Fate/strange Fake (anime)

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Fate/strange Fake (フェイト/ストレンジフェイク, Feito/sutorenji Feiku?) is an upcoming anime adaptation of the Fate/strange Fake novel, which will begin airing on January 3, 2026. It is to be directed by Shun Enokido and Takahito Sakazume, and will be animated by A-1 PicturesWP, with Daisuke Ohigashi writing the scripts, Yuukei Yamada designing the characters, and Hiroyuki Sawano composing the music.[1]

Story

In a Holy Grail War, Mages (Masters) and their Heroic Spirits (Servants) fight for the control of the Holy Grail—an omnipotent wish-granting device said to fulfill any desire.
Years have passed since the end of the Fifth Holy Grail War in Japan.
Now, signs portend the emergence of a new Holy Grail in the western American city of Snowfield.

Sure enough, Masters and Servants begin to gather...
A missing Servant class...
Impossible Servant summonings...
A nation shrouded in secrecy...
And a city created as a battleground.
In the face of such irregularities, the Holy Grail War is twisted and driven into the depth of madness.
Let the curtain rise on a masquerade of humans and heroes, made to dance upon the stage of a false Holy Grail.

Characters

Episodes

# Title Original airdate English airdate
1 "The Heroic Spirit Incident"
Transcription: "Eirei Jiken" (Japanese: 英霊事件) 		December 31, 2024[Note 1]
January 3, 2026 		November 23, 2024[Note 2]
2 "Ensemble VS Pretense"
Transcription: "" (Japanese: 群像 VS 虚像) 		January 10, 2025 N/A

Adaptation Differences

Music

The soundtrack will be composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.

  • Opening Theme:
    • "FAKEit" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco
    • "PROVANT" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Jean-Ken Johnny & TAKUMA (SACRA MUSIC）
  • Ending Theme:
    • "Unseen Ai" (潜在的なアイ) by 13.3g (SACRA MUSIC)

Staff

Fate/strange Fake
Role
Director Shun Enokido, Takahito Sakazume
Script Daisuke Ohigashi
Production A-1 Pictures
Original Creator TYPE-MOON
Ryohgo Narita
Shidzuki Morii
Music Hiroyuki Sawano
Character Design Yuukei Yamada
Art Director Ayu Seiki
Chief Animation Director Yuukei Yamada
Animation Director
CG Director Shinichi Miyokaze (Graphinica)
Sound Director Masaki Tsuchiya
Director of Photography Yohei Miyawaki
Producer
Assistant producer
Advertising Producer
Color Setting Takahiro Mogi
Editing Yūji Kondō (REAL-T)
Music Production
Color Design
Color Coordination
Assistant Art Director
Planning Assistant
Sound Effects Yasumasa Koyama
Publicity
Production manager
Production producer

[1]

Gallery

Character Visuals

Trailers

Character Trailers

Development

The full series was announced after the airing of the Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- special episode, on July 01, 2023.[2] Over a year later on September 15, 2024, it was announced during the Aniplex Online Fest 2024 that the anime would hear its first episode in a world premiere live broadcasting on November 23 of the same year, at the Fate 20th Anniversary Showcase event in Hollywood.[3] The Hollywood event premiered the English dub, which was simultaneously uploaded to Crunchyroll's YouTube channel for a week.[4]

Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2024 Logo

Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2024 Logo

The first episode was broadcasted with the Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- special on December 31, 2024 via Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS111 channels, as well as on the Niconico Live and Abema livestreaming service during the Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2024.[5]

An advance screening of the second episode was held at Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2025 on August 3, 2025.[6]

An advance screening of episodes 1 through 4 was shown at United Cinemas Toyosu on December 6, 2025, accompanied by a talk event with Yuki Ono (the voice of Saber) and Wataru Hatano (the voice of Orlando Reeve).[7] [8]

Advance screenings of episodes 1 through 4 were shown at Alamo DrafthouseWP locations on December 9, 2025.[9]

An advance screening of the English dubs of episodes 1 through 4 was shown at the Anime Frontier convention on December 13, 2025, with Ben Balmaceda (the English dub voice of Saber) as a special guest.[10] [11]

The first broadcast on January 3, 2026 will be a TV special consisting of both Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- and the first episode. It will have audio commentary from directors Shun Enokido and Takahito Sakazume along with voice actress Kana Hanazawa, who plays Ayaka Sajyou, as a bonus audio track.[12]

See Also

External Links

Notes

  1. ↑ Early premiere for the Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2024
  2. ↑ Limited online release

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Fate/strange Fake Anime cast page
  2. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Anime Announcement Tweet
  3. ↑ Fate/strange Fake World Premiere Announcement Tweet
  4. ↑ Fate/strange Fake English Dub limited premiere announcement tweet
  5. ↑ Aniplex Fate/strange Fake webpage
  6. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Episode 2 early screening announcement
  7. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Toyosu screening information
  8. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Toyosu screening announcement
  9. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Alamo Drafthouse screening announcement
  10. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Anime Frontier screening announcement
  11. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Anime Frontier screening guest announcement
  12. ↑ [1]
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