Honkai Star Rail’s Fate collab wouldn’t exist without this interview
Honkai Star Rail and Fate/Stay Night’s collab is kicking off in the Hoyoverse game soon, welcoming key characters Saber and Archer into the roster. But how did such a collaboration occur? Turns out, it was from an interview.
Back in March 2024, the Fate series’ Kinoko Nasu sat down with Famitsu and Denfami Nicogamer, alongside Honkai: Star Rail’s producer, David Jiang. You can see the original interview here, and a translated version on Crunchyroll. In it, they talk about the brands they work on, the fact that they’re fans of each other’s work, and also that they share the same birthday, funnily enough.
Then, in a July 2025 interview between Fate’s Nasu and a scenario writer for Honkai, Denfami asks how the collaboration between the two IPs came about. It turns out that the writer was there with David Jiang during the previous interview, and it got the wheels turning in terms of thoughts about a collaboration.
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Honkai Star Rail and Fate/Stay Night’s collab is kicking off in the Hoyoverse game soon, welcoming key characters Saber and Archer into the roster. But how did such a collaboration occur? Turns out, it was from an interview. Back in March 2024, the Fate series’ Kinoko Nasu sat down with Famitsu and Denfami Nicogamer, alongside…