Fate/Zero is a Japanese light novel written by Gen Urobuchi , illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi , and is a prequel to all routes in Type-Moon 's visual novel, Fate/stay night .
65-665: Fate/Zero is set ten years before the events of Fate/stay night , and tells the story of the Fourth Holy Grail War, a secret magical tournament held in Fuyuki City, Japan, where seven mages known as Masters summon Servants, reincarnations of legendary souls and heroes from all across time, where they fight in a deadly battle royale where the winner obtains the Holy Grail, a legendary magical chalice capable of granting wishes. The main protagonist, Kiritsugu Emiya ,
130-456: A dark and a light personality as evidenced by his actions such as his relationship with his family and his violent methods. His rivalry and fight with Kirei Kotomine has also received praise. The character has been popular within the Type-Moon and Fate fanbases, often appearing on both popularity and general anime polls. Kiritsugu is first mentioned in the visual novel Fate/stay night as
195-419: A first person pronoun most generally used by young boys. It was part of Nasu's character design as Gen Urobuchi felt he could never come up with it. Character designer Takashi Takeuchi felt that the young Kiritsugu looks like the protagonist of a shonen manga . While he was the protagonist of Fate/Zero , there was little artwork compared to other characters, as he only appeared on the cover twice. One shot
260-551: A new member of their family, Kiritsugu is against this because he aims to use her powers to save the world. However, Kiritsugu dies of unknown causes, leaving Shirou alone to take care of Miyu and decide what to do with her. He also appears in the video game Fate/tiger colosseum UPPER , and the manga Today's Menu for the Emiya Family where he tastes Shirou's cooking for the first time. The video game Fate/Grand Order also features an alternative Kiritsugu who has become
325-408: A solidly entertaining series." T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews gave the entire series a score of 4 out of 5 stars, with reviewer Aiden Foote believing Fate/Zero as "one of the most visually impressive TV series to date" and praised the "smooth animation and consistent artwork coming together to make crisp, evocative action scenes to get the heart racing." Aiden also stated "the main reason why I really like
390-566: A special event entitled Fate/Accel Zero Order was held from 27 April to 11 May. The scenario was written by Gen Urobuchi and the animation was produced by ufotable. Fate/Zero received critical acclaim. Jacob Chapman of Anime News Network highly praised the series, describing it as "a treasure worth unearthing to its end" and concluded by writing: "Ambitious, brilliant, heartbreaking and masterfully crafted narrative, complex characters with powerful ideals, visually stunning, gorgeous score and strong cast in both languages." Elliot Gay of Japanator
455-466: A worst-case scenario. Around eleven years before the Fourth Holy Grail War, he took on a child soldier he had rescued as his apprentice, whom he eventually named Maiya Hisau, training her in much the same way Natalia had trained him. Maiya would later go on to become his mistress. Two years later, Kiritsugu was hired by the Einzbern family to be their representative in the coming conflict. Believing that
520-559: Is a Calico M950 but the reloading of bullets was modified to save more time. Additionally, the Calico was created to make Kiritsugu look cool while coming across as a heretical gunman as he is a heretical unorthodox mage, especially during his fight against Kirei Kotomine. Besides regular guns, Kiritsugu uses a spell known as the Origin Rounds ( 起源弾 , Kigen-dan ) which Nasu compared to usage of guns in role-playing games due to
585-448: Is a master at subverting anime tropes to breathe new life into stale genres." His final thoughts being " Fate/Zero is an excellent anime.” It has dynamic, multifaceted characters, explores great philosophies and themes, and tops it off with large helpings of action. It also has the will to go deep into dark, psychological territory to improve both its characters and story." The first season's BD box set sold 43,000 copies in its first week,
650-399: Is a prequel about Kiritsugu's early life. When starting the project for Fate/Zero , Nasu decided to give Urobuchi complete freedom over Kiritsugu's characterization. As in the original Fate/stay night Saber states she did not know her former master, Kiritsugu, well. Urobuchi created Kiritsugu's wife, Irisviel von Einzbern , to facilitate communication between Saber and Kiritsugu. The staff
715-568: Is determined to achieve victory in the Fourth War after three consecutive failures, no matter the cost. As a result, they have elected to bring the notorious "mage killer," Kiritsugu Emiya , into their ranks, despite his methods and reputation as a skilled mercenary and a hitman who employs all means necessary to accomplish his goals. Though Kiritsugu had once wanted to become a hero who could save everyone, he has long since abandoned this ideal upon realizing that saving one person often comes at
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#1732780917457780-578: Is dragged into the Grail that takes Irisvel's form taking the identity of " Angra Mainyu ". Kiritsugu realizes that the Grail would interpret his wish by killing off every person on Earth except for himself and his family. He then orders Saber to destroy the Grail. However, Angra Mainyu chooses Kirei as the winner, granting him his wish of casting a huge fire. Kiritsugu looks for survivors, discovering an amnesiac boy he names Shirou and adopts. Kiritsugu then spends months trying to retrieve his daughter Illya, but he
845-523: Is explored across the story. Capsule Computers noted that as Kiritsugu's harsh methods escalate and his character changes, he becomes even more of a polar opposite to Saber. The reviewer praised the "gritty" flashback episodes for providing a clear explanation of how Kiritsugu's dark childhood had turned him into a cruel man despite his wish for world peace. Saber's Japanese voice actress, Ayako Kawasumi regretted that Saber did not understand Kiritsugu's beliefs and his kindness. Anime News Network criticized
910-489: Is forbidden from doing so. Years pass as Kiritsugu wastes away from the Grail's curse. A young Shirou ends up taking his father's dream before Kiritsugu dies peacefully. Besides the Fate/Zero light novels, Kiritsugu has appeared in the anime and manga adaptations of it. A drama CD exploring Kiritsugu's life with Shirou and Fujimura was released as well as a sound drama. A mobile phone game also adapts Kiritsugu's life in
975-449: Is introduced as the recently deceased adoptive father of a teenager named Shirou Emiya whom he met after he saved him from a fire. Before he died, Kiritsugu taught the child basic magecraft and divulged his dreams of becoming a hero. While Shirou and the player know more about Kiritsugu in the story, the light novel reveals him to be a fighter from the Fourth Holy Grail War, a conflict between mages from Fate/Zero . Kiritsugu participates in
1040-566: Is not a good father at all. When he finished recording his lines for the final episode of Fate/Zero , Mercer said that the last lines made him emotional. Marin Miller voiced his child self. Critical reception to Kiritsugu's character has been generally positive. Morgan Lewis from VG Culture HQ called him "one of the most intriguing characters in all of anime and Japanese media", praising "his certain level of hidden depth beneath his cold and lifeless eyes" and his noble goals. Lewis further praised
1105-469: The Studio Deen anime adaptation of Fate/stay night , he had one line of dialogue where Kiritsugu looked at the night sky and said "the moon is beautiful tonight" and then died with a sad laugh. The staff were so touched, however, that they made him do take after take of the line. Koyama was glad to do it, but he wondered why they were so concerned about one line in a huge production. Later, he found out
1170-491: The 2010s, with LB writing it's "tense and unforgiving; plus, there's some freaky bug magic that will surely get your skin crawling." Kiritsugu Emiya Kiritsugu Emiya ( Japanese : 衛宮 切嗣 , Hepburn : Emiya Kiritsugu ) is a fictional character first introduced in the Fate/stay night visual novel by Type-Moon and further explored later in the light novel prequel Fate/Zero by Gen Urobuchi . Kiritsugu
1235-448: The 2015 Sugoi Japan Awards . In 2019, Polygon named Fate/Zero as one of the best anime of the 2010s. Crunchyroll included the series among "Top 25 anime of the decade" list, with writer Azaly Zeldin calling it "one of the best anime series of the past decade". Zeldin wrote that the series is an "expensive, beautiful and smart action thriller that consolidated the glory of ufotable, Gen Urobuchi and Yuki Kajiura, and has become for
1300-500: The 24-episode 2006 adaptation and the 2010 Unlimited Blade Works film . Nico Nico Douga and Aniplex simulcasted Fate/Zero worldwide with eight different language subtitles, including Korean, Chinese (traditional and simplified), English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The anime was originally slated to run continuously for all episodes, but was later given a season break between 13 and 14 to allow for better animation. The first season ran from October 1 to December 24, 2011, and
1365-415: The Emiya Family as it handled the relationship between Kiritsugu with Shirou and Taiga Fujimura, something that Fate/Zero and other series only briefly touched on. Although Kiritsugu is dead by the events of Unlimited Blade Works , multiple sites praised how Shirou carries on his ideals and matures in the process, accepting them despite the issues they bring him. Kiritsugu has been popular with fans of
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#17327809174571430-461: The Fourth Holy Grail War a decade before Fate/stay night , supporting his spouse Irisviel von Einzbern and his Servant Saber . Kiritsugu has also appeared in multiple spin-offs based on the Fate franchise. As a minor character in the original visual novel, Kiritsugu's characterization in the light novel was mostly handled by writer Gen Urobuchi when he wrote Fate/Zero as a tragic prequel. His design
1495-509: The Great gave him a bigger impact. When starting the project for Fate/Zero , Nasu decided to give Urobuchi complete freedom for Kiritsugu's characterization. The idea of Fate/Zero was proposed by Urobuchi. Urobuchi explained that 90% of the proposals were accepted by Nasu. In Fate/stay night , Saber explains she had brief interactions with Kiritsugu Emiya which led to the creation of the character of Irisviel. As Kiritsugu's wife, Irisviel plays
1560-475: The Holy Grail could grant his wish for world peace, he left behind his former work as a mercenary. Despite being the true Master of the Einzbern family, Kiritsugu operates mostly in the background during the conflict, ambushing other Masters while they are otherwise occupied. Saber partners with Irisviel and acts out in the open to avoid conflict between Kiritsugu and Saber, as their methodologies conflict. During his final fight with master Kirei Kotomine, Kiritsugu
1625-423: The Holy Grail. Meanwhile, Kiritsugu's greatest opponent appears in the form of Kirei Kotomine, a priest. The latter is trying to discover his true nature in his quest to find the Holy Grail, which is revealed to be monstrous and full of hate. He sets his sights on Kiritsugu as a kindred spirit and possible answer to the emptiness he feels. Towards the conclusion, the limitations of the "Holy Grail" are found to be in
1690-497: The Servant "Assassin" ( アサシン , Asashin ) who did not separate from Irisvel. In Fate/Accel Zero Order , Assassin takes part in the Fourth Holy Grail War, facing multiple enemies. Outside the Fate franchise, Kiritsugu appears in the video game Toy Wars as part of a collaboration with GungHo Online Entertainment to promote Fate/Zero . In the making of the character, Kinoko Nasu stated that Kiritsugu used boku ( 僕 ) ,
1755-528: The beginning"), Best Director, Best Character Design and Script. In the Best Male Character category, Rider placed first, Kiritsugu placed third and Gilgamesh placed eight. In Best Character for Female, Saber placed second. It received 2 nomination at the 2014 UK Anime Network Awards in Best action category and best dramatic anime category. The light novel took sixth place in its respective category in
1820-408: The best anime of the decade, praising the series for its "dark, mature tale that doesn’t shy away from sensitive material" and for "having some of the best animation that lauded studio Ufotable has ever produced. It perfectly sets the stage for Fate/Stay Night , but beyond that, it also stands on its own as the perfect entry point into the series." Thrillist named the series one of the best anime of
1885-423: The child Shirou the scabbard Avalon: The Everdistant Utopia ( 全て遠き理想郷 , Subete Tōki Risōkyō ) to protect him from danger. Kiritsugu is the main protagonist of the light novel prequel Fate/Zero . He participates in the Fourth Holy Grail War, a conflict between multiple mages and their Servants, with Kiritsugu's Servant being Saber. He is introduced as the husband of the homunculus Irisviel von Einzbern and
1950-411: The climax is interrupted with Kiritsugu confronting the personification of the Grail provides more depth to his past as well as his desires. Matthew Mercer was called one of the best actors in the series' English dub, while Rikiya Koyama was also praised for his performance in the original version. In another review, a writer from ANN praised the original net animation (ONA) from Today's Menu for
2015-409: The complexity and flaws of the character, and hailed him as "the greatest character to grace Japanese anime." Kotaku regarded him as the best character from Fate/Zero feeling that despite his questionable actions he "is far from being an emotionless killing machine", which makes him interesting to watch. Anime UK News regarded him as a tragic hero with multiple depths of character depending on
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2080-415: The cost of another's life. Thus, this is the source of conflict he once sought to eliminate due to finite resources/abilities. For the sake of humanity, he resolves to ruthlessly destroy anything and anyone who threatens the peace of others. However, Kiritsugu finds himself deeply torn between the love he has found for his new family – his wife Irisviel and their daughter Illya – and what he must do to obtain
2145-420: The events of the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City. The Holy Grail War is a contest, founded by the Einzbern, Matou, and Tohsaka families centuries ago, in which seven mages summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete and obtain the power of the "Holy Grail", which grants a wish to each member of the winning duo. After three inconclusive wars for the elusive Holy Grail, the Fourth War commences. The Einzbern family
2210-442: The fact that, while omnipotent in its wish-granting abilities, it is not omniscient , and therefore depends on the victor's knowledge and methods to determine the way by which the wish is carried out. And, to make things worse, the last war fought over the Grail has corrupted it, causing any wish granted by the Grail to be a Monkey's Paw . Writer Gen Urobuchi was pitched a prequel of Fate/stay night by Takashi Takeuchi . Despite
2275-538: The father of a younger Illyasviel. Born in Fuyuki City, Kiritsugu was raised on Alimango Island, where he lived with his father, Norikata, a mage specializing in time magic. He had a crush on a local girl named Shirley. However, Shirley became a vampire after drinking one of Noritaka's potions. Their village was soon overrun by Executors from the Church and Enforcers from the Mages' Association — agents whose respective purpose
2340-494: The focus on the relationship between Kiritsugu and Kirei Kotomine saying it comes across as "flat" compared to other characters. Meanwhile, THEM Anime Reviews found Kiritsugu and Kirei's relationship as one of the series' highlights. On the other hand, the fight between these two characters was acclaimed by the Fandom Post due to the multiple techniques the characters used including both magic and normal weaponry. The fact that
2405-533: The foster father of Fate/stay night 's protagonist, Shirou Emiya , is known as a ruthless assassin who joins the tournament on behalf of his wife's family, the Einzberns. An anime adaptation was produced by Ufotable , the first season of which aired from October 1 to December 24, 2011, and the second season of which aired from April 7 to June 23, 2012. A manga adaptation was published by Kadokawa Shoten between 2011 and 2017. Dark Horse Comics licensed
2470-493: The highest-selling anime television Blu-ray box in first week-sales until then, breaking the record previously held by Haruhi Suzumiya . The second season's BD box set also topped Oricon 's weekly sales, selling over 40,000 copies. Fate/Zero won multiple top prizes during the 2nd Newtype Anime Awards , including Title of the Year, Best Studio (for ufotable), Best Soundtrack, and Best CM. It placed second for Best Theme Song ("to
2535-443: The late adoptive father of Shirou Emiya. He taught his son basic magecraft and passed on his ideals before his death. Because of Shirou's young age, Kiritsugu had previously asked a friend, Taiga Fujimura , to look after him after he died. Throughout the story, Shirou meets Kiritsugu's daughter Illyasviel von Einzbern . Shirou learns Kiritsugu participated in a conflict known as the Fourth Holy Grail War and in its aftermath he passed
2600-585: The line was a key point that began the entire story of Fate . He was very surprised when he heard this. Because he had been in Fate/stay night , he was able to play the part of Kiritsugu again in Fate/Zero . He never thought the tiny part would lead to this. Miyu Irino voiced the younger Kiritsugu during his flashback episodes in Fate/Zero . Matthew Mercer provided the English voice of Kiritsugu as an adult. When celebrating father's day, Mercer said Kiritsugu
2665-453: The major survivors, Kiritsugu dies offscreen, and since Saber does not have a large role in Fate/Zero , the pillar character is Kirei. When fighting, Kiritsugu employs different types of guns. His most known is a Thompson/Center Contender which served as one of the main ideas that led to the creation of Fate/Zero which was also inspired by Lance Henriksen 's performance in the 1993 film Hard Target . Another of Kiritsugu's main weapons
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2730-549: The manga and released it in English in North America. Fate/Zero was praised for its animation, themes, characters, soundtrack, and story. The series has also been a commercial success, selling over 40,000 BD box-set and winning several awards at the Newtype Anime Awards , including "Title of the Year". The story of Fate/Zero takes place ten years prior to the events of Fate/stay night , detailing
2795-404: The media in which he is presented, though the reviewer felt the manga incarnation is not presented well. Anime News Network praised the tragedy that happens to both Saber and Kiritsugu and found that having each character wishing for solutions to world issues made the series worth watching. The writer also noted how both Saber and Kiritsugu are opposites due to their different backgrounds while at
2860-412: The modern anime industry something similar to what The Dark Knight means for the current wave of comic book movies." Writing for Comic Book Resources , Sage Ashford ranked it #8 on his list, stating that the "series is so important it revitalized the [Fate] franchise in the world of anime, resulting in multiple series and films that have continued even into 2019." IGN also listed Fate/Zero among
2925-460: The original visual novel. Nasu was in charge of the use of magic rather than attempting to use real occultism . Urobuchi had difficulty ending the novels as he wanted to distance it from typical stories, but in the end decided to follow his own style. Urobuchi had no issues writing the main characters' ideologies. The first volume was released on December 29, 2006, as a collaboration between Type-Moon and fellow developer Nitroplus . The second volume
2990-461: The relative damage it could perform on other mages. Urobuchi called the final battle between Kiritsugu and Kirei "the most difficult battle scene in the novel" for him as a writer, due to a strong imbalance of forces, according to the author, between opponents (Kiritsugu possessed firearms, time magic and regeneration from Avalon, while Kotomine was only a master of the martial art bajiquan ). When voice actor Rikiya Koyama first played Kiritsugu in
3055-416: The role of facilitating communication between these two, who do not talk to each other. The distanced and ultimately dark relationship between Kiritsugu and Saber caused by the former's actions in the story led Urobuchi and Nasu to change some early drafts in the story, including the addition of Kiritsugu adopting Shirou. These changes were to create a more coherent relationship between Saber and Shirou Emiya in
3120-493: The same time being similar. They praised the high tragedy that happens to Kiritsugu and the other magicians because of the impact it has on the viewers, leaving them on a sad note. UK Anime News Network was impressed by how Kiritusugu's and Saber's relationship was explored in latter parts of the story showing that despite how similar they are in terms of personality, their methods are quite different because of Kiritusugu's violent methods. The Fandom Post enjoyed how Kiritsugu's past
3185-509: The second season ran from April 7 to June 23, 2012. For the first cour, the opening theme is "oath sign" by LiSA and the ending theme is "Memoria" by Aoi Eir . For the second cour, the opening theme is "to the beginning" by Kalafina and the ending theme is "Up On the Sky, The Wind Sings" ( 空は高く風は歌う , Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau ) by Luna Haruna . The ending theme for episodes 18-19 is "Perfect Sky" ( 満天 , Manten ) by Kalafina. The series
3250-495: The series. An alternate Kiritsugu appears in the manga Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya first as a married man with Irisvel who works overseas and has Illya as his daughter and Shirou as his adopted son. Another Kiritsugu appears in the sequels and the film Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Oath Under Snow (2017). In this version, Kiritsugu and Shirou search for a mysterious child named Miyu Satsuki. Upon finding her, Kiritsugu has mixed feelings about her; while Shirou considers her
3315-455: The series. He was ranked 11th in Type-Moon's 10th Anniversary Character Poll in 2012. In a Newtype poll from 2012, Kiritsugu was voted as the third best male anime character behind Koyomi Araragi from Nisemonogatari and Rider. In the March 2019 issue of the magazine, Kiritsugu took the fourth spot. In another poll, Kiritsugu and Irisvel were listed as one of the best couples in anime. He
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#17327809174573380-440: The show is the time and effort that Urobuchi puts into the majority of the characters." However, Aiden also criticizes the pacing stating that series' biggest problem was the "plot pacing". Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku praised the animation, themes and the characters backstories especially Kiritsugu's. Richard started the review by writing " Gen Urobuchi has written some of the most psychologically dark anime in recent memory. He
3445-467: The tragedy of the ending, the good ending in Fate/stay Night would not be affected because Kiritsugu's life was a prequel. Urobuchi planned the series to end by its fourth volume. Nasu was amazed by Urobuchi and had predicted in 2002 while unable to work on Fate/stay night due to illness that Urobuchi would write an interesting story. Ideas like Saber being lectured by Gilgamesh and Alexander
3510-406: The visual novel. When inspired to write Fate/Zero , Urobuchi approached Nasu with the idea of a duel between Kiritsugu and Kirei Kotomine . After a discussion involving Takeuchi, Urobuchi felt that his career was going well so he could finally write the story he wanted. He believes that despite how tragic the ending is, the happy ending of Fate/stay Night would not be affected because Fate/Zero
3575-469: Was also voted the best master from Fate/Zero in a 2012 poll. In another poll, Kiritsugu and Kirei were voted as having the 11th best rivalry in an anime series. Kiritsugu came out on top on a My Navi News poll asking which Fate/Zero character readers would most like to date with 38.2% of the votes. Merchandising based on Kiritsugu has also been released as well as replicas of his guns. Occultism Too Many Requests If you report this error to
3640-547: Was created by Takashi Takeuchi although he did not draw multiple illustrations of him. The character is voiced in Japanese by Rikiya Koyama who first voiced him in the 2006 anime adaptation of Fate/stay night . In the English dub, he was voiced by Matthew Mercer . Miyu Irino provides his Japanese voice during flashbacks, while Marin Miller voices him in English when he was a child. Critical reception to Kiritsugu's character has been generally positive because of his mix of
3705-410: Was from the back, while the other was only a silhouette. Urobuchi felt that, because Kiritsugu abstains from the flashiness of Heroic Spirits, the best solution was to make him unnoticeable, as a "character who spreads justice should speak with their back". Nasu believes Kiritsugu avoids facing personal issues in his story in contrast to Shirou Emiya whose characterization and growth is explored more in
3770-409: Was impressed by its pilot episode despite serving as an exposition for the masters, who he felt were more appealing than the ones from the original series thanks to Ufotable's work. UK Anime Network' s Martin gave the first part a score 9 out of 10, and the second part a perfect score of 10 out of 10. Martin characterized the story as very dark and demanding and "a dramatic and satisfying conclusion to
3835-513: Was licensed in North America by Aniplex of America and featured an English dub which ran on Viz Media 's Neon Alley service. The manga adaptation illustrated by Shinjirō was serialized in Young Ace between December 29, 2010, and June 2, 2017, compiled in fourteen volumes. In September 2014, Dark Horse Comics announced that they had licensed the manga. They released eight volumes from 2016 to 2019. A parody manga, Fate/Zero Kuro by mendori
3900-454: Was released on December 31, 2007. Following the airing of the anime adaption, drama CDs written by Urobuchi were bundled with the series' Blu-Ray box sets released from 2011 to 2012. The anime adaptation was approved for production by December 2010. It was produced by studio Ufotable and began airing in October 2011. Fate/Zero is the third anime production in the Fate series, following
3965-576: Was released on March 31, 2007. The third volume was released on July 27, 2007. The fourth and final volume was released on December 29, 2007, along with the Fate/Zero Original Image Soundtrack "Return to Zero". Fate/Zero began as a light novel series written by Urobuchi with illustrations by Takashi Takeuchi . It is set as a prequel to Type-Moon's visual novel Fate/stay night . Four sets of drama CDs were released from 2008 to 2010. A soundtrack entitled Return to Zero
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#17327809174574030-627: Was serialized in 2011 and 2012 in Altima Ace and then Monthly Asuka and compiled into one volume in 2013. An art book entitled Fate/Zero material was released on August 8, 2008. Published by Type-Moon, the book contains a compilation of the published and promotional art from the novel, detailed character profiles and memo sections, and an overview of the novel's plot. Two video game adaptations for smartphones, Fate/Zero The Adventure and Fate/Zero Next Encounter , were released in Japan. In 2016,
4095-436: Was shown in the anime feeling it adds more depth to his character, making viewers want to view the series again to see more of him. However, writer Chris Beveridge felt an entire episode focused on it felt unnecessary. Koi-nya felt that despite Kiritsugu's cruel personality, the impression he makes on viewers changes when they see his interactions with Irisviel and Ilyasviel as they provide more joy to him, while his true identity
4160-550: Was to destroy all the vampires and eliminate any trace of civilization and vampirism on the island. Realizing that his father had intended for the village to be the testing site for his research on immortality, Kiritsugu shot his father to prevent a similar tragedy from unfolding again in the future. He then came under Natalia Kaminski's wing and assisted her as she hunted down rogue mages. As they continued to eliminate dangerous threats to world peace and stability, Kiritsugu chose to kill Natalia during one such mission, in order to prevent
4225-455: Was worried about how Urobuchi would handle the relationship Kiritsugu has with Saber. They were afraid if Saber's distrust toward Kiritsugu was excessive, it would be difficult for her open her heart to Shiro, Kiritsugu's adopted child, in the sequel. As a result, Urobuchi had to alter some of his original ideas. Urobuchi stated that in his works the characters who survive the plot's events become "pillars". While Saber, Kiritsugu, and Kotomine are
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