50 Fun Facts About Granblue Fantasy

Which composer of the Final Fantasy series wrote eleven tracks for the mobile RPG Granblue Fantasy?

Nobuo Uematsu shared the score with Tsutomu Narita, who wrote nine other tracks and went on to compose Granblue Fantasy: Relink.

What is the favorite food of Vyrn, the winged companion who travels with the Captain in Granblue Fantasy?

Apples are Vyrn's favorite food, and in the anime he can be swayed into doing things when one is offered as a reward.

Which Japanese studio, the developer of Dragon Ball FighterZ, made the fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus?

Arc System Works gave every fighter one-button special moves to lower the barrier for newcomers, in a game conceived to introduce Western players to the series.

Which Granblue Fantasy character did a player spend about ¥700,000 trying to draw during a livestream?

Andira proved so hard to draw that Cygames apologized and added a rule letting players simply pick a character after 300 draws.

Which android from Square Enix's Nier: Automata joined Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising as a guest fighter?

2B is voiced in English by Kira Buckland, who also plays Lyria in Granblue Fantasy: The Animation.

Katalina, the composed knight of Granblue Fantasy, is known among her friends for having no talent at what?

Cooking is beyond Katalina, and the same dependable knight is also known for having no sense of direction.

Which Granblue Fantasy alchemist became immortal by moving her soul through a series of homunculi?

Cagliostro spends her immortality on one great ambition: proving she is the cutest thing anywhere in the skies.

Which Bayonetta studio was co-developing Granblue Fantasy: Relink until it left the project in 2019?

PlatinumGames walked away, but its own Yasuyuki Kaji stayed on with Cygames as director and saw the game through to release.

What kind of animal is Ursula, the companion who fights beside Meg in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising?

Shark companion Ursula fights beside Meg, an ordinary girl who picked up her shark fu skills from a correspondence course.

What is the name of the female protagonist who can replace Gran as the Captain in Granblue Fantasy?

Djeeta is billed as the series' second protagonist, and her Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising profile has her beached in a parallel dimension beside her other self, Gran.

Which legendary island, said to make dreams come true, is the crew's destination in Granblue Fantasy?

Estalucia is called the island of stars at the end of the sky, and many skyfarers sail in search of it even though its very existence is shrouded in mystery.

On which island did the Captain and Vyrn grow up before their journey began in Granblue Fantasy?

Zinkenstill is where the story opens, when an imperial airship appears in the sky above the town and a girl in blue comes fleeing from it.

Which helmsman spent years tending a broken airship before joining the crew of Granblue Fantasy?

Rackam comes across as brusque, yet his unmatched skill at the helm comes with a habit of looking after everyone else aboard.

Which of the four peoples of Granblue Fantasy's Sky Realm is known for large horns and powerful physiques?

The Draph take such pride in their strength that many go into physical trades such as smithing or construction.

Which giant primal beast does Lyria summon to drive off imperial troops at the start of Granblue Fantasy?

Proto-Bahamut answers her call only after she has merged her soul with the mortally wounded Captain to bring them back from the brink.

What is the rarest rank given to characters, summons and weapons in the mobile game Granblue Fantasy?

SSR tops a ladder that runs down through SR and R to plain N, and every character, summon and weapon also belongs to one of six elements.

Which studio animated the first season of Granblue Fantasy: The Animation before another studio took over?

A-1 Pictures made the first twelve episodes, whose premiere slipped from January to April 2017 for reasons that were never given.

Which studio animated the second season of Granblue Fantasy: The Animation with an almost entirely new staff?

MAPPA brought in a new director, scriptwriter and character designer, though the main voice cast came back to reprise their roles.

Besides Android and iOS, where else has the original Granblue Fantasy been playable since launch?

Web browsers have carried the game from the start, and its English version arrived as a language option patched into the Japanese game rather than a separate launch.

Which art director, a veteran of Final Fantasy IX, drew roughly 100 character designs for Granblue Fantasy?

Hideo Minaba worked through CyDesignation, a Cygames subsidiary whose other design credits include Bravely Second and Tokyo Mirage Sessions.

Which primal beast of wandering winds sleeps within the Port Breeze archipelago in Granblue Fantasy?

Tiamat brings the islands boundless prosperity while she sleeps, but her berserk awakenings throw the region into chaos with violent storms.

Which tiny Harvin knight is the beloved captain of the Lumiel Order of Holy Knights in Granblue Fantasy?

Charlotta is generous about the faults of others but exceedingly hard on herself, convinced that fate cut her too short.

Which broadsword-wielding knight of Granblue Fantasy drank the blood of the True Dragon Fafnir?

Siegfried has been plagued by destructive impulses ever since, and he roams the skies struggling to keep a firm grip on his humanity.

Which housekeeping-loving knight of Granblue Fantasy is vice-captain of the Order of the White Dragons?

Vane is driven by a simple dream of becoming a fearless hero for everyone, and he fights every day to bring joy to those in need.

Which Lord Commander of Albion abandoned her post out of devotion to Katalina in Granblue Fantasy?

Vira studied alongside Katalina at the Albion Military Academy, and her hobby is keeping a diary that is mostly about her.

Which Granblue Fantasy character quit a part-time job to become a skyfaring chef after falling for Katalina?

Lowain was working part-time at a dive when a chance meeting with her swept him off his feet, and he left on sheer momentum.

Which ghost girl of Granblue Fantasy fights with a whip alongside her pack of spectral pets?

Ferry's pack began as four animals loyal to her in life, and a fifth pet named Momo joined them beyond the grave.

Sandalphon, supreme primarch in Granblue Fantasy, finds time to serve which drink aboard the crew's airship?

Coffee is his listed hobby and favorite thing, an unlikely passion for a primal beast who once tried to bring calamity down on the skies.

Which spear master of Granblue Fantasy formed the Eternals from the strongest warriors of ten weapon classes?

Anre is called Uno in the Japanese version, and for all his skill with a spear he is a peace-lover whose stated dislike is violence.

Divine General Vikala of Granblue Fantasy once guarded the temple, and wears the ears, of which animal?

Rat ears turn Vikala into a gung ho optimist, but the moment they come off she reverts into a ball of anxiety.

Zooey, who guards the world's balance in Granblue Fantasy, is a manifestation of which primal beast?

Grand Order acts through Zooey on behalf of every skydweller who treasures their home, and her listed likes are mortals, the world and pie.

Zeta, a primal-beast hunter for the Society in Granblue Fantasy, is contractor of which seal weapon?

Arvess belongs to a spear fighter whose days are a blur of hunts, broken up by a shopping splurge after every payday.

Which wrestler, known as Fastiva in Japan, is a star duelist on Granblue Fantasy's Jewel Resort casino liner?

Ladiva has one lesson to share with crewmates and casino crowds alike: how to love and be loved.

Which flying sharpshooter of Granblue Fantasy grew bored of her family's calling as shrine guardians?

Metera carries a magic bow that shoots infinite arrows, and she now wanders the Sky Realm wherever the wind blows.

Which swordswoman from an illustrious samurai clan blends magic with traditional forms in Granblue Fantasy?

Narmaya is devoted to the path of iron and steel yet has a bright and caring nature, and she hates admitting she cannot stay awake when meditating.

Which fallen angel of Granblue Fantasy, known as the Serpent, was among the first primal beasts ever created?

Belial becomes Avatar Belial when he wields the god-power of the Versus Core, a form that sheds all sense of pain or self-preservation.

Which Astral tyrant of Granblue Fantasy Versus is unlocked as a fighter by clearing Episode 40 of RPG Mode?

Beelzebub came down on the Sky Realm with the Astral invasion millennia before the War, and he still wants every world under his dominion.

Which story antagonist of Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising became playable as its first DLC fighter?

Lucilius is an Astral who hates the gods for imposing order on the universe, and for him the only true freedom is nothingness.

Which doll-like girl travels with the mysterious Black Knight in the first story arc of Granblue Fantasy?

Orchis and the knight are caught up in a history that the Empire wants kept secret while it hunts Lyria across the skies.

Which shopkeeper of Granblue Fantasy runs the Knickknack Shack, a source of items and information?

Sierokarte tends to have whatever item or lead the crew needs next, and she is voiced by Emiri Katō in the anime adaptation.

Which Japanese voice actress plays Vyrn, the lizard-like winged sidekick of Granblue Fantasy?

Rie Kugimiya voices him in the game and in the anime, where Sandy Fox takes over the role for the English dub.

Which Japanese rock band performed Go, the opening theme of Granblue Fantasy: The Animation's first season?

Bump of Chicken opened the first season, and the band Seven Billion Dots took over the opening theme when the anime returned in 2019.

Granblue Fantasy first launched in Japan as a free-to-play game on which DeNA-owned games portal?

Mobage takes its name from Japanese slang for mobile games, and the launch itself slipped from December 2013 to March 2014.

Which Granblue Fantasy director pushed for a fighting game to introduce the series to Western players?

Tetsuya Fukuhara feared that dropping newcomers into years of ongoing story would put them off, so he bet on the fighting genre's popularity abroad.

In which skydom, in the skies to the west, does the story of Granblue Fantasy: Relink take place?

Zegagrande is where the crew is attacked on arrival and Lyria suddenly loses control of the primal dragon summoned to defend the airship.

Which Astral founded the Church of Avia in her obsession with returning home in Granblue Fantasy: Relink?

Lilith plans to revive a primal beast and feed it the beasts Lyria has absorbed, opening a portal home at the cost of destroying the Sky Realm.

Which priest and self-proclaimed handyman of Folca is revealed to be an Astral in Granblue Fantasy: Relink?

Rolan was left behind in the Sky Realm and grew content to live among humans, and he ends up trapped in another dimension while rescuing the Captain.

What name is given to the vast land far below Granblue Fantasy's Sky Realm, known as the bottom of the skies?

The Crimson Horizon lies so deep that falling into it means certain death, which is why skydwellers equate it with the realm of the afterlife.

Which recurring Granblue Fantasy event has crews of players compete against each other for points and rare rewards?

Unite and Fight pits whole crews against each other, a contrast with raids, where up to 30 players pool their damage against a single boss.

What are the special abilities in Granblue Fantasy Versus called, each usable with one button and a short cooldown?

Skybound Arts mirror skills each character uses in the original game, and entering the full motion instead of the shortcut shortens the cooldown.