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The Magic Circuit
by Mia and Ben
A bi-weekly-ish podcast that centers around the TYPE MOON universe, especially Fate and Fate/Grand Order. We talk about current news in the TYPE MOON world, our hopes for the future in our franchise, and frequently derail ourselves to take deep dives into lore.
Episodes
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021 - The Forbidden Boy (Gandr Short 1)
Sengo Muramasa. The elusive Alter-Ego in the body of Emiya Shirou. What's the deal with this character, and when will DW let us roll for him? Limited Over Zero's hideous hand: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5b/Limited_zero_over.png/revision/latest?cb=20150912065658 Shimousa...
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020 - Grave For Me, Grave For You
Some Case Files viewers have reported that they found it incredibly hard to follow at times. Ben and Mia, thankfully, did not, and are here to answer everything from who Gray really is all the way to what "mystery" means to mages who aren't everyone's favorite cigar-smoking detective. Clock Tower...
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019 - Melty Finals in the Parking Lot
With the return of FGO's yearly challenge quest gauntlets, Ben and Mia sit down to talk strategy both past and present, the state of the game, and their thoughts on what might be welcome additions in future difficult content.
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018 - Hero Creation E-
This week, Ben and Mia once again welcome special guest Urie for a fun exercise in character creation! Each of us were given a choice of historical figures, and a little bit of time to design them into Servants worthy of the franchise. 4:03 - Ben gives Mia his picks 8:36 - Mia gives Urie her…
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017 - Retrogression Canal: Genesis Light-Year Plan
Just as Goetia destroyed all of panhuman history, Nasu has stated that one day he plans to end Fate/Grand Order as we know it. Ben and Mia step up to fight for the future: what lies beyond that empty horizon? Links:...
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016 - Four Years Down the Drain
It's the most wonderful time of the year, as FGO's fourth anniversary comes with many new things, in game and out, to discuss. This episode, Ben and Mia discuss up to episode 6 of Case Files, the Babylonia prologue episode, and all the new happenings in Fate/Grand Order: Summer 2019, new bronze...
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015 - Fate/Stay Woke, Route Two
For the latter half of our Fate/Stay Woke series, Ben and Mia turn their attention from gender and sexuality to race, culture, whether Fate's depiction of figures from non-Japanese societies is respectful or not, and when/how that really matters.
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014 - Fate/Stay Woke, Route One: Gender's Feel
This week, Ben and Mia take a little change of pace and talking about something a bit more important than gameplay or lore. We're both big proponents of active reflection on the media you consume, and heaven knows that the Fate series has a lot of content about gender, sexuality, and cultural...
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013 - Two Wars, One Grail
Finally, after shilling the series constantly at every opportunity, it's our dedicated Fate/Strange Fake episode! With volume five of Ryohgo Narita's epic having been recently released and in the process of translation, Ben and Mia recall the first four volumes of the series and predict what will...
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012 - Dude, Where's My Belt?
Ben and Mia finally take on the most important, most mysterious, and most frightening ongoing story in the Nasuverse: FGO's Cosmos in the Lostbelt. What is the God of the Foreign Star? What can we expect to find in the Indian Lostbelt and those that come after it? Are Chaldea even the good guys...
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011 - The Throne of Podcasts Exists Outside of Both the World and the Time Axis
With Mia away, Ben goes solo -- and digs up an old recording we made when we first had the idea of starting a Type-Moon podcast, from the far-off days when didn't even know what Strange Fake was yet.
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010 - Bottom Black, Moon Gamers
Ben and Mia take a break from being educational and indulge in some good old fashioned Q&A. Topics include their favorite Servants in FGO, fun team comps, and the ones that got away. Timestamps: 2:43 - Who is the first Servant you Max Bonded With? 5:05 - What Servants are you working toward Max...
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009 - Swirly of the Root
Mia and Ben actually, really, truly, discuss the intricacies of the TYPE MOON magic system, addressing age-old questions like "Why do spells need incantations?" and "What even is the Spiral of Origin?" Also, the Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter, because even the most lore-rich episode to date...
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008 - Requiem for a DEEN
DISCLAIMER: We recorded this episode before 6 and 7 (probably around early March), and as a result some of the information we present here is out of date. Ben, Mia, and their guest Tay (FateSteelTaylor) discuss the (at the time) recently translated prologue of Fate/Requiem, a new entry in the…
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007 - "The greatest joke of all: the TYPE MOON magic system"
This time, Mia and Ben try to tackle the nitty gritty of the TYPE MOON magic system, only to derail themselves immediately and spend the whole episode talking about Heaven's Feel II: lost butterfly. GENERAL SPOILERS FOR THE HEAVEN'S FEEL MOVIES Links mentioned in the video: Hansa doing the…
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006 - The White Day Tier List, or, "He can do a lot of things with that big hand, if you know what I'm sayin'"
Following up our Valentine's Day girl tier list, Ben and Mia evaluate every boy in Grand Order for dateability in honor of White Day! See our final tierlist here: https://i.imgur.com/jihZXPx.jpg Make your own tierlist here: https://tiermaker.com/create/fgo-date-tier-list-boys Cute Cursed Arm:...
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005 - Definitive Objective Best Girl Rankings, AKA the Valentine's Tier List
As a Valentine's Day special, Ben and Mia evaluate every female character in FGO for dateability! Join us as we slowly lose our minds realizing just how huge of a task ranking 135 girls can be. See our final tier list here: https://i.imgur.com/J463kd1.png Make your own tier list here:...
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004 - The Ben Gets to Rant His Feelings Away Episode
Part two of our celebration of Fate/Stay Night's 15th anniversary! This time we talk about how the Fate series has changed since the original VN, the de-emphasis of the Holy Grail War itself in recent Fate stories, the importance of balance between Servant and Master characters, and more....
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003 - Remember Emiya Shirou? This is him now. Feel old yet?
Happy New Year! In honor of the 15th anniversary of Fate/stay night, Ben and Mia reflect on how they got into the series, the original visual novel, its adaptations, and where the series has gone since then. CORRECTION (1/15/19): We are both aware how dumb we are and that the actual release of…
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002 - Quantum Timelocks
Ben and Mia discuss Christmas 2018, the end of Grand Order Part One: Observer on Timeless Temple, Quantum Timelocks, and more. Discussion topic and spoiler timestamps: 6:30 - Christmas 2018 18:00-19:00 - Minor Shinjuku EoR spoilers 23:00 - Merlin and Time Temple 26:00-50 - Extra CCC and CCC event...
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001 - Trace, On!
Ben and Mia introduce themselves and what the podcast is all about. Topics include feelings on Lostbelt 3, the nitty gritty on the new Servants, their first impressions of the Christmas 2018 event, and Fate/Strange Fake. CW: rape mention (we discuss a Strange Fake character's backstory). Things…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A bi-weekly-ish podcast that centers around the TYPE MOON universe, especially Fate and Fate/Grand Order. We talk about current news in the TYPE MOON world, our hopes for the future in our franchise, and frequently derail ourselves to take deep dives into lore.
HOSTED BY
Mia and Ben
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A bi-weekly-ish podcast that centers around the TYPE MOON universe, especially Fate and Fate/Grand Order. We talk about current news in the TYPE MOON world, our hopes for the future in our franchise, and frequently derail ourselves to take deep dives into lore.
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