Fate/ (franchise)
| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Fate/ |
| Abbreviation(s): | Fate |
| Creator: | TYPE-MOON |
| Date(s): | January 2004 - present |
| Medium: | Video Game, Anime, Manga |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| External Links: | |
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Fate/ is a Japanese multimedia series developed by TYPE-MOON. The series follows various events called Holy Grail Wars that involve Masters, generally accomplished magi, summoning Servants, Heroic Spirits, and battling each other until the last remaining pair can claim the purported Holy Grail. It began with the visual novel, Fate/stay night, and has since gathered a number of prequels, sequels, spinoffs, and adaptations bearing the same "Fate" name.[1]
Notable Installments
- Fate/stay night
- Fate/Zero
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
- Fate/Prototype
- Fate/Extra
- Fate/Apocrypha
- Fate/Grand Order
Fandom
The first visual novel, Fate/stay night, has never been officially released outside of Japan, however in 2008 a fan translation was released by the group Mirror Moon.
Fanworks
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Doujin
Fate has a huge doujin community surrounding it and continues to release new doujin's each year. doujinshi.org lists over 7000 titles,[2] however this number does not truly reflect amount of works created as many more are still unlisted.
Meta
- Transmedia Fandom: A Case Study of the Type-Moon Universe by Ryder O'Connell
Archives & Fannish Links
- Fate/stay night fanworks at FF.net
- Fate/stay night & Related Fandoms fanworks at Ao3
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Resources
- Beast's Lair forums (one of the oldest Type Moon communities)
- TYPE-MOON Wiki