Recaps

Kotomine Kirei killed Tokiomi and formed a contract with Golden Flash, while Allen secretly restored Tokiomi to life in a severely damaged state. Elsewhere, Rider and Waver prepared to face Berserker, relying on Golden Flash’s defensive Noble Phantasms and their own attacks.

• Tokiomi told Kotomine Kirei that Sakura had defeated him, then welcomed Uryuu Ryunosuke, disguised as Irisviel, as the Lesser Grail.
• Tokiomi named Kotomine Kirei Rin’s guardian and gave him the Azoth Sword, unaware that Kirei intended to kill him.
• Kotomine Kirei stabbed Tokiomi, then made a contract with Golden Flash, who agreed to become his Servant.
• Allen arrived after Kirei had left and restored Tokiomi’s breathing and heartbeat, but left his brain damage untreated before taking him to a hospital.
• Rider warned Waver about the dangers of continuing the war, but Waver refused to withdraw after Kayneth and Sola’s deaths.
• Rider told Waver that Golden Flash would use defensive Noble Phantasms against Berserker’s nuclear weapons, while they planned to attack with the Army of the King and Golden Flash’s ultimate Noble Phantasm.

Saber trained Rin and Sakura before Allen hosted a lavish dinner, but news of the final battle at Ryūdō Temple sent him and Sakura into action. Allen arrived at the temple with Sakura as Gilgamesh, Iskandar, Kotomine Kirei, and Waver prepared for the confrontation.

• Saber sparred with Rin and Sakura, praised Sakura's skill, and promised to build Rin's physical foundation.
• Allen served dinner to Saber, Irisviel, and the others, then received Kiritsugu's news that Gilgamesh, Iskandar, Waver, and Kotomine Kirei had gathered at Ryūdō Temple.
• Sakura insisted on accompanying Allen to the final battle, and Allen agreed despite Aoi's objections; he left Saber behind to guard the others.
• At Ryūdō Temple, Gilgamesh and Iskandar discussed their coming fight while Kotomine Kirei prepared the Holy Grail ritual and gave Waver six additional Command Spells.
• A barrier alarm sounded as Allen arrived at Ryūdō Temple on his Spirit Winged Young Dragon with Sakura.

Allen faced Rider, Gilgamesh, and their forces at Ryūdō Temple, then unleashed his Beast Mastery powers and fought through the army. After breaking Gilgamesh’s Chains of Heaven and provoking him into using Enuma Elish, Allen launched a Supermassive Black Hole at the sword.

• Allen arrived with Sakura and ordered his Wolf Pack to protect her while he prepared to fight Rider and Gilgamesh alone.
• Waver used all three Command Spells to strengthen Rider, who unfolded his army’s Inherent Domain, while Gilgamesh empowered his Noble Phantasms.
• Allen activated Wild Rage and Heart of the Beast, then charged into the Heroic Spirit army and crushed roughly a thousand soldiers with a Tremor-Tremor Fruit attack.
• Gilgamesh bound Allen with the Chains of Heaven, but Allen opened the Gate of Death and snapped the chains, taunting Gilgamesh about losing his friend.
• Gilgamesh drew Enuma Elish and attacked, while Allen threw a tiny black speck toward it and invoked Supermassive Black Hole.

Allen defeated Gilgamesh and Rider, but Gilgamesh revealed that the Holy Grail had been moved and sacrificed himself and Rider to complete the ritual for Kotomine Kirei. Allen learned that the Grail was about to descend at the Holy Church and left Sakura and Waver behind as he went there.

• Allen used a Singularity to counter Enuma Elish, then battered Gilgamesh and destroyed Rider’s chariot with lightning.
• Allen declared himself the victor, but Gilgamesh revealed that the Lesser Grail was bait and that Kotomine Kirei was his true Master.
• Gilgamesh killed Rider with Gate of Babylon, then stabbed himself with Enuma Elish so both their souls could complete the Holy Grail ritual.
• Allen called Emiya Kiritsugu and learned that the Greater Holy Grail was about to descend at the Holy Church.
• Allen asked Sakura to wait with Waver and departed for the church, while Sakura comforted Waver with strawberry juice.

Allen removed Angra Mainyu from the Greater Holy Grail, purified it, and arranged for it to refill before a future Fifth Holy Grail War. Emiya Kiritsugu followed Allen’s plan, ordered Saber to destroy the Grail, and shot himself as the opening to the Root closed.

• Emiya Kiritsugu defeated Kotomine Kirei and rejected his demand for the Black Mud, then Allen arrived at the church.
• Allen used the Ten-Tails Divine Tree to draw Angra Mainyu and the Black Mud from the Greater Holy Grail, while Emiya Kiritsugu shot Kotomine Kirei.
• Angra Mainyu attacked Allen with countless incarnations and then a giant body, but Allen pulled out its soul and the Divine Tree separated the remaining power into two fruits.
• Allen declared the Holy Grail clean and said the tree would refill it within ten years; he promised Emiya Kiritsugu could reclaim his family by following the Script.
• Emiya Kiritsugu summoned Saber, used his Command Spells to order her to destroy the Holy Grail, and shot himself as the opening to the Root closed.

After the Fourth Holy Grail War, Allen used Nanika’s Nen to accelerate Dungeon construction and planned to use the Third Magic and Avalon in the next war. Ten years later, Sakura had grown up, the Greater Holy Grail had refilled, and the Fifth Holy Grail War began as magi gathered in Fuyuki.

• Artoria returned to her contract with the Counter Force, while Emiya Kiritsugu survived, exchanged identities with Kotomine Kirei, and reported the war’s staged outcome to the Holy Church.
• Allen released the fruit’s malice into the game world, and Nanika’s Nen rapidly built three Dungeons in Outland as Vilnalasath demanded a share of future loot.
• Allen explained his plan to use Soul Materialization as a vast source of magical power and revealed he intended to summon Artoria in the next war with Avalon as a Holy Relic.
• Allen returned to Fuyuki, reunited Sakura with Aoi, Rin, and Irisviel, and asked Irisviel to find Emiya Shirou and teach him Projection Magic.
• Allen remained confined to Fuyuki and studied magic through knowledge supplied by Waver, while Sakura grew up and the Greater Holy Grail refilled over the next ten years.
• The Fifth Holy Grail War began, drawing magi to Fuyuki as they sought Holy Relics and powerful Servants.

As the Fifth Holy Grail War approached, Allen, Sakura, and Emiya Kiritsugu prepared for a conflict shaped by Allen’s plans and their alliance. Allen and Sakura planned to leave the world after the war, while Rin prepared to summon Gilgamesh and compete alongside her sister.

• Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel discussed reuniting with Illyasviel and the planned Masters, including Allen, Sakura, Rin, and Shirou.
• Sakura revealed that Rin had found the Snake skin Tokiomi had used, while Kiritsugu planned to take Bazett Fraga McRemitz’s Command Spells before she summoned Cú Chulainn.
• Allen told Sakura to show no restraint in the war, and she affirmed that she would follow him when he left the world afterward.
• Rin complained that Allen had overcharged her for gemstones, then reassured Aoi that she and Sakura would stop fighting once one of them won.
• Rin continued preparing to summon Gilgamesh, though she might struggle to get along with the King of Heroes.

Allen reunited with Waver, used a cursed gem to strengthen Vilnalasath, and summoned Artoria as his Saber for the Fifth Holy Grail War. After agreeing to help her pursue the Holy Grail, he went to eat with her, while Sakura sent Medusa to scout the Tohsaka family.

• Waver delivered Allen a dangerous black gem, which Allen fed to Vilnalasath to transfer its Mystery and strengthen her curse-related power.
• Waver introduced his disciple Gris, whose appearance was changing whenever Saber was summoned, then left with her for the Clock Tower.
• Allen summoned Artoria with Scabbard Avalon and offered her the genuine Holy Grail in exchange for abandoning her wish if it could not be fulfilled and traveling with him as his knight.
• Artoria accepted Allen's agreement, and the two went to a barbecue restaurant to eat and discuss the previous Holy Grail War.
• Sakura summoned Medusa and ordered her to investigate the Tohsaka family without attacking until the Masters and Servants were identified.

Rin summoned Gilgamesh and used two Command Spells to force him to obey, while Medusa revealed that she served Sakura. Meanwhile, Shirou secretly went to his magecraft workshop and summoned Red A as Assassin, leaving the two versions of himself facing one another.

• Rin summoned Gilgamesh, then used two Command Spells to force him to kneel and press his head to the floor.
• Medusa introduced herself as Sakura's Rider, told Rin she bore no ill will, and left after warning the pair to reach an agreement.
• Rin and Gilgamesh agreed to talk once the Command Spell's suppression ended.
• Shirou slipped out after paying his younger sister ten thousand yen to keep quiet, then rode to the abandoned Emiya residence.
• Shirou performed a summoning ritual and brought forth Red A as Assassin, who immediately criticized him.

Rin and Sakura left the church after revealing their ties to the Holy Grail War, while Shirou learned more about the dangers awaiting him. Allen’s arrival triggered a fight between Saber and Red A, and Allen later told Emiya Kiritsugu that Illyasviel was on her way to Fuyuki as they prepared for the war’s opening battle.

• Emiya Kiritsugu told Rin that Berserker had already been summoned by Illyasviel and that only Caster’s slot remained, prompting Rin to leave the church.
• Rin revealed her family’s history and warned Shirou that the previous war had left only three Masters alive; Sakura then disclosed that she had also been a Master ten years earlier.
• Emiya Kiritsugu explained the rules to Shirou, then Allen entered the church and asked whether Shirou wanted to become an ally of justice, prompting Red A to attack him.
• Saber fought Red A at the church entrance, then Allen warned Shirou to investigate his Servant’s origins before leaving with Saber.
• Red A told Shirou he had attacked Allen to test him, while Shirou objected to his taking the initiative to kill.
• Allen told Emiya Kiritsugu that Illyasviel would arrive in about eleven hours, and Kiritsugu revealed he had taken Bazett’s Command Spells; they agreed to begin the war when Caster appeared.

Atram summoned Medea to win the Holy Grail War, but she betrayed him after Allen and Saber broke into his workshop and discovered children being used to make mana crystals. Allen let Medea escape to become a future opponent, while Sakura grew jealous of Allen and ordered Rider to attack Saber that night.

• Atram summoned Medea with the Golden Fleece and explained his plan to hide until the other Masters eliminated one another.
• Allen and Saber smashed into Atram’s underground workshop, where they found children imprisoned in jars to be used as raw materials for mana crystals.
• Medea used Rule Breaker to dissolve her contract with Atram, then killed him when he tried to stop her.
• Medea proposed that Allen use Rule Breaker to command both her and Saber, but Allen refused and let her leave to find another Master.
• Saber freed the children, and Allen reassured her before taking her to a ramen shop for dinner.
• Sakura watched Allen leave with Saber, then ordered Rider to give Saber no quarter in their opening battle that night.

Shirou asked Rin for advice about a mysterious invitation to a gathering of Masters, and she urged him to attend while Red A gave him weapons to study. At the container terminal, Allen welcomed Illya, Rin, and Sakura, while Kiritsugu and Irisviel watched Illya from afar and prepared to begin their mission; the chapter ended with Shirou crashing into a container.

• Rin warned Shirou not to discuss magecraft at school, explained that the invitation challenged the Masters, and told him to attend.
• Red A encouraged Shirou to use Projection Magic and handed him Gan Jiang Mo Xie and Mo Xie to study.
• Illya arrived at the container terminal with Heracles, where Allen greeted her with tea and pastries before Rin and Sakura joined them.
• Kiritsugu and Irisviel watched Illya from a crane, and Kiritsugu prepared to begin the Fifth Holy Grail War.
• Shirou raced into the terminal on a bicycle, called for Assassin, and crashed face-first into a container.

Allen hosted a gathering for the Holy Grail War’s Masters, where Illya’s attempt to attack Shirou was stopped by Artoria and Allen. When the meeting began, Allen challenged Gilgamesh by copying Gate of Babylon, and the two began trading volleys of weapons at the docks.

• Shirou arrived late after Red A frightened him with a high-speed ride, then joined Rin, Sakura, Illya, and Allen for tea.
• Illya questioned Shirou about his magecraft and ordered Berserker to attack him and the other Masters, but Artoria blocked the blow and Allen restrained Illya until she called Berserker off.
• Rin assessed the Servants’ exceptional stats, while Shirou realized how dangerous the Holy Grail War was.
• When the appointed time arrived, Allen noted that two Masters had not come and began introductions by firing at the Servants, who all deflected the bullets.
• Gilgamesh challenged Allen, who opened Violet Ripples and copied Gate of Babylon, starting a clash in which their weapons repeatedly struck one another in the night sky.

Rin forced Gilgamesh to withdraw, and Sakura demonstrated her strength as the Ice Witch by battling Heracles while Medusa fought Saber. Sakura summoned Gin-chan and pierced Heracles through the chest, while Gin-chan intercepted Illya’s White Stork Knights and struck at her.

• Rin used her final Command Spell to make Gilgamesh dismiss Gate of Babylon and leave the fight.
• Allen revealed that Illya was eighteen and related to Irisviel, after which Sakura challenged Illya and Heracles.
• Sakura drove Heracles back and encased him in ice, then fought him again as Medusa and Saber began their own battle.
• Rin told Shirou that Sakura’s Ice Witch reputation came from killing magi and mercenaries who had targeted her.
• Illya disrupted Sakura’s duel with White Stork Knights, but Sakura emerged unharmed and summoned her ice-and-mercury Familiar, Gin-chan.
• Sakura pierced Heracles through the chest, and Gin-chan blocked Illya’s attacks before swinging an ice fist at her.

Shirou saved Illya from the Ice Giant, and the opening battle of the Fifth Holy Grail War ended with the combatants withdrawing and Rin forming an Alliance with Shirou. Allen and Saber watched the Masters depart, and Allen said Sakura would face the remaining opponents without their interference.

• Shirou shielded Illya from the Ice Giant, and Allen gave him strawberry juice that replenished his magical power.
• Red A fought the Ice Giant while Sakura battled Heracles, and Medusa and Saber unleashed their Noble Phantasms before agreeing to a truce.
• Medusa returned to Sakura and struck Heracles from behind, but Illya ordered Berserker to stop before the fighting could continue.
• Allen declared the opening battle over and left with Saber, while Sakura flew away and Rin persuaded Shirou to form an Alliance with her.
• Emiya Kiritsugu sent Cú Chulainn after Illya and Heracles, while Allen and Saber ate oden and discussed the coming battles.

Shirou survived Lancer’s ambush with Red A’s help, while Allen encouraged him and secretly spoke with Kiritsugu about their plan to reunite with Illya. Meanwhile, Sakura launched a frontal assault on Medea’s unfinished base at Ryūdō Temple and prepared to fight the Caster and her Master, Kuzuki Sōichirō.

• Lancer attacked Shirou on his way home, but Red A blocked the spear and drove him beyond Gae Bolg’s range.
• Allen and Saber arrived, gave Shirou food, and caused Lancer to retreat; Allen then encouraged Shirou to believe he could grow strong enough to fight Heroic Spirits.
• Allen met Kiritsugu in secret, and Kiritsugu explained that he was keeping Alice from approaching Illya until the Lesser Grail was extracted.
• Sakura learned that Medea had made Ryūdō Temple a fortified workshop and ordered Medusa to attack it directly.
• Medusa struck the temple with Bellerophon, destroying much of it and forcing Medea and Kuzuki Sōichirō outside.
• Sakura introduced herself as the daughter and younger sister of Medea’s slain former Master, then covered Ryūdō Temple in frost.

Sakura and Medusa defeated Kuzuki Sōichirō and Medea, making Caster the first Servant eliminated from the Fifth Holy Grail War. Illya sensed Caster’s soul entering the Lesser Grail, while Irisviel watched her daughter from outside the castle and prepared to leave with Hisau Maiya.

• Kuzuki Sōichirō recognized Sakura as the Ice Witch and revealed he had survived her slaughter of his kidnapping team ten years earlier.
• Sakura fought Kuzuki while Medusa battled Medea, petrifying Medea’s Dragon Tooth Soldiers and charging her with Bellerophon.
• Sakura killed Kuzuki, and Medusa killed Medea; Medea died embracing Kuzuki, and her soul entered the Lesser Grail.
• Medusa told Sakura that her strength, not Medea’s weakness, had decided the fight, and Sakura predicted the remaining Masters would soon unite.
• Illya woke in the Einzbern castle and realized Caster had been defeated, while Sella tried to calm her.
• Irisviel watched Illya from outside the barrier as Hisau Maiya stopped her from rushing inside, then Irisviel asked about Maiya’s plans after the war.

Rin told Shirou that Sakura had killed Caster and his Master, and the two agreed to stay together after Lancer’s attacks. Allen warned Illya that the Einzbern family had deceived her and offered to help her escape her fate, leaving her to wonder whether she could trust him as night fell.

• Rin told Shirou that Sakura had killed Caster and Kuzuki Sōichirō, who had helped kidnap her ten years earlier.
• Rin and Shirou discussed Lancer’s attacks and agreed to attend school, leave, and rest together so neither would be alone.
• Allen and Saber watched Rin and Shirou bicker, and Allen reminded Saber of their agreement about the Holy Grail.
• Illya visited Allen and Saber, and Allen warned her that the Einzbern family had lied about the Holy Grail, the Third Magic, and her parents.
• Allen promised to save Illya and help her change her fate, then gave her a Mechanical Squirrel before leaving with Saber.
• Illya wandered through Fuyuki City, bought dessert, and sat alone watching children play as night fell.

Sakura and Medusa defeated Heracles and left Illya alive, while Irisviel briefly reunited with her unconscious daughter before fleeing. Illya collapsed outside Shirou and Rin’s hideout, where they took her in, and Red A wondered who had changed the course of this timeline.

• Sakura froze Heracles in place while Medusa struck him with Bellerophon, and the pair repeatedly restrained and attacked him until he lost his remaining lives.
• Medusa knocked Illya unconscious, and Sakura ordered her spared because the Lesser Grail was preserved within her body.
• Irisviel held Illya, placed a protective charm around her neck, and left with Hisau Maiya before Illya woke and realized Heracles was gone.
• Illya wandered through the streets and collapsed outside the house where Shirou and Rin were staying, and Shirou carried her inside despite Rin’s objections.
• Red A reported finding no Servants nearby, and Rin concluded Sakura had defeated Heracles while sparing Illya.
• As Shirou prepared dinner and Rin waited for Illya to wake, Red A reflected that events were heading in a better direction than in his original timeline.

Artoria and Allen ate in Fuyuki while Allen and Emiya Kiritsugu advanced their plan to use the Holy Grail, and Rin’s group regrouped after Sakura defeated Berserker. Rin persuaded Gilgamesh to fight Sakura, leaving the next battle looming.

• Artoria devoured sushi while Allen explained that he avoided raw food, then the two went to a Chinese restaurant and met Emiya Kiritsugu disguised as Kotomine Kirei.
• Emiya Kiritsugu told Allen that Sakura had defeated Berserker and the Einzbern family had abandoned the war, and Allen agreed to help move their plan forward using Bazett as a vessel and Ryūdō Temple as the summoning site.
• Allen gave Emiya Kiritsugu a Mad Enhancement Potion for Cú Chulainn, and Kiritsugu said he planned to kill Kotomine Kirei publicly and flee with Alice and Illya.
• Illya woke at the Emiya family’s secret base and told Rin, Shirou, and Red A that Sakura and Rider had killed Berserker using several powerful abilities.
• Rin refused Shirou’s suggestion that they surrender, and Gilgamesh offered to fight the remaining opponents if Rin stopped using Command Spells and apologized.
• Rin challenged Gilgamesh to defeat Sakura before she would consider his conditions, and Gilgamesh accepted while Red A silently admired Rin’s influence over him.

Rin explained the cruel world of magi to Shirou before Cú Chulainn attacked Gilgamesh and fought him to the death. As the battle reached its climax, hidden Emiya Shirou carried Illya away, while Allen and Saber watched Cú Chulainn’s final stand.

• Rin told Shirou that magi often treated people as tools and explained how Sakura and Illya had suffered because of their families’ decisions.
• Cú Chulainn arrived at Shirou’s house, and Gilgamesh attacked him with a barrage of Noble Phantasms.
• Cú Chulainn drank a medicine that drove his body toward death while greatly increasing his strength and speed.
• Cú Chulainn hurled Gáe Bulg at Gilgamesh, piercing his abdomen before Red A used Seven Rings of Heavenly Radiance to block the remaining spears.
• While Shirou and Rin watched the battle, hidden Emiya Shirou carried sleeping Illya away.
• Allen and Saber watched Cú Chulainn’s final attack and agreed that he had died a fitting death for a warrior.

Cú Chulainn’s final attack wounded Red A before Cú Chulainn died, and Sakura announced that she would fight Rin and Shirou the following night. Meanwhile, Allen helped Kiritsugu and Irisviel save Illya and reunite their family, leaving Allen and Artoria to head out for food.

• Cú Chulainn’s last spear broke Seven Heavens' Arch and wounded Red A, then Cú Chulainn died as the Lesser Grail absorbed his soul.
• Sakura arrived with Medusa, postponed her planned attack until the next night, and warned Rin that this would be the final Holy Grail War.
• Shirou and Red A searched the ruins for Illya but could not find her.
• Allen replaced Illya’s heart with a life-sustaining heart and transferred her Lesser Grail into Bazett, while Kiritsugu explained his plan to fake his death.
• Illya woke and reunited with Irisviel and Kiritsugu, while Allen and Artoria left to give the family time together and find late-night food.

Allen kept Bazett captive after taking her Magic Crest and sealing her Magic Circuits, while Rin and Shirou prepared with Red A and Gilgamesh for the final battle against Sakura and Medusa. As night fell, Allen and Artoria watched from a food-laden table, leaving Bazett stunned by their appetite.

• Bazett woke in a hotel room, learned Allen had her Reverse Light Sword and that her Magic Circuits were sealed, then gave up resisting after Artoria appeared as a Servant.
• Allen promised to release Bazett and unseal her Magic Circuits after the Holy Grail War if she cooperated.
• Rin and Shirou prepared the battlefield near Ryūdō Temple, and Red A began teaching Shirou Projection Magic to strengthen him against Sakura.
• Rin asked Gilgamesh to hold Sakura back while she, Red A, and Shirou targeted Medusa, and Gilgamesh agreed in exchange for Rin fulfilling his demands.
• As night fell, Allen and Artoria watched the final battle from a table of food, while Bazett marveled at their enormous appetites.

Allen hosted Saber and Bazett before Sakura and Medusa arrived to challenge Rin and her allies at Ryūdō Temple. Sakura unleashed a vast blizzard and began fighting Gilgamesh, while Rin, Shirou, and Red A confronted Medusa.

• Saber enjoyed a meal with Allen, while Bazett drank Morning Dew Wine and learned that it restored mana.
• Allen criticized Bazett's family for failing to preserve the Mystery of its Reverse Light Sword as Sakura and Medusa arrived to declare war.
• Sakura covered the area around Ryūdō Temple with a powerful blizzard, and Allen explained that her mana rivaled Fuyuki City's Greater Holy Grail.
• Rin ordered the battle to begin, and Gilgamesh attacked Sakura with Gate of Babylon before Sakura used Blink to strike him from behind.
• Rin, Shirou, and Red A attacked Medusa, whose Petrifying Gaze forced Rin to raise a jewel barrier while Red A slipped away to hide in the forest.
• Shirou protected Rin from Medusa's chained short swords and felt increasingly excited by the battle.

Red A used Unlimited Blade Works to destroy Medusa’s Pegasus but was killed, and Shirou collapsed after fighting her. Sakura defeated Gilgamesh with her freezing Spear Staff, leaving Rin’s side defeated as Allen removed Bazett’s Lesser Grail and entered the battlefield.

• Red A unleashed Unlimited Blade Works and sacrificed himself to destroy Medusa’s Pegasus, but Medusa petrified and shattered him.
• Shirou charged Medusa in grief over Red A’s death, but collapsed from exhaustion while Rin tried to protect him.
• Sakura repelled Gilgamesh’s Enuma Elish and froze him with her Spear Staff, while his Chains of Heaven had already snapped against her.
• Allen knocked Bazett unconscious, removed the Lesser Grail from her body, and replaced it with a new heart.
• Allen leaped into the cratered battlefield, and Rin recognized him as Saber’s Master.