Granblue Fantasy Fes 2023 Goods Ordering Guide

Goods for Granblue Fantasy Fes 2023 will be available for ordering starting 12/23 9:00 AM (JST), so here’s a guide on how to register! A couple notes:

  1. Ordering requires a Japanese mailing address, so have a friend in Japan or proxy service ready.
  2. You have until 1/29 3:00 PM (JST) to order but be aware that popular items will sell out quickly.
  3. Collab items will be posted separately from other Fes 2023 merchandise – the official social media says that they will be available on 1/10/2024.
  4. If you’ve registered for previous GBF Shopping Events before, then the process is almost identical.
  5. Shipping is scheduled to start on 1/15/2024.

More detailed instructions after the break. For a list of merchandise available please look at our merchandise breakdown.

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Famitsu 12/28 Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising interview with FKHR

(The December 28th issue of Famitsu came with a 2-page interview with Fukuhara Tetsuya, the creative director of Granblue Fantasy. Famitsu usually posts extended versions of these interviews online, and we’ll add to this article in the event that they do!)

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Extra Fes 2021 Short Story translation: The Girl in Red

The Granblue Fantasy Extra Fes 2021 Pamphlet included a short story featuring Yatima and Raybury. In honor of Yatima’s release as a summon, we’ve translated it for your enjoyment!

Note: This story takes place after the events of Home Sweet Moon, so beware of spoilers if you haven’t played it yet.

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We Are Vana’diel Final Fantasy XI interview with KMR (part 1 of 2)

As part of the Final Fantasy XI 20th anniversary celebration, the official “We are Vana’diel” site sat down for a conversation with Kimura Yuito (KMR), the producer of Granblue Fantasy and a longtime FFXI player. The two-part interview covers KMR’s time as a player and what he wanted to bring from FFXI to GBF and why.

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Automaton Media interview with Fukuhara Tetsuya and Sekine “Pachi” Kazuto 3/3/2022

To commemorate the release of the new Legendary Edition of Granblue Fantasy Versus, Automaton Media sat down for an interview with Fukuhara Tetsuya (creative director, referred to as “FKHR” below) and Sekine Kazuto (battle designer, referred to as “Pachi” below) to discuss the history of the game and its road ahead!

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Letter from the Director 2022

FKHR in a shark hat
2022 Letter from the Head Shark, FKHR

At the beginning of every year since 2018, Granblue Fantasy creative director Fukuhara Tetsuya has written a letter addressed to GBF players to discuss the game’s past, present, and future. The 2022 edition of the letter covers GBF, Granblue Fantasy Versus, and Granblue Fantasy Relink in one pass – here’s our translation of the whole thing!

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Granblue Fes 2021 Goods Ordering Guide

Goods for Granblue Fes 2021 will be available for ordering starting on December 11th at 3:00 PM (JST), so here’s a guide on how to register! A couple notes:

  1. Ordering requires a Japanese mailing address, so have a friend in Japan or proxy service ready.
  2. You have until January 5th 3:00 PM (JST) to order, but be aware that popular items will sell out quickly.
  3. You must register an account with the Cystore page first – registration is unique to this event, so you have to do it even if you’ve registered for previous events!
  4. If you’ve registered for previous things like Valentine’s Day cards, then the process is almost identical.

More detailed instructions after the break. If you need a translation of the goods available, here’s a compilation of the Granblue Fes 2021 Goods available.

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