    • The Panel: Since there is no video of the Fate/Stay Night event (that I can find) this is the next best thing.
    • The Panel 2: An alternate report.
    • The Loot Crates 1 & 2: Some of the swag Fate fans got at Expo.
  • The Mature Taste of Black Coffee
    The Ufotable Cafe gets in some Unlimited Blade Works merchandise with Rin and Shiro from the epilogue.
  • All the Silver Link
    The Kotaku summer anime guide highlights Chaos Dragon and Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!
  • A Comic a Week Keeps the Kotomine Away
    A collection of Twitter comics for each week of Unlimited Blade Works.
  • It is Hard to be the Best Girl
    I hope that senpai notices me!
  • More Servants for Kate
    I am curious who this new Archer is.
  • The Boys of Summer
    I have to wonder if we will see more of Yario down the line.
  • The Stream of Chaos
    At this point it is mostly just a reminder that Funimation will be streaming Chaos Dragon.
  • Pumping Iron
    The ways that you can power-up your servants have been revealed in Fate/Grand Order.
  • Give me More
    I think you will say the same thing.