Kiritsugu EmiyaKiritsugu Emiya (Japanese: 衛宮 切嗣, Hepburn: Emiya Kiritsugu) is a fictional character first introduced in the Fate/stay nightvisual novel by Type-Moon and further explored later in the light novel prequel Fate/Zero by Gen Urobuchi. Kiritsugu is introduced as the late adoptive father of mage Shirou Emiya whom he saved from a fire. Before he died, Kiritsugu taught the child basic magecraft and divulged his dreams of becoming a hero.
Fate/Stay Night2004 Japanese visual novel game2004 video gameFate/Stay Night (stylized as Fate/stay night) is a Japanese visual novel game developed by Type-Moon. It was initially released on January 30, 2004, for WindowsPCs as an adult game, with Type-Moon later releasing versions of Fate/Stay Night without the erotic content. The story takes place through three distinct routes: Fate, Unlimited Blade Works, and Heaven's Feel.
Type-MoonNotes Co., Ltd, doing business asType-Moon, is a Japanese media conglomerate that produces video games, anime, manga, light novels, and affiliated merchandise. It was formed in 1999 in Taitō, Tokyo as a doujin circle. Type-Moon had later expanded into a company, and was aided by Japanese programmer Nobuyuki Kiyotake, and Japanese composer Keita Haga.
Gen UrobuchiGen Urobuchi (Japanese: 虚淵 玄, Hepburn: Urobuchi Gen; born December 20, 1972) is a Japanese novelist, visual novel writer and animescreenwriter.Takashi TakeuchiTakashi Takeuchi (武内 崇, Takeuchi Takashi; born August 28, 1973) is a Japanese artist. He is notable as the co-founder of the visual novel, anime development, and production enterprise Type-Moon, and for his illustrations on the visual novels, Tsukihime and Fate/stay night, which were adapted into an anime and manga series. He has frequently collaborated with fellow game designer Kinoko Nasu.
UfotableUfotable, Inc. (Japanese: ユーフォーテーブル有限会社, Hepburn: Yūfōtēburu yūgen-gaisha) is a Japanese animation studio founded in October 2000 by former Telecom Animation Film producer Hikaru Kondō and located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. A hallmark seen in many of their works (Ninja Nonsense, Futakoi Alternative, Coyote Ragtime Show, Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!, Tales of Symphonia, The Garden of Sinners) is a claymation sequence.
Light novelA light novel (Japanese: ライトノベル, Hepburn: raito noberu) is a type of popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting teens to twenties or older. The definition is very vague and wide-ranging, but it generally refers to a story accompanied with manga-style illustrations, often in black and white.
MangaJapanese comics or graphic novelsManga (Japanese: 漫画; IPA:) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term manga is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan.
Holy GrailThe Holy Grail (French: Saint Graal) is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth or sustenance in infinite abundance, often guarded in the custody of the Fisher King and located in the hidden Grail castle.
AnimeJapanese animation"Animé" redirects here. For the music term, see Animé (music terminology).Not to be confused with Amine.Trailer for the 2022 anime Heroines Run the ShowAnime (Japanese: アニメ; IPA:; derived from a shortening of the English word animation) is animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan.
Dark Horse ComicsAmerican publisherDark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon, comic book shops known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980. Dark Horse Comics is the fourth-largest comic publishing company in the United States.
Kadokawa ShotenKadokawa Shoten (角川書店), formerly the Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社角川書店, Kabushiki-gaisha Kadokawa Shoten), is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines such as Monthly Asuka and Monthly Shōnen Ace, and entertainment magazines such as Newtype.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.