Fate/stay night is in an active licensing and merchandising period, with new Nendoroid figures, a weapon replica set, and a collaboration rerun in The Battle Cats, while a second Honkai: Star Rail crossover event adds Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh as playable characters.
Good Smile Company is expanding its Fate/stay night Nendoroid line beyond combat gear. Pre-orders opened in June 2026 for a Saber Casual Ver. Nendoroid, shipping in October 2026 at 6,600 yen. A Nendoroid Doll version of Saber in her casual clothes, priced at 9,800 yen, is scheduled for February 2027, with a separate dress-up outfit set at 5,500 yen. Both were teased at an event in May 2026.
Toys Cabin will release Fate/stay night 1/12 Heroic Spirit Armament Record Vol.1 in September 2026, reproducing four weapons including Excalibur and Gae Bolg at 1/12 scale, each with a pedestal, for 500 yen per play. PONOS announced a rerun of the collaboration event between The Battle Cats and the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] films, running from May 29 to June 15, 2026, featuring characters like Saber, Archer, and Lancer.
HoYoverse announced a second Honkai: Star Rail collaboration with Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], titled "Phantom Creation: Holy Grail War," launching July 24, 2026. It adds Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh as playable five-star characters, with character drafts by Fate creator Takashi Takeuchi and story supervision by Kinoko Nasu. ABEMA streamed all episodes of Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works for free over two consecutive weekends in June 2026 as part of its 10th anniversary programming. Anime Feminist published a long-form analysis examining the history and narrative function of genderbent characters in the Fate franchise, focusing on King Arthur as the first genderbent character and later figures like Mordred, Nero Claudius, and Okita Souji.
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At the 15th 30 MINUTES LABEL New Product Presentation, BANDAI SPIRITS revealed new 30 MINUTES SISTERS kits. SHHis members Hikari Hida, Nichika Nanakusa, and Hazuki Nanakusa appear, alongside Rin Tohsaka from Fate/stay night and Aoko Aozaki from Witch on the Holy Night. Releases run from January to March 2027.
Inside published a roundup of cosplayers from the May 5 session of acosta!@Ikebukuro Sunshine City, featuring 11 participants in costumes from games, anime, and VTuber groups. The lineup includes Saber Alter from Fate/Grand Order, Anis from Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, Galbrena from Wuthering Waves, Nijisanji members Yuhi Riri and Rain Patterson, Vspo! members Tachibana Hinano and Shinomiya Runa, Kitagawa Marin and Kuroe Shizuku from My Dress-Up Darling, and Maru and Ivi from Descendant 2. A second roundup covers the May 6 session with nine cosplayers, including Nefer from Genshin Impact, Red Hood from NIKKE, Jill Valentine from Resident Evil, and Laffey from Azur Lane. Photography is credited to tama. The next Acosta event is scheduled as Ultra acosta! 2026 from September 4 to 6. The article also links to earlier Acosta Ikebukuro coverage from April and May sessions.
The Saber from the Honkai: Star Rail x Fate/stay night [UBW] collaboration is now a 1/7 scale figure, based on Takashi Takeuchi's illustration. Pre-orders are open at AmiAmi, priced at 28,710 yen, with release scheduled for June 2027.
Good Smile Company adds Fate/stay night heroines Rin Tohsaka and Sakura Matou to its HELLO! GOOD SMILE deformed figure series. Both figures stand about 100mm tall, feature movable heads, and are priced at 1,700 yen each. They are scheduled for release in December 2026.
The second phase of the Honkai: Star Rail x Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] collaboration is underway. New characters Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh are implemented, and the Trailblaze Mission interlude Phantasm: Holy Grail War has been released. The event story, reportedly supervised by Kinoko Nasu, is dense with Fate references and centers on Rin as the protagonist. The event explains both franchises' basics so newcomers can follow it.
The second phase of the Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/stay night UBW collaboration launched July 24, adding Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh as playable characters. The Automaton piece, written by a Fate fan who has not played Star Rail, examines how Rin's kit pulls from across the Fate franchise, including Ishtar's Noble Phantasm and the Jeweled Sword Zelretch from the Heaven's Feel route.
Aniplex announced on July 31, 2026 that it will release a 1/7 scale figure of Saber from the ongoing collaboration between the space fantasy RPG "Honkai: Star Rail" and "Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]". Pre-orders opened the same day on Aniplex Online and at retailers including AmiAmi. The figure is priced at 31,900 yen (tax included) and is scheduled for delivery in June 2027. The sculpt recreates the collaboration illustration by Takashi Takeuchi, with dynamic effect parts depicting the trajectory of Saber's sword to capture a moment of impact. Saber wears a special collaboration-only costume that differs from her outfit in "Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]", sculpted down to the smallest details. The figure is a made-to-order product, with the order period running until October 21 at 23:59. A purchase bonus is a colored paper board using the collaboration illustration by Takeuchi.
HoYoverse released the second part of the Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] collaboration PV for Honkai: Star Rail on July 23, 2026. The PV features Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh joining the game on July 24, along with other characters, and includes references to other Fate series works.
HoYoverse began the second phase of the Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] collaboration on July 24. The update adds the collaboration-exclusive 5-star characters Rin Tohsaka (voiced by Kana Ueda) and Gilgamesh (voiced by Tomokazu Seki), each available in their own event warps with increased drop rates. Players can also choose one free 5-star character from Gilgamesh or Archer (voiced by Junichi Suwabe) until the end of Version 4.6. The collaboration event story, titled "Phantom Creation: Holy Grail War," casts players as mages from another world who enter a Phantom Holy Grail War alongside Rin Tohsaka. The collaboration PV, titled "A Long-Awaited Reunion," includes visual references to Fate/Grand Order, Fate/Zero, and Fate/strange Fake. The project was produced with the cooperation of Fate series creator Kinoko Nasu and illustrator Takashi Takeuchi, who oversaw story composition and character skill design.
Good Smile Company is releasing a Nendoroid Doll of Saber from Fate/stay night in her casual outfit, along with a separate dress-up outfit set. Both are scheduled for February 2027, priced at 9,800 yen for the figure and 5,500 yen for the outfit set.
The Steam version of Melty Blood: Type Lumina, a fighting game set in the Tsukihime universe, is 70% off until June 26. The game features over 10 characters, a story mode written by Kinoko Nasu, and Fate collaboration fighters like Saber and Mash. A new title, Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina, was announced at EVO Japan 2026.
ABEMA will stream all episodes of Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works for free over two consecutive weekends, starting June 13. The Fate/Zero marathon runs June 13 and 14, covering all 25 episodes split into two blocks. The following weekend, June 20 and 21, ABEMA will air all 26 episodes of Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, including episode 0. Both series will be available on the ABEMA Anime SPECIAL channel. After each broadcast window, viewers can watch the episodes on demand for free for one week. Fate/Zero adapts the light novel prequel by Gen Urobuchi and tells the story of the Fourth Holy Grail War. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, produced by ufotable, adapts the second route of the original visual novel and follows Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka in the Fifth Holy Grail War. The event is part of ABEMA's 10th anniversary programming.
Good Smile Company opened pre-orders for the Nendoroid Saber Casual Ver. from Fate/stay night, priced at 6,600 yen and shipping in October 2026. The figure includes three face plates and optional accessories such as a bamboo sword, rice bowl, and low table. A Nendoroid Doll version was also teased at an event in May.
Good Smile Company streamed its 'Nendoroid FUNS Good Smile Fest 2026' on June 4, 2026, unveiling a wide range of new Nendoroid figures. The event showcased colored samples and prototypes for numerous upcoming releases. Highlights included a 2.0 version of Mio Akiyama from 'K-On!', Saber in casual wear from 'Fate/stay night', and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'. Vocaloid characters such as Neru Akita and Haku Yowane also received new Nendoroid forms. Newly announced figures span multiple franchises: from 'Final Fantasy XIV', characters Alphinaud, Yotsuyu, and Emet-Selch were confirmed; from 'Goddess of Victory: NIKKE', Velvet; and from 'Danganronpa 1·2 Reload', Celestia Ludenberg. The 'Super Kaguya-hime!' series added Kaguya, Sakayori Iroha, and Tsukimi Yachiyo. Other reveals included Femto from 'Berserk', Godzilla (2023) from 'Godzilla Minus One', and Magolor from 'Kirby of the Stars'. The 'Nendoroid Surprise' blind-box line will feature sets for 'Blue Archive', 'The Apothecary Diaries', and 'Natsume's Book of Friends'. Pre-orders opened for several items immediately after the stream.
Anime Feminist published a long-form analysis on March 4, 2026, examining the history and narrative function of genderbent characters in the Fate franchise, from its first installment Fate/stay night (2004) through Fate/Grand Order (2015-present). The piece argues that the series' practice of reimagining historical male figures as women is not merely a marketing ploy but frequently serves character development and thematic exploration of identity, personhood, and the cost of surrendering oneself to an ideal. The analysis focuses on King Arthur, the franchise's first genderbent character, whose identity as a woman is central to her arc and her relationship with protagonist Shirou Emiya. The article also examines later characters like Mordred, Nero Claudius, and Okita Souji as self-referential iterations on the original Saber design, and discusses how the series uses its genderbending framework to spotlight lesser-known historical women, such as Katsushika Ōi and Tokimura Michi. It notes that Fate's approach to gender has become less binary over time, with explicitly nonbinary characters like Chevalier d'Eon, Qin Shi Huang, and Romulus appearing in Fate/Grand Order. The piece acknowledges that not all of the franchise's gender experiments are tasteful, sometimes veering into fetishism, but concludes that the series shows a consistent, decades-long interest in exploring gender and identity.
Toys Cabin will release Fate/stay night 1/12 Heroic Spirit Armament Record Vol.1 in September. The set reproduces four weapons from the series, including Excalibur and Gae Bolg, at 1/12 scale. Each weapon comes with a pedestal. The price is 500 yen per play.
PONOS announced a rerun of the collaboration event between the smartphone game The Battle Cats and the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] theatrical film series. The event runs from May 29 to June 15, 2026, featuring collaboration-exclusive gacha and stages with characters like Saber, Archer, and Lancer.
HoYoverse announced the second collaboration event between Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] during a broadcast on May 22. The event, titled "Phantom Creation: Holy Grail War," will launch on July 24. It adds Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh as playable five-star characters. Rin Tohsaka follows the Erudition path and deals Quantum damage, while Gilgamesh follows the Destruction path and deals Lightning damage. Character drafts are handled by Fate creator Takashi Takeuchi, with story supervision by Kinoko Nasu. Players can obtain either Gilgamesh or the previously released Archer for free by logging in during the event period, which runs from the 4.4 update launch through the end of version 4.6. The first collaboration, held in July 2025, introduced Saber and Archer as playable characters and Lancer as an NPC. The announcement was part of a preview program for version 4.3, which launches on June 1 and introduces a new playable character, Chiyan Blade, alongside story content and a new challenge mode.