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Fate/stay night
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<p><i>Fate/stay night</i> is a Japanese <a href="/facts/Visual_novel/0vtcDRpc">visual novel</a> game developed by <a href="/facts/Type-Moon/nu5YSgjS">Type-Moon</a>. It was first released for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> on January 30, 2004. The story takes place over three distinct routes: <i>Fate</i>, <i>Unlimited Blade Works</i>, and <i>Heaven's Feel</i>. It focuses on a young mage named <a href="/facts/Shirou_Emiya/nqr5lSal">Shirou Emiya</a>, who becomes a warrior in a battle between mages called "Masters" and their "Servants" known as the Holy Grail War. In each route, Shirou bonds with a heroine and confronts different adversaries participating in the war. </p><p>An enhanced version, <i>Fate/stay night Réalta Nua</i>, was released in April 2007 for the <a href="/facts/PlayStation_2/gbFBT7AX">PlayStation 2</a>. <i>Realta Nua</i> was later ported to Windows in 2011, <a href="/facts/PlayStation_Vita/KEvRtFjD">PlayStation Vita</a> in 2012, and <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> and <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> in 2015. A <a href="/facts/Remaster/nmK6ELGp">remastered</a> version of <i>Réalta Nua</i> was released for <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch/UPy7Bcyu">Nintendo Switch</a> and PC via <a href="/facts/Steam_(service)/nrpWwLA9">Steam</a> in 2024, marking the first time the game was made available outside Japan. </p><p><i>Fate/stay night</i> was a critical and commercial success, and is considered a defining work in the visual novel genre. It received several anime and manga adaptations, beginning with a 24-episode anime series by <a href="/facts/Studio_Deen/tVUnTaj2">Studio Deen</a>, primarily based on the <i>Fate</i> route, which aired in Japan between January and June 2006. A film adaptation, <i><a href="/facts/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(film)/1M548XjC">Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works</a></i>, also by Studio Deen, was released in January 2010. A second anime television series, <i><a href="/facts/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works/JCSrknUI">Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works</a></i>, was produced by <a href="/facts/Ufotable/TBAxlT5S">Ufotable</a> and aired between October 2014 and June 2015. <a href="/facts/Fate/stay_night:_Heaven%27s_Feel/mnt1R5bo">A film trilogy</a> by Ufotable adapted the <i>Heaven's Feel</i> route, consisting of three films: <i><a href="/facts/Fate/stay_night:_Heaven%27s_Feel_I._presage_flower/4VS4VEUV">presage flower</a></i> (2017), <i><a href="/facts/Fate/stay_night:_Heaven%27s_Feel_II._lost_butterfly/QVFfMGgN">lost butterfly</a></i> (2019), and <i><a href="/facts/Fate/stay_night:_Heaven%27s_Feel_III._spring_song/UGVJqE0N">spring song</a></i> (2020). A manga series adaptation by Datto Nishiwaki was serialized in <a href="/facts/Kadokawa_Shoten/Dz0jyrY5">Kadokawa Shoten</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Sh%C5%8Dnen_Ace/y4jnMj9a">Shōnen Ace</a></i> magazine between February 2006 and December 2012. A second manga adaptation, based on <i>Heaven's Feel</i> and illustrated by Taskohna, began in 2015 in Kadokawa Shoten's <i><a href="/facts/Young_Ace/l75KUQeN">Young Ace</a></i>. A third manga adaptation, based on <i>Unlimited Blade Works</i> and illustrated by <a href="/facts/Daisuke_Moriyama/TuCRpvLu">Daisuke Moriyama</a>, began in 2021 in <a href="/facts/ASCII_Media_Works/W48D6JED">ASCII Media Works</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Dengeki_Daioh/K1okJAVk">Dengeki Daioh</a></i>. </p><p>The visual novel spawned the <i>Fate</i> <a href="/facts/Media_franchise/IBzGhQjA">media franchise</a>, consisting of many adaptations and spin-offs in various different media. A sequel visual novel, titled <i><a href="/facts/Fate/hollow_ataraxia/scmBClwl">Fate/hollow ataraxia</a></i>, was released in October 2005. A prequel <a href="/facts/Light_novel/cFCd55HW">light novel</a> series titled <i><a href="/facts/Fate/Zero/21tdYhbe">Fate/Zero</a></i> was published from 2006 to 2007, with an anime adaptation by Ufotable airing between October 2011 and June 2012. A spin-off <a href="/facts/Magical_girl/GkETEYvH">magical girl</a> manga series, <i><a href="/facts/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma_Illya/UG8XACAR">Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya</a></i>, began serialization in 2007, and has received several anime adaptations. Numerous spin-off video games have been released, including the fighting games <i><a href="/facts/Fate/tiger_colosseum/NQDutEg7">Fate/tiger colosseum</a></i> (2007), its sequel <i>Fate/tiger colosseum Upper</i> (2008), and <i><a href="/facts/Fate/unlimited_codes/C3HYfKQY">Fate/unlimited codes</a></i> (2008), as well as the <a href="/facts/Role-playing_game/bN0QjhPs">RPG</a> <i><a href="/facts/Fate/Extra/oANphh1l">Fate/Extra</a></i> (2010). A <a href="/facts/Gacha_game/ng0d6Vnb">gacha game</a> titled <i><a href="/facts/Fate/Grand_Order/2g6up1vt">Fate/Grand Order</a></i> was released for mobile platforms in 2015, which was a commercial success and has received anime adaptations by several studios. </p>