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Fate/Stay Night is a 2004 visual novel by TYPE-MOON and written by Kinoko Nasu, in which modern-day mages summon heroic spirits from the past to do battle in order to win the holy grail. It has since been adapted into a number of manga and anime series.

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Fate/Stay Night is a 2004 visual novel by TYPE-MOON and written by Kinoko Nasu, in which modern-day mages summon heroic spirits from the past to do battle in order to win the holy grail. It has since been adapted into a manga and anime TV series, including a feature length anime film.

  • Fate/Stay Night (visual novel), by TYPE-MOON, January 2004
  • Fate/Stay Night (anime, 24 episodes), directed by Yuji Yamaguchi and produced by Studio DEEN, January 2006
  • Fate/Stay Night (manga, 20 volumes), by TYPE-MOON, February 2006
  • Fate/stay Night the Movie: Unlimited Blade Works (movie), directed by Yuji Yamaguchi and produced by Studio DEEN, January 2010
  • Fate/Prototype (OVA), directed by Seiji Kishi and produced by Studio Lerche, December 2011
    This is a digest version of the original
  • Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) (anime, 26 episodes), by studio ufotable

For another question on fate series:

  • A prequel to visual novel and light novel and anime Fate/zero, see:
  • 2010 RPG created by Type-Moon Fate/Extra, see:
  • A spinoff for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, see: .

For more information, see the wikipedia page, ANN's Encyclopedia entry, or the TYPE-MOON wiki.

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How did Waver appear in Iskandar's reality marble?

In the final episode of Ufotable's adaptation of Fate/Stay Night, we were shown a glimpse of what Waver looks like years after the events of Fate/Zero: In Fate/Zero, we are shown that Iskandar's reality marble contains all of his comrades from the…
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In Unlimited Blade Works, why did Caster try to kill Shirou when she hadn't retrieved his Command Seals yet?

I've been watching the UBW series. When Caster abducts Shirou to take his Command Seals so she can use Saber against Berserker, Archer comes in and saves him - then fights Caster. At some point during the fight, Caster sees Shirou unprotected, so…
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What was Tohsaka doing watching the dojo lately?

It was mentioned in episode 1 of Ufotable's Fate/Unlimited Blade Works that Tohsaka used to go to the archery dojo to watch someone. Was she secretely watching Shirou because she had a crush on him (but how?) or was she looking out for Sakura? Did…
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What did Kiritsugu do when he left Fuyuki?

During Shirou's recollection of Kiritsugu at the start of Fate/Stay Night (Visual Novel, after Rin's Prologue) Shirou says that Kiritsugu went overseas and sometimes didn't return for months. What exactly was Kiritsugu doing? Did he resume the job…
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Should the name of the main character in "Fate Kaleid Liner" be "Illya" or "Ilya"?

As the title says, I'm looking for the correct way of spelling her name. Additionally, it would also be appreciated if the general translation for names is explained.
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What was the Chant Emiya Shirou used to Enter the Reality Marble World?

In Fate/Stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season Episode 12, What was the original Chant Shirou used to enter the Reality Marble World? I think there were some normal dialogues between his original Chant which had me confused so can anyone who…
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Can defeated Servants be summoned again?

Let's say Bob for some reason takes part in the 6th holy grail war. He then posseses the weird snake relic from Gilgamesh and attempts to summon him? Does this work? Or does it fail because Gilgamesh was defeated in the last war?
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Why did Gilgamesh remain in the human world?

I actually didn't understand why did Gilgamesh remain in the human world. What I understand is that he touched the Grail that's why he remains.
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UBW episode 25 true ending: Why is Rin sad whenever the sun sets/rises?

In UBW episode 25 whenever the sun rises/sets Rin looks at it with a sad and lost in thought expression. Why does that happen?
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Is there only a single Throne of Heroes in the entire Type-Moon multiverse?

Is it ever specified that whether each alternate timeline has a ToH of its own, or there is only a single ToH in the entire Type-Moon multiverse?
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Why is Rin's butler Emiya Shirou in UBW true ending?

In the UBW true ending it is stated (in the anime) that Shirou is Rin's butler. I assume they took it from Fate Hollow Ataraxia (the butler part). Why is that? Does Rin enjoy making Shirou be and feel beneath her or something? New informtion due to…
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Can we infer how the Fifth Holy Grail War would have ended had Gilgamesh not intervened?

In the Unlimited Blade Works scenario, Gilgamesh intervenes in the Fifth Holy Grail War, kills Berserker, and seizes Ilya. If he had not gotten involved, can we guess based on knowledge from other scenarios what might have happened?
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How does Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma connect to the Fate universe?

I want to know how this anime is connected to the Fate universe. I see Rin in a few trailers of the show. Also is it up to expectations with Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero?
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The divergence points for each of the routes?

Each of three routes has a different series of events and endings. I’ve read that the first few days are the same but then they all diverge. What causes them to diverge exactly? For example, why is Shiro with Saber in "Fate" route and not with Rin?…
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Why did they separate Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night UBW into two season

Usually anime will be completed in a single season while second season is a sequel or prequel. But Fate/Stay Night UBW and Fate/Zero aired the first 12 episodes on first season and continued the next episode in the next season. Was there any reason…
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