

Fate/Zero
With the promise of granting any wish, the omnipotent Holy Grail triggered three wars in the past, each too cruel and fierce to leave a victor. In spite of that, the wealthy Einzbern family is confident that the Fourth Holy Grail War will be different; namely, with a vessel of the Holy Grail now in their grasp. Solely for this reason, the much hated "Magus Killer" Kiritsugu Emiya is hired by the Einzberns, with marriage to their only daughter Irisviel as binding contract.
Kiritsugu now stands at the center of a cutthroat game of survival, facing off against six other participants, each armed with an ancient familiar, and fueled by unique desires and ideals. Accompanied by his own familiar, Saber, the notorious mercenary soon finds his greatest opponent in Kirei Kotomine, a priest who seeks salvation from the emptiness within himself in pursuit of Kiritsugu.
Based on the light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, Fate/Zero depicts the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War—10 years prior to Fate/stay night. Witness a battle royale in which no one is guaranteed to survive.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Rankings
#208 highest rated all time
#95 most popular all time
#9 highest rated of 2011
#6 most popular of 2011
#3 highest rated of FALL 2011
#3 most popular of FALL 2011
Data
Format
TV
Episodes
13
Episode Duration
24 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Wed Nov 02 2011
End Date
Wed Jan 25 2012
Season
FALL 2011
Average Score
81%
Mean Score
81%
Popularity
293796
Favourites
9959
Studios
Producers
Aniplex
Nitroplus
Aniplex of America
Seikaisha
Notes
Studio Mausu
Source
LIGHT_NOVEL
Genres
Action, Drama, Fantasy, SupernaturalRomaji
Fate/Zero
English
Fate/Zero
Native
Fate/Zero
Synonyms
フェイト/ゼロ
F/Z
القدر/زيرو
פייט/זירו
External & Streaming links
Relations
ALTERNATIVE
Fate/Zero
MANGA · FINISHED
SIDESTORY
Fate/Zero: Onegai! Einzbern Soudanshitsu
SPECIAL · FINISHED
SOURCE
Fate/Zero
NOVEL · FINISHED
Characters
Gilgamesh
MAIN
Tomokazu Seki
JAPANESE
Irisviel von Einzbern
MAIN
Sayaka Oohara
JAPANESE
Iskandar
MAIN
Akio Ootsuka
JAPANESE
Ryuunosuke Uryuu
MAIN
Akira Ishida
JAPANESE
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne
MAIN
Hikaru Midorikawa
JAPANESE
Artoria Pendragon
MAIN
Ayako Kawasumi
JAPANESE
Kiritsugu Emiya
MAIN
Rikiya Koyama
JAPANESE
Kariya Matou
MAIN
Tarusuke Shingaki
JAPANESE
Gilles de Rais
MAIN
Satoshi Tsuruoka
JAPANESE
Kirei Kotomine
MAIN
Jouji Nakata
JAPANESE
Staff
Tony Oliver
ADR Director (English)
Type-Moon
Original Creator
Kinoko Nasu
Original Plan
Tomotaka Takeuchi
Original Character Design
Yuki Kajiura
Music
Hikaru Kondou
Producer
Gen Urobuchi
Original Creator
LiSA
Theme Song Performance (OP)
Takurowo Takahashi
Animation Director (ep 8)
Takurowo Takahashi
2nd Key Animation (ep 10)
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
11898 Users
- PLANNING
67730 Users
- COMPLETED
202083 Users
- DROPPED
4904 Users
- PAUSED
7181 Users