Aniplex of America has announced several details concerning it’s Anime Expo 2018 plans including a Fate/Grand Order VR experience. The experience is being developed in conjunction with Aniplex, Type-Moon, and Delightworks and will feature a brand new original story based on the mobile game of the same name. The experience will also feature an English dub audio track, further details per Aniplex can be seen below:
“For a limited time at Anime Expo, Masters will be able to join the Saber-class Servant Altria Pendragon and the Shielder-class Demi-Servant Mash Kyrielight on a new mission with the Fate/Grand Order VR experience! Rayshift to Entertainment Hall Booth #9A during Anime Expo in order to participate in this unique event, revealing the Fate/Grand Order VR Experience to the United States for the first time.
This VR Experience at Anime Expo will feature a new English dub, bringing in the heavy hitting talent from prior Fate series, with Kari Wahlgren (Fate/stay night [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS], Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] THE MOVIE l. presage flower) as Altria Pendragon, and Erica Mendez (Fate/Grand Order -First Order-) as everyone’s favorite Demi-Servant Mash Kyrielight. Attendees will be able to experience the story using multiple gameplay stations that will be booked via appointment on-site.
The English-language version of Fate/Grand Order officially launched in North America on June 25, 2017 on iOS and Android devices, and the game has quickly swept Fate series and anime fans away with TYPE-MOON’s unique storytelling and DELiGHTWORKS’ innovative gameplay experience. Recently, the English version has expanded to include Australia and South Asian territories, joining the game’s current scope of Japan, China, Taiwan, and South Korea. Due to the exploding popularity ofFate/Grand Order, this special virtual reality experience was developed in Japan as a cutting-edge companion to the original mobile game, and Aniplex of America is bringing this unique VR Experience to Masters in the United States at Anime Expo.
To celebrate the first anniversary of the game’s successful launch in North America, Aniplex of America is also hosting the all-starFate/Grand Order 1st Anniversary Celebration Event at Anime Expo. Fans can expect news, exclusive giveaways, special programming, and the latest updates for the future of Fate/Grand Order alongside special guests Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese voice of Altria Pendragon), Satoshi Tsuruoka (Japanese voice of Arash/Gilles de Rais/Caligula/Spartacus) and Yosuke Shiokawa (Creative Producer of the FGO Project). The celebration event will be hosted by North American Localization Producer Albert Kao, and it will take place on July 7th at 4:30 pm local time in Petree Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center, where an expected 2,000 fans will be able to attend.”
In addition to the VR experience, Aniplex has also laid out the remainder of their Anime Expo plans including several guests and events:
In the Sword Art Online corner, the many special guests scheduled to appear include Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (VA for Kirito for SAO -Alicization-), Ai Kayano (VA for Alice of SAO -Alicization-), Tomori Kusunoki (VA for LLENN of SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online), Keiichi Sigsawa (Creator of SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online), Shinichiro Kashiwada (Producer of the SAO series), Kazuki Adachi (Producer of the SAO series), and Kenta Suzuki (Producer of the SAO series). From the halls of Chaldea in Fate/Grand Order, the guests featured will be Ayako Kawasumi (VA of Altria Pendragon from Fate/Grand Order), Satoshi Tsuruoka (VA of Arash, Gilles de Rais, Caligula, and Spartacus from Fate/Grand Order), and Yosuke Shiokawa (Creative Producer of FGO PROJECT). Cells at Work! will be in full swing with guests Tomoaki Maeno (VA of White Blood Cell fromCells at Work!), Nobutaka Kasama from david production (Producer of Cells at Work!), Yohei Ito from Kodansha (Producer ofCells at Work!), and Yuma Takahashi (Producer of Cells at Work!). Meanwhile, Masashi Ishihama (Director of PERSONA5 the Animation) and Kazuki Adachi (Producer of PERSONA5 the Animation) will be representing the stylish game-turned-animePERSONA5 the Animation. Each event will feature giveaways and more details are available on the Aniplex of America website. Considered the largest anime and manga convention in North America and the second longest running anime convention, Anime Expo will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 5th to July 8th.
THUSDAY JULY 5th:
FRIDAY JULY 6th:
· Special guests:
o Tomoaki Maeno
VA of Red Blood Cell
o Yohei Ito (Producer)
o Nobutaka Kasama (Producer)
o Yuma Takahashi (Producer)
· Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (PDT)
· Location: Petree Hall (LP1)
· Unleash your PERSONA and enter the Metaverse with the SMASH HIT JRPG by ATLUS turned popular anime series, PERSONA5 the Animation! Join Aniplex of America and special guest director Masashi Ishihama as we go behind the scenes of this highly stylish series. The event will include a special giveaway plus a super-secret guest appearance by a member of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts!
· Special Guests
o Masashi Ishihama (Director)
o Kazuki Adachi (Producer)
o Plus a surprise guest!
· Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (PDT)
· Location: Petree Hall (LP1)
· Link Start and join us for the most talked about event of Anime Expo! From the perils of Aincrad to the battlefields of Gun Gale Online to the depths of the Underworld, we’ll explore the worlds of SAO, familiar and new! Join us for this very special event as we look at the past, present and the future of anime’s most beloved virtual reality series!
· Special Guests
o Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
VA of Kirito from Sword Art Online – Alicization –
o Ai Kayano
VA of Alice from Sword Art Online – Alicization –
o Tomori Kusunoki
VA actress of LLENN from Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
o Keiichi Sigsawa (Creator of Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online)
o Shinichiro Kashiwada (Producer)
o Kazuki Adachi (Producer)
o Kenta Suzuki (Producer)
SATURDAY JULY 7th:
· Time: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm (PDT)
· Location: Petree Hall (LP1)
· Fellow Masters! Join us as we celebrate Fate/Grand Order’s one year anniversary with special guests Ayako Kawasumi (Altria Pendragon), Satoshi Tsuruoka (Arash/Gilles de Rais/Caligula/Spartacus) and Yosuke Shiokawa (Creative Producer of the FGO PROJECT)! Rayshift to Petree Hall for the latest news and giveaways!
· Special Guests
o Ayako Kawasumi
VA of Altria Pendragon
o Satoshi Tsuruoka
VA of Arash, Gilles de Rais, Caligula, and Spartacus
o Yosuke Shiokawa (Creative Producer of the FGO PROJECT)
