Fate/Prototype

If there's one thing that the long-running Fate/stay night franchise has always been noted for, it's the creative freedom that allows every new installment to develop its own unique take on the overall concept and base set of continuing characters. However, no matter how diverse many of the previous installments have been, you're almost certainly not going to be prepared for the non-stop surreal silliness and fever dream alternative concepts unleashed in this demented new OVA installment. From a surreal talk show where a berserker hostess puts her hapless assassin brother co-host through an increasingly grueling wringer, to spicy ramen endurance tests, magical girls gone wild and wholesale gender-swapping for no apparent reason, you've never seen anything like this!

Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the death of his parents in a catastrophic fire, Shirou Emiya has only just begun to learn small tidbits of magic. When he is caught in a battle between two powerful Magi, however, he ends up performing a spell above his expected ability, accidentally summoning a beautiful woman knight to protect him. Shirou is thus unwillingly thrust into the competition known as the Holy Grail War where Seven Magi called Masters, together with their spirit partners called Servants, fight to acquire a powerful artifact said to grant every wish.

There was once a Holy Grail War waged by Mages and Heroic Spirits in a town of Fuyuki. However, one Mage took advantage of the chaos of World War II to steal a Holy Grail. Several decades have passed, and the Yggdmillennia family, who took upon the Holy Grail as its symbol, defected from the Mages' Association. Furious, the Association sent forces to deal with the Yggdmillennia, but were defeated. With the Holy Grail system changed, war at an unprecedented scale breaks out.

Series focused on parodies and stories based on Fate/Grand Order . Episodes: 1) The First Singularity Party As more and more Servants join Chaldea, maintaining resources for so many is becoming a problem. And so, a cruel order has been given... 2) The Second Singularity Party Jeanne d’Arc Alter needs a serious amount of QP because of reasons, so she heads to the Kabukicho Singularity, the glittering gem of the nightlife scene, where she begins working at CLUB M. There, she hopes to become the best in town! However, she must first contend with a slew of troublesome customers, as well as the Four Elite hosts. 3) The Third Singularity Party "The Security Organization for the Preservation of Humanity, Fenis Chaldea." Here, a large number of Servants gather, proudly spending their days under the command of their Master. However, the Servants face a secret problem... They are divided by a sense of inequality. Longer waits between deployment, levels never being raised... Reality hits the Servants hard, and frustrations gradually build up. In order to correct such disparities, one Servant steps up... 4) The Fourth Singularity Party, MAX Bond Channel "I feel like Master's been more cold to me recently." Ereshkigal feels some distance building between herself and Master. In order to increase her appeal, Dumuzid suggests something out of the ordinary: to use a video sharing platform called "ServantTube"! Will Ereshkigal become a famous streamer and grab Master's attention? Note: 1st Season released June 2, 2021 while 2nd Season released October 13th, 2021. The first episode of "Season One" was pre-aired on the Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2020 program.