Fate/stay night

After a mysterious inferno kills his family, Shirou is saved and adopted by Kiritsugu Emiya, who teaches him the ways of magic and justice.

One night, years after Kiritsugu's death, Shirou is cleaning at school, when he finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly encounter between two superhumans known as Servants. During his attempt to escape, the boy is caught by one of the Servants and receives a life-threatening injury. Miraculously, he survives, but the same Servant returns to finish what he started. In desperation, Shirou summons a Servant of his own, a knight named Saber. The two must now participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War, a battle royale of seven Servants and the mages who summoned them, with the grand prize being none other than the omnipotent Holy Grail itself.

Fate/stay night follows Shirou as he struggles to find the fine line between a hero and a killer, his ideals clashing with the harsh reality around him. Will the boy become a hero like his foster father, or die trying?

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Saber Main

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

Toosaka, Rin Main

Ueda, Kana Japanese

Archer Main

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Emiya, Shirou Main

Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese

Emiya, Kiritsugu Supporting

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Gilgamesh Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Kotomine, Kirei Supporting

Nakata, Jouji Japanese

von Einzbern, Illyasviel Supporting

Kadowaki, Mai Japanese

Matou, Sakura Supporting

Shitaya, Noriko Japanese

Lancer Supporting

Canna, Nobutoshi Japanese

Ogura, Mitsutoshi Producer

Matsunaga, Takayuki Producer

Urasaki, Nobumitsu Producer

Tanaka, Junichirou Assistant Producer

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May 28, 2025

MooBouBies

Recommended

This is not bad, but it still pisses me off that Anime Only's will never get the true experience of the Fate/Saber route. It does a better job with the tender and funny moments than the Ufotable stuff does, but the action parts have moments that are so embarrassing that it's no wonder people say not to watch this adaptation. If you've already had the original experience of the visual novel, those parts will just make you laugh, but I imagine with no original context you'll just think "This is the masterpiece everyone talks about?? What are these motherfuckers smoking???".

Regardless, if you HAVE read ... the Fate route in it's original form, then this will still be a treat for you. After all, Saber shines the most in the slice of life and romantic moments the most, despite how badass she is in battle, and Deen showcases her grace and beauty with nothing left to be desired here. The shot of her sitting in the dojo is iconic and they did it 100% justice.
Battle scenes are still generally good although there is one major scene where it looks like she's being photoshopped clicked and dragged across the screen ("KOI! SEIBAAAA!" should tell you which scene I mean if you've read the VN).

Ultimately, PLEASE read the VN and come back to this after if you can. Without reading the VN it will make Fate seem stupid but with it you'll be happy that we even got an adaptation at all and appreciate this adaptation for what it is. I am honestly still salty that Saber didn't ever get more than this for her route but hey, we can still hope that one day they'll try again. For now, I know that the ending scene brought me to tears just like the VN did and Deen deserves credit for that (sorry MAL I know you don't wanna hear about my feelings but I promise it was the best option here).

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 11, 2025

Mijes

Mixed Feelings

Average as an anime, shit as an adaptation. If you wanna experience the Fate Series just go play Grand Order or read the Visual Novel, this latter option being a 10/10.

I dont think that watching this, you will sense even a 20% of what Stay Night's Fate Route truly is.

Besides, Gilgamesh ind this adaptation is trash and the use of Kirei in the animation and story is just trash, i dont either recommend watching this if you want a philosophy anime or an fighting anime, you will be dissappointed.

The visual novel engages themes like philosophy and psicology hardly, so if you like those themes, ... go ahead.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Dec 31, 2024

Samuel_Tatu123

Not Recommended

I took the chronological order to watch and saw it right after fate zero. I liked some things like the final episode and the romance of the protagonists but keep in mind that it is a much inferior anime compared to the other routes, where in addition to the animation being rotten, a lot of rules seem to be invented and they are rules that break the logical sense of those that had already been established. I kept thinking while watching the route after this "Umlimeted Blade works" that this had served for me to already have a certain connection with the character, but the ... truth is that in this route Emya Shirou is very naïve and unbearable most of the time, in the others he is much more coherent as a character. For the script to work, Saber is ultra nerfed and looks more like a filler the anime, the fights of the main group when they are won is based on the protagonism and power of love.
Peguei a ordem cronológica para assistir e vi logo depois de fate zero. Gostei de algumas coisinhas como o episódio final e o romance dos protagonistas mas tenham em mente que se trata de um anime bem inferior em comparação as outras rotas, onde além da animação ser podre, muita regra parece ser inventada e são regras que quebram o sentido lógico das que já haviam sido estabelecidas. Fiquei pensando enquanto assistia a rota após essa "Umlimeted Blade works" que essa tinha servido para eu já ter uma certa conexão com o personagem, mas a verdade é que nessa rota o Emya Shirou é muito ingênuo e insuportável na maior parte do tempo, nas outras ele é bem mais coerente como personagem. Para o roteiro funcionar a Saber é ultra nerfada e o anime mais parece um filler. As lutas do grupo principal quando são ganhas é na base do protagonismo e poder do amor.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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