BODY: The spirits are coming to the skies of Zeus. During its "Granblue Fantasy Live Broadcast: Welcome to the Midsummer Showtime SP" on August 8, 2026, Cygames announced that its long-running mobile RPG will host a collaboration event with the TV anime SHAMAN KING, scheduled to launch on January 15, 2027.
The reveal came paired with the first piece of promotional artwork, featuring series protagonist Yoh Asakura, voiced once again by Yoko Hikasa. Her return signals that Cygames is drawing on the 2021 anime remake's cast rather than the original 2001 series, a distinction that matters to franchise fans who have followed multiple adaptations of Hiroyuki Takei's shamanic battle manga.
While Cygames kept the finer mechanics under wraps, Granblue Fantasy crossover events typically hand players free playable characters, themed weapons, and story episodes voiced by the guest anime's cast. If the pattern holds, Yoh — and likely other members of Team Funbari Onsen — will become recruitable through a limited-time event quest.
The January window places the collaboration squarely in Granblue's busy winter calendar, which traditionally builds toward the anniversary celebrations that follow in March. Fans are already speculating about which additional Shamans, from Anna to Hao, might join the roster before the event goes live.
The insider take
Anime crossovers are one of Granblue Fantasy's most reliable engagement drivers, and pairing with SHAMAN KING is a shrewd nostalgia play in Tokyo's collaboration-saturated market. The 2021 remake, streamed globally on Netflix, gave the property fresh visibility with younger overseas fans — exactly the demographic Cygames has been courting as it expands Granblue's Western footprint through titles like Relink and Versus. Expect merchandise tie-ins and social-media campaigns to ramp up as January nears.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事 (Japanese).