Smartphone Game 'Fate/Grand Order' Receives TV Anime Special

by Vindstot
Nov 2, 2016 9:48 PM | 57 Comments

A special Niconico livestream celebrating the upcoming release of the Fate/Extella video game announced on Wednesday that smartphone game Fate/Grand Order will receive a television anime special. Titled Fate/Grand Order: First Order, the special episode is scheduled to air at the end of this year. More information will be revealed at an upcoming livestream event on December 6.

Synopsis
The year 2015 CE. The last era in which magecraft still thrived.

The Chaldea Security Organization was founded to focus on preserving the continuation of human history. They observe a world which magecraft couldn't observe and science couldn't measure all to prevent the certain extinction of humanity.

But one day, the future that Chaldea continued to observe disappears and humanity's extinction in 2017 becomes clear. Rather, it had already happened. The cause seems to be related to Fuyuki, a provincial town in Japan, in the year 2004 CE. There, an "unobservable region" that had not existed before appears.

Based on the assumption that Fuyuki is the reason for humanity's extinction, Chaldea issues an order to explore, investigate, and possibly destroy this singularity—a quest for the Holy Grail, the Grand Order. (Source: Aniplex USA, edited)

Cast
Ritsuka Fujimaru: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Handa-kun)
Mashu Kyrielite: Rie Takahashi (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!)
Fou: Ayako Kawasumi (Fate/stay night)
Olgamarie Animusphere: Madoka Yonezawa (White Album 2)
Romani Aakiman: Kenichi Suzumura (Kyousou Giga (TV))
Lev Lainur: Tomokazu Sugita (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)

Staff
Original Work: TYPE-MOON
Original Story: Kinoko Nasu (Shingetsutan Tsukihime)
Original Character Design: Takashi Takeuchi (Kara no Kyoukai)
Director: Hitoshi Nanba (Gosick)
Assistant Director: Takurou Tsukada (Episode Director of Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle)
Script: Ayumi Sekine (Tasogare Otome x Amnesia)
Character Design: Keisuke Gotou (Yoru no Yatterman)
Design Works: Takashi Akaishizawa (Prop Designer of Zetsuen no Tempest)
Color Design: Satoshi Takezawa (Kurage no Shokudou)
Art Design: Takashi Satou (Art Director of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Art Director: Takuya Ebisawa (Background Art of Eureka Seven)
Director of Photography: Shinya Matsui (Seiken Tsukai no World Break)
Editing: Takeshi Sadamatsu (Code:Breaker)
Music: Ryou Kawasaki (Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage)
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera (D.Gray-man Hallow)
Sound Production: Half H.P Studio
Studio: Lay-duce

Voice actor and singer Maaya Sakamoto (Amanchu!, Koufuku Graffiti) is performing the theme song "Shikisai."

Developed by DELiGHTWORKS, the smartphone game was released last year on July 30 for Android and August 12 for iOS devices, and currently has over 7 million installs. Two manga series, Fate/GUDAGUDA Order by Keikenchi and Manga de Wakaru! Fate/Grand Order by Riyo, has been serializing on the official game website since January 22 and August 13 last year, respectively. The latter ended with 15 chapters in November 2015 and a sequel titled Motto Manga de Wakaru! Fate/Grand Order began in December 2015.

Game TVCM 1

Official site: http://anime.fate-go.jp/

Source: Moca News

Fate/Grand Order: First Order on MAL

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ssjokg said:

malvarez1 said:
Fate must have the most anime spinoffs ever.

You misspelled Gundam.

Haha, lol, you're right. I don't know how I forgot that cash cow. :(

Nov 17, 2016 6:11 PM by malvarez1

FGO does not really have any good story or role or even a protagonist.
It does not have clear ending or direction or any development(beyond the very juvenile and basic "gotta stop a cliche badguy from destroying the world! set up)
Nasu can continue not writing anything relevant or actually good.

Ahahahaha.

Someone is really mad XD

How does it feel that your fanservice waifu will get an adaptation AFTER this advert?

Nov 16, 2016 2:38 AM by ssjokg

malvarez1 said:
Fate must have the most anime spinoffs ever.

This is not a complete fate show or a spin off.

Its basically a glorified advert for a mobage(a type of a low quality japanese mobile game genre focused on spending real money to gamble for characters). FGO does not really have any good story or role or even a protagonist. Most of that stuff is just window-dressing for the money spending mechanic. It does not have clear ending or direction or any development(beyond the very juvenile and basic "gotta stop a cliche badguy from destroying the world! set up)

And this is no even a "real" adaptation. This is a TV special. Glorified Advert. 20-30 or some minute long so expect lots of pointless boobs and lots of pandery shots, maybe some action hidden by bunch of sfx effects and not much of anything else. It won't make much sense most likely. But then again, it is not there to make sense. It is there so people will install the app and spend money and Nasu can continue not writing anything relevant or actually good.

Nov 16, 2016 1:58 AM by Ahenshihael

malvarez1 said:
Fate must have the most anime spinoffs ever.

You misspelled Gundam.

Nov 16, 2016 1:52 AM by ssjokg

Fate must have the most anime spinoffs ever.

Nov 15, 2016 8:47 PM by malvarez1

"Plotless"

As if Extra had a huge and groundbreaking story....

Nov 15, 2016 12:48 PM by ssjokg

Fate/Milking the Franchise strikes again, this time with it's most plotless incarnation.

Stop being such a greedy pig, Nasu. Go focus on Tsukihime VN remake (which development is being as slow as Berserk manga updates), and then, maybe a Mahoutsukai no Yoru anime and a REAL Tsukihime anime...

That all said, I'm still happy with having HF movie (to complete the route trilogy of the original game) and EXTRA (maybe even a CCC in far future), who is really original and interesting.

Nov 15, 2016 9:31 AM by Fabris

DaHitman said:
What the hell? http://image.prntscr.com/image/ab2ef19af04f4c789258e0d7830b96ac.png

need more tags....
wait...anime awards?

Nov 4, 2016 4:18 PM by ssjokg

What the hell? http://image.prntscr.com/image/ab2ef19af04f4c789258e0d7830b96ac.png

Nov 4, 2016 9:10 AM by DaHitman

literally-who said:

Botato said:

CM, PV, whatever that thing in the OP is.

that was for the game before release

...

I'm too out of the loop.

Nov 4, 2016 5:34 AM by Botato

ssjokg said:
What PV?

CM, PV, whatever that thing in the OP is.

Nov 4, 2016 5:12 AM by Botato

Sherou said:

Fai said:

At least grand order has breasts when compared to Apocrypha which has nothing.

And based Extra will even out the scales so that schlock does not drag the franchise down.

>Apocrypha not having breasts

What even is Semiramis?

Or in every work
Medusa
Sakura
Medea
Nero
Drake
Alter Egos
Extra Sakura
Tamamo

Dont you get it? No Fate/ had any kind of fanservice before FGO.

I really want Shaft to "ruin" Extra.

Botato said:
Meh. Haven't played FGO yet so idk about this one.

The PV doesn't look good though.

What PV?

Nov 4, 2016 4:34 AM by ssjokg

Meh. Haven't played FGO yet so idk about this one.

The PV doesn't look good though.

Nov 4, 2016 2:12 AM by Botato

Well not sure how long they're going to make this but if it's just an ova covering the first order of the game than it might not be too long. Oh well seeing it animated would be pretty neat. I wonder if they're going to cover Fuyuki since France is the first order or if they skip over it. Either way I'm going to look forward to it.

Nov 3, 2016 10:56 PM by Elunduil

So this is where all the whale money has gone to hmm...

Really like to see where this will go from here. Probably a cover on Fuyuki's prologue of the game.

Nov 3, 2016 8:53 PM by TenkaOsaki

I actually used to play Fate/GO back around when I had my old phone, it was pretty fun, let alone addictive in its own way and right in all honesty. But this makes me happy, even though it will be rather short around in all honesty.

So I'm pretty much expecting some pretty nice entertainment for my end since I did liked the game (well, I didn't played it anymore, because my mom broke my entire phone for reasons xD Not related to the game but eh)

Nov 3, 2016 6:43 PM by removed-user

>FATE/GRAND WAIFU get special
Kek
someone gonna blame this if 3rei movie failed.

Nov 3, 2016 5:42 PM by LoNNoL

Hoping this a prologue to a full animated series tbh, the story improves greatly as it progresses.

Nov 3, 2016 3:59 PM by -Mahesvara

Fai said:

royaldocks said:
Grand Order fucking sucks

So we get Extra and Grand Order over fucking Fate/Apocrypha !?

At least grand order has breasts when compared to Apocrypha which has nothing.

And based Extra will even out the scales so that schlock does not drag the franchise down.

>Apocrypha not having breasts

What even is Semiramis?

Nov 3, 2016 3:37 PM by -Sherou-

^you know what he meant m89