Aniplex of America Adds Fate/Grand Order - First Order- and Granblue Fantasy to their Winter Lineup
SANTA MONICA, CA (December 27, 2016) –Aniplex of America Inc. announced that they have acquired two new anime titles for the upcoming winter season lineup. In addition to the highly anticipated Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga series, Aniplex of America has confirmed acquisition of Fate/ Grand Order -First Order- and Granblue Fantasy. Today, Aniplex of America has also confirmed the simulcast schedule for all of their winter season titles as follows:
| Title | Streaming Platform | Premiere Date/Time |
| Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga | Crunchyroll DAISUKI | January 6, 2017 10:30 a.m. (PST) |
| Fate/Grand Order: First Order- (74 min. Special Program) | Crunchyroll DAISUKI | December 31, 2016 8:00 a.m. (PST) |
| Granblue Fantasy | Crunchyroll DAISUKI | January 21, 2017 4:00 a.m. (PST) |
About Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga:
Assiah, the realm of humans, and Gehenna, the realm of demons. Normally, these two dimensions would never intersect, but having possessed all material substances, the demons are now intruding on the material world. But among the human race, there are those who can exorcise such demons—the exorcists.
Rin Okumura kept the fact that he was Satan's offspring a secret from everyone and decided to become an exorcist. He began his training at True Cross Academy but following the incidents involving Amaimon's raid, his lineage became apparent. Fearing his true nature and the blue flames marking his connection to Gehenna, Rin's classmates all distanced themselves from him. Meanwhile, the academy was on high alert when they realized that the “Left Eye of the Impure King” had been stolen! What lies ahead for Rin and his classmates?”
For details on Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, please visit: http://blueexorcist-kyotosaga.com/
About Fate/Grand Order – First Order:
The long-awaited anime version of Fate/Grand Order, the new Fate mobile game presented by Type-Moon, which has been downloaded more than 7 million times is here! Featuring the Heroic Spirits that have appeared in many of the highly popular Fate franchise, the curtain rises on a tale of war to regain humanity's future!
The year 2015 CE.
The last era in which magecraft still thrived.
The Chaldea Security Organization was founded to focus on preserving the continuation of human history. They observe a world which magecraft couldn't observe and science couldn't measure all to prevent the certain extinction of humanity.
But one day, the future that Chaldea continued to observe disappears and humanity's extinction in 2017 becomes clear. Rather, it had already happened.
The cause seems to be related to Fuyuki, a provincial town in Japan, in the year 2004 CE. There, an “unobservable region” that had not existed before appears.
Based on the assumption that Fuyuki is the reason for humanity's extinction, Chaldea issues an order to explore, investigate, and possibly destroy this singularity – a quest for the Holy Grail, the Grand Order.
For details on Fate/Grand Order – First Order, please visit: www.fategrandorderusa.com
About Granblue Fantasy:
This is a world of the skies, where many islands drift in the sky. A boy named Gran and a talking winged lizard named Vyrn lived in Zinkenstill, an island which yields mysteries. One day, they come across a girl named Lyria. Lyria had escaped from the Erste Empire, a military government that is trying to rule over this world using powerful military prowess. In order to escape from the Empire, Gran and Lyria head out into the vast skies, holding the letter Gran's father left behind - which said, "I will be waiting at Estalucia, Island of Stars".
About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in
Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime
content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite
Blu-ray and DVD releases including Sword Art Online, Kill la Kill, Bakemonogatari, Fate/Zero,
Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Blue Exorcist, NISEKOI, OREIMO 2, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic,
Expelled from Paradise, The irregular at magic high school, ALDNOAH.ZERO, Fate/stay night
[Unlimited Blade Works] and DURARARA!!×2. The company's ever-growing line-up of shows includes
our most recent titles ERASED, Sword Art Online II, The Asterisk War, OWARIMONOGATARI, Your lie
in April, Charlotte, Classroom Crisis, WAGNARIA!!3 and GOD EATER.
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