Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-188.166.87.191-20160722121104

fate zero is not a Prequel.

私は以前にこれを説明しました

even the title is {fake}, a form of future, which cannot be accomplished is {Fake}. To writer Narita Ryougo, it is just his own parallel world, created merely by his imaginations. As an example, the relationship between elkindu and gilgamesh: in both {fate/stay night} and {Fake}, their conclusion is the same, but the process has been slightly changed. Concerning the differences between all of {fate series stories}, F/Zero is {same kind of set-up/setting as {F/stay night}, but slightly off in a sense}. F/Apocrypa is {Same until it reaches a turning point then suddenly changes into a very different setting}. Lord el meloi ii case file is {Same world, but Sanda Makoto's spice caused changed in the setting and focused mostly on magic related stories} Finally {Strange Fake} is same setting, and same ending but, somehow turns out to be a different universe. - Fate/strange fake 1st release review

Spinoff series has a slightly off settings and changes in their own universes from {Fate stay night}, so they have relatively high amount of freedom in the form of writing in each stories, but {Lord elmeloi ii case files} has the same universe as Fate/stay night, so Sanda is trying his best to not contradict the story line between the two. - from a part in type moon ace vol.10 Narita Ryougo Interview 