Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
I got curious about what collabs we've gotten, so I compiled a list. Out of ~22 collabs we've current seen eleven, which is the halfway mark! The ones we have yet to get can be divided up into a few categories:
When, not if
PAD Z
Princess Punt [Sweets]
Takaoka
HUNTER X HUNTER
PAD Z and Princess Punt are both GungHo properties, so I consider them a lock even though PAD Z hasn't been officially announced. Takaoka Collab I'm pretty sure doesn't have any IP restrictions so there's nothing stopping it. And given that the Eva collab happened I think HxH has a good chance of coming over to tie in with The Last Mission whenever it officially releases in North America.
Exists in the US, but may have licensing issues
Thirty-One (Bastet Robbins)
Crystal Defenders
"Thirty-One" is the branding that Basket Robbins uses in Japan. They don't use that branding in North America, but the mobs can just get renamed. Dunno what kind of a relationship BR Japan has with the parent corporation.
Crystal Defenders was originally one of the top candidates for getting released, since at one point its event BGM was present in the US data files and many of the mobs from CD have been translated into English in data. Unfortunately over a year has passed since then and the English version of CD has even gone so far as to publically mention the omission of a PAD collab in patch notes, so I don't know what's going on anymore. It's a real shame since I personally consider Crystal Defenders "the" collab.
Collabs based on smartphone games not released internationally
Airou Bazaar (Monster Hunter)
Taiko no Tatsujin
Dragon's Dogma Quest
I'd normally file these under "never fucking happening" but we got the Gunma collab (which I think got an English release just for the collab) so who the hell knows anymore. These three games are a bit more big bureaucracy than Gunma's Ambition though.
Collabs based on products only sold in Japan
Shinra Bansho (Chocopollo)
Capybara
Never fucking happening unless a miracle occurs.
When, not if
PAD Z
Princess Punt [Sweets]
Takaoka
HUNTER X HUNTER
PAD Z and Princess Punt are both GungHo properties, so I consider them a lock even though PAD Z hasn't been officially announced. Takaoka Collab I'm pretty sure doesn't have any IP restrictions so there's nothing stopping it. And given that the Eva collab happened I think HxH has a good chance of coming over to tie in with The Last Mission whenever it officially releases in North America.
Exists in the US, but may have licensing issues
Thirty-One (Bastet Robbins)
Crystal Defenders
"Thirty-One" is the branding that Basket Robbins uses in Japan. They don't use that branding in North America, but the mobs can just get renamed. Dunno what kind of a relationship BR Japan has with the parent corporation.
Crystal Defenders was originally one of the top candidates for getting released, since at one point its event BGM was present in the US data files and many of the mobs from CD have been translated into English in data. Unfortunately over a year has passed since then and the English version of CD has even gone so far as to publically mention the omission of a PAD collab in patch notes, so I don't know what's going on anymore. It's a real shame since I personally consider Crystal Defenders "the" collab.
Collabs based on smartphone games not released internationally
Airou Bazaar (Monster Hunter)
Taiko no Tatsujin
Dragon's Dogma Quest
I'd normally file these under "never fucking happening" but we got the Gunma collab (which I think got an English release just for the collab) so who the hell knows anymore. These three games are a bit more big bureaucracy than Gunma's Ambition though.
Collabs based on products only sold in Japan
Shinra Bansho (Chocopollo)
Capybara
Never fucking happening unless a miracle occurs.