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Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary Concert Report

July 28, 2015 News 8 comments

On 24th and 25th July 2015, Nintendo held a Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary concert event, dubbed “25th Anniversary of Love and Courage: Fire Emblem Festival”, at Tokyo Dome City Hall.

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While I didn’t attend the event myself, many fans and members of the press did and, so, I’ve collected their impressions in this (lengthy) post.

Before beginning, I should mention that it’s prohibited to take pictures (or recordings) within the concert itself, so that’s the reason you won’t find any (or many) here.

But anything beforehand is fair game, it seems. Speaking of which, the entrance itself is rather spectacular, featuring life-size replicas of Marth and Chrom’s Falchion and Fire Emblems.

I already made a post with pictures of those, if you’re interested and missed it. Apparently, the replicas were crafted by Hato Ken, a famous weapon designer.

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Rumour: Fire Emblem Fates Manga Coming Fall 2015

July 24, 2015 FE Fates, News 4 comments

I’m not one to report rumours often, but this one seems credible enough.

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Leo sketch by Yusuke Kozaki (unrelated to the manga).

According to multiple fans who were present at the 25th Anniversary Concert, Nintendo announced a Fire Emblem Fates manga, to be serialised in Young Magazine starting this Fall (in Japan). (Source: Hachime)

If the reports are true, Yusuke Kozaki (the artist of Awakening and Fates) will be providing the illustrations, while Shin Kibayashi (the story director for Fates) is penning the story.

Update: Famitsu has added a brief report about this news. Besides what we already knew, an image of a sword-wielder overlooking a sunset was teased at the concert.

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Fates: Yusuke Kozaki Draws Felicia

July 3, 2015 FE Fates, News 5 comments

Got a tea break or around 30 minutes to spare?

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If so, you may want to check out this impressive (sped-up) video of Fire Emblem Fates and Awakening character designer, Yusuke Kozaki drawing Felicia from Fates.

You can also admire the finished product here.

This artistic demonstration was first shown at the 2015 Japan Expo in France that runs from 2nd to 5th July, which Kozaki attended in person.

April News Roundup 2: Sales and Sketches

April 27, 2015 News 2 comments

Welcome to another roundup of minor Fire Emblem news from last week, as I try (badly) not to clutter up the front page.

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20th April: The pre-sale ticket raffle is now underway at the Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary concert site; here, users can sign up for a chance to win tickets for the 25th Anniversary concert via a lottery.

Registrations for the ticket raffle close after 10th May 2015 and formal ticket sales will commence around a month later, from 7th June 2015.

This way, fans desperate for tickets can opt to try their luck with the RNG, before being forced to battle other fans, scalpers and overloaded servers as soon as ticket sales open.

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