Fate/Grand Order is in its post-Part 2 era, with the new main story chapter 'Past Chaldea' running since June 3, 2026, and the 11th anniversary festival FGO Fes. 2026 held August 1-2 at Makuhari Messe. The game migrated to Unity 6 in mid-June, and a steady stream of figure and merchandise releases continues through 2027.
Fate/Grand Order closed its second main story part in December 2025 and opened a new chapter, '??? Arc: Nostalgic Eternal Revolving Record - Past Chaldea,' on June 3, 2026. The chapter revisits the France singularity from Part 1 with new context and introduces a 5-star Archer with a hidden true name. A prologue, 'Beginning of After Time,' had run in January, and the first limited-time event after Part 2, 'Waiting for You at the End of Spring,' began July 1 with a scenario by Makoto Sanda. That event offered a free 4-star welfare servant, Gray Lily, in either Saber or Lancer form, a choice that split a small survey of Masters exactly 50-50.
The 11th anniversary festival, FGO Fes. 2026 Chaldea Academy Festival, took place August 1-2 at Makuhari Messe under a school festival theme. The event revealed the full 60-card 'Eirei Gakusou' Craft Essence set, a new Musashi illustration, and a main visual with 12 Servants in school outfits. The development director said he had feared players would leave after Part 2, but the turnout confirmed the franchise continues. A separate exhibition, 'Fate/Grand Order Exhibition -Stargazing Corridor-,' opened July 17 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo, covering 11 years of development materials and revealing 14 new Servant illustrations.
On the technical side, the game migrated to Unity 6 in mid-June, requiring a roughly 16GB redownload for players who had completed bulk download. Merchandising remains active: Good Smile Company opened reservations for a 33cm POP UP PARADE SP King Hassan figure, Max Factory announced a PLAMATEA kit of Mash Kyrielight, and Bandai Spirits scheduled an Ichiban Kuji for October 31 with 1/7 scale figures of Mash and Olga Marie. Maaya Sakamoto released a best album of her six Fate/Grand Order theme songs on July 29, and her lyrics for 'Shikisai' directly influenced the ending of Part 2, according to her interview.
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BANDAI SPIRITS releases the 30MS Shielder/Mash Kyrielight [Paladin] kit starting August 22. The Fate/Grand Order character joins the 30 MINUTES SISTERS brand, featuring three tampo-printed face parts, hand parts, Mash's shield, and a sticker. The shield can recreate the Noble Phantasm deployment state. The kit is priced at 5,060 yen including tax.
Sensor Tower data for August 6-12, 2026, shows Fate/Grand Order at the top of Japan's mobile revenue rankings, despite a 28% week-over-week decline. The top 50 list includes new entries like Genshin Impact and Arknights: Endfield, which saw a 215% revenue increase. A separate ranking of April-June releases places Dragon Quest Smash Glow first in both downloads and revenue.
Bandai is releasing a new line of gashapon figures based on the Noble Phantasms of servants from the smartphone game Fate/Grand Order. The Fate/Grand Order Noble Phantasm Collection includes five types of desktop figures, each with a base designed to reproduce the in-game summoning circle and a back panel featuring the character's class card. The lineup features Artoria Pendragon, Artoria Pendragon (Alter), Mash Kyrielight, Jeanne d'Arc, and Jeanne d'Arc (Alter). Each capsule is priced at 500 yen including tax, and the figures are scheduled to ship in the fourth week of August 2026. The release timing may vary by region and store. Bandai's Vender Division is handling the product, which is part of the company's capsule toy line. The figures are designed for display, with the bases adding a luxurious specification that sets them apart from standard gashapon.
Krenel is taking pre-orders for a 1/7 scale figure of MoonCancer/Jade Rabbit from Fate/Grand Order, sculpted in the character's first ascension outfit. The figure features a black swimsuit, a loosely worn jacket, and a knife, with a price of 26,400 yen. Good Smile Company's pre-order period runs until September 30, with shipping planned for July 2027.
Inside ran a 125-vote survey asking Masters which of the three announced swimsuit Servants they want most. Lilith took first with 52.8%, Beni-Enma second with 24.8%, and Kingprotea third with 22.4%. Lilith's share exceeds the combined total of the other two.
Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2026, themed as a school festival, ran August 1-2 in Chiba. The event leaned into handmade charm and school-life immersion, with attractions like the Archery Club target game and a high-difficulty riddle game supervised by Makoto Sanda. The festival's message, per Automaton, is that the game continues after its grand finale.
The August 12 broadcast of Fate/Grand Order Chaldea Broadcasting Station Light Version ~Swimsuit Event 2026~ revealed the full lineup for the game's annual summer event. The event, titled Chaldea South Seas Great Battle! The Shadow of a Mysterious Giant Seen on Majimun Island, opened the same day at 8 PM. Three new swimsuit Servants were unveiled for the first time: Kingprotea Alter (Avenger), Ono no Komachi (Archer), and Bishone (Caster). They join four previously announced Servants whose classes were confirmed during the stream: Lilith (Rider), Kingprotea (MoonCancer), Beni-Enma (Berserker), and Habetrot (Pretender). Habetrot is the event's welfare Servant, obtainable by progressing through the main quest. The stream also revealed a new Spiritron Dress for Mash Kyrielight, Everlasting Summer Swimsuit Ver.03, plus costumes for Bedivere, Dante Alighieri, and Hoshin no Hassan. Pickup summon schedules were announced, with Kingprotea and Beni-Enma available from August 12 at 8 PM, and Lilith and Kingprotea Alter from August 14 at 6 PM.
This week's mobile games column leads with Genshin Impact's 7.0 update, Everwinter Without Mercy, arriving August 12th. The update opens the frozen nation of Snezhnaya, adds Cryo-based elemental reactions, a third-person shooter mode via tech-goggles, and introduces characters Odette and Alyosha. The column also explains why many live-service games schedule events for mid-to-late August.
Hansan announced a hand-carved, hand-printed woodblock print of Fate/Grand Order's Ashiya Douman, made in the Edo tradition. The large-format print uses an original costume pattern inspired by Kuji-kiri and a radial background evoking Kabuki and ukiyo-e. Orders open July 29 at 12:00, priced at 69,300 yen, limited to 300 copies, shipping late January 2027.
Krenel is accepting reservations for a 1/7 scale figure of MoonCancer/Jade Rabbit from Fate/Grand Order, sculpted in her First Ascension form. The figure captures her toned build in a black swimsuit with a draped jacket and knife, priced at 26,400 yen including tax. Good Smile Company's reservation window runs until September 30.
Alter is producing a 1/7 scale figure of Berserker Morgan from Fate/Grand Order, based on her final ascension art. The figure stands roughly 380mm tall including her weapon, with sculpted hair, detailed dress folds, and a sharp reproduction of her crown and magical spear. It releases in October 2027 through AmiAmi.
Dengeki Hobby Web reviewed the Lancer/Melusine 1/7 scale figure from Fate/Grand Order, scheduled for release in August 2026. The review includes newly taken photos of the product sample, showing the figure's assembly, its 350 mm height with weapons, and 750 mm width with wings spread.
The fourth season of the Fate/Grand Order: Ritsuka Fujimaru Doesn't Get It anime shorts was announced at the FGO Fes. 2026 event. It launches August 7 within the Club Chaldea FGO Radio Station program at 9:00 p.m. JST, with new episodes every two weeks. The shorts adapt Tsuchida's slapstick comedy manga about humanity's last master Ritsuka Fujimaru.
Maaya Sakamoto, who has surpassed her 30th debut anniversary, released a best album of Fate/Grand Order theme songs on July 29. The album, titled "Yoin," collects all six theme songs she has sung for the smartphone RPG over its 11-year run, from the opening theme "Shikisai" to "Toki," which accompanied the story's grand finale at the end of December 2025. In a long interview published the same day, Sakamoto discussed her career and the creative process behind the songs, including her collaboration with writer Kinoko Nasu. She described how Nasu offered her the first theme song before the game's launch, telling her the planned ending in advance. She said her lyrics for "Shikisai" became fuel for Nasu, who made the ending link considerably to those lyrics. Sakamoto also reflected on her 30th anniversary year, which concluded with a live at Ariake Arena in April, and admitted she has been in an afterglow since, unable to move forward. She noted that she has never set long-term goals and does not know what the 35th anniversary will bring.
Good Smile Company has opened reservations for a new POP UP PARADE SP figure of Assassin/King Hassan from the smartphone game Fate/Grand Order. The figure stands approximately 33 centimeters tall and is priced at 24,000 yen including tax. Reservations are open from July 31 to September 30, with shipping scheduled for February 2027. The figure is a plastic painted finished product and includes a dedicated base. It was sculpted by Genzo Ihara with coloring by Bachi-nii. The POP UP PARADE SP series is a premium line that goes beyond the standard POP UP PARADE series, with a focus on detailed sculpting and coloring. The figure aims to capture the presence of the character, who is known as the legendary assassin wearing a skull mask. The announcement was made on July 31, 2026, and the figure is distributed by Good Smile Company. The product is part of the Fate/Grand Order franchise, which is copyrighted by TYPE-MOON and FGO PROJECT.
Max Factory has opened pre-orders for a new PLAMATEA model kit of Mash Kyrielight from the smartphone RPG Fate/Grand Order. The kit depicts Mash in her Ortinax spiritual foundation exoskeleton form, based on her in-game illustration. It is a non-scale, snap-fit, fully articulated plastic model with pre-painted face parts including a smiling face, a shouting face, and a smiling face variant. The kit includes a shield, bangs with and without a visor, and a large Black Barrel that can transform through partial part replacement. The Black Barrel measures approximately 500mm in length when deployed, while Mash stands about 165mm tall. The kit comes with a dedicated display base with an adjustable support arm. Pre-orders are available on Amazon Japan at a price of 17,800 yen including tax, with a scheduled release date of April 30, 2027. The prototype is by Max Factory, with production cooperation from mffp. The product is part of the PLAMATEA series, a new line of humanoid plastic models from Max Factory.
Good Smile Company announced on July 31, 2026 that it will release the POP UP PARADE SP Assassin/"Old Man of the Mountain" figure from the smartphone game Fate/Grand Order in February 2027, and reservations are now open. The figure is priced at 24,000 yen including tax. It is part of the POP UP PARADE SP series, which the company describes as a line with luxurious specifications that focus on sculpting and coloring. The figure stands approximately 330mm in total height, a large volume for the series. Good Smile Company said the piece is finished to allow enjoyment of an overwhelming presence through its detailed sculpting and coloring expressions. The announcement was made through the company's official social media account, which included a link to reserve the product. The figure is a three-dimensionalization of the Assassin-class Servant Old Man of the Mountain from Fate/Grand Order.
Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2026 Chaldea Academy Festival ~11th Anniversary~ opened on August 1 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, running through August 2. The event adopts a school festival concept, with the venue split into areas styled as cultural clubs, sports clubs, and class exhibitions. The welcome area featured an arch styled as a school gate, official cosplayers, and mascots greeting attendees. Eleven official cosplayers, including first-time appearances as Tenochtitlan (Moon Cancer) and Senji Muramasa (Second Ascension), along with nine mascots, welcomed visitors. Attractions included the Heroic Spirit Cafe Chaldea, a haunted house called Thriller Night Classroom, and three sports minigames: an archery target game, a basketball free throw challenge, and a soccer penalty kick shootout. The main stage hosted opening ceremonies, voice actor panels, and staff talks. Admission tickets cost 7,000 yen and were sold through a lottery for advance purchase.
On August 1, the full lineup of the limited-time Craft Essence set 'Eirei Gakusou' for the smartphone RPG Fate/Grand Order was revealed, with all 60 illustrations now public. The set is themed around a 'school festival,' with Servants drawn in newly commissioned artwork. The release coincided with the 'Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2026 Chaldea School Festival ~11th Anniversary~' event held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on August 1 and 2. The illustrations are organized by venue area, including the Chaldea Academy Student Council, sports clubs, cultural clubs, the Heroic Spirit Cafe Chaldea, the Thriller Night Classroom haunted house, and the memorial hall. Players can exchange 'Eirei Gakusou' using the 'FGO 11th Anniversary Eirei Gakusou Ticket' earned from the School Festival Quest, with a maximum of three cards obtainable this year. The School Festival Quest runs until August 12 at 12:59, and the exchange period for the Craft Essences ends August 19 at 12:59. Some cards require clearing specific story chapters before they can be exchanged.
Ques Q will release a 1/7 scale figure of the Avenger-class Servant Mysterious Ranmaru X from the smartphone RPG Fate/Grand Order. The figure depicts the character in a red-purple military uniform, wielding the greatsword Ranmaru Blade and the shortsword Fudo Yukimitsu Saber. It stands approximately 24 centimeters tall at the head, with the greatsword tip reaching 26.5 centimeters. The figure was sculpted by Sarami Shin and colored by Sasa Kana. It is priced at 26,180 yen including tax and is scheduled for release in June 2027. Reservations are open at retailers including Amiami and Animate Online Shop. The announcement follows a separate figure reveal for Lancer/Mysterious Alter Ego Lambda by Flare, also set for June 2027, which began pre-orders on July 30.
HoYoverse began the second phase of the Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] collaboration on July 24. The update adds the collaboration-exclusive 5-star characters Rin Tohsaka (voiced by Kana Ueda) and Gilgamesh (voiced by Tomokazu Seki), each available in their own event warps with increased drop rates. Players can also choose one free 5-star character from Gilgamesh or Archer (voiced by Junichi Suwabe) until the end of Version 4.6. The collaboration event story, titled "Phantom Creation: Holy Grail War," casts players as mages from another world who enter a Phantom Holy Grail War alongside Rin Tohsaka. The collaboration PV, titled "A Long-Awaited Reunion," includes visual references to Fate/Grand Order, Fate/Zero, and Fate/strange Fake. The project was produced with the cooperation of Fate series creator Kinoko Nasu and illustrator Takashi Takeuchi, who oversaw story composition and character skill design.
FLAIR is producing a new figure of Lancer/Mysterious Alter Ego Λ from the smartphone game Fate/Grand Order. The figure depicts the character in her second ascension form, posed as if dancing gracefully. Pre-orders open on July 30, 2026, and the figure is scheduled for release in June 2027. The PVC painted finished product stands approximately 255mm tall to the top of the head, or 355mm to the tip of the ribbon. The sculpt was done by i-con, with coloring by Emi Hoshina. The costume uses a pearl coating and glossy finish, and the hair is made with transparent parts and a subtle gradient. The figure is priced at 29,480 yen including tax. FLAIR is the publisher.
Daiki Kogyo will sell a limited PVC garage kit of Tsutafu Toshiko's original character Tomoe Sakura at Wonder Festival 2026 Summer, held July 26, 2026, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. The 1/5 scale kit stands approximately 325mm tall and costs 12,000 yen at the event. The kit features cast-off swimsuit top, bottom, and necktie, plus interchangeable arm parts that allow display in clothed or unclothed states. Decal data is available for download from Daiki Kogyo's website. The kit is sculpted by Tsutafu Toshiko and will be sold at the Daiki Kogyo booth in the 18+ area. Wonder Festival 2026 Summer advance tickets cost 3,500 yen, with U22 and afternoon discounts available. Same-day tickets are 4,000 yen, and priority admission is 7,500 yen.
Fate/Grand Order's new event introduced Gray Lily, a Servant that comes in Saber and Lancer variants, forcing Masters to choose one. A survey of 94 respondents found the vote split exactly 50-50, with no majority. The article notes the two versions differ in performance-Saber offers AoE damage with Undead special attack, while Lancer provides single-target output with Spirit special attack and NP charge-making the choice a genuine dilemma.
KADOKAWA will have a booth at Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2026 Chaldea School Festival on August 1-2, 2026, at Makuhari Messe. The booth will sell advance items from 14 Fate-related works, including newly illustrated goods for Fate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka Doesn't Get It, Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Silver Blue, and others. Venue-limited clear cards and purchase bonuses are also planned.
The Fate/Grand Order Exhibition -Stargazing Corridor- opened on July 17, 2026 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, and runs through September 14. The exhibition spans seven areas, including a Production Materials Room filled with floor-to-ceiling development documents, an Event Story Archive with dioramas and 3D models from past limited-time events, and a Journey of Chaldea corridor featuring large illustrations and a life-sized figure of Mash Kyrielight in her Paladin form. A new animated video plays in the Opening Theater, and an audio guide with voices from Rie Takahashi and other cast members is available. Voice actors Ayako Kawasumi and Maaya Sakamoto attended the opening ceremony, where they discussed their memories of the game and the new recordings they contributed. The exhibition also includes a merchandise store and a collaboration cafe at THE SUN & THE MOON on the same floor. Tickets range from 3,500 yen for regular advance admission to 6,800 yen for same-day admission with goods. The event is produced under the concept of 'everything about Fate/Grand Order' and includes materials that contain spoilers for the Part 2 Final Chapter, which concluded in 2025.
Salt Consortium Inc. announced the limited menus for the Fate/Grand Order Exhibition -Stargazer's Corridor- collaboration cafe at THE SUN & THE MOON in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, running July 17 to September 14. The menu includes nine items: three food dishes inspired by Mash Kyrielight, Artoria Pendragon, and Leonardo da Vinci; two desserts; and four drinks. Customers who order collaboration items receive an original coaster per item.
On July 1, during the "Chaldea Broadcasting Station Light Version" program, new details emerged for two upcoming Fate/Grand Order events. The "Fate/Grand Order Exhibition -Stargazing Corridor-" will run from July 17 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Roppongi, Tokyo. The exhibition covers content from the beginning of the story through the final chapter of Main Story Part 2 at the end of 2025, and beyond. Newly drawn illustrations for 14 Servants in the Grand Class Room were unveiled, including Oberon, Jeanne d'Arc (Alter), and Merlin. Separately, "FGO Fes. 2026 Chaldea School Festival ~11th Anniversary~" will take place August 1-2 at Makuhari Messe. Four new illustrations for that event were shown: Britomart in basketball attire, Gilgamesh as a teacher, Asclepius from the art club, and Sei Shonagon in idol attire. The program also announced collaborations with Sweets Paradise and a beach house featuring summer-themed illustrations, and the release of "Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack VIII" on July 1, with a Maaya Sakamoto theme song best album titled "Yoin" arriving July 29.
Fate/Grand Order will hold a new limited-time event, "Waiting for You at the End of Spring," starting July 1 at 20:00 JST. The event features a scenario by Makoto Sanda, known for The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II. Players who complete the main quests will receive a free 4-star servant, Gray Lily, but must choose between two class versions: Saber or Lancer. The two versions have different designs, Noble Phantasms, and parameters. The event also introduces a new 5-star Alter Ego servant, Ascalaphus, available through the gacha. The story is set in a singularity styled as a job experience amusement park where characters can become the self they want to be. Gray appears in a younger form, and Director Olga Marie also becomes younger. Participation requires clearing the main story chapter "The Beginning of Aftertime." The event runs until July 22. FGO is a free-to-play RPG for iOS and Android developed by TYPE-MOON, with Lasengle handling development and operations.
In the fourth episode of Something Genuine season two, singer-songwriter Hana Hope opens up about growing up Japanese-American in Tokyo, how her bicultural identity shapes her songwriting, and the pressures of a professional music career. She also performs "Blue Hour," the opening theme for A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA, and reveals she will sing the ending theme for the upcoming series Goodbye, Lara.
FGO PROJECT announced on June 24 that a new limited-time event, "Waiting for You at the End of Spring," will begin in early July for Fate/Grand Order. The event requires clearing the main story "Beginning of After Time." Masters visiting a new singularity encounter a costumed Servant who calls themselves a butler of Chaldea. The setting is a dreamlike career experience amusement park where everyone can become the self they want to be. The story explores countless "what-ifs" and the spring tale that unfolds beyond them. A welfare Servant exclusive to the event will be available, obtainable by progressing through the event; details on that Servant will be announced later. This is the first limited-time event after the conclusion of the game's second part in December 2025 and the start of a new main story chapter in June 2026. A broadcast titled "Fate/Grand Order Chaldea Broadcast Station Lite Version: New Event 'Waiting for You at the End of Spring' & 'FGO Fes. 2026' Latest Information" is scheduled for July 1, featuring voice actors Ayako Kawasumi and Satoshi Tsuruoka.
During the June 19 broadcast of Club Chaldea FGO Radio Station, a newly drawn illustration of Miyamoto Musashi for the FGO Fes. 2026 Chaldea School Festival event was revealed. The main visual, featuring 12 Servants including Artoria (Alter), Nemo, and Melusine in school-themed outfits, was also unveiled.
The Tonari no Mokei Festival 9, a two-day event combining a garage kit sale and model exhibition, was held on June 13 and 14, 2026, at the Tokyo Ryutsu Center. Dengeki Hobby Web published three photo reports covering works exhibited by participating dealers on the first day. The reports highlight garage kits and figures based on popular anime and game franchises, including Stay Gold from Uma Musume, Cath Palug and Chocolate Maid Mash from Fate/Grand Order, winter-clothes Frieren from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Dorothy from Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, Hoshino (Huafang Yayun) from Blue Archive, Abigail from FGO, Victoire Pisa from Uma Musume, and Senzaki Maid Ver. from Wuthering Waves. The event is known for showcasing original and licensed garage kits, often featuring characters in alternate outfits or poses not commonly seen in mass-produced figures.
FGO PROJECT announced on June 11 that the smartphone RPG Fate/Grand Order will migrate its game engine to Unity 6 in mid-June. The update requires players who have already completed bulk download to redownload approximately 16GB of game data. First-time bulk download users will need about 30GB of capacity. During peak access times, downloads may take over 30 minutes, and the developer recommends using Wi-Fi. The studio also plans to update supported devices in September 2026, with recommended environments of iOS 15.0 or later on iPhone 12 or later, and Android 7.0 or later with Snapdragon 855 or equivalent. Separately, the limited-time event Summer Preview Edition: Activity Log of the Sparrow's Inn ~Enma-tei Prosperity Record~ began on June 12 and runs until June 26. The event is an adjusted rerun of the 2020 version, where players renovate the hot spring inn Enma-tei to unlock story progression. A permanent Servant Strengthening Quest for Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Saber) was also added, which changes his skill Passion's Ripple into Shining Face, granting invincibility to all female allies except himself. Players noted the skill's flavor text on social media, calling it the Handsome Flash and Absolute Woman Protector.
Good Smile Fest 2026 Tokyo, held on June 6, 2026, featured a wide array of new figure prototypes and painted samples from Good Smile Company. The event included first-time exhibitions of polyester and polyurethane figures from 'New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt,' a color sample of Cutie Honey from 'Cutie Honey Nova,' and figures from 'City the Animation' featuring Minami Mitori, Niikura, and Izumi Wako. In the game titles category, new items included a Nendoroid of Hideo Kojima, painted samples of Tidus and Yuna from 'Final Fantasy X,' and figures from 'Fate/Grand Order,' 'Steins;Gate,' and 'Bunny Garden 2.' The social game edition showcased numerous figures from 'Azur Lane,' including Howden Leeuw, New Jersey, Taihou, and Mogador, as well as items from 'Uma Musume: Pretty Derby' and 'Fate/Grand Order.' The event also displayed 'POP UP PARADE BEACH QUEENS' figures of Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami from 'Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition' and a prototype from 'Mononoke the Movie: The Medicine Seller.'
FGO PROJECT announced on June 3 that the new main story chapter '??? Arc: Nostalgic Eternal Revolving Record - Past Chaldea' will begin at 20:00 JST on June 3. The chapter follows the December 2025 conclusion of Part 2 and the January 2026 prologue 'Beginning of After Time.' The master returns to a large-scale singularity starting with 15th-century France, and a new 5-star Archer Servant with a hidden true name will appear in a limited summon.
CloverWorks announced a regional tour of its POP UP SHOP 2026 event, starting January 16 in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, followed by Nagoya in February and Kochi in March. The pop-up shops will sell merchandise for series including My Dress-Up Darling, Wind Breaker, Bocchi the Rock!, Spy × Family, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and others. Limited quantities of past release goods and books will also be available. Each venue will display reproduction artwork and production materials, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the studio's animation process. The tour begins at Ebetsu Tsutaya Books (January 16 to February 4), moves to TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Noritake in Nagoya (February 13 to March 2), and ends at Kochi Tsutaya Books (March 27 to April 13). Stock and exhibits may vary by location. The announcement was made on January 9, 2026.
Anime Feminist published a long-form analysis on March 4, 2026, examining the history and narrative function of genderbent characters in the Fate franchise, from its first installment Fate/stay night (2004) through Fate/Grand Order (2015-present). The piece argues that the series' practice of reimagining historical male figures as women is not merely a marketing ploy but frequently serves character development and thematic exploration of identity, personhood, and the cost of surrendering oneself to an ideal. The analysis focuses on King Arthur, the franchise's first genderbent character, whose identity as a woman is central to her arc and her relationship with protagonist Shirou Emiya. The article also examines later characters like Mordred, Nero Claudius, and Okita Souji as self-referential iterations on the original Saber design, and discusses how the series uses its genderbending framework to spotlight lesser-known historical women, such as Katsushika Ōi and Tokimura Michi. It notes that Fate's approach to gender has become less binary over time, with explicitly nonbinary characters like Chevalier d'Eon, Qin Shi Huang, and Romulus appearing in Fate/Grand Order. The piece acknowledges that not all of the franchise's gender experiments are tasteful, sometimes veering into fetishism, but concludes that the series shows a consistent, decades-long interest in exploring gender and identity.
Bandai Spirits has announced a new Ichiban Kuji lottery for Fate/Grand Order, set for sequential release from October 31, 2026, at 850 yen per draw. The top prizes are 1/7 scale figures in the Gracemaster series, which focuses on elegant bishoujo sculpts. The A prize is Mash Kyrielight in a new Chaldea uniform, with the small creature Fou included at her feet. The B prize is Olga Marie Animusphere in her "After Time Begins" form. The announcement comes alongside news that the Fate/Grand Order smartphone RPG will open a new chapter on June 3, titled "??? Arc: Nostalgic Eternal Revolving Disc - Past Chaldea," with a teaser PV and new logo featuring the phrase "one second after time." A pre-opening broadcast, Fate/Grand Order Chaldea Broadcasting Station Vol.24, is scheduled for June 3 at 18:45.
Bandai Spirits announced on May 27 that the "Ichiban Kuji Fate/Grand Order (tentative)" lottery will launch on October 31, 2026. Each draw costs 850 yen. The top prizes are 1/7 scale figures of Mash Kyrielight and Olga Marie Animusphere, part of the Gracemaster series, a line of beautiful girl figures that Bandai Spirits launched in 2025. The figures are labeled as A Prize and B Prize, respectively. Two plush toys from the Nuigenic line are also confirmed as D and E prizes. Several other prize tiers remain unannounced, including the Last One Prize and a Double Chance Campaign. The lottery will be sold sequentially at stores starting October 31, with availability varying by location.