Honkai Star Rail He is preparing for his first great collaboration, which, as we know, is with the franchise Fate/Stay Night. Finding us a few hours from the official launch, two of the writers and key pieces of each title have spoken in an exclusive interview. Nasu Kinoko, writer and novelist of Fate/Stay Night and Shaoji, the main writer of the Honkai series shared interesting details.
The collaboration between Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/Stay Night gives new details
Nasu Kinoko He is a novelist and screenwriter. known for iconic works such as Fate/Stay Night, Tsukihime and The Garden of Sinners. As the creative mind behind the Type-Moon multiverse, he oversees world building and the main story, as well as being the lead writer and creative director of Fate/Grand Order. For his side, Shaoji He is the main screenwriter of the series HONKAI. Key narrative architect behind Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai: Star Rail, its high-quality narrative, has received widespread praise. Currently, he is the script director for the Penacony and Amphoreus story arcs in Honkai: Star Rail.
They both had a special interview with the Japanese media NicoGamer denfami This July 8, where they gave more details of what the collaboration will be, being that several interesting details were shared. Among them we find how the idea of the collaboration between both franchises began, how the characters that will be available or their sensations when working on the project were selected.
How did the idea of the collaboration between Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/Stay Night come about?
Who began by counting how this collaboration came about was Shaoji, since in the beginning, being this the great first collaboration of HONKAI: Star Rail, I doubt very much. But he remembered the words of one of the producers who said that when one is stuck in ideas, it is best to think that he would make the fans happy, then the members of your team and at the end of oneself. He firmly believed that Fate/Stay Night It would fit perfectly with the Honkai: Star Rail universe, especially in the visual section. This union was perfect in many respects.
In addition, within his working group are several fans of the series Fate, so it was another point in favor. Finally they asked Shaoji If he was a fanatic too, affirming it and closing this circle of three key elements: users, team and himself. Having everything presented the proposal, receiving a positive response and giving free rein to the collaboration.
Kinoko’s reaction to collaboration
For his part, Kinoko He also talked about how he felt in this collaboration between Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/Stay Night, since he began by mentioning how he had played titles before Holeve. He even was part of that audience that didn’t feel so safe with Honkai: Star Rail when it was announced. And it is that this was very different from the great success Genshin Impact, especially because of its turn-based combat system. But seeing the title in action and as it grew over time, it was enough for fear to turn into admiration.
Though Fate/Stay Night was at a different point than Honkai: Star Rail And the idea, although loved by Kinoko, was not possible at the time, when everything changed. The writer of the Fate saga was very excited and even impatient to be able to work on this collaboration.
as was the addition of three characters in the collaboration
Another of the questions had to do with how it was the selection of the three characters that will be part of the collaboration, where Shaoji had the word. He defined the selection as the most fluid that could be expected. And it is that although there are many characters within the franchise Fate/Stay Night And the collaborations are usually scarce, he decided on two. These will be Know and Archer, which will be characters 5 stars obtainable with their respective banners when the collaboration begins on July 11.
but in the same way Shaoji regretted the lack of Lancer As a playable character, although it will also be present as part of the story. And although it will not be playable, its mere presence will be something that fans will appreciate.
The interview revealed a lot of valuable information for fans of both franchises. This interview was originally organized by the Japanese medium NicoGamer denfami, with the Japanese version published on July 8, 2025, around 11 am UTC+8. You can find the original article from this Link Where you will see in detail each of the questions, as well as some extra details and interactions between the writers.
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