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Fate/Strange Fake Anime Reveals January 2026 Delay, Video, Visual, Theme Song Artist
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Aniplex announced during the Aniplex Online Fest event on Saturday that the Fate/strange Fake television anime is delayed to a premiere date on January 3, 2026. The company also revealed a new video, visual, and the theme song artists for the anime. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in English-speaking, Latin America, and European countries.
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 was previously slated to premiere this year. Crunchyroll will stream 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.
The anime's Japanese cast, some of which also appeared in the Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- television anime special, are:
- Kana Hanazawa as Ayaka Sajyō
- Yūki Ono as Saber
- Sumire Morohoshi as Tiné Chelc
- Tomokazu Seki as Archer
- Yū Kobayashi as Lancer
- Aoi Koga as Tsubaki Kuruoka
- Wataru Hatano as Orlando Reeve
- Showtaro Morikubo as Caster
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Flat Escardos
- Kenyuu Horiuchi as Berserker
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Jester Karture
- Lynn as Assassin
- Maaya Uchida as Francesca Prelati
- Junya Enoki as Faldeus Dioland
- Daisuke Namikawa as Lord El-Melloi Ⅱ
- Shunsuke Sakuya as Langal
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Hansa Cervantes
- Gakuto Kajiwara as Sigma
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) are directing 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) is writing the scripts. Yūkei Yamada (Fate/Apocrypha) is designing the characters and is also the chief animation director, and Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan, Mobile Suit Gundam UC) is composing 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 the manga adaptation.
Source: Press release
