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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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Why does Kirei want Rin's heart?

In episode 20 of UBW (or episode 8, UBW 2nd season), Kirei announced that he would take Rin's heart. I suppose that he wanted to use it as some sort of vessel for the grail. But what about Illya's heart that Gilgamesh had taken earlier? Why did he…
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Where was Shinji Matou during Fate/Zero?

In Fate/Zero, we see that the Matou don't really have a proper candidate to participate in the war. So Zouken adopted Sakura. Then Kariya comes up and participates. In exchange for winning the grail, Zouken will release Sakura from her fate as a…
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Why did the Einzberns make Illya a master?

In both Stay/Night and UBW, Illya is a Grail vessel. ... and she's also a master. Why did the Einzbern make her a master? If she wins the war, she will become the Lesser Grail because she is the vessel itself, won't she? And if she becomes the…
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What's the name of the background music which starts at 37:31 in episode 1 of Fate/stay night UBW (2014)?

In episode 1, the music starts at around 37:31 or so according to my timestamps, during the fight between Shirou and Lancer inside the main house, right after Shirou blocks the lance and gets cut, and a second before Lancer says 'Hoh'. I searched…
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Does Shirou ever learn about Illyasviel being Kiritsugu's daughter?

Does it ever get explored in any of the materials? Does he ever find out? It seems like she knows about him.
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In "Unlimited Blade Works", why did the servants choose to fade away rather than staying in the real world?

In the ending of Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Saber and Archer chose to fade away rather than staying in the real world with Rin and Shirou. This is one of the most confusing things for me to understand. I just can't get a grasp on this…
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Is there a connection between Medea and Len?

in Carnival Phantasm when everyone is in Ahnenerbe we see Medea (Fate/Stay Night Caster) and Souichirou Kuzuki. but there is someone else with them Medea has a girl on her lap and i know that girl is Len, the Succubus Demon Familiar who travelled…
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Do Servants retain memories of their past Masters?

I have recently started watching the Fate series but I watched it in the order of Fate/Zero then Fate/Stay. But, thats's not the thing that concerns me. While I was watching Fate/stay, this question kinda popped into my head. Do Servants contain…
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Which episode is this where Saber dress in white and bounded?

In Unlimited Blade Works, which episode was Saber bounded up and was in a white dress being raped by Caster?
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What did Archer learn first, The Sword or Archery?

The Archer from the Fate:SN series is both a great archer and a great sword/knife user. Since he's Archer, you would think that he was an archer first. However, I have been told that apparently, Archer is the future Shiro. Since this character…
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In which episode of the F/SN Unlimited Blade Works anime do we see Illya's body Command Seals?

I'm looking for a scene like this? What episode, and extra credit for timings as well. Thanks.
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Who was Archer?

Who was Rin's servant Archer in Fate Stay Night? In the anime, it shows no reference to who he is or how he became a heroic spirit. But in the Manga, it only shows how he became a heroic spirit. The Holy Grail takes the soul or spirit from people…
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Who is the main character in Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works?

I just want to know who is the main character in Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works, in the sense that every season has a different main character.
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How is Sakura's and Shinji's relationship different in Realta Nua?

On the Beast's Lair forum post about the Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua PC English Patch, there is this item in the FAQ: Q: I want to view the original 2004 version of the relationship between Sakura and Shinji, but I don't want to view the H…
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Which Master was spying on Rin?

In Fate/Stay Night, in the 2nd Day of the Prologue, Rin takes Archer to the Fuyuki Park where the 4th Holy Grail War ended. While they are there, Rin's Command Spell acts up and because Archer can't sense any Servant, they figure out that another…
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