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Fifteen years after the last Holy Grail War, mages are once again gathering to summon mythical Servants, prove their strength through battle or treachery, and claim the legendary grail. Shirou Emiya has no place in this battle - though he wishes to become a hero who would make his adopted father proud, he has no talent for magic, and little hope of surviving a mage's battle. But when fellow mage Rin Tohsaka's own battle spills into his life, Shirou will end up drawn into the war regardless, summoning the powerful Saber and competing for victory or survival on the grand stage. Fifteen years after the last Holy Grail War, mages are once again gathering to summon mythical Servants, prove their strength through battle or treachery, and claim the legendary grail. Shirou Emiya has no place in this battle - though he wishes to become a hero who would make his adopted father proud, he has no talent for magic, and little hope of surviving a mage's battle. But when fellow mage Rin Tohsaka's own battle spills into his life, Shirou will end up drawn into the war regardless, summoning the powerful Saber and competing for victory or survival on the grand stage. Is a tricky one to approach, both structurally and due to its place in a broader, creakier canon.
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Unlimited Blade Works
Watch Fate/stay night Episode 0 - Prologue. Powerful computer & fast network connection are recommended to play 1080p video smoothly. This anime is about the 4th holy grail war (a prequel to fate/stay night) which happened 10 years before the 5th holy grail war.
The show technically adapts the second of three routes included in the original Fate/stay night visual novel - Fate, Unlimited Blade Works, and Heaven's Feel, all of which occupy separate timelines but all of which also feed into each other knowledge-wise. The Fate route was adapted into a somewhat maligned anime close to ten years back, so you could technically consider UBW a sequel - but if we're talking in terms of sequels, then it's likely more appropriate to consider UBW a sequel to, which was envisioned as a prequel to the visual novel, but adapted by the same studio who are currently handling Unlimited Blade Works, and which is full of information which enriches the viewer's understanding of UBW. Somewhat confusing.
Fortunately, the solution here is pretty simple - your best bet is to watch Fate/Zero first, as it maintains style congruity with UBW and enriches the context of the story, but it's also perfectly fine to jump in right here. In spite of all of Unlimited Blade Works' contextual complexity, its actual story is very easy to grasp, and the show itself tells you everything you need to know. The Fate universe is one where mages lurk in the background of everyday life, conspiring and gathering power and seeking to compete in the Holy Grail War. The Grail War is a competition between seven chosen mages, where each summons a powerful Servant called from history's long line of heroic figures, now partitioned into classes like Saber, Archer, or Berserker, equipped with a Noble Phantasm super-weapon reflective of their identity, and ready (each mage hopes) to fight on behalf of their Master. The victor of the war receives the chance to possess the holy grail itself, and with it the power to reshape the world according to their wishes. Caught within this busy, treacherous universe are our two heroes, Rin and Shirou.