Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works


Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Fate/stay night (2014), Fate - Stay Night
Japanese: Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
English: Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
German: Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
Spanish: Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
French: Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 12, 2014 to Dec 28, 2014
Premiered: Fall 2014
Broadcast: Sundays at 00:00 (JST)
Producers: Aniplex, Notes, Studio Mausu
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: ufotable
Source: Visual novel
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy
Theme: Urban FantasyUrban Fantasy
Duration: 28 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.181 (scored by 698763698,763 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4212
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #141
Members: 1,108,208
Favorites: 16,883

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Synopsis

The Holy Grail War is a battle royale among seven magi who serve as Masters. Masters, through the use of the command seals they are given when they enter the war, command Heroic Spirits known as Servants to fight for them in battle. In the Fifth Holy Grail War, Rin Toosaka is among the magi entering the competition. With her Servant, Archer, she hopes to obtain the ultimate prize—the Holy Grail, a magical artifact capable of granting its wielder any wish.

One of Rin's classmates, Shirou Emiya, accidentally enters the competition and ends up commanding a Servant of his own known as Saber. As they find themselves facing mutual enemies, Rin and Shirou decide to form a temporary alliance as they challenge their opponents in the Holy Grail War.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works is based on the second route of Type-Moon's Fate/stay Night visual novel. It was originally released in 2004 for Microsoft Windows and later ported to the PS2 and PS Vita in the form of an updated edition, with bonus content, titled Fate/stay Night: Réalta Nua.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Takeuchi, Takashi
Producer, Original Character Design
Iwakami, Atsuhiro
Producer
Kondou, Hikaru
Producer
Kameyama, Masahiro
Assistant Producer


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Opening Theme

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"ideal white" by Mashiro Ayano (eps 1-9, 11-12)
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Ending Theme

1: "believe" by Kalafina (eps 1-11)
2: "THIS ILLUSION" by LiSA (eps 12)

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Reviews

Feb 3, 2025
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works is Ufotable’s most recognizable work even a decade after its debut, and that’s by no means an accident. UBW is amazing, a rare occasion for a film adaptation that surpasses the original work.

UBW adapts the prologue and second narrative route (Unlimited Blade Works) of the 2004 visual novel Fate/stay night by Kinoko Nasu. Nasu’s talent as a writer is what made FSN such a success; the original story is incredible: its portrayal of the heroic ideal, bombastic action, and timely comedy, mixed with Nasu’s characteristic character subtlety make for a truly entertaining story. The narrative structure of FSN (three diverging ...
Apr 8, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Well, I suppose Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works isn't the worst anime I've ever seen. I mean, the story is pretty decent, if you're into that sort of thing. You've got your typical hero who's destined to save the world, a bunch of other characters with their own agendas, and a whole lot of fighting. It's not exactly groundbreaking, but it's good enough to keep you interested.

As for the main characters, they're...nice. I mean, they're not exactly the most memorable bunch, but they're not terrible either. You've got your brooding protagonist, your spunky heroine, and a bunch of other characters with their own quirks. They're ...
Oct 30, 2022
FunnyFunny
Where is the story? After completing it on the strength of the animation alone, I realized Shirou has so little personality that my brain somehow achieved the unprecedented feat of learning muscle memory, as in whenever this garbage character's mouth began to animate, my brain shut off and went on a vacation to something, anything more interesting, such as summoning memories of corporate meetings with interns freshly out of university who only know how to say "synergy, win win, vis a vis, breakeven point".

I could maybe tolerate this garbage "protagonist" if the plot is actually interesting, but the plot can be described as "hack ...

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