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Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (anime)

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Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (フェイトステイナイトアンリミテッドブレイドワークス, Feito/sutei naito [Anrimiteddo Bureido Wākusu]?) is an anime adaptation of the Unlimited Blade Works route from the Fate/stay night visual novel by studio ufotable. The first season premiered on October 12, 2014, and the second premiered on April 4, 2015. Takahiro Miura directed the series, and Atsushi Ikariya, Tomonori Sudou, and Hisayuki Tabata adapted Takashi Takeuchi's original character designs. The storyline features original content scripted by Kinoko Nasu, the original writer of Fate/stay night.[1] The series was originally planned to adapt the Fate route, but it was changed to Unlimited Blade Works after production began. The Realta Nua visual novel version of Fate was instead set to be released for free on IOS and Android devices afterward.[2]

Story[]

Fuyuki City—a city surrounded by the ocean and the mountains becomes the setting for an age-old ritual. To realize the mythical Holy Grail, which is said to grant any wish from its possessor, seven masters are given seven heroic spirits chosen by the Grail. These heroic spirits or servants are:

  • "Saber"
  • "Lancer"
  • "Archer"
  • "Rider"
  • "Caster"
  • "Assassin"
  • "Berserker"

Each master will enter into a contract with their assigned servants and battle the other masters and servants to the death until only one pair remains…

This is the “Holy Grail War.”[3]

Characters[]

Episodes[]

Season 1[]

# Title Original airdate English airdate
1 Winter Days, a Fateful Night
Transcription: "Fuyu no Hi, Unmei no Yoru" (Japanese: 冬の日、運命の夜 ) 		October 12, 2014 N/A
Shirou Emiya’s life was saved by Kiritsugu Emiya during the great Fuyuki City fire ten years ago. After school one day, he witnesses a battle between two Servants. Lancer, who realized that someone has been watching this battle that should not be seen, tries to kill Shirou on his Master’s orders. Shirou was resuscitated by Rin, but he is attacked by Lancer again that night. While Shirou bears the brunt of Lancer’s attacks, a Servant is summoned in front of his eyes.
2 The Curtain Goes Up
Transcription: "Kaimaku no Toki" (Japanese: 開幕の刻 ) 		October 19, 2014 N/A
Shirou goes to the Fuyuki Church with Rin, who had rushed to the Emiya estate after Lancer’s attack. Shirou is told about the Holy Grail Wars by Kotomine Kirei, its overseer, and is shocked by what he hears. However, when he learns that the great fire 10 years ago, which he himself was injured in, was caused by the Holy Grail War, he decides to fight in it as a Master.
3 The First Battle
Transcription: "Shosen" (Japanese: 初戦 ) 		October 26, 2014 N/A
After Shirou and the others leave the church, their way is blocked by a Servant and a little girl who introduces herself as Illyasviel. Rin and the others find themselves hard pressed by Berserker’s overwhelming might. In his very first battle, Shirou learns just how powerless he truly is.
4 Finding the Will to Fight
Transcription: "Sen'i no Arika" (Japanese: 戦意の在処(ありか) ) 		November 2, 2014 N/A
Summoned by Fujimura, Shirou and Saber set out to his school. Shirou tries to explain away Saber, who is unable to dematerialize, but Fujimura and Sakura both end up staying at Shirou’s house somehow… Elsewhere, Rin had gone to visit the site of the gas leak and, based on faint traces of mana there, determines that Caster was behind it.
5 Dancing After School
Transcription: "Hōkago ni Odoru" (Japanese: 放課後に踊る ) 		November 9, 2014 N/A
Shirou goes to school without Saber. Rin, annoyed at Shirou for acting alone, waits until no one is around and attacks him. Rin corners him, but then they hear a female student scream. When they call a truce and go to where the scream came from, they find…
6 Mirage
Transcription: "Shinkirō" (Japanese: 蜃気楼 ) 		November 16, 2014 N/A
Rin and Shirou have formed a truce to deal with the other Master that is hiding in the school. But no sooner have they done so when Shinji tells Shirou that he is Rider’s Master and asks him to work together. That night, Shirou had been practicing magic in the storehouse, but the next thing he knows, he finds himself at Ryudou Temple, which Caster has made into her lair.
7 Reward for the Fight to the Death
Transcription: "Shitō no Kotae" (Japanese: 死闘の報酬(こたえ) ) 		November 23, 2014 N/A
When Saber arrives at Ryudou Temple to rescue Shirou, she finds her way blocked by Assassin. Saber is unable to break through his skill with the sword, which is far beyond what one would expect from the Assassin class. Elsewhere, Archer and Caster face off in the courtyard of Ryudou Temple, where Shirou is being held. As they talk, Shirou is disgusted by Archer’s way of thinking.
8 Winter Days, Where the Heart Is
Transcription: "Fuyu no Hi, Kokoro no Shozai" (Japanese: 冬の日、心の所在 ) 		November 30, 2014 N/A
After training with Saber, Shirou goes to school. During lunch recess, Shirou gets fresh confirmation of his united front with Rin, but at that moment, the magic circle that had been laid out at the school is activated. Shirou uses a Command Seal and summons Saber, and he and Rin set out to reach Shinji to put an end to the circle.
9 The Distance Between Them
Transcription: "Futari no Kyori" (Japanese: 二人の距離 ) 		December 7, 2014 N/A
Rider, who protected Shinji from Caster, is eliminated. Rin had concluded that Caster’s Master is someone at school, but she focuses instead on formulating a strategy to smooth over Archer and Shirou’s relationship. Elsewhere, Shinji, who has lost his Servant, goes to Kirei to seek refuge at the church. When Shinji expresses his dissatisfaction with Rider, Kirei informs him that a new Servant is available.
10 The Fifth Contractor
Transcription: "Goninme no Keiyakusha" (Japanese: 五人目の契約者 ) 		December 14, 2014 N/A
Rin, having concluded from Issei’s testimony that Kuzuki is Caster’s Master, puts together a plan to attack him with Shirou that same day. Seeing Kuzuki offer no resistance when struck by Rin’s sneak attack, Shirou runs out to him, but then Caster appears. When Shirou lays out Caster’s atrocities and tries to win Kuzuki over, Kuzuki reveals his true nature.
11 A Visitor Approaches Lightly
Transcription: "Raihōsha wa Karoyaka ni" (Japanese: 来訪者は軽やかに ) 		December 21, 2014 N/A
Shirou and the others fight off Kuzuki and Caster. However, Shirou loses all feeling in the left half of his body as a result of forcibly using too much mana. Rin visits him at home the following day under the pretext that he missed their regular check-in, but she then stays the night for some reason. And then, when Archer sees Shirou’s condition, he says that he has seen such symptoms before.
12 The Final Decision
Transcription: "Saigo no Sentaku" (Japanese: 最後の選択 ) 		December 28, 2014 N/A
The morning after Rin spends the night, Shirou and Saber go out on a date with Rin at her suggestion. Forgetting about the fighting, the three of them unwind, but they come under attack from Caster once again. Caster presses Shirou, who can’t fight back because she’s taken Fujimura hostage, to join her. Shirou flatly rejects her, but Shirou has both his Command Seals and Saber stolen from him by Caster, who becomes enraged at his response.

Season 2[]

# Title Original airdate English airdate
13 Time of Departure
Transcription: "Ketsubetsu no Toki" (Japanese: 決別の刻 ) 		April 5, 2015 N/A
Shirou has had Saber stolen from him by Caster, but his ideal of justice makes him determined to continue fighting. Elsewhere, Rin challenges Caster head-on as she searches the church for the Holy Grail. However, an unexpected twist leaves Rin in a dangerous predicament.
14 The Princess of Colchis
Transcription: "Korukisu no Ōjo" (Japanese: コルキスの王女 ) 		April 12, 2015 N/A
Shirou and Rin work up a plan to defeat Caster before Saber falls under her control. Around that same time, Caster is reflecting on her memories of the Master who had originally summoned her. Scorned as a witch and betrayed by her Master, Caster escapes from him by breaking her own pact and killing him.
15 A Battle of Legend
Transcription: "Shinwa no Taiketsu" (Japanese: 神話の対決 ) 		April 19, 2015 N/A
Shirou and Rin come to Einzbern Castle, but a battle between Berserker and Gilgamesh was already underway. As Berserker fights while shielding Illya, he is gradually worn down in the face of Gilgamesh’s overwhelming Noble Phantasm.
16 Winter Days, the Form Wishes Take
Transcription: "Fuyu no Hi, Negai no Katachi" (Japanese: 冬の日、願いの形 ) 		April 26, 2015 N/A
Giving in to rage, Shirou ignores Rin’s attempts to stop him and runs out from their hiding place. Gilgamesh is about to kill Shirou, but he sees Rin and leaves. Rin had been opposed to Shirou’s self-sacrificing way of life, but she accepts it when she asks him again to explain his reasons why.
17 The Dark Sword Bares Its Fangs
Transcription: "Anken, Kiba o Muku" (Japanese: 暗剣、牙を剥く ) 		May 3, 2015 N/A
Archer and Lancer clash furiously. Archer counters with the most powerful shield he has when Lancer unleashes his fatal Noble Phantasm during their contentious battle. In the meantime, Shirou and Rin go into battle again to deal with Caster once and for all. They find themselves in a predicament due to the insurmountable difference in their abilities, but Rin had a clever trick up her sleeve.
18 The Beginning of the Circle
Transcription: "Sono en wa Hajimari ni" (Japanese: その縁は始まりに ) 		May 10, 2015 N/A
Even though Archer’s pact with Caster was voided with her defeat, he attacks Shirou again, intent on killing him. Saber intervenes and tries to work out Archer’s true intentions, but in her Masterless condition, she is unable to employ her full strength. As Saber tries to save Shirou, Rin begins a spell for a pact incantation…
19 Idealism's End (The Answer)
Transcription: "Risō no Kotae" (Japanese: 理想の末路(こたえ) ) 		May 17, 2015 N/A
Archer’s identity is revealed at last. Heroic Spirits are summoned from all eras: the past, present, and even the unknown future. Shirou Emiya confronts a champion of justice, the end result of his own ideals, the answer he remained true to out of faith in his convictions.
20 Unlimited Blade Works.
Transcription: "Unlimited Blade Works." (Japanese: Unlimited Blade Works. ) 		May 24, 2015 N/A
Rin finds herself in the sights of both Kirei, who wants to use her as the Holy Grail’s vessel, and Shinji, who wants her as his plaything. Elsewhere, Shirou is put on the defensive by Archer’s attacks. But Shirou, who refuses to give up all the same, is confronted with the world that Archer eventually reached. It is the basis of his nature as a mage: a Reality Marble containing a wasteland that stretches as far as the eye can see with countless swords thrust into the ground.
21 Answer
Transcription: "Answer" (Japanese: Answer ) 		May 31, 2015 N/A
Archer fights to erase his hopelessness. Shirou fights to live up to his beliefs. As they clash again and again, it is himself that Shirou begins to fight against, not Archer. Even though he understands that putting others before himself is hypocritical, he believes that it cannot be wrong.
22 Winter Days, a Long Way Home
Transcription: "Fuyu no Hi, Tōi Ieji" (Japanese: 冬の日、遠い家路 ) 		June 7, 2015 N/A
Shirou and the others, having learned from Gilgamesh what the true goal of the Holy Grail War is, formulate a plan in preparation for the battle at Ryudou Temple, the altar for this current war. What is the countermeasure that Rin devises in response to Shirou’s opinion that Saber is a poor match against Gilgamesh’s Noble Phantasm?
23 Incarnation
Transcription: "Kengen" (Japanese: 顕現 ) 		June 14, 2015 N/A
Shirou and Rin arrive at the manifested Holy Grail, only to be confronted by Gilgamesh. As that same time, Saber faces off against Assassin, who was lying in wait for her at the temple’s front gate. With the ambitions of seven mages and seven Heroic Spirits now revealed, the Holy Grail War is about to come to an end.
24 Unlimited Blade Works
Transcription: "Mugen no Kensei" (Japanese: 無限の剣製 ) 		June 21, 2015 N/A
Gilgamesh denounces Shirou as a fake. However, Shirou has long since made peace with being a fake and that his dreams are hypocrisy. He hardens his resolve to remain true to his ideals and recites the words that give form to his heart of hearts. The incantation is not one of regret, but of resolve. The story revolving around the Holy Grail will reach its conclusion here.
25 Epilogue
Transcription: "Epirōgu" (Japanese: エピローグ ) 		June 28, 2015 N/A
The curtain has closed on the Holy Grail War.
And now the epilogue is told.

Music[]

The soundtrack was composed by Hideyuki Fukasawa.

  • Insert Themes:

Gallery[]

Trailers[]

Events[]

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]: Holy Grail's Atrium[]

Atrium

« Another Holy Grail War, looking back on the story from Archer's point of view. Tour through the Fifth Holy Grail War with Archer in the Fate/stay night series' largest exhibition ever, opening this summer! »

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]: Holy Grail's Atrium was a live exhibition held in 2015.

Development[]

The DVD rental version was released in 11 volumes and it was released from November 26, 2014 to September 30, 2015

See Also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ Twitter - I read the newtype article and at first the Fate anime was to be the Fate route (Saber route) and they made a little progress although though they changed it to UBW (Rin route) among other things. After the change, Fate was released for free, UBW became the TV anime and HF became the movie version, among other things.
  3. ↑ https://www.fatestaynightusa.com/ubw/intro/
  4. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/48786
  5. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/55699
  6. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/89149
  7. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/47756
  8. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/47826
  9. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/51291
  10. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/50964

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