4gamer interview, Via Siliconera:
Full interview in Japanese here.
Some bits through google translate:
- A lot of the staff wanted Blitztank
- they thought that wouldn't be fun if Blitztank was weak
- Senran Kagura is in because Takaki (the game producer, now working at Cygames) is a friend
- They weren't sure whether to use Asuka or Yumi, but Yumi was decided after talking with Marvelous
- Neopolitan was requested by Rooster Teeth. Not a well-known character in Japan
- Other characters chosen because there weren't many villains and boss-like characters
- Ishikawa thinks a new collaboration has more chances than a new character from those new franchises they've just added (not sure if the translation is correct there)
- "The avatar is cute and the story is also interesting, so the fighting game part is secondary, I think that it is okay with a stance that you can move your favorite character and feel fun, and if you get interested you will play in battle ."
4Gamer: You said in a previous interview that you'd like to do a collaboration with a Nitroplus title.
Toshimichi Mori, Producer: "… I still want to do one. If we could make it with no restrictions, I'd like to have characters from Full Metal Daemon: Muramasa."
You also mentioned Muv-Luv in the interview
Toshimichi Mori: "I really want a collaboration. It's an old title so I thought it would be difficult, but I heard its anime adaptation got announced the other day [laughs]."
If you could choose right now to add anyone based on your own interests, which character from what title would you pick?
Toshimichi Mori: "That would be Miyamoto Musashi from Fate/Grand Order. Easy choice. She's why I started Fate/Grand Order, but I fell in love the moment I saw the visuals."
Full interview in Japanese here.
Some bits through google translate:
- A lot of the staff wanted Blitztank
- they thought that wouldn't be fun if Blitztank was weak
- Senran Kagura is in because Takaki (the game producer, now working at Cygames) is a friend
- They weren't sure whether to use Asuka or Yumi, but Yumi was decided after talking with Marvelous
- Neopolitan was requested by Rooster Teeth. Not a well-known character in Japan
- Other characters chosen because there weren't many villains and boss-like characters
- Ishikawa thinks a new collaboration has more chances than a new character from those new franchises they've just added (not sure if the translation is correct there)
- "The avatar is cute and the story is also interesting, so the fighting game part is secondary, I think that it is okay with a stance that you can move your favorite character and feel fun, and if you get interested you will play in battle ."