AnimeJapan2017] FGO-loving Nobunaga Shimazaki and other splendid voice actors talk!　Report on "Fate Project 2017 Special Stage

On Sunday, March 26, 2017, the "Fate Project 2017 Special Stage" was held at the GREEN Stage at AnimeJapan 2017. The "Fate" series has been developed in various media, and this time the latest information on the popular smartphone game "Fate/Grand Order" (hereafter, FGO) and other works in the series were presented. Here is a report on the lively stage with talks by the splendid voice actors.
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The cast of "FGO" took the stage, including Nobunaga Shimazaki who plays the main character and Arjuna, Riie Takahashi who plays Marsh Kirielite, Rumi Okubo who plays Elisabeth Bathory, and Ayako Kawasumi who plays Altria Pendragon. Mr. Shimazaki, who is known as the industry's biggest TYPE-MOON fan and a heavy "FGO" user, greeted the audience with high spirits, "I'm going to talk as fast as I can because there's a lot of information today! I'll try to talk as fast as I can! In response, he said, "You talk fast! Takahashi responded with the same gusto as Marsh, her junior character, wearing a blue checked one-piece dress, a yellow cardigan, and glasses. When the audience applauded her cuteness, Shimazaki-san came up from the side and said, "She bought this dress herself," showing her love for "FGO" from the very beginning.

The talk began immediately on the "Shinjuku Genshiryoku Jiken" (Shinjuku Genshiryoku Incident), Part 1.5, which has been available since February. Mr. Shimazaki and the others, who had already completed the game, commented on the Servant and the Servants, saying, "The Arafie uncle is wonderful," "The two Alter characters were great," and "I understand! They happily discussed the Servants and the highlights of the story. The next topic was the "Chaldea Boys Collection 2017," a look back at events held up to March. Kawasumi chose "Cafe Camelot" featuring Proto Arthur and Okubo chose "As You Wish" featuring the knights of the Round Table in dressy outfits. While the audience was excited about the beautiful illustrations, Mr. Okubo drew laughter by saying, "There is a common episode in shadow games," saying, "After I received the illustration from ......, I immediately pulled the gacha and it came out right away. On the other hand, Takahashi-san said, "I collected all of them in a gacha and forgot to exchange them," and Shimazaki-san commented, "I had all of them convexed (*combining the same card to strengthen it to the limit)," showing his typical stubbornness.

At this point, Yosuke Shiokawa, Creative Director of FGO PROJECT, appeared on stage to introduce the latest information on "FGO. First, some footage of the VR work "Fate/Grand Order VR feat. Marsh Kirielight," which was being previewed in the AnimeJapan venue, was shown. However, the video shows "Senpai, senpai! and ended when Marsh's call was heard. The guests were all irritated by the video that ended so quickly, saying, "There's no point in showing just a glimpse! The guests were all irritated by the video, saying, "It's too much of a glimpse! Ms. Kawasumi, who had experienced the VR first hand, commented that "the feeling of Marsh approaching me and his slight movements were completely different from what I had seen in the pictures. Mr. Shimazaki, who had also experienced the game, enthusiastically called on Mr. Shiokawa to create a VR that reproduced famous scenes from battles in the Fate series up close, as well as a VR for Merlin. I'd love to see a VR that reproduces famous battles from the Fate series and a VR of Merlin!

Next, as the latest information on in-game events, "Gudaguda Meiji Restoration" was announced for April (it will be held until April 19). In addition, a collaboration event with "Fate/EXTRA CCC" was also announced as a special event, although it will be held much later. It was also announced that Kinoko Nasu, the author of the original story, will write the scenario for this event.

Also announced were a stage adaptation of Fate/EXTRA CCC as a real event, and a grand 2nd anniversary event to be held at Makuhari Messe on July 29 and 30. The title of the stage is "Fate/Grand Order THE STAGE -Camelot in the Realm of the Sacred Round Table-," and when the key visual based on Chapter 6 was revealed, some of the female audience members especially commented, "Knights of the Round Table in the 2.5 dimension! It must be beautiful! I'm sure it's going to be beautiful!

At this point, Mr. Shiokawa left the stage.

The second half of the stage was dedicated to the announcement of the October 14 release date for the animated film "Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]," the Blu-ray Disc Box Standard Edition of the TV anime "Fate/Zero," which will be released simultaneously on September 20, and the original The contents of the Blu-ray Disc Box Standard Edition and original soundtrack of the TV anime "Fate/Zero," which will be released simultaneously on September 20, and the new key visual of the TV anime "Fate/EXTRA Last Encore" scheduled to air this winter were among the many anime-related information announced.

The latest PV of TV anime "Fate/Apocrypha" was also released. In this PV, the broadcast start date was announced as July, and the 17 main cast members were revealed for the first time. Here, Natsuki Hanae, who plays the main character Zeke, Koki Uchiyama, who plays Shirou Kotomine, and Junichi Suwabe, who plays Black Saber, appeared as surprise guests. Mr. Okubo, who plays the Black Rider, joined them for the talk.

Hanae-san expressed her joy by saying, "I have been looking forward to the anime since I heard about it two years ago," while Uchiyama-san earnestly commented, "I have voiced the characters in the game version, but I want to create the characters again from scratch for the anime. Mr. Suwabe excited the audience with his comment, "I've really been playing Archer for many years, so I'm sorry for playing ...... Saber. Okubo-san expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I am the most energetic, cheerful, and friendly character in the black camp, so I would like to stir things up in a cheerful way where they would otherwise tend to be dark.

The stage was filled with a lot of excitement, and finally came to a close. Kawasumi-san, who says she loves Merlin very much, revealed that she had recorded a proto-Merlin and expressed her hopes for the character's appearance in "FGO. Mr. Shimazaki, who was given the task of closing remarks, said, "I'm so happy to have such a large supply," and "I'm looking forward to ...... so many things, I can't take any more time! I am happy! I'm so happy!" His vocabulary was a bit limited. He continued to shout his passionate thoughts, "I want to talk more! He kept shouting his passionate thoughts until he was about to go offstage.

(Reporting and writing by Kazuaki Saito at TRAP)