Meanwhile, Kariya Matou becomes a Master after learning Tokiomi's younger daughter, Sakura, was adopted into the Matou family. Unlike Tokiomi, Kirei has no direction in life and soon sets his sights on Kiritsugu as an answer to the frustrating lack of meaning in his life. However, Kiritsugu must contend with six formidable opponents, all participating in the war for their own reasons.įrom one of the three founding families, the magus Tokiomi Tohsaka wants to achieve Akasha through the Holy Grail, receiving support from the priest Risei Kotomine and his son, Kirei Kotomine, who is also unexpectedly a master in the war. For the next eight years, he prepares the war in the Einzbern stronghold while unexpectedly forming a family with Irisviel von Einzbern, who is to become the vessel for the Grail, and their daughter, Illyasviel. Originally founded by the Einzbern, Tohsaka, and Matou families, the war involves seven Masters and seven Servants under seven classes: Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin and Berserker.Īfter being defeated in three successive wars for the Holy Grail, the Einzbern family is determined to win the next one at any cost and elects to hire the notorious Magus Killer, Kiritsugu Emiya, to become their representative in spite of his reputation as an unconventional and ruthless hitman. The anime's opening theme song is "Oath Sign" by LiSA and the ending theme "Memoria" is performed by Eir Aoi.įate/Zero takes place 10 years prior to the events of Fate/stay night, detailing the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City.
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The anime premiered on MBS on Octoand later dates on Independent UHF Stations, TV Hokkaido, BS-11, TVQ and Kids Station.
The anime is jointly produced by Aniplex, Nitroplus, Notes, Seikaisha and Ufotable and directed by Ei Aoki, produced by Atsuhiro Iwakami, music by Yuki Kajiura, character design by Atsushi Ikariya and Tomonori Sudou, and Art, 3D and Photography directions by Koji Eto, Kōjirō Shishido and Yuichi Terao respectively. Many of Fate/zero characters are related in some ways to the characters of Fate/stay night particularly Fate/zero's main protagonist, Kiritsugu Emiya, foster father of Fate/stay night's protagonist, Shirō Emiya, a infamous assassin known for being a merciless mage killer who joins the tournament on behalf of his wife's family, the Einzberns. Set ten years before the events of Fate/stay night, the anime tells the story of the Fourth Holy Grail War, a secret magical tournament held in Fuyuki City, Japan where seven magicians known as Masters summoned Servants, reincarnations of legendary souls and heroes from all across time, where they fight in a deadly battle royale where the winner obtains the Holy Grail, a magical legendary chalice capable of granting wishes. The novels are written by Gen Urobuchi, who is also known as the writer for the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi, co-founder and main artist of Type-Moon. Fate/Zero is a 2011 action, thriller, fantasy anime based on the prequel light novels to Type-Moon's visual novel, Fate/stay night.