Star Ward and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance Collab Announced
The collaboration pairs the mecha fighting game Star Ward with the new Nanoha anime series, which began airing in July 2026, and includes a limited giveaway campaign on X.
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The official X account for Star Ward announced a collaboration with the anime Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance on August 9. To mark the event, the account is giving away a Star Ward dakimakura (Xiaolin Ver.) and an acrylic block (Dark Star Ver.) to three winners each, with entries open until August 16.
The official X account for Star Ward announced the collaboration on August 9, sharing a teaser image and promising further details. The game, released on Steam on April 25, 2024, is a 3D fighting game featuring mecha girls in 1v1 and 2v2 battles, with characters that suit different play styles, from close combat and evasion specialists to those with high aerial mobility.
The Nanoha anime, which started airing in July 2026, is a completely new work set in a world nearly destroyed by unknown invasive alien organisms that appeared 30 years earlier. The story centers on Kuse Shiina, a girl living on an isolated island who works as an invasive species extermination hunter.
To celebrate the collaboration, the official X account is holding a giveaway for a Star Ward dakimakura (Xiaolin Ver.) and an acrylic block (Dark Star Ver.), with three winners for each prize. Entries require following the Star Ward official X account and reposting the relevant post, with the deadline set for August 16 at 23:59.
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