#Gudaguda 2021

[hassiegfrieddoneanythingwrong]

The 31 million downloads campaign has dropped, and the face of it is Lady Avalon/Prototype Merlin (ENOUGH WITH THE ARHURIAN SERVANTS, PLEASE 😭).

Besides the usual rewards, there are:

New permanent missions, clearing each Main Story chapter will net you a Lore and a Holy Grail, getting 25 each in total

Permanent specific bond boosting CEs, those being Secret Mission (Rider, need to clear SIN), Wings of the Manuscript (Caster, need to clear Fuyuki), Report Check (Lawful-Good, need to clear Anastasia), Chaldea Morning (Living Human, need to clear Fuyuki), and From NFF with Love (Beast Servant, need to clear Tunguska Sanctuary)

More permanent event reward CEs, those being Traces of Christmases Past (Christmas 2019/2021), Demonic Sun-Princess (Summer 2019/2021), Frost Fighting Bear (Halloween 2018/2020), The Sailor in White (GudaGuda 2018/2020), At Trifas (Apocrypha collab), Premonition of Beginnings (CCC collab), and Fortress of the Sun (GudaGuda 2017/2019)

More Command Codes are permanently added to the shop (also, only one (1) copy of the 5* CCs are allowed to exist, sadly you can't have two copies of the Merlin CC, for example)

A Materials folder has been created, labelled "Materials (Gallery)", featuring backgrounds, CGs, and animations from previous stories

A link to a Spirit Origin Release Quest has been added in Ascension and other spots (this is for those who have their third ascension locked, like Douman, Oberon, Charlemagne, etc.)

[aurata-rin]

Fate/Grand Order Gudaguda 2021 (Ryouma Close Call) - Final chapter summary

Buckle up friends this is a long one because there was so much good dialogue I wanted to include.

Arrow 1

The giant robot towers over the city of Saitama. This is the thing Takasugi had in the works. The Grail, Nobunaga's head, and Ama-no-Sakagami were all part of the plan. An artificial god to rewrite the Singularity. Ama-no-Sakagami protests; Takasugi's part of their deal was to create a body for it. And he did -- but he never said Ama-no-Sakagami would be able to use it as it pleased. Takasugi's specialty is vague negotiations, after all. The artificial god, Arahabaki, absorbs Ama-no-Sakagami. Takasugi then turns to Chaldea's Master. He seeks to create a true Restoration; a world in which weakwilled leaders cease to be, and only an absolute king remains. But such a king can't be a human, otherwise the nation won't change. Thus, he concluded it had to be an king that is eternal. That is his creation, the Arahabaki.

Takechi disagrees with Takasugi's ideals, but Takasugi stands firm in that the imperial court would never bring true change. Neither would Tokugawa. It's all futile as long as a human stands at the top. Humans cannot regulate humans. Master points out that thing does not have the will of a person, and Takasugi knows. He knows it might be stupid. But, well, if it's amusing, that's fine for him. Takechi thinks he's lost his mind, or that he's fallen under the influence of Ama-no-Sakagami. He can't completely deny it -- but that's fine, too. In any case, he'll test his new god out on this rabble. Takechi asks him if he likes persimmons, giving way for an old proverb: "planted peach and chestnut trees bear fruit in three years, persimmons bear fruit in eight." It takes times for one's actions to bear fruit. He's reluctant to steal given Takasugi's worked so hard for this... but he'll be taking those persimmons.

A magic field actives above the city. Okuni is up there. It's a grand sealing boundary field handed down from the Age of Gods. She'll be sealing away that Arahabaki. Takasugi laughs; there's no way a single Servant such as herself can seal it away. Which is exactly why Okuni has brought a guest! The so-called first shrine maiden, the queen of Yamatai; Himiko. Arahabaki can't move now that team Chaldea has stolen away all his magic furnaces to supply it. They've used that gathered magical energy to create the boundary field. Takasugi is angry; he thought they destroyed the furnaces, but they pillaged them instead. Takechi reminds him he did say he'd have those persimmons. This was all Ryouma's plan. Okuni bids everyone look to the sky. Is it a bird? A UFO? No, it's the star of Ranmaru that lights up the night sky! Mysterious Ranmaru X! A light travels across the sky and plummets towards the ground. Ranmaru has Chacha and Nagayoshi with her. They're going to charge into Arahabaki. It's no match for Nagayoshi's spear. He uses his Noble Phantasm. Chacha grabs the box with Nobunaga's head while they're inside the machine god, and they swiftly exit. Takasugi, on the other hand, is pleased. Had everything gone as he'd planned, it'd be dull. It's time to settle things. He'll wager everything on Arahabaki. A battle starts.

Arrow 2

The Chaldea team continues to try to bring down Arahabaki. Takasugi is getting frustrated. He wants them to let him enjoy this fully -- and then he coughs blood.

Takechi: "Takasugi...?" Takasugi: "...What's this? Hey, don't tell me it's this again? You've got to be kidding me. Why, when I was just about to have some fun?" Takechi: "Don't tell me... your body..." Takasugi: "Is this as far as I go towards becoming a Heroic Spirit? Couldn't it at least have waited a little longer? Let me die fighting. I've never heard of an evil boss dying from illness." Takechi: "This is the end of the line, Takasugi. In the end, we're deceased bodies. Creating a new world should be left to people who are alive like her, after all." Takasugi: "... Dead people can't make a country, huh. Takechi, you're really not a funny guy."

Takasugi coughs, then admits defeat. He's happy with what he managed to do. However, he doesn't get to bow out that easily. Ama-no-Sakagami manifests behind him, unleashing a series of strikes at him. Thanks to Chaldea beating down Arahabaki, Ama-no-Sakagami was able to escape from its spell. Takasugi is weak, but he doesn't need to worry; Ama-no-Sakagami will become his god and make the amusing world he so desires. He takes over Arahabaki, making it unleash its true power under the name of Ama-no-Sakagami. Who cares about a human era, Loyalists, or the Restoration. Ama-no-Sakagami will have the humans under his feet. His final coming as a god is at hand--

???: "Can't let you do that." Ama-no-Sakagami: "...? What was that voice?"

A light emerges below his foot. It's coming from Sakamoto's spear. This can't be. he should have fallen down the hill to the underworld. Why is he here?

The scene ends.

Arrow 3

The scene fades in to the bottom of a lake. A black serpent sleeps in the background. Ryouma is here, but he has no idea where 'here' is. Maybe he did end up on the hill to the underworld.

Ryouma: "...No, that's not it, this is--?!"

We zoom in on the serpent. Black and purple. It sleeps.

Ryouma: "This is... perhaps Oryo's--" ???: "Indeed. An unruly aberrant that was chased from the heavens, fed on lives, and eventually fed on entire nations." Ryouma: "Ama-no-Sakagami... No, that's not it. I didn't think it possible, but are you a real god?" ???: "It doesn't matter to me who I am. You have a duty to be rid of this aberrant. You who pulled out the spear Ama-no-Sakahoko." Ryouma: "What are you on about, Oryo is already..." ???: "Not dead. The aberrant you brought along is no more than a copy of the aberrant sleeping within this abyss. Eventually this aberrant will awaken, become an evil god that devours nations, and lead Japan to ruin. To prevent this, the Ama-no-Sakahoko was dropped from the heavens." Ryouma: "Sleeping within the abyss? I see... Ever since the day I died, Oryo was always in this abyss..." ???: "Now, be rid of this aberrant. Ama-no-Sakahoko is a remnant of the Age of Gods that descended from the heavens. The only thing that can bring destruction upon an unruly aberrant is this spear from the same Age of Gods ." Ryouma: "Oryo, I really made you wait." ???: "What are you doing." Ryouma: "I never said it. That day, the day I died -- the words I wanted to say to you in the end." ???: "..." Ryouma: "So I'll say them now."

Ryouma starts to cry.

Ryouma: "Oryo... I'm sorry." ???: "Foolish human. You've been enthralled by the unruly aberrant." Ryouma: "To me, Oryo has always been Oryo. Oryo was always waiting for me here, so I'll also..." ???: "...I see, that's the human's -- no, Sakamoto Ryouma -- that is your answer." Ryouma: "...Alright, off you go. I'll remain here by her side until this body rots away." ???: "They're such strange things, those humans. Even when they know they're making a mistake, they can't help but go through with it. Even though they know what's right, they can't bring themselves to do it. That is how things differ between gods and people. The unruly aberrant was so drawn to you, loved you so, it stopped trying to ascend to the heavens, and came to this abyss to slumber." Ryouma: "..." ???: "I acknowledge you, human who threw away the path to godhood. I shall teach you the true meaning of the Ama-no-Sakahoko. That spear's true power is not to bring destruction to evil spirits. No, it's not even a spear, at that. It fell from the heavens for the sake of greeting this aberrant into the heavens as a new god; a sign of my atonement shed from the heavens for this thing that was abhorred as an aberrant long ago." Ryouma: "...Then this spear was really meant to return Oryo to the heavens." ???: "Now, turn the spear to the skies! Now is the time for this unruly aberrant to be reborn as a new god -- no, as your guardian! And a new god needs a name given! The White Orochi of Takachiho!" Ryouma: "The spear is making Oryo..."

A flash of white. The serpent's eyes shine.

Oryo: "... What's with this familiar scent. Is it... Ryouma? Is that you?" Ryouma: "Yeah, I sure made you wait, but it's me, Oryo." Oryo: "Ryouma! I've waited for you for so, so long! There are so many things I need to say to you. I always thought I should apologize. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I always thought I should thank you. For saving me, for giving me a name -- I've-- There's something I always wanted to say to you!" Ryouma: "Yeah, I've kept you waiting. There's also something I've thought I should say to you, too."

Oryo's humanoid form takes shape next to Ryouma.

Ryouma and Oryo: "I'm glad I got to meet you."

Another flash of white, and the two transform. Oryo turns white, and Sakamoto wears a new uniform with a white blade. They're ready to go. To the plains of Wadatsumi. The voice calls out.

???: "...I see. After a long... long time, that unruly aberrant has truly found something important to it. Something more important than ascending to the heavens and becoming a god. Human, no, Sakamoto Ryouma. ...I leave my daughter in your hands."

The scene fades to white, and we return to Saitama. Oryo and Sakamoto have come back, much to Ama-no-Sakagami's surprise.

Ryouma: "Kept you waiting, Master. Everyone." Izou: "What do you mean, kept you waiting, you idiot! What do you mean, kept you waiting... you idiot...!" Nagayoshi: "Geh, took you long enough." Ranmaru: "We've been waiting, Sakamoto husband and wife." Chacha: "Husband and wife, Ranmaru?!" Okuni: "Well well, if this isn't the star performers taking the stage." Zanzaburou: "Zaaaaaaaan!" Ama-no-Sakagami: "What is that power flowing from your body?! Is it the power of Ama-no-Sakahoko... No, it is something entirely different." Ryouma: "That's right, it's the power of love, so to speak."

Ryouma and Oryo are ready for combat; a Kaientai of the two alone. The final battle begins.

After the fight, Oryo and Ryouma unleash their new Noble Phantasm: My Dear, Conquer the Fields of Wadatsumi. Ama-no-Sakagami cannot believe a human would be capable of destroying a god. Takasugi is laughing at him, now separated from the evil god. Oryo catches him before he can fall to his demise. Ama-no-Sakagami, however, is not quite done yet. He lunges for Takechi to possess him. Unfortunately for him, Takechi has engraved a seal into his very body to drive away the entity. He knew the god would aim for him, whose heart is the weakest of those present. Takechi will see this to the end, as something he alone needs to do. For his brethren, and for Tanaka. He brandishes his blade and drives it into himself. Finally, the entity is banished, brought to ruin with Takechi himself. Izou has a tearful farewell with his old leader; Takechi tells him his sword is to protect people, yet Takechi made Izou kill people. He asks for forgiveness. That this time, Izou will use his sword to protect. And he tells Ryouma to help this country, and those young ones. With that, he's gone.

Takasugi ushers them on their way; the Singularity will soon cease to be. Turns out being a Heroic Spirit wasn't all that interesting; he's still sick even as a Servant, which is the end of the line for him. He hands the Holy Grail to Master as a souvenir. Ryouma is glad they managed to meet again; Takasugi is still the prodigy child (kirinji) he met in Edo -- no, rather, still the same qilin. Takasugi remarks that if the dragon soaring through the heavens and the qilin were together, they could probably do anything. He laughs at his own joke, and bids goodbye. The Chaldea team heads off.

Takasugi, left on his own, is soon joined by Okuni.

Takasugi: "What, weren't you going with them?" Okuni: "No, I still have my contract with you. And well, this is a rare chance, I figured I'd do a single dance to your shamisen." Takasugi: "Heh... The Izumo no Okuni and my shamisen... Sure sounds fun. Right... where did I leave it... Ah, there it is. Let's see."

Takasugi plays the shamisen and Okuni begins her dance. The various areas of the city are shown on the screen, before returning to the two.

Takasugi: "...Say." Okuni: "What is it?" Takasugi: "Now that I take a good look, you're kinda cute." Okuni: "Is this the time, company president? But also, 'kinda'?! Holy shit de gozaimasu yo! Quite the words for me who's made plenty of the people in power in my time weak in the knees!" Takasugi: "Hahaha, in that case, I wish I'd slept together with you until late in the morning at least once. I think..." Okuni: "...Rest. Please, rest well. Hero of the Restoration, Takasugi Shinsaku."

The chapter ends.

[kyousukebei]

GUDAGUDA Close Call 2021 event CE’s

[300iqprower]

This is my feelings when i saw Takasugi back in Gudaguda 2021: Yeah, he's an AOE all right

It's the Bakin speaking

[hasmashdoneanythingwrong]

Well, if I had to find one good thing about going into 2021? FGO gonna start ramping up into the really good shit.

For reference, upcoming 2021 servants I’m personally excited for (labeled with Class in front of name for convienience) and events roughly in order:

Saber Benienma

Assassin Li Shuwen

Caster Murasaki Shikibu

CCC Rerun + Alter Ego Kingprotea (which I know y’all know I’m hyped for)

Tokugawa Labrynth Ooku + Assassin Kama

Lord El-Melloi Crossover Event + Rider Reines, Welfare Assassin Grey and Ruler Astraea

Yuga Kshetra + Archer Ashwatthama and Berserker Arjuna Alter

The Anniversary Bronzes! (And Rider Da Vinci, but honestly more excited for the brozes, especially Lancer Gareth and Caster Chen Gong)

GudaGuda Final Honnoji + Avenger Nobunaga and Welfare Lancer Nagao Kagetora

The Las Vegas Tornament Summer Event with its numerous Summer Servants and a Merlin Rerelease (if you ain’t got him yet, this’ll be the perfect time to roll for him)

Saber Wars II + Avenger Space Ishtar and Archer Calamity Jane

18M DL Campaign, featuring Caster Scathach Skadi.

Nightingale Christmas + Welfare Archer Santa Nightingale and Saber Astolfo

Atlantas + Archer Superhuman Orion, Rider Europa, and Rider Mandricardo

Edit: Fucked up, it’s Rider Mandricardo not Saber.

[fgodestinyawakenings]

FGO JP Livestream for Gudaguda Event 2021

Date: 17th November 2021

Time: 7pm (JST)

Remember to clear up past LB 5.5 Heian Lostbelt to do the event!

[homeinchaldea]

FGO 2021 Recap (+ 2022 Goals)

2021 is a pretty…shaky year. Things still go on, a life of stability seem rather distant. The game itself does not promise well; the current situation + direction it’s taking gave a much more pessimistic picture of its future

Nevertheless, I do find parts of the journey enjoyable, and perhaps I may no longer have much expectations, I may at least stay as a visitor until I have better things to do.

TW Server

To update, I have pretty much finished all (5) of the available lostbelts this year

It’s one thing to go through all of them via gameplay, it’s another things to read the story through and through. It felt rather new, to adopt a new identity as a destroyer of worlds when I spent the last year playing as the saviour of humanity.

The end of the journey may not be entirely pleasant, but it’s something I’m curious to witness.

Rolling Result + Goals

About the rolling, I did get all the 2021 servants goals. Which is great.

During this year, I simply wish to aim for SR + non gold servants, but eventually I got several powerful SSRs (both limited and permanent) and at least one premium support (Skadi) in both accounts, which is unexpected for a (GSSR only) minnow like me.

Perhaps because of this, the gameplay seem more like a breeze compared to last year.

Now I guess I felt dangerously bolder in my goals (plus not a lot of non gold servants I could get next year), here are some servants I wish to get next year:

Voyager

When he first came out, I didn’t care much about him (I’m more interested of the event SR servant). Then I got him in the JP Server, read about his dialogue and everyone’s meta about him, and now I just want to bring this star child home.

Even for someone who is pessimistic to fellow humans like me, his presence and symbolic meaning does bring me hope about humanity others fail to capture.

Kijyo Koyo

The very F/R servant that I aimed to get to begin with (and fail to get). When I first saw the servant, it was love at first sight. The unusual design of being a completely animalistic looking female servant, plus a tasteful looking human design appeals to me a lot.

Getting her + Voyager is one of the next year goal for me

Castoria

People were not kidding when they said Artoria Caster broke the game. Her entry to had brought many changes in the game environment, with her starting the Arts Farming + a way to trivialise Ignore Invulnerability. Overall a must roll according to most sources.

For me, I wish to get her, not just for gameplay meta, but so my favourite Arts servants can get the support they need. I did get Skadi for the quick servants, it makes sense for the Arts servants to get the same treatment.

Shi Huang Di

I know that they are not a new servant, but to wit, the last banner featuring them insofar is in the 21M Download Campaign. If I wish to get them, it’s now or never or the GSSR.

To wit, they have proved themselves to be an awesome servant, both in story, character and gameplay. They proved to be one of the best Lostbelt Kings that came out from the game, both cruel and charismatic, stubborn yet capable for change.

At least to my main account, I already got a bunch of Larger Than Life Monarchs (eg. Iskander, Ozy, Gil) in my ranks (plus Suzuku Merlin + CC Hokusai). It makes sense to get Lelouch another Monarch to join them as well.

Oda Nobukatsu

Nobukatsu being a limited bronze servant is a surprise for me. I already liked him back in the GudaGuda 2 event, and from what I can tell, his actual debut event continues to flesh him out. I do feel pity for him, and wish him well.

Plus he came home to me in the first event when others did not. That is a plus for me.

Ashiya Douman

Before LB5.5, I am inclined to hate his guts for his deeds, especially what he did in Shimousa and LB4.

Then LB5.5 came out, and the more I learnt about him, the more I can appreciate him in terms of character and design. A character with much depths beneath the surface, his own existence causes much speculation on the overall themes of Fate and fulfilling the thirst a bunch of monsterf***ers. Being an actual original character with a fantastic character design (so good that he rewrote most of the Pseudo Singularities + Lostbelts) and powerful gameplay function pretty much helps.

That will not stop me wanting to subject him to Chen Gong once in a while.

Other servants I wish to get would include Himiko (a fellow Ruler servant that facilitates Castoria Stalling), Summer Brynhildr (for Sigurd), Summer Kiara (for powerful gameplay), Nemo + Van Gogh (for character + gameplay potential), Vritra (for Arts Lancer Farming). But consider of my main goals, it is more likely I would prioritise the main ones over the side ones.

JP Server

I wouldn’t call this year a good year for FGO.

In fact aside of some highlights (LB6, the Ryoma event), it felt like that the game is going in a downward spiral, what’s with the male servant shortage + increasingly lazy design for female characters + lopsided schedule + subpar non-LB6 content and alike.

I did heard there will be a change in the company structure next year, but from the news I heard, it does not suggest an optimistic future.

But still, there are parts where I do enjoy the journey. I got most of the new servants this year, some of them being the ones that I liked and saved for. Thanks Taira + Oberon + Percival.

New Servants I got this year.

LB6, though not entirely perfect (eg. see the ending of Beryl + some parts), absolutely blows everything out of the water, simply by the sheer scale of not just the writing, but also the presentation (eg. Music, Boss Intros, Worldbuilding) as well. It is a journey I would find unforgettable.

Conclusion

What will happen in next year? Will the game have something better than this year? Or will it get worse? I may never know.

Anyhow, regardless what happened this year, and what will happen next year, happy new year to everyone!

[xxyumeno]

Hello everyone! I am here and also sort of multitasking, since I’m going to attempt to hual ass through the Olympus Lostbelt and possibly through the Heian-kyo Lostbelt as well. I at least want to attempt the GUDAGUDA Close Call 2021 event, even though it will really be a close call if I do manage to get to it, lol. Drafts will be slow per usual and all that sweet jazz.

[hungnitan]

2022 Wanted List

I got most 2021 wanted list except Casko, Arjuna Alter, Enkidu, and Anastasia. Plus with I already close my yearly book here's my next year wanted list :

Jan : Casko (Beni Enma banner)

for arts support purpose of course (lol), I don't get her this year so I gonna try again...

Apr : Dioscuri (LB5 part 2-1 banner)

well, I know I have full list of saber that still not at bond 10 but I just can't resist gemini twin !

May : Okita Alter (GudaGuda Final Rerun)

morelike "if I can" for this one, as this pretty near from previous pull and after trying countless time I'm bit disliking her kit plus it's not like I'm in need of more Alter Ego

Jun : Lambda (Summer 4 Las Vegas-2 Rerun)

I love Melt most of other Sakura face, and here I am can't get her and add the salt even get Ruler Bunny from that banner this year

Aug-Sept : Castoria (5th Annivesary) & Abigail (Summer Camp)

...this really troubling but if I must take priority I will pull for Castoria as I have normal Abigail now...

Well, the best route I can get are getting both Casko and Castoria for fully arts support while for Abigail Summer can wait for other time

Nov-Dec : Nemo (Imaginary Scramble banner) & Ashiya Douman (LB 5.5 banner)

I never looked at Nemo and Douman kit so throughfully, so if must sacrifice one of them later still good for me...

Half picked from this year and half new one... the most priority above are Dioscuri, Lamdha and Castoria (eventhough I still skill leveling for Merlin for now)

Too bad no Enkidu and Anastasia banner (we all know Arjuna Alter never cameback) but I don't think can insert them too as the list above pretty long itself (lol)

[aurata-rin]

Fate/Grand Order Gudaguda 2021 (Ryouma Close Call) - prologue + chapter 1 summary

I don’t think I’ll translate all the dialogue fully, but I figure I might as well finally start doing some story summaries for Fate. This is from my own reading experience of the event, so if there are any mistakes in my reading comprehension, corrections are appreciated!

Prologue

The scene fades in to Nobunaga missing her head. They’re not quite sure where it went, so they seek out Da Vinci for some help (who initially claims she is too busy to help). Nobukatsu comes running in saying he found her head, and it turns out it’s just a sign with a drawing of Nobu’s face on. She is not amused.

Sion and Da Vinci help out and locate a signal of Nobu’s head within a singularity set around 1870 (which is just after the end of the Edo/Tokugawa period). The Shinsengumi Servants don’t qualify to enter the singularity, and Nobu is staying home due to... well, missing her head. Nobukatsu stays where his sister stays. As such, Chacha and Nagayoshi seem the only candidates to go with Master, as Mashu cannot join, either -- which does not inspire much confidence, until Sakamoto and Oryo pop up to say they’re coming along too. Izou rushes in last minute, in his new fancy outfit, to insist he’s coming too.

The group Rayshifts, but shortly after they’re gone, Sion picks up signs of an incoming threat. It turns out to be an intruder, who forces their way past the Servants gathered in the room to get access to a coffin to also rayshift. The prologue ends.

Chapter 1

Master wakes up (alone) in a Tokyo that looks very foreign. A radio broadcast reveals that this is the new capital, SAITAMA, and likewise mentions the Bloody Surrender of Edo Castle and warns citizens to watch out for Imperial Loyalists and report if they see anything. Some people near Master gossip about the Loyalists being up to something again, and make mention of “Shouwa”. Master wanders into an alleyway and ponders about that -- it should, by all acounts, be the Meiji era, not Shouwa.

Because Master just can’t catch a break, a voice rings out from somewhere. It’s from above. Someone is falling from the sky and land right on top of Master. It’s the person who barged into Chaldea to rayshift. She stumbles to her feet and looks for her eyepatch, but Master has already seen her red eye; as such, Master must die, despite having cushioned the mystery person’s fall. Master keeps dodging, mystery person collapses due to lack of “Ranmanium” to strengthen her, and eventually a third person shows up -- Sakamoto. Except he’s alone, and doesn’t feel like his usual self.

Master’s gut feeling is correct when Sakamoto calls a group of Mini Nobu forth to target the mystery person; Sakamoto refers to her as a Servant, and seems to need her as some sort of sacrifice. Master protects her, and she gives up on trying to kill Master, instead complaining about her lack of power and “if only there was someone chosen by my planet, someone with command seals”. Obviously, Master flashes their command seals, the two form a contract, she gives her name as “Mysterious Ranmaru X”, and they beat Sakamoto’s platoon of Nobu. Sakamoto retreats, but just before running, casts a spell on Chacha and Nagayoshi who conveniently pop up. Chacha turns Avenger (Nagayoshi is unaffected), attacks master, and Oryo jumps in just in time to block the blow. The Sakamoto of Chaldea joins up with the rest, and they knock some sense into Chacha. Literally.

The group retreats to Sakamoto’s hideout, as it turns out the team got separated during the Rayshift and he arrived earlier than the others. He’s set up his new detective agency. Chacha wonders if Ranmaru is the one her aunt (Nobunaga) has talked about, but Nagayoshi says that now that he thinks about it, she doesn’t feel like Naritoshi (Ranmaru’s other name). Ranmaru explains she is a Ranmaru from among Ranmarus -- chosen among many Ranmarus. 

Ranmaru wanders off to make tea in a room she dubs the “Ranmaru Café”, the others meet up, and discuss their next course of action. Sakamoto explains what he’s learned so far: in this Singularity, Edo has been destroyed, and Saitama is the new capital. What should have been a bloodless surrender of Edo Castle negotiated by Katsu Kaishu turned bloody, and many of the shogunate’s people, along with important people from the Satsuma and Choshu, were killed. Furthermore, the Meiji restoration did not take place here. It jumped past Meiji and Taishou to end up at Shouwa right away. The state of Japan has advanced 50 years ahead. In real history, there were a lot of miraculous reforms from overseas coming to Japan in the Meiji era, but this town is powered by magical energy and has advanced to a strange level of civilization. Currently, the Takasugi Industries (or “Takasugi Heavy Industry”) is in power -- likely a reference to Takasugi Shinsaku or his family, as Oryo seems to recognise the name from somewhere; he was another influential person in the early Meiji restoration.

Ranmaru proceeds to question Sakamoto about the other Sakamoto from earlier. Sakamoto says he does have siblings, but his brother and he look nothing alike and are quite apart in age. They’ll have to investigate this. Ranmaru will join in for the sake of Master, and her original objective which she cannot recall.

The scene fades, and we cut to Izou wandering the town, not knowing what’s what. He picks up on someone following him and calls out to them, to which a mystery man in a black suit steps out. Izou and he recognize each other, and the scene fades out.

Chapter end.

[the-whims-of-fate]

Final Thoughts on The New Years 2021 Event

I just finished the Enma-Tei event not too long ago and, for as much as I could say that I loved it and leave it at that, I don’t think I could convey those emotions accurately without explaining why.

Mechanically speaking, the event is pretty straightforward. The more you build, the more points you get each day, and since you’re doing all that grinding for building materials the shop currency builds up pretty quickly. What surprised me though was the fights. So many of them had creative twists to them. Building a strategy to take down Musashi, going ham with Old Man Li, and even letting Anastasia darken the sky with mudballs felt like a refreshing change of pace from previous events.

Then there’s the dialogue. I think I’ve said it before, but one of my favorite things about this game is the characters interacting in ways that they probably wouldn’t have gotten the chance to in the main series. So the fact that we had so much high quality content for these characters made it all the more enjoyable to read. I still can’t help but smile thinking back on the GUDAGUDA Pillow Fight and Jing Ke’s Drunk Karaoke, and I couldn’t recreate my noises I made when the Hassans showed up if you paid me (especially for Gramps).

Lastly, there’s the personal connection that this event made with me. A lot of people will probably talk about the Spirited Away vibes of this event, and that’s fair, if not justified. Unfortunately, circumstances have only allowed me to have seen half of Spirited Away (which I fully intend to rectify in the near future), but that didn’t change the connection I was able to make. One of my favorite jobs that I’ve ever had was when I worked for two summers as an assistant cook at a summer camp. The pay wasn’t great, but room and board were covered and it was altogether just a really good place to work. Anyway, between the cast working at this inn and Beni-Enma’s dialogue about things like kitchen etiquette, cooking for yourself vs cooking for others, and cooking being about more than just following a recipe made me feel a nostalgic sort of happiness that I haven’t felt in a while.

Overall, 10/10. When even the feeling of pulling a rate-up 5-star is overshadowed by your enjoyment of the event as a whole, you know you’ve made something good (it was Tamamo if you’re curious). Easily one of my top 5 (if not top 3) events in this game so far, even if my reasons for liking it aren’t the same as everyone else’s.

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So this one is the final event of the GudaGuda series, Fate/Grand Order: All-Out Nobunaga Assault - GUDAGUDA Final Honnoji 2021!

Some thoughts starting it out;

Nobbu looks so pretty and cool here!!! ( *’ω’* )

I want to draw her one day ahhhh 💕💕💕

Even at 0 bond level you can see his gap moe!! He’s cute! (*´∀｀*)

Look at Nobbu’s smiling face in her new art form!!! We only got to see that a few rare times in the previous events and I liked it so much so it’s makes me feel very happy to see this!!! Ahhhh so cute!!!! And Mori-mori’s like a big dog!

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What's your opinion about Fate/type Redline? What did you think of the new masters? Do you like Okita and Nobu? What is your opinion of the GudaGuda gang?

1. Discrete curiosity but nothing more as of today. I’ll pay more attention to it in case of fan translation. It’d be pretty funny to get an anime down the line tho, the adaptation of an adaptation of a joke spin-off. 

2. Bland, bland bland and bland yet again. The boy looks like a walk on/extra on any given series, the girl is Erice’s grandmother with the serial numbers scrubbed off. I agree with the decision to bring in OC masters to tell a stand-alone (and more serious?) story, but man. A necessary evil, but as always I’m here for the Servants way more than for any human character.    

3. Mostly excellent (I think only the old guy appeared in GG4 did nothing for me?) and I’m eager to read GudaGuda III and IV for myself in 2020/2021! :D 

[melonisopod]

Yeah I hope the Twitter outrage doesn’t die down too much. There’s still an ongoing problem with almost half the fandom being ignored and disrespected but Pako is one of the only saving graces of this game.

bruh i was so steamed about the lack of male servant content and i was so happy everybody in the fandom was getting pissed about this including in the jp fandom but i wake up today and see SSR ryouma and oryou and i forgot what i was angry about

tbh same pako is so incredibly powerful

but also don’t think this means I’ve forgiven you dw I WILL get you if you don’t shape up mark my words

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FGO GUDAGUDA Close Call Event Includes a Free Avenger https://t.co/hfgZu61qG3

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[fgodestinyawakenings]

I think the new Caster that came out at 2021 gudaguda has a Quick NP.

Oh yeah she is. Didn't bother much because that was a waifu, but thanks for pointing out