Fate/strange Fake anime revealed two new character visuals and announced that Gakuto Kajiwara is joining the cast as Sigma. The anime released Episode 1 titled “The Heroic Spirit Incident” in Japan and worldwide on December 31 ahead of its regular release, which had only been set for 2025 until today. The announcement was made at the show’s stage at the ongoing AnimeJapan 2025 event.

You can see the new visuals below, featuring Sigma and Flat Escardos & Berserker.

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The anime continues right after the events of Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawnthe 1-hour TV special that was released on July 2, 2023. The staff for the anime includes:

• Original Story: Ryohgo Narita, TYPE-MOON
• Original Character Design: Shizuki Morii
• Directors: Shun Enokido, Takahito Sakazume
• Screenplay: Daisuke Ohigashi
• Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Yukei Yamada
• Art Director: Ayu Seiki
• Color Setting: Takahiro Mogi
• CG Director: Shinichi Miyakaze (GRAPHINICA)
• Director of Photography: Yohei Miyawaki
• Editing: Yuji Kondo (REAL-T)
• Sound Director: Masaki Tsuchiya
• Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
• Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
• Animation Production: A-1 Pictures

As for the voice cast of Fate/strange Fakeit consists of the following members:

• Kana Hanazawa As Ayaka Sajo
• Yuki Ono KNOWLEDGE
• Sumire Morohoshi as Tiné Chelc
• Tomokazu Seki as Archer
• Yu Kobayashi as Lancer
• Aoi Koga As trobakaki tutor
• Wataru Hatano as Orlando Reeve
• Showtron Mwizi as Caster
• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Flat Escardos
• Kenyu 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

Source: Fate/strange Fake Official XAnimejapan 2025
© Ryogo Narita, TYPE-MOON/Kadokawa/FSFPC