During the Aniplex Online Fest 2024, Aniplex announced the Fate/strange Fake World Premiere in L.A., set to take place this November in Hollywood as part of the Fate 20th Anniversary Showcase hosted by Aniplex of America. Additional plans to air a new episode at the end of the year were also announced.
The announcement also unveiled character visual volumes 1 and 2, which feature Tiné and Archer in volume 1 and Silver Wolf and Lancer in volume 2. Both character visuals were drawn by character designer and chief animation director Yukei Yamada. Comments from the voice cast celebrating the unveiling accompany the illustrations.
Some of the cast members made some comments on the show’s announcement:
Cast Comments
Sumire Morohoshi (voice of Tiné Chelc)
This is Sumire Morohoshi, voice of Tiné Chelc. The sheer scale of the story in Episode 0 alone left me reeling and very much looking forward to seeing how the TV series unfolds! I’ll do my best to convey all of Tiné’s charms. Thank you.
Tomokazu Seki (voice of Archer)
I’m delighted to say that I’ve spent quite a long time with Archer. Because of that, I’ve grown comfortable with this character, so I think the recording process was very smooth this time. He tends to appear in high places, but where and how will he show up this time? Keep your eyes peeled!
Yu Kobayashi (voice of Lancer)
Hello, everyone. My name is Yu Kobayashi, and I play the role of Lancer in Fate/strange Fake. I’m so grateful for your continued support of this series, and I’m deeply touched to be a part of bringing Lancer to life in the world of Fate/strange Fake. I love this character, and I’ll take great care in their performance. I hope you enjoy the series once it arrives. Thank you all so much.
Introducing the Characters
Tiné Chelc
Voice: Sumire Morohoshi
Master of Archer. Tiné is the chief of an old indigenous tribe in Snowfield. She seeks the Holy Grail in order to retake the land stolen from her people by the United States.
Archer
Voice: Tomokazu Seki
An Archer summoned to the Holy Grail War. A haughty tyrant, Archer sheds his habitual arrogance when his friend Lancer is summoned and so enters the war enthusiastically
Silver Wolf Chimera
Master of Lancer. This wolf is a chimera prepared by a mage as a Heroic Spirit summoning catalyst but ended up receiving the Command Spells and becoming Lancer’s Master instead.
Lancer
Voice: Yu Kobayashi
A Lancer summoned to the Holy Grail War. Lancer does not aggressively engage in the war. Instead, they have chosen to reshape the forest into a Bounded Field around their Master while keeping a watchful eye on the Holy Grail War and their best friend, Archer.
Fate/strange Fake is described as follows by Aniplex:
Fate/strange Fake, written by Ryohgo Narita and published by Dengeki Bunko beginning in 2015, presents a new battle over the Holy Grail, coming soon as an animated TV series.For the first time ever, witness as a Holy Grail War rages in the United States. Gape as an abundance of Masters and Servants are embroiled in a mad saga of furious struggle.
The animation will be brought to life by A-1 Pictures, who also animated Fate/Apocrypha in 2017. Taking the directorial reins are Shun Enokido and Takahito Sakazume, who have produced animated trailers for the mobile game Fate/Grand Order and the novel version of
Fate/strange Fake. With their contemporary touch, Enokido and Sakazume are sure to delight Fate fans with their dynamic and expressive animation.
This is the dawn of a brand-new conflict, and a Holy Grail War covered in lies.
Additional staff and cast for the anime was announced as well:
Staff
- Original Story: Ryohgo Narita, TYPE-MOON “Fate/strange Fake” (Dengeki Bunko) Original Character Design: Shizuki Morii
- Directors: Shun Enokido, Takahito Sakazume
- Screenplay: Daisuke Ohigashi
- Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Yukei Yamada
- Art Director: Ayu Seiki
- Color Setting: Takahiro Mogi
- CG Director: Shinichi Miyakaze (GRAPHINICA)
- Director of Photography: Yohei Miyawaki
- Editing: Yuji Kondo (REAL-T)
- Sound Director: Masaki Tsuchiya
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
- Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Cast
- Ayaka Sajyou: Kana Hanazawa
- Saber: Yuki Ono
- Tiné Chelc: Sumire Morohoshi
- Archer: Tomokazu Seki
- Lancer: Yu Kobayashi
- Tsubaki Kuruoka: Aoi Koga
- Orlando Reeve: Wataru Hatano
- Caster: Showtaro Morikubo
- Flat Escardos: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
- Berserker: Kenyu Horiuchi
- Jester Karture: Tatsumaru Tachibana
- Assassin: Lynn
- Francesca Prelati: Maaya Uchida
- Faldeus Dioland: Junya Enoki
- Lord El-Melloi II: Daisuke Namikawa
- Langal: Shunsuke Sakuya
Source: Press Release
