GungHo Online’s Puzzle & Dragons Entertainment has secured yet another collaboration, this time with popular light novel/anime series Monogatari. Beginning on the 4th of January 2021, fresh new faces from said series make their maiden appearance in the Japanese version of the match-three puzzle game. They are:
- Koyomi Araragi
- Hitagi Senjougahara
- Mayoi Hachikuji
- Suruga Kanbaru
- Nadeko Sengoku
- Tsubasa Hanekawa
- Shinobu Oshino
- Karen Araragi
- Tsukihi Araragi
- Meme Oshino
- Deishuu Kaiki
- Yozuru Kagenui
- Yotsugi Ononoki
- Kiss-Shot
As per tradition, a new dungeon makes its way to the game during the collaboration. Clearing the “Monogatari Series Challenge” entitles players to a free roll in the Monogatari gacha and two Monogatari Series Collab Medal – Rainbow, which is the Monster Exchange token.
Getting Tsubasa Hanekawa also comes with a unique orb skin, as seen below:
For those with cash to spare, Magic Stone + Gacha bundles are up for purchase in the in-game Shop. These are:
- 1 Magic Stone + Gacha Set (for 120 yen)
- 20 Magic Stones + Guaranteed Tsubasa Hanekawa Set (for 2440 yen)
- 20 Magic Stones + Guaranteed ★7 or above Set (for 2440 yen)
Note that these bundles are purchasable one-time only per bundle.
Outside of in-game goodies and rewards, an exclusive art book which contains the artwork used in this collab is the prize of a special raffle campaign! Players can take part in the raffle by clicking on the Campaign tab in-game. Only 100 lucky players in Japan will walk away with this collaboration art book.
Puzzle & Dragons has been extremely aggressive with their collaboration events this year, joining forces with the likes of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Atlus’s Persona video games. The puzzle game continues to be one of the most profitable mobile games in Japan, consistently having more than a million active players throughout the year.