Seven mages summon history's greatest heroes to murder each other for a wish-granting cup. What could go wrong?
8.224 minSeason 2 • Episode 12
LatestAs commanded by Kiritsugu, Saber unleashes her Noble Phantasm on the Holy Grail, with a completely unexpected result. Who will end up winning the war?
The Fourth Holy Grail War has begun, and seven mages must summon heroes from history to battle each other to the death. Only one mage-and-hero pair will remain to claim the Grail and have their wishes granted! Kiritsugu Emiya was once an assassin but now fights in this war to save the world from those who would destroy it with the Grail’s power.
Writing
Urobuchi's dialogue hits like a philosophy textbook with sword fights.
Score
Yuki Kajiura's operatic choirs elevate every death to mythology.
Direction
ufotable's fluid combat animation still holds up over a decade later.
Creator
Gen Urobuchi
Rikiya Koyama
卫宫切嗣
Ayako Kawasumi
Saber
Akio Otsuka
Rider
Akira Ishida
雨生龙之介
Ayumi Tsunematsu
久宇舞弥
Daisuke Namikawa
韦伯·维尔维特
Hikaru Midorikawa
Lancer
Jouji Nakata
言峰绮礼
Megumi Toyoguchi
索拉·娜泽莱·索非亚莉
Ryotaro Okiayu
Berserker
Satoshi Tsuruoka
Caster
Sayaka Ohara
爱丽丝菲尔·冯·爱因兹贝伦
Show Hayami
远坂时臣
Takumi Yamazaki
肯尼斯·艾尔梅洛伊·阿奇博尔德
Tarusuke Shingaki
间桐雁夜
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rider is Alexander the Great, voiced by Akio Otsuka—who also plays Solid Snake, making this the closest we'll get to Snake riding a chariot into magical combat.
Fate/Zero was written AFTER Fate/stay night as a prequel, yet Urobuchi had to write toward a predetermined tragic ending—explaining its uniquely fatalistic, 'doomed from frame one' atmosphere.
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