Anime debuted on January 3 after delay from 2025
Aniplex began streaming a video on Saturday for the Fate/strange Fake television anime that aired after the anime’s 13th episode. The video ends with a “To be continued” message.
Image via Fate/strange Fake anime’s X/Twitter account
©成田良悟・TYPE-MOON/KADOKAWA/FSFPC
The anime debuted on January 3 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV. The first airing was for 90 minutes, airing both the Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- special and then the first episode of the main television anime series.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Jean-Ken Johnny & TAKUMA are performing the opening theme song “Provant.” Jean-Ken Johnny is from MAN WITH A MISSION, while TAKUMA is from 10-FEET.
The anime adapts Ryohgo Narita’s Fate/strange Fake spinoff story.
The anime was previously slated to premiere in 2025. Crunchyroll is streaming the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.
The English-subbed version of the anime’s first episode debuted at the “Fate 20th Anniversary Showcase” event in November 2024. Crunchyroll debuted the anime’s Japanese-dubbed version in December 2024. It began streaming the English dub of the anime in January 2026.
Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- directors Shun Enokido (Fate/Grand Order commercials, Flip Flappers episode director) and Takahito Sakazume (Fate/Grand Order commercials Fate/Apocrypha episode director) directed the Fate/strange Fake anime at A-1 Pictures. Daisuke Daitō (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers) wrote the scripts. Yūkei Yamada (Fate/Apocrypha) designed the characters and was also the chief animation director, and Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan, Mobile Suit Gundam UC) composed the music.
The earlier Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- anime special premiered in Japan in July 2023. The special is available on Crunchyroll now with an English dub.
Narita (Baccano!, Durarara!!) first published the Fake/states night story as an April Fool’s joke in April 1, 2008. Narita then developed the story as a Fate/strange Fake supplement for the Type-Moon Ace Vol. 2 magazine, before launching a full-fledged light novel series with illustrations by Shizuki Morii in January 2015. Kadokawa’s Dengeki Bunko imprint published the ninth light novel volume in March 2024. Morii has also been simultaneously drawing a manga adaptation.
Sources: Aniplex’s YouTube channel, Comic Natalie
Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, is the majority owner of Anime News Network, LLC. One or more of the companies mentioned in this article are part of the Kadokawa Group of Companies.
