Epic Games' battle royale game "Fortnite" will feature a collaboration with the anime "Naruto Shippuden" with a variety of collaborative items including costumes for Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi, back accessories and grinders. Starting Tuesday, November 16, the first-ever anime collaboration on the hit video game and general entertainment platform "Fortnite" will feature characters from "Naruto Shippuden"! While Fortnite is best known for its Battle Royale mode, where you are the last person or team standing out of 100 players to win the Victory Royale, there is also another popular game mode, Creative, where you can enjoy original games, concerts, films and other experiences with your friends on your very own island. The game mode "Creative" is also gaining popularity. With over 400 million registered accounts on Fortnite, players from all over the world can jump into the game and enjoy the collaboration of their dreams! Back Accessories and Gliders The iconic items of Naruto's "Scroll", Kakashi's ninja dog "Pakkun", Sakura's "Cloak of Kinohagakure" and Sasuke's "Fuuma Shuriken" can also be equipped as back accessories. You can also land on the Fortnite map with the glider of the "Nine Lama" (Kurama), the tail beast sealed inside Uzumaki Naruto, and pick up weapons and recovery items. Community Battle "Nindo". From November 17 at 6:00 p.m. Japan time until November 22 at 1:59 a.m. Japan time, there will be a limited time Community Battle Challenge where you can earn in-game rewards for clearing the challenge. Players who make it into the top 10,000 daily will be given the chance to win the glider "Nine Lama". To participate, you need to register on the Shinto website. For more information, please check the Nindo blog post. Fortnite is free-to-play. Supported platforms are PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox One X|S, Windows and Android. Download it and experience the collaboration with Naruto right now! © Masashi Kishimoto Scott/Shueisha, TV Tokyo, Piero. © 2021, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved. Epic, Epic Games, Epic Games logo, Unreal, Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine logo Epic, Epic Games, the Epic Games logo, Unreal, Unreal Engine, the Unreal Engine logo, Fortnite and the Fortnite/Fortnite logo are trademarks/registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
