{"id":103451,"date":"2024-12-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=103451"},"modified":"2026-07-29T01:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:13:23","slug":"interview-fate-strange-fake-staff-yuki-ono-discuss-character-designs-and-sabers-personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/12\/01\/interview-fate-strange-fake-staff-yuki-ono-discuss-character-designs-and-sabers-personality\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW: Fate\/strange Fake Staff, Y\u016bki Ono Discuss Character Designs and Saber’s Personality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In <\/span>Ryohgo Narita<\/b>\u2019s <\/span>Fate\/strange Fake<\/span><\/i>, the Holy Grail War \u2014 or at least, some variation of it \u2014 lands on the shores of the United States and erupts in the city of Snowfield. Following an animated <\/span>commercial<\/span><\/a> for the original light novels and the more recent <\/span>Whispers of Dawn<\/span><\/i> TV special, a TV anime series adaptation of the light novel series is currently in production. A dubbed version of the first episode made its premiere on November 23, and the subbed version will debut on Crunchyroll on December 31.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Fate 20th Anniversary Event in Los Angeles, which included a physical premiere of the first <\/span>Fate\/strange Fake <\/span><\/i>episode, Anime Trending got to hear directors <\/span>Takahito Sakazume<\/b> and <\/span>Shun Enokido<\/b>, character designer <\/span>Yukei Yamada<\/b>, and Saber voice actor Y\u016bki<\/strong><\/span> Ono<\/b> speak about their work on the show in reply to a number of media questions. Why do the character designs in the show utilize less shading? How did Ono, who narrated the commercial as Saber, land on his portrayal of the Servant? Read on to find out! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This interview was conducted roundtable-style via interpreter and has been edited for clarity and brevity. This article only contains the questions posed by Anime Trending and the concluding question from the interpreter, omitting those from Anime News Network and Otaku Network.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Shun Enokido and Takahito Sakazume: you\u2019ve worked on <\/b>Fate\/Apocrypha<\/i><\/b> as action directors and have multiple <\/b>Fate\/Grand Order<\/i><\/b> commercials to your names, but this is your first time directing a TV animation. What can Fate fans and animation fans expect from a Mayutokage (the collective name for the Sakazume-Enokido duo)-directed series? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takahito Sakazume<\/b>: Generally, we get to do key animation jobs more than directing. We\u2019ve been doing the FGO CMs with the thought of, \u201cWell, compressing a two-hour film into a 30-second commercial would let us do this much.\u201d Now, we feel we can finally do what we want to do. The kind of works that became the foundation for PVs, including<\/span> Fate\/strange Fake<\/span><\/i> \u2014 we\u2019d be wondering if we could make [the adaptations of] them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shun Enokido<\/b>: So, my main goal is to make flashy action scenes. We wanted to do things as best as we could. Whether it’s depicting everyday scenes that further emphasize the action scenes or making a character look good through the direction, we want to achieve a result that exceeds fans\u2019 expectations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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