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Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem Crossover Game Videos Introduce Partner Characters for Virion, Tharja

Nintendo began streaming two introduction videos for characters from the Genei Ibun Roku#FE (Illusionary Revelations Sharp FE) Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem crossover Wii U game on Friday. The first video features Eleonora Yumizuru (voiced by Ayane Sakura) and her Mirage partner Virion (Hiromichi Kogami) and the second video features Kiria Kurono (Yoshino Nanjō), and her Mirage partner Tharja (Kana Akutsu). Virion and Tharja are characters from Fire Emblem Awakening.

The original cast thus far includes:

• Ryōhei Kimura as Itsuki Aoi
• Inori Minase as Tsubasa Oribe
• Yuki Ono as Toma Akagi
• Yoshino Nanjō as Kiria Kurono
• Ayane Sakura as Eleonora Yumizuru
• Kaori Fukuhara as Mamori Minamoto

The cast for their respective Mirage partners, who are based on characters from the Fire Emblem series, is:

• Tomokazu Sugita as Chrom
• Saori Hayami as Shiida (Caeda)
• Toshiki Masuda as Kain
• Kana Akutsu as Tharja
• Hiromichi Kogami as Virion
• Ryōta Takeuchi as Draug

The cast also includes Ami Koshimizu as Maiko Shimazaki and Yūichi Nakamura as Barry Goodman, both new characters, and Sumire Morohoshi as Tiki

The game is slated for December 26 in Japan and in 2016 overseas.

The role-playing game will take place in modern day Japan and will center on the various worries and troubles of the characters. In the game "Mirage" are characters from a parallel universe and "Mirage Masters" are chosen ones who will save the world.

toi8 (No. 6, MAOYU) is designing the characters for the game and Hideo Minaba of CyDesignation is handling "Mirage" design." Yoshiaki Fujisawa is handling the music.