Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Overview

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]) is a highly acclaimed TV. Produced by the renowned ufotable, this adaptation perfectly blends the Action, Fantasy, Supernatural genres.

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.

With a deeply passionate fanbase, it has secured a global AniList score of 80% and attracted over 8,552 favorites worldwide. It currently holds a massive popularity ranking of #250855 globally, making it a must-read/watch for enthusiasts of the medium.

Synopsis

Fuyuki City - a city surrounded by the sea and mountains becomes the setting for an ancient ritual. Seven masters are given control of heroic spirits in order to realize the mythical Holy Grail, which is said to grant its owner any wish. These heroic spirits or servants represent legendary heroes of various classes: "Saber," "Lancer," "Archer," "Rider," "Caster," "Assassin," and "Berserker." Each master will enter into a contract with their chosen servant and battle the others to the death until only one pair remains... This is the "Holy Grail War."

The young and capable mage, Rin Tohsaka, prepares for her long-awaited Fifth Holy Grail War to begin... With her servant Archer, Rin enters the Holy Grail War as the sole heir to the prestigious Tohsaka family after her father's death. But when Shirou Emiya, a boy from Rin's school, unwittingly becomes a Master and is fatally wounded in battle, she has no choice but to save him. With Shirou and his servant Saber, Rin sets out to strike down the conspiracies surrounding the Holy Grail War. Will the Holy Grail bless Rin and Shirou's path toward victory or will they be cursed with defeat?

(Source: Aniplex of America)

Notes:
- Includes Prologue.
- The first, second and last episodes aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Official Rankings

• #292
  highest rated all time
• #158
  most popular all time
• #12
  highest rated 2014
• #13
  most popular 2014
• #5
  highest rated FALL 2014
• #4
  most popular FALL 2014