List of TYPE-MOON tweets

Here, II seems to have formed a magical pocket to dispose of the ashes. For II who has an earth alignment, the ash is an important magical factor and therefore something not to be wasted. For a magus, even the act of disposing of cigar ashes is tied to one's magecraft.^{[Translator 1]}

That's why the cigar disappears in the following frame. It's bad for the flow of the animation to explain this so it was completely omitted.^{[Translator 1]}

I would like to tell you what the magic circle means and what kind of nature it is. Yes, I'll do it right now when I'm done! Please forgive me.

By the way, it is actually a substitute for investing about 120,000 new materials and investing in about 1 episode of the case book just by examining the magic circle for a moment. (Maybe the person who actually made the design should have a hard time! Thank you for the wonderful design)

Concerning the pendent, we didn't want to change Gray's impression from the original work where she thought of it as obscene but we weren't allowed to broadcast the pendent. Magecraft investigator Miwa-san wracked his brains on that! Sorry for that section!^{[Translator 2]}

Bam! The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II's second volume, The Devilman of the Wandering Sea (part 1), releasing August 13th! The cover must have been a surprised to the readers who still haven't finished the first volume... Look forward to what is to come!^{[Translator 3]}

Honestly, I couldn't imagine myself ever writing Ryougi (Kokutou) Mikiya until very, very recently... Due to his sacred cow status among Type-Moon, my fingers are shaking as I type this tweet. Note that while you can start the Lord El-Melloi series from the first volume of Adventures, some lines and clues in it reference its prequel, Case Files.^{[Translator 3]}

Starting from Adventures is generally as doable as skipping Fate/stay Night to read Fate/Zero. Everything relevant will be explained again as you read, so anyone interested in this series specifically should keep this in mind.^{[Translator 3]}

Kara no Kyoukai is a very special story to me, and I vividly remember myself imagining how much I'd enjoy talking and collaborating with the author back when I finished reading the 2001 version. (When I brought my copy to a conversation with Nasu, he said I needed to seal that out-of-place artifact, if I recall correctly.)^{[Translator 3]}

That's precisely why I was so nervous to write Mikiya and so glad when Nasu approved pretty much everything on the first try (although I needed a lot of corrections for Mana's dialogue and personality, as expected for a character with barely any lines on her debut work). Writing this often took me back to 20 years ago, when I'd take walks under the cloudy sky thinking about how much I'd enjoy writing him.^{[Translator 3]}

One more thing about the cover. The cover composition was suggested by the Type-Moon team, as always. Since we're doing a new series, we decided to go for a different style from Case Files. Seeing Mikiya, Mana, and the name Wandering Sea all together in the same image, even feel like I opened a jack-in-the-box. I'm currently in the middle of writing part 2, putting some effort to make it as good as the first half...!^{[Translator 3]}

The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II volume 2 is out, so I'll give a spoiler-free talk about its writing. As I mentioned during the amount, this chapter is about Japan, a place frequently handled by Type-Moon, and Tokyo no less, so I put a lot of energy into this one.^{[Translator 4]}

First, let's talk about chronology. This is set after Kara no Kyoukai and a few years before Future Gospel. Both stories openly state their years, so I could set the timeframes in just one quick talk with Nasu. I wrote a simple chronological table and discussed any possible changes on that one office.^{[Translator 4]}

That means Ryougi Mana still has Future Gospel and her encounter with Kamekura Mitsuru waiting ahead of her... Writing her was like looking at the starry sky. I hope that the readers reencountering these characters will be convinced and satisfied to see that this Ryougi Mana who still hasn't met him and this very grown-up Ryougi (Kokutou) Mikiya are still the same Mana and Mikiya.^{[Translator 4]}

And to LEMII and Rin, this is a story of returning to somewhere important. Personally, one of the most memorable scenes of Fate/stay Night is Rin jumping around the night city with the red bowman. Their reds were searing into my mind and soaked my imagination multiple times during the writing process.^{[Translator 4]}

That scenery, that night continued inside me, so I wrote like they passed the baton to me, and some aftereffects can be seen... By that I mean it's a story where I wrote (am still writing, for volume 3) Type-Moon characters that mean a lot to me.^{[Translator 4]}

One scene, for example, has Waver, Rin, and Mikiya on the same room, and it's so unbelievable that I got the chance to write this that I'm getting nervous even tweeting about it. I REALLY hope you enjoy this.^{[Translator 4]}

Also, the Japanese magecraft, the continental Asia's Thought Magecraft, and titular Baldanders the Wandering Sea are all topics I discussed with Nasu one by one to get a more detailed outline for. The older stuff traces back from when I started Case Files, so the people of Type-Moon, especially Nasu, had to be very patient with me.^{[Translator 4]}

I can't talk about Gray, Ergo, or the new characters without going into spoilers, so I'll be here again later. May your encounter with this book be a happy one. I'll fight as I hard as I can for volume 3, too.^{[Translator 4]}

Writing while listening to Narita loredump on me in real-time. It feels like I'm back to that April Fool's Day.^{[Translator 5]}

Episode 00: Prologue - Welcome, everyone watching the TV broadcast. The Nico Nico live broadcast starts at 25:00! And the original author, Kinoku Nasu-san, will livetweet the broadcast!^{[Translator 6]}

I have coffee prepared in one hand. [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

How's this for dandyism? With that smile, you can tell that this is the protagonist's reliable tutor. [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

But after that, this person will die! Being dandy just isn't enough after all! [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

Winter! It's currently winter in the show! [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

I can't handle this strange sense of distance. [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

How's this for Rin's cuteness? It's the best, no matter how you look at it... [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

And here we have an (falcon-like) expression. Rin Tohsaka. Currently a magician in hiding, right now she's the true star of this show! [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

Who is this beauty? (Perplexed) [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

A noble lady's morning now begins~! [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

And here we have the familiar Tohsaka basement. If this were Dark Souls, there'd be a hidden passage somewhere. [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

How heartwarming the Tohsaka mansion has become after Tokiomi's death! No matter how you look at it, this is a magician's house. [Nasu] #fate00^{[Translator 6]}

I told him pretty much all the Flat lore I can't find any place to put in FsF. You could write a novel-sized character profile with all the lore I sent him, so I'm tremendously curious to see what he'll cook with it in The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II...!^{[Translator 5]}

First, a disclaimer: this is Yuuichirou Higashide's personal views, and doesn't necessarily reflects the views of the Fate/Grand Order management companies, DelightWorks and Notes. That short story was, from plot planning to actual writing, entirely my idea, meaning the portrayal of Qin Shi Huang in it is also Yuuichirou Higashide's personal interpretation.^{[Translator 7]}

With that out of the way, let's start talking about my portrayal of Qin Shi Huang. I know quite well that Shi Huang was an outstanding Emperor, of course. He can be considered equivalent to the King of Knights (Arthuria), in how he unified a nation that knew nothing but war until that point.^{[Translator 7]}

I also know his achievements don't stop at just being the first to unify the country. Unifying the kanjis and measurements systems are just a few examples in his long list of deeds. The way future dynasties generally try to emulate his government model is irrefutable proof that Shi Huang is a top class hero in China.^{[Translator 7]}

However, we can't forget that his rule was held together by a more perfectionist and cutthroat dictatorship than the King of Knight's. The King of Knight's nation crumbled in the end of her story, and the King of Conqueror's crumbled shortly after his death. The King of Heroes never wished for anything other than the proud independence of his people. And, last but not least, the First Emperor had to be constantly wary of betrayals and assassinations as he unified the vast China.^{[Translator 7]}

That's what made me realize Qin Shi Huang was a tragic figure. Since the start of the Qin Era, we was consumed by his desire to install a new system. He seeked to innovate, to eliminate conservativeness, but that meant fighting against conservative vassals. This can be interpreted as the true reason why the threat of death always loomed over his head.^{[Translator 7]}

I wrote all of the above to show this "respectable Emperor" side of Shi Huang, but I cut that part from the the Jing Ke short story because I judged that I didn't have enough page space for that, and that I should prioritize portraying Shi Huang as a powerful enemy. I'm really sorry about that.^{[Translator 7]}

I was also afraid that writting about him would turn my story into a complete imitation of the 2002 movie "Hero". This movie was my main source for multiple parts of the established Jing Ke character.^{[Translator 7]}

Now, let's get to the main point. My portrayal of him as an... ugly monster. I'm truly sorry, I have no excuses about this part. In my mind, I thought I was portraying him as a cool, awesome monster, a powerful enemy doing anything to control China. My personal tastes as a fan of Hollywood monsters spoke louder that my good sense. Sorry.^{[Translator 7]}

Please remember that a mere monster couldn't possibly have unified China. That was written with Jing Ke, his enemy and assassin, as the narrator. Also consider that Jing Ke was a wuxia, meaning she's not knowledgeable enough about monsters to understand what defines and whether or not Shi Huang qualifies as one.^{[Translator 7]}

Sorry for the long thread. In short, I'd appreciate if you understand that the First Emperor is a being on the same level as the King of Knights and the King of Conquerors. He's not lesser than any of the King Servants appearing in FGO.^{[Translator 7]}

If he's ever summoned as a Servant (I'm speaking in hypothetics, not indicating that he'll ever be), I can guarrantee you he'll be summoned with all his traits as an outstanding emperor, and maybe something even better.^{[Translator 7]}

That's all I have to say about the Jing Ke short story. Sorry for the wall of text. The Chaldea Ace edition containing it is still on sale. Keep following!^{[Translator 7]}