Editing Fate/Apocrypha

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|Volumes=5 (Complete)
|Romaji=Feito/Apokurifa
|Kanji=フェイト/アポクリファ
|Image=FateApocrypha_logo.png
|Author=[[TYPE-MOON]]<br>[[Yuuichirou Higashide]]
|Illustrator=[[Ototsugu Konoe]]
|Original run=December 29, 2012 - December 30, 2014 {{ japanese}}
|Publisher (JA)=[[TYPE-MOON BOOKS]]<br>Kadokawa Bunko
|Publisher (US)=
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{{Nihongo|'''''Fate/Apocrypha'''''|フェイト/アポクリファ|Feito/Apokurifa}} is a light novel written by [[Yuuichirou Higashide]] with illustrations by [[Ototsugu Konoe]] and supervised by [[Kinoko Nasu]] who planned and wrote majority of the story elements for Apocrypha characters and the plot. The first volume was released on December 29, 2012 at Comiket 83. The second volume was released on August 16, 2013. The third volume was released on December 29, 2013. The fourth volume was released on May 30, 2014. The fifth and final volume was released on December 30, 2014.

==Story==
[[File:Apocrypha Poster.jpg|thumb|Novel Promotion Poster, featuring [[Ruler]], [[Saber of Black]] and [[Assassin of Red]].]]
The setting of ''Fate/Apocrypha'' is a parallel world to ''[[Fate/stay night]] '' and its prequel ''[[Fate/Zero]] ''where the [[Greater Holy Grail of Fuyuki|Greater Grail]] was removed from [[Fuyuki]] after the [[Third Holy Grail War]] and disappeared for many years. Around the 2000s, around the same time as the [[Fifth Holy Grail War]] would have happened, the group that plundered the Grail, [[Yggdmillennia]], openly declares their secession from the [[Mage's Association]] and that they are in possession of the Grail. The Association dispatches fifty magi to retrieve it, but all but one are instantly slaughtered by [[Lancer of Black]]. The one remaining manages to activate the reserve system of the Greater Grail, allowing for the summoning of fourteen Servants in total.

This marks the start of the [[Great Holy Grail War]] in [[Trifas]], featuring two different factions, the {{Nihongo|Black Faction|黒の陣営|Kuro no Jinei}}, represented by Yggdmillenia, and the {{Nihongo|Red Faction|赤の陣営|Aka no Jinei}}, whose members were sent by the Mage's Association with the exception of one from the [[Church]]. The Grail itself also summons [[Jeanne d'Arc (Ruler)|Ruler]] to act as a mediator of the Holy Grail War.

==Characters==

=== [[Sieg]] / Homunculus ===
:Sieg is the main protagonist of ''Fate/Apocrypha'' series. He is a [[Homunculus]] created by Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia. Gordes created a way to manipulate the Mana Pathway system so that he, along with six others, are providing magical energy for all of the Servants. He is saved by Ruler, Astolfo (Rider), and Siegfried who sacrifices himself so Sieg may live longer than the normal 3 years allotted to homunculi.


=== [[Jeanne d'Arc (Ruler)|Ruler]] / Jeanne d'Arc ===
:Ruler is the Ruler-class Servant.


===Black Faction===
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Cap_black_camp.jpg|Anime website's Black Faction cap
Black faction defense.png|Some of the Black Faction's Servants
Black faction servant.png|Black Faction's Servants
Yggdmillenia clan.jpg|Yggdmillenia
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The Black Faction is made up of members of [[Yggdmillennia]] and the independent [[Reika Rikudou]] who ended up with Assassin's contract. While [[Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia]] is the head of the group, he defers to [[Lancer of Black]] for running the Holy Grail War. The vanguard of their combat force consists of many [[homunculus|homunculi]] crafted by the family and golems crafted by [[Caster of Black]]. While not strong enough to face Servants directly, they can stall them and provide support for the Black's Servants. Both Lancer and Archer spend time with the other Yggdmillennia magi to prepare countermeasures against attacking Servants. Darnics still has a number of family members spread throughout the Association and Church, allowing for them to relay necessary information on the opposing Masters.

Their homunculi are born through alchemy as fully matured man-made organisms born to fight, destroy, and die. Their combat homunculi wield gigantic halberds and are capable of producing complex magical rituals to cause massive destruction. They posses various corporeal defects that when compensated for limits their lifespan to two months. They are meant to be expendable, willingly sent in large numbers to hinder Servants. They have diluted emotions that make them capable of charging into battle, but they are still wary of Servants. They have the strength to harm Servants, but pose little threat. Working together with the golems, even over one hundred pose little threat to [[Berserker of Red]]. Those made to supply energy for Servants are kept with their consciousness undeveloped, and sealed in magical energy supply tanks with reinforced glass. Preserved in a green jade solution to act more efficiently with a breathing apparatus, they take in mana from the atmosphere to provide to the Servants. They are also occasionally taken for Caster's usage as materials for his golems.

The Masters of their side have a significant advantage over those of the Red Faction in that they do not have to provide the cost of their Servant's upkeep and battle usage. Devised by [[Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia]], he has managed to use his alchemical knowledge along with Yggdmillennia's homunculi to manipulate the system to allow for the division of the magical energy pathways supplying the Servants, bypassing the Masters and leading to the homunculi. While the Masters provide the minimum amount necessary to allow the Servants to exist in the world as a backup measure, the Servants do not use any of the Master's energy for utilizing their Noble Phantasms, automatic recovery, or in their own usage of magecraft. This allows the Masters to save their own energy for battle and for Servants to be less selective in using Noble Phantasms, differing from those who have to supply their Servant and manage their battle expenditures.

{{Anchor|BlackMasters}}'''Masters'''
;'''[[Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia]]'''
:Black Lancer's Master and the leader of the Yggdmillennia group. He is almost a century old despite looking in his 20s. He plundered the Holy Grail from the Third Holy Grail War of Fuyuki.

;'''[[Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia]]'''
:He summoned Saber of Black with a bloodstained leaf of a Sacred Fig tree as a catalyst.

;'''[[Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia]]'''
:A girl assumed to be Darnic's successor. She summoned Archer of Black using an ancient arrow as a catalyst.

;'''[[Celenike Icecolle Yggdmillennia]] '''
:She summoned Rider of Black with a glass bottle which had a liquid stain left on it as a catalyst.

;'''[[Roche Frain Yggdmillennia]]'''
:He is thirteen years old, and already famous in the field of 'Doll Engineering'. Respectfully refers to the Caster of Black he has summoned as 'Sensei'; their relationship is close to that of a teacher and student. Spends all his time building golems in a workshop in the city for the Holy Grail War.

;'''[[Caules Forvedge Yggdmillennia]]'''
:Fiore's little brother. He is immature and childish for his age. He summoned Berserker of Black, with the blueprints of the 'Ideal Human' as a catalyst.

;'''[[Reika Rikudou]]'''
:She's a prostitute who lived with Sagara Hyouma until he used her as a sacrifice to summon the Assassin of Black, who saved her life and killed Sagara.

{{Anchor|BlackServants}}'''Servants'''
;'''[[Saber of Black]]'''
:Siegfried, the Dragon-Blooded Knight.

;'''[[Archer of Black]]'''
:Chiron, the mentor of Greek heroes 

;'''[[Lancer of Black]]'''
:Vlad III, the Lord Impaler

;'''[[Rider of Black]]'''
:Astolfo, the Twelfth Paladin of Charlemagne.

;'''[[Caster of Black]]'''
:Solomon ibn Gabirol, also called Avicebron, the master of golems 

;'''[[Berserker of Black]]'''
:Frankenstein, Frankenstein's Monster

;'''[[Assassin of Black]]'''
:Jack the Ripper, Legendary Serial Killer

===Red Faction===
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Cap_red_camp.jpg|Anime website's Red Faction cap
Red Faction.png|Red Faction's Servants
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The Red Faction consists of people selected by the Clock Tower specifically for the purpose of retrieving the Greater Grail and stopping Yggdmillennia's defection. They decide to choose outside professionals and some from the Clock Tower as well. Those from the great families cannot be chosen, as it would require over three months of politics like succession and the safekeeping of [[Magic Crest]]s before a selection can even be confirmed. Bram Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri decides upon the catalysts, while Rocco Belfaban and Lord El-Melloi II handle the participants. They heavily restrict travel to Romania for magi to prevent the unlikely scenario of Command Spells manifesting on a third-rate magus.

They seek one Master from the [[Church]] in order to have their involvement prove the legitimacy of their cause. Although they do not need an impartial overseer like the Fuyuki conflicts due to it being a struggle between two opposing forces of magi, it would be a problem if they were to instead back the Black Faction. They wish to proclaim themselves as the only legitimate thaumaturgical organization even if it means having a Master as the overseer.


Should they emerge victorious, they plan to take the Greater Grail for safekeeping. Belfaban admits that such a thing would likely be difficult due to the survivor being faced with something that can lead to the Root, so the result will be up to them. They can attempt a wish, or even destroy everything to prevent others from making one themselves. [[Kairi Sisigou]] believes that Belfaban will prepare a retrieval team to quickly move in once the war ends, but plans to get around them to make his own wish.

{{Anchor|RedMasters}}'''Masters'''
;'''[[Kairi Sisigou]]'''
:A freelance Necromancer. He summoned Saber of Red with a splinter of the Round Table. He notes that the selected members are world renowned magi that are known as monsters specialized in combat. They remove the opposition without mercy, and he can account for their skills, having worked with all of them with the exception of Sembren.

;'''[[Shirou Kotomine]]''' 
:He was sent by the [[Church]] as a supervisor and also he is the Master of Assassin of Red.

{{Anchor|FormerMasters}}'''Former Masters'''<br>
After arriving, the other five Masters become entranced through unknown means by Shirou, who acts as their "intermediary" on their behalf. Their Servants are summoned in Shirou's presence and lead to believe that their Masters simply wish to remain hidden, while the Masters sit in a set-up reminiscent of a throne room behind a thin curtain. They spend their time sharing stories in peace, only dealing with the status of the war when Shirou reports to them. Kneeling reverently, he feeds them false details of victory over five of the Red Faction Servants while attempting to convince them to relinquish control to him. While they consider it, they feel it is too dangerous to give up control at the moment. As their common sense has mostly collapsed, they eventually concede to the idea after another attempt.

Along with Sisigou, each is said to be a veteran magi among the elites of the elites of the Clock Tower. [[Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia]] believe only he and [[Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia]] among the Black Masters would stand any chance at opposing them directly in battle.

;[[Rottweil Berzinsky]]
:A freelance Magus, also known as the {{Nihongo|Silver Lizard|{{Ruby|銀蜥蜴|シルバーリザード}}|{{Ruby|Gin Tokage|Shirubā Rizādo}}}}.

;[[Gene Rum]]
:A freelance Magus, also known as {{Nihongo|Storm Treads|疾風車輪|Hayate Sharin}}.

;[[Pentel brothers]]
:Two brothers of the Pentel family known as the {{Nihongo|Gum Brothers|{{Ruby|結合した双子|ガムブラザーズ}}|{{Ruby|Ketsugō Shita Futago|Gamu Burazāzu}}}}

;[[Feend vor Sembren]]
:First-class instructor of the Clock Tower.

{{Anchor|RedServants}}'''Servants'''
;'''[[Saber of Red]]'''
:Mordred, The Knight of Treachery.

;'''[[Archer of Red]]'''
:Atalanta, The Huntress of Chastity.

;'''[[Lancer of Red]]'''
:Karna, The Hero of Generosity.

;'''[[Rider of Red]]'''
:Achilles, The invincible hero of Troy.

;'''[[Caster of Red]]'''
:Shakespeare, The World's Greatest Playwright.

;'''[[Berserker of Red]]'''
:Spartacus, The Gladiator.

;'''[[Assassin of Red]]'''
:Semiramis, Wise Queen of Assyria.

{{Anchor|Others}}'''Others'''
;'''[[Waver Velvet|Lord El-Melloi II]]'''
:Lord El-Melloi II is one of the principal people in preparing for the Holy Grail War. He dislikes being referred to as "Lord El-Melloi" because it is grating to hear it spoken without the "II."

;[[Rocco Belfaban]]
:Rocco Belfaban is the head of the Department of Summoning in the Mage's Association, and one of the principal people in preparing for the Holy Grail War. He personally hires [[Kairi Sisigou]], and although he tries to pass it off as a forgery, reluctantly parts with his juvenile hydra as part of the payment.

;[[Bram Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri]]
:Bram Nuada-De Sophia-Ri is the brother of [[Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri]] and the successor of the head of the Department of Evocation. He is confident in his ability to acquire powerful catalysts in a short time.

;'''[[Sagara Hyouma]]'''
:A magus who lived with Reika in the original pilot of the series. He is the original Master of the Jack the Ripper. He summoned her using Jack the Ripper's knives as the catalyst and Reika as a sacrifice to make the summoning more effective. He's killed by the Black Assassin shortly after he summons her.

===Discarded characters===
;'''[[David]]'''
:A servant of the [[Archer]] class, he and Georgios are later removed from the finished product in order to make way for the new Archer servant of the Black faction.

;'''[[Musashibou Benkei]]'''
:A servant of the [[Lancer]] class, he and Kintoki were removed from the finished product in order to make way for Red Saber and Black Caster.

;'''[[Georgios]]'''
:A servant of the [[Rider]] class, alongside with David, he's removed later for the new Servants.

;'''[[Sakata Kintoki]]'''
:Originally a servant of the [[Berserker]] class, he and Benkei were removed from the finished story in favor of Red Saber and Black Caster.

==Volumes==
The first volume was released December 29, 2012, and the fifth and final volume was released on December 30, 2014. The series was later re-released under Kadokawa Bunko on September 21, 2019. Kadokawa's last volume was released on March 19, 2020.

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Fate Apocrypha vol 1.jpg|Cover of the first ''Fate/Apocrypha'' novel
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====Volume 1====
{{Nihongo|Apocrypha: Great Holy Grail War|外典:聖杯大戦|Geten: Seihai Taisen}}

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====Volume 2====
{{Nihongo|Round Dance of Black / Festival of Red|黒の輪舞／赤の祭典|Kuro no Rinbu/Aka no Saiten}}

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====Volume 3====
{{Nihongo|Triumphal Return of the Saint|聖人の凱旋|Seijin no Gaisen}}

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====Volume 4====
{{Nihongo|Cup of Purgatory|熾天の杯|Oki Ten'nosakazuki}}

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====Volume 5====
{{Nihongo|Evil Dragon and the Holy Woman|邪竜と聖女|Yokoshima Ryū to Seijo}}

{{Reference|Fifth volume transcription|<poem><center>Saving people is difficult.
If you try hard enough, it's probably possible to save someone.
What good comes from giving a single day's meal to those starved on the verge of death?
What good comes from promising a single day's pleasure to those who live a life of despair?
These are both acts of hypocrisy and, at the same time, a form of sincere justice.
But neither goodness nor justice can solve anything—

The idea of saving humanity is merely a pípe dream.
If you place the weight known as yourself on the scale, it will definitely lean to one side.
So should one praise justice and punish evil?
If humans were such simple beings, no one would worry or suffer.

“There is a way," the boy said.
It is a method to promise a life of eternal happiness to the starving.
It is a method to teach the wicked the meaninglessness of evil.
The boy gave the name of salvation: the Third Sorcery.

There is no such thing as absolute justice. while struggling with inner turmoil, Ruler moves forward--and at last comes to a halt.
No one will be hurt. No one will despair.
Then, is that method correct?
If it is correct—is it right to turn her blade against "him"?

A girl who was once called a saint anguishes.
Over whether to save humanity or to take down the savior.

...In the hanging gardens of vanity, the time of the final decisive battle approaches.

</center></poem>|<poem><center>人を救うのは厳しい。 
とこまで教えば、教ったことになるのだろう。 
死ぬほと戦えた者に、一日の食料を渡したところで何になる。
 絶望の人生を過ごしている者に、一日の享楽を約束したところで何になる。
それは偽善であると同時に誠実な正義だけれど。
善も正義も何の解決にもならない――。

人類を救うなと、夢物語に過ぎない。 
天秤に自己という名のを載せれば、必ずとちらかがるだけ。
ならば正義を唄い、悪を罰せば良いのか。 
人がそんな単純な存在であれば、誰もが悩みはしない。

手段がある、と少年は言った。 
「それは加えた者に、永遠の生命を約束する式。 
それは邪悪なる者に、私の無意味さを知らしめる式。
第三の魔法、と少年は教済の名を指し示した。

絶対正義なと存在しない。 
裁定者は悩み足掻きながら、前に進み一途に立ち止まる。
「誰も傷つかない。誰も絶望しない。
ならば、それは正しいのか。 
もし正しいと言うのならば一「彼」に刃を向けるのは、正しいのか。

かつて聖女と呼ばれた少女は、煩関する。
人類を救済するのか、それとも教済者を討つのか。

......虚栄の空中庭園にて、決戦の時が迫る。
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==Development==
===Game===
[[File:Apocrypha.jpg|thumb|Title page of canceled game.]]
Originally introduced as a canceled project for an online MMO game, various details and character designs were collected in ''[[Fate/complete material IV]] Extra material''. TYPE-MOON and an unnamed video game developer were developing this game, however, the project was discontinued right at the planning stages.

The original gameplay would have involved the players acting as Masters, and fighting with each other's Servants. Nasu wanted the online game to have a world with a complete story, despite being an online game. While the overall story would change depending upon the Servants' relationship with the Masters, the story would conclude with [[Jeanne d'Arc (Ruler)|Ruler]] activating her ultimate Noble Phantasm that she had been stubbornly withholding, thus creating a world with a complete story despite its nature as an online game.<ref name="CM4">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/CM4|CM4TruthFA}}</ref>

===Light novels===
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Fate Apocrypha Unbirth cover.jpg|Cover of Act 1: Unbirth.
Zugzwang cover.jpg|Cover of the Zugzwang short story.
Blank space cover.jpg|Cover of ''Blank space''.
Side of Survivor cover.jpg|Cover of ''Side of Survivor''.
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It was announced in November 2011 that a new project was for the concept would be made in the form a light novel series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-04/new-fate/apocrypha-project-to-be-launched-by-type-moon|title=''New Fate/Apocrypha Project to Be Launched by Type-Moon''|publisher={{WPlink|Anime News Network}}|date=2011-11-04|accessdate=2012-07-19}}</ref> It was to be written by [[Yuuichirou Higashide]], a writer working for visual novel company Propeller, and he later confirmed on his Twitter that he was writing ''Fate/Apocrypha'' in novel format with illustrations by [[Ototsugu Konoe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/higashide_yu/status/142823558006063104|title=''Higashide's Twitter''|language=Japanese |date=2011-12-02|accessdate=2012-07-19}}</ref>

The idea of "doing something that would have been impossible in the original game setting" was one of the concepts of ''Apocrypha'', and how Higashide came up with the idea of seven Servants VS seven Servants following that line of thought. At first, Semiramis was the mastermind in the initial stages of the plot, but all the characters including her who had already been released in ''[[Fate/complete material IV]]'' along with the original setting were deemed to have too weak of an impact as a mastermind. Therefore, following the main concept, Higashide came up with [[Amakusa Shirou Tokisada]] as the main villain, with ''{{WPlink|Makai Tensho}}'' serving as an even further impetus (since Amakusa is the main villain in that work). He was created to be a complete contrast to Jeanne d'Arc as one was a young boy and a young girl, both of their battles heavily connected to flags, and one who never became a saint while the other did. Their points of commonality and difference were so clear and contrastive that Higashide selected him as the last boss.<ref name="EncyclopediaShirou">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/FAM|EncyclopediaShirou}}</ref> During this period of the plot creation, the following had already been basically decided: "Romanian stage. Vlad III’s big fame bonus. Central Servants are Jeanne and Astolfo, and the rival Servant is Amakusa Shirou Tokisada."<ref name="Modif">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/FAM|Restructuring}}</ref>

One aspect of the plot that was decided near the beginning was that "Frankenstein will use her Noble Phantasm and revive," so Frankenstein had to take up the slot for the ally Berserker.<ref name="Modif"/> From the initial plotting stages it was decided that [[Kairi Sisigou]] and [[Mordred]] would “rampage around as they like without regretting anything and fight and fight until they die while smiling” as “this story’s Bonnie and Clyde.”<ref name="EncyclopediaKairi">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/FAM|EncyclopediaKairi}}</ref><ref name="EncyclopediaMordred">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/FAM|SaberRed}}</ref> During the initial plot, Shakespeare was even supposed to be an ally, and there was a scenario where “just as the protagonist is about to die, his Servant Shakespeare activates his Noble Phantasm and somehow manages to find a way to survive,” but the idea was quickly discarded.<ref name="EncyclopediaCasterRed">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/FAM|CasterRed}}</ref> His Noble Phantasm [[First Folio]] had the power to rewind time in the initial storyboarding, but since that didn’t have much meaning in terms of the story’s development, the idea was discarded. The fact that [[Aoko Aozaki]] was going to appear in ''[[Mahoutsukai no Yoru]]'' after the prototype ''Fate/Apocrypha'' also played a big part in the decision.<ref name="First Folio">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/FAM|First Folio}}</ref>

The Servants [[Sakata Kintoki]], [[Musashibou Benkei]], [[Georgios]], and [[David]] were discarded in the transition from the proto-version of ''Apocrypha'' featured in ''[[Fate/complete material IV]]'' to the official light novels.<ref name="Modif"/>

He released a story penned as the first chapter under the title of "''Fate/Apocrypha Act 1: Unbirth''", focusing on [[Jack the Ripper]] (which he designed for the original MMO game) and her Master, [[Reika Rikudou]], in [[TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 7]] on December 15, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.livedoor.jp/fdtd777/archives/51770751.html|title=''Higashide's blog''|language=Japanese |date=December 3, 2011|accessdate=July 19, 2012}}</ref> While the story elements of Reika and Jack still exist in the novel version, the story itself has no relation to the plot of the novels. He released a preview of the novel in [[TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 8]], where it is shown that [[Musashibou Benkei]] and [[Sakata Kintoki]] have not been included within the story.

Originally it was planned that the story would end in four books, however Higashide confirmed that the novel would extend to five books.<ref>[[Yuuichirou Higashide]] [https://twitter.com/Higashide_Yu/status/462232194270777344 Twitter 11:08 PM JST · May 2, 2014]{{Japanese}}</ref>

Following the end of the series, some more extra side stories would be released. A short novella titled "''Fate/Apocrypha: Zugzwang''", focusing once more on Jack the Ripper and Reika Rikudou facing a team of spellcasting mercenaries called [[Zugzwang]], was published in [[TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 10]] on July 1, 2015. With the anime adaptation came stories written by Higashide and released with the Blu-ray disk boxes. The first Blu-ray release came with "''Blank space''",<ref>[[Fate/Apocrypha (anime)|''Fate/Apocrypha'' Anime]] Official [https://twitter.com/FateApocryphaTV/status/943423450009313280 Twitter 6:10 PM JST · Dec 20, 2017]{{Japanese}}</ref> an anthology of three short stories showcasing the backstories of Reika Rikudou, the Forvedge siblings, and [[Kairi Sisigou]] before the start of the [[Great Holy Grail War]].<ref>[https://fate-apocrypha.com/package/ ''Fate/Apocrypha'' Package Official Site]{{Japanese}}</ref> The second Blu-ray release contained {{Nihongo|''[[Fate/Apocrypha: Side of Survivor]]''|フェイト/アポクリファ: Side of Survivor|Feito/Apokurifa: Side of Survivor}}, a short novella epilogue following Astolfo interviewing the survivors of the Great Holy Grail War, released on March 28, 2018.<ref>[https://fate-apocrypha.com/package/box2.html ''Fate/Apocrypha'' Package Official Site]{{Japanese}}</ref>

===Staff===
The Servants were designed and drawn by a variety of different people.

====Servant Designer====
*[[TYPE-MOON|TYPE MOON]] (Siegfried) (Semiramis)
*[[Kinoko Nasu]] (Karna) (Jeanne d'Arc) (Mordred) (Avicebron) (Chiron) (Achilles) (Amakusa Shirou Tokisada)
*[[Gen Urobuchi]] (Vlad III) (Spartacus)
*[[wikipedia:ja:茗荷屋甚六|Myougaya Jinroku]] (Musashibou Benkei) (Atalanta)
*[[Meteo Hoshizora]] (David) (Astolfo) (Frankenstein)
*[[wikipedia:ja:三輪清宗|Kiyomune Miwa]] (Georgios)
*[[wikipedia:Shoji Gatoh|Shoji Gatoh]] (Shakespeare)
*[[wikipedia:ja:東出祐一郎|Yuichiro Higashide]] (Jack the Ripper)
*[[wikipedia:ja:鋼屋ジン|Jin Haganeya]] (Sakata Kintoki)

====Servant Illustrator====
*[[KN]] (Siegfried)
*[[pako]] (Karna)
*[[Hirotaka Maeda]] (Vlad III)
*[[Katsuya Terada]] (Musashibou Benkei) (Spartacus)
*[[Ginka]] (David)
*[[Genji Asai]] (Atalanta)
*[[Higashiguchi Chuuou]] (Georgios)
*[[Ototsugu Konoe]] (Astolfo)
*[[Chinatsu Kurahana]] (Shakespeare)
*[[Taketo Sanada]] (Jack the Ripper)
*[[Shidzuki Morii]] (Semiramis)
*[[Takeshi Okazaki]] (Frankenstein)
*[[Raita Honjou]] (Sakata Kintoki)
*[[Takashi Takeuchi]] (Jeanne d'Arc)

===Trailers===
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Fire Girl & Fate／Apocrypha PV|Fire Girl & Fate/Apocrypha PV
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==Manga==
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The Novel received a manga adaptation illustrated by [[Akira Ishida]] and published by {{WPlink|Kadokawa Shoten}}. The Manga started serialization at the beginning of the year 2016 and is still ongoing. 13 volumes are currently released, with the first volume released on August 23, 2016.

==Anthology==
{{Main|Fate/Apocrypha Comic Anthology}}

==Anime==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.typemoon.com/products/tmbooks/apocrypha/index.html TYPE-MOON's Official Homepage for ''Fate/Apocrypha'']

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