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To Love-Ru (Japanese: To LOVEる -とらぶる-Hepburn: To LOVEru -Toraburu-, literally 'To Love-Ru -trouble-') is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, creator of Black Cat. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from April 24, 2006 to August 31, 2009, and the chapters collected into 18 tankōbon volumes. The manga series' title, Toraburu (とらぶる), is the English gairaigo (loan word) 'trouble' and 'rabu' (ラブ) is the English loan word 'love'. The title is a pun on the words 'love' and 'trouble', which describes the harem aspect of the series.

A drama CD was released in February 2008 with an original story. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation by Xebec aired in Japan between April and September 2008. Six original video animation episodes were produced by Xebec between April 2009 and April 2010. A 12-episode second season by Xebec titled Motto To-Love Ru aired between October and December 2010. Four video games have been released for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.

A continuation of the manga called To Love-Ru Darkness was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine from October 4, 2010 to March 4, 2017, and the chapters collected into 18 volumes. Xebec produced six OVA episodes of To-Love Ru Darkness and later an anime television series adaptation that aired between October and December 2012. A second season of To-Love Ru Darkness, called To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd, aired between July and October 2015.

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Plot[edit]

The story of To Love-Ru revolves around Rito Yūki, a shy and clumsy high-school student who cannot confess his love to the girl of his dreams, Haruna Sairenji. One day when sulking in the bathtub, a mysterious, naked devil-tailed girl appears out of nowhere. Her name is Lala, the runaway crown princess of the planet Deviluke. Her father wants her to return home to marry one of her marriage candidates. When Devilukean commander Zastin arrives to bring her home, she swiftly declares she will marry Rito in order to stay on Earth, leading Zastin to attack Rito. But when Rito angrily declares that marriage is only possible with the person you love, the two dull-witted aliens misunderstand him, believing he truly understands Lala's feelings. Lala quickly falls in love with him, and Zastin also approves of their engagement, much to Rito's dismay. While Zastin reports his support for the pair to Lala's father, the King of Deviluke and much of the known universe, Rito reluctantly helps Lala transition to life on Earth, while gradually befriending his dream girl, Haruna, along with a colorful cast of other girls, both humans and aliens. In the meantime, Rito must also fight off Lala's antagonistic alien suitors, one of whom sends the alien assassin Golden Darkness (also known as Yami) to kill him.

The story continues in To Love-Ru Darkness, which focuses on Lala's little sister, Momo. The twin sisters, Nana and Momo, have since come to live with Lala in Rito's house. While Rito remains indecisive between his longtime crush on Haruna, and his growing affection for Lala, Momo has also fallen in love with Rito. But not wanting to steal Rito away from her sister, Momo instead plots to build a harem of girls around Rito, hoping that if Rito marries Lala and becomes king of Deviluke, he can legally marry every girl who is in love with him, including Momo herself. While Momo works in the background and plays matchmaker with Rito, a plethora of beautiful girls gradually enter Rito's life and warm up to his kindness, including Golden Darkness, who has since lived peacefully on Earth but struggles to escape her dark past. Thus, Rito's otherworldly love troubles continue on forever.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

To Love-Ru began as a manga series written by Saki Hasemi with illustrations by Kentaro Yabuki. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between April 24, 2006 and August 31, 2009.^[2][3] The chapters were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes were published by Shueisha in Japan between November 11, 2006 and April 2, 2010.^[4][5] A sequel manga, To Love-Ru Darkness (To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネスTo LOVEru -Toraburu- -Dākunesu-), was serialized between October 4, 2010 and March 4, 2017 in Jump Square.^[6][7] Shueisha published 18 volumes for Darkness in Japan from March 4, 2011 to April 4, 2017.^[8][9] Additionally, two bonus chapters were published in the May and June 2017 issues of Jump Square.^[7]

Both manga series are licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment who will release them in print and digital formats. To Love-Ru will be published in two-in-one omnibus volumes, and To Love-Ru Darkness will be released as single volumes. Both manga series were originally starting publication in October 2017,^[10] but were later delayed to December 2017.

Drama CD[edit]

A drama CD for To Love-Ru was released on February 29, 2008 with an original story, featuring the voice cast later used in the anime, along with character songs.

Anime[edit]

An anime series adaptation produced by Xebec and directed by Takao Kato aired in Japan between April 4 and September 26, 2008, and contains twenty-six episodes. The anime uses characters and general themes from the original manga, it captures various chapters and events from the manga in no specific order. The anime's opening theme is 'Forever We Can Make It!' by Thyme, the first ending theme for episodes one through thirteen is 'Lucky Tune' (ラッキーチューンRakkī Chūn), and the second ending theme is 'Kiss no Yukue' (kiss の行方); both are sung by Anna. The anime is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and distributed by Section23 Films. The complete collection part one containing the first half-season was released on December 15, 2009. Following the release of part two on February 16, 2010, the series began playing on the Anime Network in March 2010.^[11] Sentai released the series on Blu-ray Disc in March 2014.

Three original video animation (OVA) episodes produced by Xebec and directed by Takao Kato were shipped starting on April 3, 2009 with pre-ordered copies of the manga's 13th, 14th and 15th volumes.^[12] An additional three OVA episodes were released with the bundled version of the 16th, 17th and 18th volumes.^[13] The opening theme for the OVAs is 'Yatte Koi Daisuki' and the ending theme is 'Apple panic'; both songs are by Haruka Tomatsu and Sayuri Yahagi. A second season of the anime titled Motto To Love-Ru (もっとTo LOVEる -とらぶる-More To Love-Ru -trouble-)^[14] produced by Xebec and directed by Atsushi Ōtsuki aired 12 episodes between October 6 and December 22, 2010. The opening theme for the second season is 'Loop-the-Loop' by Kotoko and the ending theme is 'Baby Baby Love' by Tomatsu. Sentai Filmworks have also licensed the second season and released the complete series set on DVD on April 3, 2012;^[15][16] the Blu-ray set was released on May 27, 2014.^[17]

Five OVA episodes of To Love-Ru Darkness were produced by Xebec and released with the limited editions of the manga's 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th volumes on DVD on August 17, 2012,^[18] December 19, 2012,^[19] August 19, 2013, and December 4, 2013,^[20] respectively. A twelve-episode anime television series adaptation was also produced by Xebec and directed by Atsushi Ōtsuki.^[21] The opening theme for To Love-Ru Darkness is 'Rakuen Project' (楽園PROJECT) by Ray and the ending theme is 'Foul Play ni Kurari' (ファールプレーにくらり) by Kanon Wakeshima. Sentai Filmworks released To Love-Ru Darkness on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on July 15, 2014.^[22][23] A second season of To-Love Ru Darkness, called To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd aired in Japan between July 7 and October 29, 2015.^[24] The opening theme is 'secret arms' by Ray while the ending theme is 'Gardens' by Mami Kawada.^[25] Three OVA episodes of To-Love Ru Darkness 2nd were produced by Xebec between January 4 and December 2, 2016. A fourth OVA episode to commemorate the 10th anniversary of To Love-Ru was released on November 2, 2017 with a book titled To Love-Ru Chronicles.^[26]

An English dub for the first season is currently in production by Sentai Filmworks.^[27]

Video games[edit]

Five To Love-Ru video games have been released.^[28] The first is a 2D and 3D visual novel on the Nintendo DS entitled To Love-Ru: Exciting Outdoor School Version (To LOVEる-とらぶる- ワクワク! 林間学校編To Love-Ru -Toraburu- Waku Waku! Rinkangakkō-hen) which was released on August 28, 2008.^[28] The second is a 2D adventure visual novel on the PlayStation Portable entitled To Love-Ru: Exciting Beach School Version (To LOVEる-とらぶる- ドキドキ! 臨海学校編To Love-Ru -Toraburu- Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen) which was released on October 2, 2008.^[29] A third game, titled To Love-Ru Trouble Darkness: Battle Ecstasy, was released on May 22, 2014 for the PlayStation Vita. It was developed by FuRyu, the developer of Unchained Blades.^[30][31] Lala appears as a support character in the Jump crossover fighting game J-Stars Victory VS. A smartphone game titled To Love-Ru Darkness: Idol Revolution was released on March 19, 2014;^[32] the game was later added to the website DMM.com on May 13, 2015.^[33] A game titled To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness: True Princess, was released on November 5, 2015 for the PlayStation Vita.^[24]

Reception[edit]

The seventh manga volume was the best selling manga volume in its first week of release in Japan.^[34]

The first season of the anime series was not well received, mostly from its minimal usage of the source material manga. THEM Anime Reviews labeled it 'the worst romantic comedy we've ever seen', and also described it as 'a watered down Urusei Yatsura for the 21st century'.^[1]

In 2012, To Love-Ru Darkness was reviewed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly to see if it violated their newly passed controversial Bill 156.^[35] This was after they had received a phone call from a parent who discovered a To Love-Ru Darkness book while cleaning a son's room.^[35] The parent did not like that there was frontal nudity of a female character, including her lower body. At the meeting on April 9, 2012, they decided that while the book did include the aforementioned nudity, it did not violate the new ordinance.^[35]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abHøgset, Stig; Jones, Tim. 'THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - To Love-Ru'. THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
2. ^週刊少年ジャンプ 2006年 Vol. 21•22 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
3. ^Loo, Egan (August 25, 2009). 'To Love-Ru, Freesia, Noramimi Manga End This Month'. Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
4. ^'To　LOVEる―とらぶる― 1' [To Love-Ru 1] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
5. ^'To　LOVEる―とらぶる― 18' [To Love-Ru 18] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
6. ^'To Love-Ru Spinoff Manga Series to Launch in October'. Anime News Network. July 29, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
7. ^ ^ab''To Love-Ru Darkness' Manga Ends With Extra Chapter Planned'. Crunchyroll. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
8. ^'To　LOVEる―とらぶる―　ダークネス／1' (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
9. ^'To　LOVEる―とらぶる―　ダークネス／18' (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
10. ^'Seven Seas Licenses To Love Ru, To Love Ru Darkness Manga'. Anime News Network. April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
11. ^'Sentai Filmworks, Section23 Adds To Love-Ru Anime'. Anime News Network. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
12. ^'To Love-Ru -Trouble- To Love-Ru -Trouble- OVA Project to Be 3 Volumes Long'. Anime News Network. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
13. ^'3 New To Love-Ru OVA Volumes Green-Lit'. Anime News Network. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
14. ^'Motto To Love-Ru -Trouble- Anime to Air this Fall'. Anime News Network. July 12, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
15. ^'Sentai Filmworks Licenses Motto To-Love-Ru Trouble Anime Series'. Anime News Network. January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
16. ^'Motto to Loveru Complete Collection'. Amazon.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
17. ^'Motto to Love Ru: Season 2 (Blu-ray)'. Amazon.com. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
18. ^'To Love-Ru Darkness Manga to Bundle Anime DVD in August'. Anime News Network. April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
19. ^'To Love-Ru Darkness Manga to Bundle 2nd Anime DVD'. Anime News Network. August 2, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
20. ^'New To-Love-Ru Darkness Anime to Be 2 New OVAs'. Anime News Network. March 30, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
21. ^'To Love-Ru Darkness Anime Confirmed for TV'. Anime News Network. April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
22. ^'To Love Ru Darkness: Season 3: Complete Collection'. Amazon.com. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
23. ^'To Love Ru Darkness: Season 3: Complete Collection (Blu-ray)'. Amazon.com. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
24. ^ ^ab'To Love-Ru Darkness Gets 2nd Season, New PS Vita Dating Sim'. Anime News Network. December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
25. ^'TVアニメ「To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス 2nd」ED担当決定！'. NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
26. ^''To Love-Ru' OVA Delayed'. Crunchyroll. July 21, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
27. ^'Sentai Filmworks Announces English Dub for To Love-Ru Anime'. Anime News Network. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
28. ^ ^ab'To Love-Ru DS and PSP Editions Official Website Open Today' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
29. ^'To Love-Ru Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen' (in Japanese). Marvelous Interactive. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
30. ^'Unchained Blades Developer Working On To Love-Ru 'Harem' Game For Vita'. Siliconera. November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
31. ^'To Love-Ru Darkness Manga Gets Vita 'Harem' Game by FuRyu'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
32. ^'「To LOVEる-とらぶる- ダークネス -Idol Revolution-」が本日配信開始' (in Japanese). Retrieved October 22, 2015.
33. ^'「To LOVEる-とらぶる- ダークネス -Idol Revolution-」配信開始' (in Japanese). Retrieved October 22, 2015.
34. ^'Japanese Comic Ranking, January 1–7'. Anime News Network. January 14, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
35. ^ ^abc'Tokyo's Youth Healthy Development Council Looks at To Love-Ru Darkness'. Anime News Network. June 2, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2013.

External links[edit]

• Official website(in Japanese)
• Video games official website(in Japanese)
• To Love-Ru (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Fate/Grand Order^[a] is an online free-to-play role-playingmobile game, based on the Fate/stay nightvisual novel and franchise by Type-Moon, developed by Delightworks using Unity,^[2][3] and published by Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The game is centered around turn-based combat where the player, who takes on the role of a Master, summons and commands powerful familiars known as 'Servants' to battle their enemies. The story narrative is presented in a visual novel format, and each Servant has their own personal scenario which the player can explore. It was first released in Japan on July 29, 2015 on Android^[4] with a subsequent release on August 12, 2015 on iOS.

An English version was released on June 25, 2017 in the United States and Canada.^[5][6] A Korean version was released on November 21, 2017.^[7]Fate/Grand Order grossed $982 million in 2017, making it the year's sixth highest-grossingmobile game.^[8] An arcade version titled Fate/Grand Order Arcade was released by Sega in Japan on July 26, 2018. As of 2018, Fate/Grand Order has grossed more than $3 billion in worldwide revenue.

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Gameplay[edit]

Fate/Grand Order is a turn-based tactical RPG. The player takes the role of 'Master' and commands a group of individuals called 'Servants,' who are typically historical, literary, and mythological figures from various cultures. The player commands a party composed of up to 6 Servants in each battle, 3 active members and 3 reserve members. In each turn, the player is given a set of 5 Command Cards and may use up to 3 of them to attack. Each Servant has 5 cards the player may use; the cards for all the Servants on the field are shuffled and dealt to the player each turn. The cards have three types: Buster (a heavy attack), Arts (a medium attack that charges a gauge for the Servant's 'Noble Phantasm'), and Quick (a light attack that generates Critical Stars that increase the probability of critical hits next turn). If three similar cards are used in one turn, they create a 'Chain' which gives a bonus based on the cards' properties. If three cards all corresponding to the same servant are selected, then a 'Brave Chain' will ensue, resulting in an extra, more powerful, attack being added onto the end. Each Servant also has skills that can be used before drawing Command Cards; each skill gives effects in the battle, as well as a special command card called 'Noble Phantasm' that appears when the gauge is full. The 'Master' also has a separate set of skills and special abilities called 'Command Spells.' Command Spells have a variety of effects and recharge based on real-world time.

Servants are obtained via a gacha mechanic. Saint Quartz, an in-game currency earned both by playing the game and via real money in-app purchases, is used to summon new Servants and acquire 'Craft Essences' which give additional effects when equipped to a servant. This summoning is random, with some servants available commonly, and others rarely. Another currency is 'Friend Points', which are more easily acquired, but only can acquire common Servants with them. If multiple copies of the same Servant are acquired, that servant's power is slightly increased. Fate/Grand Order has been criticized for having a stingy drop rate on its rare servants, with it being extremely expensive to reliably acquire them.^[9]

Plot[edit]

In 2015, the Chaldea Security Organization draws on experts of both the magical and mundane fields to observe the future of mankind for possible extinction events. Humanity's survival seems assured for the next century—until the verdict suddenly changes, and now eradication of the species awaits at the end of 2016. The cause is unknown, but appears to be linked with the Japanese town of Fuyuki and the events of 2004 during the Fifth Holy Grail War.

In response, Chaldea harnesses an experimental means of time travel, the Rayshift technology. With it, Ritsuka Fujimaru, a young man or woman (depending on the player's choice of gender) newly recruited to the organization, and the mysterious girl Mash Kyrielight, can travel back to 2004 and discover how to save humanity. A grand order to fight fate has been declared—an order to change the past and restore the future.^[10] Following the events in Fuyuki, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight must restore the Human order by retrieving the Holy Grails which sustain the singularities disrupting human history by utilizing the Rayshift technology to travel back in time to said periods, ranging from Orleans to Okeanos and even the ancient civilization of Babylonia. Along the way, Ritsuka encounters the main antagonist and mastermind behind the plan to eradicate humanity: the Mage-King Solomon. He proclaims that Chaldea's attempt to save humanity will not matter if they fail to obtain every single Holy Grail, before leaving. After obtaining all 7 Holy Grails, Fujimaru and their Servant advance into Ars Paulina, the throne were Solomon once sits. In the final battle against Solomon and his legion of 72 Demon Gods, both Ritsuka and Mash are unable to defeat any of the Demon Pillars as they regenerate immediately. When all hope seems lost, the Servants that assisted Fujimaru on their quest through every singularity appear, allowing Chaldea to break through and defeat Solomon, who is revealed to be the Demon God Goetia, a beast that possessed Solomon's corpse and wishes to eradicate humanity in order to travel back to the dawn of humankind. Goetia is swiftly dispatched, but not before Mash utilizes her Noble Phantasm to deflect Goetia's Ars Almadel Salomonis to protect Fujimaru in exchange for her life. Upon the final Singularity being restored to order, Mash is revived via the power of Beast IV, who is revealed to be Fou, a dog-like creature that has journeyed alongside Fujimaru and their party through the entirety of the game.

Upon completion of the singularities, Ritsuka Fujimaru is awarded the rank of Cause, by the Mages Association.^[11] In the aftermath of the singularity crisis Chaldea would be tasked with handling Singularity Subspecies. During this time period Chaldea would come under fire from various organizations including the U.N. and the Mages Association.

Following the completion of these incidents, Chaldea would find itself under new management under Goldolf Musik. It turned out that Goldolf was just a scapegoat in a hostile takeover by a mysterious organization, conspiring with an unknown entity known as the Alien God, to destroy Chaldeas and the current human history, reverting the planet back to the Age of Gods. Now on the run, Ritsuka, Mash and the surviving members of Chaldea survived aboard the autonomous vessel Shadow Border, traveling to different timelines called 'Lostbelts', timelines separate from the main human history represented by a Crypter. And in order to correct human history once again and defeat the Alien God, Ritsuka Fujimaru must make some grave decisions and sacrifices that either will make him a savior.....or a destroyer.

Development and release[edit]

The game was first drafted by Kinoko Nasu under the working title 'Fate Online Project Reboot'^[12], which was meant to be a Massive Multiplayer Online game version of Fate/Apocrypha using designs drafts and concepts from the Fate/complete material IV Extra material book. But the planned game was cancelled and shelved during planning stages. Fate/Apocrypha later became a novel, and some of the concepts and characters were integrated into both the finished series and the game itself. Later on in 2014, Aniplex proposed Nasu to revisit the cancelled game project, announcing a collaboration with the game studio DelightWorks to rework the concept into a Mobile RPG game.^[13]

The game was published by Aniplex and was released in Japan on July 29, 2015, on Android devices, with a subsequent release on August 12 for iOS devices. Aside from its gameplay and own storyline, the game also features events for players to obtain new items and servants, such as summoning campaigns for limited Servants/Craft Essences, specific Servant-based events, real-world annual events, and collaborations with other Type-Moon works such as Kara no Kyoukai and Fate/Zero.

On January 1, 2017, a sub-sequel to the main storyline was announced with the same title containing a subtitle named 'Epic of Remnant'. On April 16, 2017, Aniplex of America announced Fate/Grand Order would be released in the United States with a Summer 2017 release window. Director and Creative Producer Yosuke Shiokawa explained that while the game was intended to be released only in Japan, the team took notice of the large amount of overseas players accessing the game and made a decision to make it accessible to other regions as well.^[6]

On December 26, 2017, the official website and the Twitter page of the game teased the game's sequel by changing it into a 'hijacked account and site'. The sequel's subtitle, 'Cosmos in the Lostbelt', was announced on January 1, 2018. The sequel was officially released as an expansion to the main game on the Japanese server starting in Spring 2018. As of April 19, 2018, the North American server is officially accessible in Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and Australia.

Commercial reception[edit]

In 2018, Fate/Grand Order drew widespread media attention due to reports of a 31-year old Japanese man identified only as Daigo, claiming to have spent $70,000 to purchase the game's currency called Saint Quartz. This is used to summon servants. Daigo kept on spending cash in-game in his desire to get high-level characters and ended up spending more to strengthen them once they were acquired.^[14] In an interview, the gamer said, “Some people spend $18 on a movie and feel moved. I’ve spent $70,000 on FGO. But it moves me.”^[15] This incident highlighted the popularity of FGO. According to The Wall Street Journal, the game is now partly responsible for Sony's soaring operating profit, which is expected to break $1 billion in fiscal 2018. As of March 2018, the app contributes an average of $2.5 million every day.^[16]

The game is very popular in Japan and reports indicate that the level is comparable to the success of Pokémon Go.^[17] In Japan, the game had crossed 13million downloads by May 2018,^[18] and 14million downloads as of August 2018.^[19]FGO is also gaining traction in other parts of the world such as in the U.S. and Canada where it already surpassed 1 million downloads after its June 2017 Android release there.^[20] As of October 2018, the game is available in five languages across ten countries, having received a total of 32million downloads worldwide, including over 4million downloads for the English version.^[21] On Twitter, Fate/Grand Order was the most-tweeted game of 2018 (with Japan being the country that tweeted the most about gaming that year),^[22] surpassing Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.^[23]

Revenue[edit]

Fate/Grand Order grossed approximately $370 million from in-app purchases between August 2015 and December 2016, including $175 million on the App Store (peaking at $5.6 million weekly revenue) and $195 million on Google Play (peaking at $3.3 million weekly).^[24][25] In 2017, the game grossed ¥89.6 billion ($811 million) in Japan between January and October 3,^[26] and ¥13.2 billion ($120 million) in China.^[27] Worldwide, the game grossed $982 million in 2017, making it the year's sixth highest-grossingmobile game.^[8] In 2018, it grossed at least ¥134.8 billion ($1,221 million), including ¥120.4 billion in Japan (where it was the year's second highest-grossing mobile game)^[28] along with ¥14.4 billion overseas during the first half of the year.^[29] It was the year's top mobile game in terms of worldwide consumer spending.^[30] In China, Fate/Grand Order is represented by bilibili. The iOS version went online on 29 September 2016 and Android on 13 October 2016. Its income accounts for 57.9% of bilibili's annual income.

Other media[edit]

Anime[edit]

An animated television film adaptation titled Fate/Grand Order: First Order (Japanese: フェイト/グランドオーダー -First Order-Hepburn: Feito/Gurando Ōdā -First Order-) aired on December 31, 2016. It was an adaptation of the game's prologue. The film, produced by the studio Lay-duce, was directed by Hitoshi Namba and stars the voice actors Nobunaga Shimazaki, Rie Takahashi, and Ayako Kawasumi in the roles of the main characters who were projected into the past to try to prevent the approaching extinction of humanity.^[31]Aniplex of America has licensed the film in North America.^[32]MVM Films released the film in the UK.^[33] It was followed by an animation short titled Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom (Japanese: フェイト/グランドオーダー -Moonlight/Lostroom-Hepburn: Feito/Gurando Ōdā -Moonlight/Lostroom-) on December 31, 2017. It was directed by Hitoshi Namba, produced by Takurō Tsukada, with scripts by Kinoko Nasu, and music by Ryo Kawasaki.^[34]

A special animation short produced by Ufotable titled Fate/Grand Order x Himuro's World: Seven Most Powerful Great Figures Chapter (Japanese: フェイト/グランドオーダー × 氷室の天地 ～7人の最強偉人篇～Hepburn: Feito/Gurando Ōdā x Himuro no Tenchi: 7-nin no Saikyō Ijin-hen) was announced at the 'Fate/Grand Order Guest Talk Stage in Akihabara Festival 2017' and aired on December 31, 2017. The animation is based on a 4-panel comedy manga Fate/School Life by Eiichirō Mashin who also provided the scripts, directed by Takahiro Miura, produced by Toshiyuki Kanezawa, with character design by Masato Nagamori, and music by Go Shiina.^[34]

An anime adaptation of the seventh chapter of the game is animated by CloverWorks and will begin airing on October 2019.^[35]

Film[edit]

A two-part anime film adaptation, titled Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (Japanese: フェイト/グランドオーダー -神聖円卓領域 キャメロット-Hepburn: Feito/Gurando Ōdā Shinsei Entaku Ryōiki Kyamerotto) is being produced by Production I.G and Signal.MD, adapting the 6th chapter of the game. Kinoko Nasu will write the films' scripts, and Keita Haga and Hideyuki Fukasawa are composing the films' scores.^[36] Keita Haga and Hideyuki Fukasawa are composing the films' music.^[37] Kei Suezawa is directing the first film; Kazuto Arai is directing the second film at Production I.G. Both films feature animation character designs by Mieko Hosoi, who is adapting Takashi Takeuchi's original designs. The first of two films, subtitled Wandering; Airgetlám, will premiere in 2020.^[38]

Manga[edit]

Three Manga adaptations were announced and released. The first manga series, -mortalis:stella- was written by Shiramine, serialized in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine. One Tankobon volume was released so far. Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English. The second manga series, -turas realta- was written by Takashi Kawabuchi and serialized through Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on August 2017. Two Tankobon volume was released so far.

A 4-panel comedy manga titled Learn with Manga! Fate Grand/Order (マンガで分かる! Fate/Grand OrderManga de Wakaru! Feito/Gurando Ōdā) was written and illustrated by Riyo and released online on April 13, 2015. The manga covers the basics of the game in a more comedic tone than the main series. It was followed by two sequels: Learn More with Manga! Fate Grand/Order (もっとマンガで分かる！ Fate/Grand OrderMotto Manga de Wakaru! Feito/Gurando Ōdā) in December 17, 2015 and Learn Even More with Manga! Fate Grand/Order (ますますマンガで分かる！ Fate/Grand OrderMasumasu Manga de Wakaru! Feito/Gurando Ōdā) on August 3, 2017. Kadokawa Shoten released a compilation of the chapters of the first two series on one tankobon volume on August 2, 2017. Aniplex of America officially translated all of the first manga's chapters into English.

Video game adaptations[edit]

An arcade version of the game titled Fate/Grand Order Arcade (Japanese: フェイト/グランドオーダー アーケードHepburn: Feito/Gurando Ōdā ākēdo) was released by Sega,^[39] on July 26, 2018.^[40] Within the first month of the arcade version's release on July 26, 2018, Sega sold 10million cards for the arcade game, grossing ¥1 billion ($9 million) in card sales revenue by August 2018.^[41] As of September 2018, the arcade version has more than 300,000 players in Japan.^[42] Combined, the mobile and arcade versions of the game have grossed a total revenue of approximately $3.4 billion between August 2015 and December 2018.

A virtual reality game titled Fate/Grand Order VR feat. Mash Kyrielight was released for PlayStation VR, and allowed the player to interact with Mash.^[43]

Stage plays[edit]

A stage play titled Fate/Grand Order The Stage: Domain of the Holy Round Table Camelot Replica; Agateram was also released. It is based on the Camelot singularity, and played from July 14 to 17, 2017 at the Zepp Blue Theater in Roppongi, Tokyo.^[44] A second stage play, Fate/Grand Order The Stage: Order VII: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts: Babylonia, based on the Babylonia singularity, played from January 11 to 14, 2019 at Sankei Hall Breeze in Osaka, then from January 19 to 27, 2019 at Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo.^[45]

Notes[edit]

1. ^Fate/Grand Order (Japanese: フェイト/グランドオーダーHepburn: Feito/Gurando Ōdā)

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External links[edit]

• Official website(in Japanese)
• Fate/Grand Order: First Order (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia