{"id":7491,"date":"2026-08-09T10:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T02:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/granblue-fantasy-shaman-king-collab-january-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T02:20:02","slug":"granblue-fantasy-shaman-king-collab-january-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/granblue-fantasy-shaman-king-collab-january-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Granblue Fantasy \u00d7 SHAMAN KING Collab Lands 15 January 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cygames has announced that <strong>Granblue Fantasy<\/strong> is crossing over with the TV anime <strong>SHAMAN KING<\/strong> \u2014 and Yoh Asakura will be the first character stepping into the skies when the collaboration event opens on <strong>15 January 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Yoh Asakura Confirmed for the Granblue Fantasy \u00d7 SHAMAN KING Collab<\/h2>\n<p>The reveal came during the official live broadcast \u300cgranblue\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u30bf\u30b8\u30fc \u751f\u653e\u9001 \u3088\u3046\u3053\u305d\u771f\u590f\u306e\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30bf\u30a4\u30e0SP\u300d (Granblue Fantasy Live: Welcome to Midsummer Showtime Special), streamed live on 8 August 2026 from the <strong>Granblue Fantasy Extra Fes 2026 Osaka<\/strong> venue. Cygames unveiled Yoh Asakura\u2019s character design tailored for the Granblue Fantasy universe \u2014 the carefree shaman making his entrance alongside his spirit partner Amidamaru, faithful to his look from the 2021 anime revival. The reveal drew loud cheers from the live Osaka audience.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202608\/83964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announcement covered by Famitsu<\/a> (Japanese) and <a href=\"https:\/\/dengekionline.com\/article\/202608\/83962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dengeki Online<\/a> (Japanese), the collaboration is confirmed to launch on <strong>Friday, 15 January 2027<\/strong>. Further details on in-game mechanics, additional characters, and event rewards are set to follow closer to the start date.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gbf-shaman-king-collab-logo.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Granblue Fantasy x SHAMAN KING collaboration logo\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Cygames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gbf-shaman-king-january-2027-collab-event.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Granblue Fantasy SHAMAN KING collab event date January 15 2027\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Cygames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Watch the Extra Fes 2026 Osaka Live Stream<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geFLua_Cypw\" title=\"\u30b0\u30e9\u30d6\u30eb\u751f\u653e\u9001 \u3088\u3046\u3053\u305d\u771f\u590f\u306e\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30bf\u30a4\u30e0SP\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Granblue Fantasy Live: Welcome to Midsummer Showtime Special \u2014 via \u30b0\u30e9\u30f3\u30d6\u30eb\u30fc\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u30bf\u30b8\u30fc\u516c\u5f0f\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Singapore and SEA Granblue Players Need to Know<\/h2>\n<p>Granblue Fantasy launched globally on Steam in March 2026 \u2014 meaning Singapore players can jump in without a VPN or a Japanese account. Collaboration events like this one run in the same game client for all regions simultaneously, so there is no separate or region-locked version to worry about: when the SHAMAN KING collab goes live on 15 January 2027, it will be accessible to every player worldwide at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>For SHAMAN KING fans here, the source material needs little introduction. Hiroyuki Takei\u2019s long-running manga \u2014 and its 2021 anime reboot, available on Netflix in Singapore \u2014 built a devoted audience across Southeast Asia with its spirit-battling premise and memorable cast. Yoh\u2019s easygoing personality and formidable Oversoul abilities make him a natural fit for GBF\u2019s character roster. With the collab still five months out, you have plenty of time to stock up on Crystals.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gbf-shaman-king-yoh-asakura-detail.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yoh Asakura character design detail for Granblue Fantasy SHAMAN KING collab\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Cygames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Other Announcements from the Extra Fes 2026 Osaka Stream<\/h2>\n<p>The SHAMAN KING reveal was not the only headline from the broadcast. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4gamer.net\/games\/238\/G023885\/20260809002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4Gamer\u2019s full rundown of the stream<\/a> (Japanese) notes several other updates confirmed for Granblue Fantasy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Granblue Fantasy Fes 2026<\/strong> is confirmed for <strong>26\u201327 December<\/strong> at Tokyo Big Sight \u2014 the franchise\u2019s annual flagship live event. The physical event is Japan-only, but the fan celebration usually coincides with significant in-game announcements for all players globally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Story quest update<\/strong>: Main quest chapters 9\u201312 of the \u201cSky and Earth Contract\u201d arc launch on <strong>19 August<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limit breaks in October<\/strong> for three characters: Nia, Estalyola, and Frau.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Character song albums<\/strong>: <em>Melodies of Wales<\/em> (December 2026) and <em>Haruen Uta<\/em> (March 2027).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gbf-shaman-king-called-a-shaman-teaser.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Granblue Fantasy SHAMAN KING collab teaser Called a Shaman\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Cygames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For more on upcoming game collaborations and events, browse our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Game News<\/a> section.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (Japanese source) -- not yet covered in English media\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cygames announced a Granblue Fantasy \u00d7 SHAMAN KING collaboration event starting 15 January 2027, with series protagonist Yoh Asakura confirmed as the debut character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[593,321,103,320,1119],"class_list":["post-7491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-collaboration","tag-cygames","tag-gacha","tag-granblue-fantasy","tag-shaman-king"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gbf-shaman-king-yoh-asakura-key-art.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1WP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5793,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/granblue-fantasy-bleach-collab-echoes-in-the-blue-hollow-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7491,"position":0},"title":"Granblue Fantasy \u00d7 Bleach Collab Reveals Full 12-Character Roster \u2014 Starts 22 July","date":"July 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Granblue Fantasy's Bleach TYBW collab 'Echoes in the Blue Hollow' starts 22 July. 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