At Anime Expo 2015, Aniplex America have revealed the first trailer for their English dubbing of ufotable’s Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2015. This trailer gives us a glimpse of all the English voices that will be included in the upcoming physical release of the anime this August.
And here is the Japanese dub for comparison:
The first Blu-ray and DVD release will contain the first 12 episodes of the anime with both Japanese and English audio, and English and Spanish subtitles. The Blu-ray boxset will contain additional footage and audio, including the OST, a Schwarz card, a 24 page booklet and a special box designed by character designer Takashi Takeuchi. Aniplex USA will release the Blu-ray and DVD release of Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works on August 25. The Blu-ray boxset will cost $179.98 USD and can be ordered here.
A series of visuals have been revealed in a recent issue of NewType magazine for the series’ second season:
Here is the latest visual for the anime:
Newtype magazine also featured a new magazine spread visual for the second cour:
The first visual for the upcoming second cour was revealed last January in the winter 2015 anime guide magazine by Gigazine which was handed out last December during the Comiket 87 event.
Fate/stay night is a visual novel released by Type-Moon for the PC in 2004, and is the first in their Fate series. The visual novel was very successful and claimed the title of highest selling visual novel in that year. 2006 saw two adaptations of the game, a manga by Datto Nishiwaki and an anime series by Studio Deen. Additionally in that year, a light novel series titled Fate/Zero was written by Gen Urobuchi. It is a prequel to the visual novels, set 10 years prior. An anime and manga adaptation of Fate/Zero were created, with the manga written by Urobuchi himself in 2011 and the anime being animated by ufotable. A second season of Fate/Zero was also produced.
Fate/stay night synopsis from Haruhichan:
Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the horrific death of his parents, Shiro Emiya has only just begun to help others using the small tidbits of magic that he’s learned. However, when he’s suddenly caught in a battle between two more powerful Magus, Shiro finds himself performing a spell above his expected ability, summoning the beautiful spirit warrior Saber to protect him! But safety is only momentary as Shiro and Saber now find themselves thrust into in a secret world of dark magic and deadly challenges: a no-holds barred duel to the death known as the Holy Grail War! At stake: a prize of unimaginable power. But can the inexperienced Shiro and Saber survive long enough to even enter the contest? First they’ll have to withstand waves of treachery and assassination, even as Shiro scrambles to learn everything he’ll need to know to stay alive as seven teams of Magus and Spirit Servants face off in mortal combat!
