While we’re getting a new Fate/Stay Night anime adaptation this fall, we’re going to be treated to more than just familiar characters as the actors that we had in the previous series are going to be coming back for this project, according to an update on the official website. The series, which looks to be going with an original route for the storyline, is being directed by Takahito Miura for ufotable and the cast will feature:
Noriaki Sugiyama as Shirou Emiya
Ayako Kawasumi as Saber
Kana Ueda as Rin Tohsaka
Junichi Suwabe as Archer
Noriko Shitaya as Sakura Matou
Mai Kadowaki as Illyasviel von Einzbern
Nobutoshi Canna as Lancer
Miki Itou as Taiga Fujimura
Jouji Nakata as Kirei Kotomine
Rikiya Koyama as Kiritsugu Emiya
The staff includes:
Color key: Emi Chiba, Mika Matsuoka
Art director: Koji Eto
Director of Photography: Yuichi Terao
Animation production: ufotable
Original concept: 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 is 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!
[Source: ANN]