What is the predecessor of fate stay night?

When mentioning "Fate/stay night", we must not mention the game's production company Type-Moon and the script author Nasu Nasu. In the winter COMIKET in Japan in December 2000, Type-Moon, who was still a fan group at the time, -"Tsukihime ~Complete Edition~" produced by Moon is now on sale. The two souls of TM Agency, the script writer Nasu Nasu and the original artist Takashi Takeuchi, established the future style of Type-Moon. The "Tsukihime" game in the form of an electronic novel, its clever text arrangement and story setting made people admire this fan group with admiration. It was not until 2003 that Type-Moon became well-known in the animation "Zhenzuki Tan Tsukihime" adapted by JC.STAFF. Although the animation itself greatly modified the original work and can be said to be a shoddy work, the animation played a vital role in the promotion of "Tsukihime".

In 2004, Type-Moon successfully transformed into a commercial company, and their first commercial work came out at this time. This shocking game is-"Fate/stay night" (Chinese Translated title: "Destiny/Waiting for Night"). "I came here in compliance with your call. From now on, my sword will depend on your life and death, and my destiny will be closely related to yours. At this point, the contract is completed." In January 2004, "Fate/stay night" came out and immediately topped the Galgame sales rankings in the first half of that year. Until 2005, the sales volume still ranked third on Amazon. The sequel "Fate/stay night" in October 2005 Fate/hollow ataraxia" also ranked first in Japan's AMAZON annual sales in just over a month.

The mysterious man Nasu:

There is not much information about Nasu himself, and he is a mysterious figure. His date of birth is unknown, but it is rumored that his birthday is November 28, 1973. In Japan, men once only called themselves "male", which caused a lot of gender speculation. He has always written novels and scripts with a unique and obscure writing style. Behind each work is a huge world view (if you have the chance, students must read Nasu's masterpiece "Sky Realm"), so he later also There are many groups that study TM works. He is responsible for script writing at Type-Moon, and he and his junior high school friend and original animator Takashi Takeuchi are the core figures of Type-Moon.

"Magic" and "Magic" must be distinguished:

In the world of magicians and familiars created by Nasu, "Magic" and "Magic" are Two terms that must be distinguished. "Magic" in Nasu's world refers to magic in our usual sense, and "magic" is synonymous with miracles. Only things that cannot be achieved by the power of magic can be called "magic". Therefore, Tohsaka Rin and others It should be called a "magician" rather than a "magician".

Original work: Type-moon/Nasu きのこ

Original composition: Nasu きのこ

Series composition: Sato Takuya

Script: Takuya Sato, Fumihiko Shimo, Mari Okada, Touki Hanada

Character original design/supervisor: Takashi Takeuchi

Animation character design: Megumi Ishihara

Art Supervisor; Toshihisa Koyama

Photography Supervisor: Shinyuki Kondo

Sound Supervisor: Koji Tsujitani

Sound Production: DACS Production

Music: Kenji Kawai

Animation production: STUDIO DEEN

Producer: Fate Project

CV:

Emiya Shirou: Noriaki Sugiyama< /p>

Saber: Ayako Kawasumi

Rin Tosaka: Kana Ueda

Sakura Matou: Noriko Shimoya

Archer: Suwabe Junichi

Fujimura Taiga: Miki Ito

Kotomine Kirei: Nakata Joeji

Illya: Kadowaki Mai

Rider: Yu Asakawa

Lancer: Nobu Kana

Caster: Atsuko Tanaka

Shinji Matou: Hiroshi Kamiya

Emiya Kiri Heir: Rikiya Oyama

Issei Yanado: Mitsuaki Shinden

Soichiro Kuzuzuki: Kazuhiro Nakata

Ayako Mizusui: Historical Paintings of Mizusawa

Story Introduction

The Holy Grail is a legendary treasure that can fulfill all wishes of the holder.

The Holy Grail War is a killing ritual to make the Holy Grail appear and capture it.

The seven magicians selected by the Holy Grail are called Masters. The seven heroic spirits selected by the Holy Grail are divided into seven classes, summoned as familiars, and are called Servants.

Each Master formed a contract with one of the Servants and competed with other Masters and Servants for the Holy Grail. In other words, they had to get rid of other magicians and survive until the end to prove that they were the strongest. This is the Holy Grail War that took place in Fuyuki City.

The protagonist Emiya Shirou lost his family in a huge fire that occurred in Fuyuki City ten years ago. After he woke up, almost all his past memories were lost, and The figure of the man he rescued from the fire, Emiya Kiritsugu, was forever imprinted in his mind. He vowed that when he grew up, he would become a "partner of justice" and save all those who suffered. . Therefore, after Emiya Kiritsugu adopted him and told him that he was a magician, he forced Kiritsugu to learn magic in order to realize his ideal. But because he had no talent, he still only learned one kind of magic after several years. Now, several years after Emiya Kiritsugu's death, he is still only a half-hearted magician.

One day, Shirou was accidentally involved in a battle of Servants. Later, while escaping from pursuit, he somehow summoned the last one who had not been summoned in the Holy Grail War. Servant of the class——Saber, and formed a contract with her. And then he discovered that the most beautiful girl in the academy, Tohsaka Rin, whom he had once admired, was actually a magician with one of the best abilities. She coldly told him: Unless he hides and lives alone, as long as he participates in the Holy Grail War, You can only choose between killing or being killed.

How can Shirou, a magician who doesn’t want to kill but only wants to save others, survive this killing ritual? Can he stop this killing as he wants? How should his ideal of fighting for justice be realized?

Character introduction

Emiya Shirou:

The protagonist is a half-hearted magician. He is a kind-hearted person, and because he is good at repairing things, he is often asked to help by other students. Its Servant is Saber, who is known as the "Best Servant". (For others, please see the story introduction)

Saber:

Shirou’s Servant, although she looks like a petite girl only 154 centimeters tall, her own abilities are said to be among the Servants. The best among them. His character is rigid, upright, and not easily accommodating.

Tosaka Rin:

The heir to the Tosaka family, a famous magic family with a long history. Legend has it that the great master of the Tosaka family's ancestors was a magician, and the Tosaka family has been Fuyuki City for generations. stewards of the land. The most beautiful girl in Suiqunhara Academy, she is also very good at studies. She is very popular among male classmates and is also popular among female classmates. But only a few of her closest friends knew that she was actually a prankster and sarcastic little devil. Unlike Shirou, she was prepared to participate in the Holy Grail War from the beginning. His ability as a magician is very strong, and his Servant is Archer.

Archer:

Tohsaka Rin’s Servant. Bi Lin can also be sarcastic, but he is also a realist, and his first goal is to let his Master win. He has very strong confidence in his and Rin's abilities. Although he is a bow knight, he often goes up to fight with the opponent in close combat...

Ilia:

Full name is Ili Illyasveil Von Einzbern, with silver hair and red eyes, reminds people of a girl of ice and snow. He is the Berserker—the Master of Berserker. Although he looks ice-like on the outside, his personality is actually quite innocent. As the story progresses, I meet Shirou...

Berserker:

Illya's Servant. Ability is greatly strengthened at the cost of losing rationality. If Saber is the best Servant, then he is the most powerful Servant.

Lancer:

No one knows who his Master is. He is a man with a very bold and upright personality. For him, the most important thing about becoming a Servant is not getting the Holy Grail, but fighting happily. Although he is rough and shows no mercy to his enemies, he is also very loyal to his beliefs.

Fujimura Taiga:

Although she is a girl, she has a very masculine name like Fujimura Taiga. She is the head teacher of Shirou's class, teaches English, is the consultant of the Kyudo Club, has a dan in kendo, and is known as the "Tiger of Fuyuki" (but she hates this title very much). After Kiritsugu's death, she took care of Shirou, who called her "Fuji-nee". Because their father is a mafia boss, the family is very rich, but because Shirou and Sakura are good at cooking, they often come to Shirou's house to have dinner. He is naive and straightforward.

Matou Sakura:

A schoolgirl one grade below Shirou and a member of the Kyudo Club. Because of an opportunity in the past, now it's like being with Sister Fuji and Shirou's family. He often comes to Shirou's house to cook. Although he is usually a bit timid and shy, sometimes he becomes very proactive.

Kotomine Kirei:

Although he is a priest, he is also a magician. He was sent to Fuyuki City to serve as the supervisor of the Holy Grail War. He has a sense of oppression that a priest does not have. Rather than being a clergyman who guides the lost, he is better said to be the King of Hell who judges sin.

Emiya Kiritsugu:

Emiya Shirou’s adoptive father saved Shirou from a fire ten years ago and adopted him. Later, he could not withstand Shirou’s hard work and he died. Taught him magic. He is an anonymous magician who does not associate with the Magic Association. Even Tohsaka Rin, the manager of Fuyuki City, does not know of his existence. He often leaves Shirou alone and travels around the world. In Shirou's impression, he was always like a big kid, kind-hearted and smiling. Died five years ago at the age of thirty-four.

Soichiro Kuzuki:

The homeroom teacher of Tohsaka Rin's class and the teacher of world history and ethics. He has a meticulous personality like a robot. He once had to suspend the entire midterm exam and retake it on another day just because of a typo on the test paper. Although his personality makes it difficult for students to get close to him, he is also very respected. It can be said that she is exactly the opposite of Sister Teng.

Ryudou Kazunari:

Student Council President, Shirou’s friend. It seems that the son of the abbot of Liudong Temple will inherit his father's legacy in the future. She has a very bad relationship with Tosaka and often calls her a "female fox".

Matou Shinji:

Matou Sakura’s brother, the playboy of Suiqunhara Academy, and the deputy general of the Kyudo Club. Tohsaka Rin hates him because of his personality, but he also likes to be sentimental...

Ayako Mizuchi:

A woman who is good at all kinds of martial arts. A hero among the heroes, now the commander of the Kyudo Club, and Rin's damaged friend. Although her character is very unwilling to admit defeat, she will not be unhappy even if the opponent is stronger than herself. Instead, she will treat the opponent as an opponent and compete fairly. Like a bold and generous boy. The famous saying is: "How can a beauty not learn martial arts!"

Shisi Kaede:

One of the three women in the track and field club in Tohsaka Rin's class. His specialty is sprinting, and he is known as the "Black Panther of Sui Gunhara". He and Tohsaka Rin are friends who occasionally go shopping together. Her personality is too careless to be like that of a girl, and she often speaks in an unguarded manner, a typical funny character. Her hobby is collecting wind chimes, and Tohsaka Rin commented on her as "a Japanese beauty who is very suitable for wearing a kimono."

Himuro Bell:

One of the three women. The event I am good at is high jump. A typical rational girl with glasses who has a steady personality and analyzes everything first.

Saegashi Yukika:

One of the three women. Athletics Manager. Although her appearance is not very beautiful, her cute smile can make people around her feel warm and at ease. As a result, although Tohsaka Rin does not hate her, she has to keep a distance to avoid exposing her true nature too easily in front of her.

Term explanation and story background introduction

Magician: The magician here is actually the magician we usually talk about. But there are only five magics in the world today. They are all great methods that connect to the source of mystery and are synonymous with miracles. And a magic can only be passed down to one magic user. The rest can only be called magic.

Command Spell: The three "absolute command rights" given to the Master by the Holy Grail over Servants are engraved on the body in the form of blood-red "stigma". There are three strokes on the ***, each stroke is equivalent to one Command Seals, once used, they disappear in one stroke. When all the Command Seals disappear, the magician loses his binding force on the Servant, and also loses his contract with the Servant, and is no longer the Master. Taking the command spells of the same Master as an example, a clear and direct command with a short duration is more powerful than an ambiguous, complex command with a long duration. A command spell with weak binding force may be ineffective or weakened by a powerful Servant. The effect, of course, is that orders that are too impossible will be ineffective. Command Spells can not only be used to restrain Servants, but can also be used to enhance Servants' abilities. Although the Command Spell is a magic crystal given by the Holy Grail, even if the Master is weak, the Command Spell has considerable power. However, the stronger the Master's ability, the stronger the effect of the Command Spell.

Magic Association: A self-defense (of course only in name) group formed by those who study magic. Responsible for the management and concealment of magic. It was for this reason that Overseers were sent to oversee the Holy Grail War. In the early days of its establishment, it was divided into three departments: London's "Clock Tower", Egypt's "Giant's Crypt" (i.e. Atlas Academy, which specializes in alchemy, and Sion, the alchemist in the fighting game Melty Blood in the Tsukihime series). (from here), and the "Wandering Sea", a composite association with influence across Northern Europe. Later, the "Clock Tower" became the headquarters, and the three parties have no contact with each other. Because the foundation of magic in the Middle East is Chinese ideological magic, which is incompatible with the Magic Association, both sides are preventing the other from invading.

Supervisor: A monitor sent by the Magic Association to supervise the progress of the Holy Grail War, restrain the Master from doing anything too harmful, deal with the aftermath for the Master, and also provide protection for the Master who has lost his qualifications.

Manager: The magician who manages a piece of land is usually hereditary from the local magic family. Simply put, he is a disguised landowner.

When foreign magicians want to stay on a land, they must "mean something" to the administrator. However, Emiya Kiritsugu did not abide by this rule and instead hid his magician ability, so the Tohsaka family did not know of his existence.

Workshop: A laboratory owned by magicians.

Heroic Spirit: A person who has made great achievements while still a human and reached the realm of elves as a human. (The elves here do not refer to Elf, but a supernatural existence. ) turned into a heroic spirit after his death and became an existence separated from the timeline. There is also a kind of heroic spirit. Although it has not actually existed, its legend is extremely widespread and well-known, so it has become an "imaginary heroic spirit".

Noble Phantasm: The weapons and props possessed by the heroic spirit. Contains powerful magic. The Noble Phantasm is activated with the "true name" spoken by its holder as the key. However, since the servants were once heroes, their deeds may be widely known. When the enemy knows the true name of the Noble Phantasm, they may even know which hero they are, what their abilities are, and what their weaknesses are. Therefore, never use it unless necessary. For this reason, a Master who knows his servant's real name will never address him by his real name, but only by his rank name. Therefore, the rank name has a double meaning: it not only represents the rank, but also is the "pseudonym" of the Servant in this world.

Class: The Holy Grail is set up to make it easier for heroic spirits to appear in the world. There can only be one hero per class in a Holy Grail War.

The seven classes are:

Sword Knight: Saber

Lance Knight: Lancer

Bow Knight: Archer

Cavalry: Rider

Magician: Caster

Assassin: Assassin

Berserker: Berserker

Introduction and comments on the original work

Fate/stay night, the original work is a text AVG game produced by Japan's Type Moon Company. You must have heard of Type Moon. In 2000, when they were just a fan club, they released a fan game: "Tsukihime". (The fanfic here does not refer to derivatives of the original work, but "informal commercial") This text AVG, with its suspenseful story, delicate and unique world view, sad but redemptive ending , making people ignore the roughness of the production. (In fact, in terms of the standard of fan works, it is not low...) In 2003, JC.STAFF adapted it into the animation "Zhenzuki Tanzukihime". Although due to production cost issues, the action scenes were simplified, and due to The supervisor's deletion of the plot almost completely failed to show Tsukihime's unique world view, so it suffered a lot of criticism. But even so, Tsukihime has become more widely known, and there are many people who play the original game after watching the anime.

After Type Moon turned into a commercial company, they released their first commercial game "Fate/stay night" (hereinafter referred to as Fate) on January 30, 2004. The script was still written by Yue Hime's playwright - Nasu Nasu is in charge. (The KO sound at the end of Nasu's name may make people misunderstand that it is the word "子" that only Japanese women have, making people think that Nasu is a woman. However, in fact, the meaning of "Nasu" is the Japanese character for "velvet", which means It’s a mushroom. This can be seen from the fact that Nasu has always used a mushroom head as his self-portrait.) The style is also different from Tsukihime. It can be said that Fate is a story that revolves around "faith". Different People have different but identical understandings of the belief of "justice", and the collision of various beliefs forms Fate. In Fate, the male protagonist is not a loser or a loser. Although there are three routes, it can be said that during the game, you don't have the real sense of "Who am I going to chase?", but gradually... He knew everything about her and her thoughts, and later vowed to be her support, which seemed to come naturally and naturally. As legendary heroes, several Servants have unique personalities that are also very fascinating. And before its identity is revealed, guessing which figure in the legend or myth it is is even more interesting for friends who like myths and legends.

In addition, Fate’s descriptions of battles are also extremely gorgeous and passionate. The game engine uses animation to process the storyboards, coupled with the cooperation of sound effects and BGM, making each battle more exciting. The scenes can be called an audio-visual feast, and some of them are even more addictive and amazing. Until now, whenever I hear the BGM songs in the OST, my blood boils unconsciously.

Therefore, this animation adaptation puts a lot of pressure on the producers. Due to the proportion of fighting scenes, if it is simplified, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the audience. There are also two extremely exquisite opening animations produced by Dragon Son for Fate. Although most viewers also understand that the production difficulty and cost of two one-and-a-half-minute opening animations are the same as those of a dozen or twenty chapters. TV animations of several chapters are not comparable, but comparisons are inevitable.

However, with the failure of Zhen Yue Tan, Type Moon is directly involved in animation production this time. The quality of the preview of the TV animation released on November 23 is still very high. I believe that in January 2006, we will see a work that will not disappoint us.