Series synopsis
Fate/Apocrypha is a Japanese animation action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Gunma TV on July 2, 2017. It ended on December 31, 2017. It stars Maaya Sakamoto, Natsuki Hanae, Junichi Suwabe and Shunsuke Takeuchi.
There was once a Holy Grail War waged by Mages and Heroic Spirits in a town of Fuyuki. However, one Mage took advantage of the chaos of World War II to steal a Holy Grail. Several decades have passed, and the Yggdmillennia family, who took upon the Holy Grail as its symbol, defected from the Mages' Association. Furious, the Association sent forces to deal with the Yggdmillennia, but were defeated. With the Holy Grail system changed, war at an unprecedented scale breaks out.
Premise
There was once a Holy Grail War waged by Mages and Heroic Spirits in a town of Fuyuki. However, one Mage took advantage of the chaos of World War II to steal a Holy Grail. Several decades have passed, and the Yggdmillennia family, who took upon the Holy Grail as its symbol, defected from the Mages' Association. Furious, the Association sent forces to deal with the Yggdmillennia, but were defeated. With the Holy Grail system changed, war at an unprecedented scale breaks out.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maaya Sakamoto as Ruler (voice)
- Natsuki Hanae as Sieg (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Saber of Black : Siegfried (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Archer of Black : Chiron (voice)
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Lancer of Black : Vald III (voice)
- Rumi Okubo as Rider of Black : Astolfo (voice)
- Mitsuru Miyamoto as Caster of Black : Avicebron (voice)
- Ai Nonaka as Berserker of Black : Frankenstein (voice)
Supporting cast
- Sakura Tange as Assassin of Black : Jack l'Éventreur (voice)
- Koki Uchiyama as Shirou Kotomine (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Archer of Red : Atalante (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Saber of Red : Mordred (voice)
- Koji Yusa as Lancer of Red : Karna (voice)
- Makoto Furukawa as Rider of Red : Achille (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Caster of Red : William Shakespeare (voice)
- Satoshi Tsuruoka as Berserker of Red : Spartacus (voice)
- Kei Shindo as Assassin of Red : Sémiramis (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | September 24, 2017 | November 19, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 25 | July 2, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Holy Grail War Opening Act Compilation Recap of the first 12 episodes narrated by Sieg and Ruler. |
September 24, 2017 |
| 2 |
Holy Grail War Upheaval Compilation Recap of the first 19 episodes narrated by Rider of Black and Caster of Red. |
November 19, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apocrypha: The Great Holy Grail War Decades have passed since the Greater Grail was taken from Fuyuki. The Mage’s Association asks Kairi Sisigou to take part in the Great Holy Grail War. |
July 2, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Saint Departs Despite harboring doubts about her unusual summoning, Ruler heads to the battleground in Trifas, Romania, to preside over the Great Holy Grail War. |
July 9, 2017 |
| 3 |
The First Steps of Fate A young homunculus boy tries to escape after waking up inside a tank. Just as his strength gives out, Rider of Black appears. |
July 16, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Gunma TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 2, 2017 |
| Last aired | December 31, 2017 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 00:00:00 |