Fate/Zero: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Holy Grail War is a death-match between 7 magi (Masters) and their summoned heroic spirits (Servants). In this battle royale, the prize is the legendary Holy Grail, said to be an omnipotent wish-granting device which will produce any sort of miracle in order to bend reality to accommodate the wishes it grants. The winning Master and Servant shall be granted one wish each, after which the Holy Grail will not be activated until the next War. As the 4th Holy Grail War progresses, several camps raise the stakes, and the challenges only become bigger and more difficult. Each Master and Servant will be faced with the impact of their own shortcomings, and some of the competitors would do well in remembering that deceit and betrayal do not send prior warning...

Series details

• Title: Fate/Zero
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2011-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-06-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 26 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 10370
• IMDb ID: tt2051178
• TVDB ID: 275798

Cast and credited roles

• Ayako Kawasumi — Saber
• Rikiya Koyama — Kiritsugu Emiya
• Sayaka Ohara — Irisviel von Einzbern
• Jouji Nakata — Kirei Kotomine
• Shinobu Matsumoto — Assassin
• Ryotaro Okiayu — Berserker
• Hikaru Midorikawa — Lancer
• Tomokazu Seki — Gilgamesh
• Akio Ohtsuka — Rider
• Sho Hayami — Tokiomi Tohsaka
• Tarusuke Shingaki — Kariya Matou
• Takumi Yamazaki — Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-10-01; final listed air date 2011-12-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-04-07; final listed air date 2012-06-23; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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