{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9b297e3a06accb77efd5fa1c","clusterId":"c_112c017fc4aec99006315f57","slug":"guilty-gear-strive-opens-final-vote-on-character-combination-theme-song","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Guilty Gear Strive Opens Final Vote on Character Combination Theme Song","summary":"Arc System Works opened the final vote on September 30 for a new Guilty Gear Strive character combination theme song produced by Daisuke Ishiwatari. Voting runs to October 13 at 11:59 PM, with eight pairings on the ballot, among them Sol VS Asuka, Ky VS Robo-Ky, May VS Johnny, Axl VS I-No, Nagoriyuki VS Slayer, Anji VS Baiken, Bridget VS Unika, and Venom VS Robo-Ky. Results land around late October.","whyItMatters":"The ballot is the last stage of a fan vote Arc System Works is running itself, and the winning pairing joins a slate of four combination themes already in production, with the song dated for spring 2027 or later alongside them.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe eight pairings on the ballot are the top vote-getters from a preliminary round held earlier, and the winner gets a theme song produced around that specific matchup. Sol VS Asuka, Ky VS Robo-Ky, May VS Johnny, Axl VS I-No, Nagoriyuki VS Slayer, Anji VS Baiken, Bridget VS Unika, and Venom VS Robo-Ky are the options.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome combinations are not in the running. Themes for Sol VS Ky, Millia VS Zato, Asuka VS Happy Chaos, and Ramlethal VS Elphelt are already in production and excluded from the vote. Ky VS Sin already has its theme, Get Over Nightmares, in the game. The winning song is scheduled for spring 2027 or later, released with those four in-production tracks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSol VS Asuka\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKy VS Robo-Ky\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMay VS Johnny\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAxl VS I-No\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNagoriyuki VS Slayer\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnji VS Baiken\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridget VS Unika\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenom VS Robo-Ky\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Two of the eight Guilty Gear Strive pairings, Ky VS Robo-Ky and Venom VS Robo-Ky, share Robo-Ky. He could end up in two Daisuke Ishiwatari songs from one ballot.","twitterPost":"Robo-Ky appears in two of the eight Guilty Gear Strive pairings, so one vote could put him in two Ishiwatari songs.","threadsPost":"The Guilty Gear Strive ballot has eight pairings, and Robo-Ky is in two of them: Ky VS Robo-Ky and Venom VS Robo-Ky. The final vote picks one pairing, but a single character can anchor two of the options on the same ballot before voters narrow it to one.","newsletterBlurb":"Arc System Works opened the final vote for a Guilty Gear Strive character combination theme song on September 30, with voting running to October 13. Eight pairings made the ballot out of a preliminary round, and only the top one gets a song produced by Daisuke Ishiwatari. Results are expected around late October, with the song dated for spring 2027 or later alongside four themes already in production.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609302w\",\"title\":\"Guilty Gear Strive \\\"Character Combination Theme Song\\\" Final Vote Begins Today; One of 8 Pairings Including \\\"Sol VS Asuka,\\\" \\\"May VS Johnny,\\\" \\\"Axl VS I-No\\\" Will Get a Song Produced\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4392,"outputTokens":838,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791165566,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T01:55:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T01:58:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T01:58:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_112c017fc4aec99006315f57","canonicalTitle":"『ギルティギア ストライヴ』“キャラ組み合わせテーマ曲”の決選投票が本日よりスタート。「ソル VS 飛鳥」「メイ VS ジョニー」「アクセル VS イノ」など8組の中から楽曲を制作する1組を決定","representativeArticleId":"a_205283a87a6886e3f9631838","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Guilty Gear -Strive-\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-30T07:32:49.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-30T07:32:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T01:58:22.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609302w","title":"『ギルティギア ストライヴ』“キャラ組み合わせテーマ曲”の決選投票が本日よりスタート。「ソル VS 飛鳥」「メイ VS ジョニー」「アクセル VS イノ」など8組の中から楽曲を制作する1組を決定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Guilty Gear -Strive-"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}