Fate/type Redline

Fate/type Redline

Overview

Fate/type Redline is a manga series set in the expansive Fate universe created by Type-Moon. It is an adaptation of the parody manga Fate/KOHA-ACE that features a revised storyline.

Plot

Fate/type Redline takes place during a Holy Grail War known as the Imperial Capital Holy Grail Strange Story and focuses on a boy named Kanata Akagi who decides to live a normal life instead of becoming a mage. One day, his friend gives him a light novel that depicts battles between powerful warriors with superhuman abilities that happened in Tokyo 75 years ago, resulting in a tragic explosion that killed over 200,000 people. Later, while helping his dad sort through his late grandfather’s belongings, he happens upon an hourglass that he accidentally activates by dropping it and it sends him 75 years into the past. He finds himself in the middle of a Holy Grail War, a war fought by seven Masters and their Servants all vying for the Holy Grail, which can grant any wish, and is forced into fighting when he accidentally summons Saber.

Development

Fate/type Redline is written and illustrated by Ryoji Hirano. The manga debuted on the website Type-Moon Comic Ace on Dec. 20, 2019. It features a revised story that retells the events of Fate/KOHA-ACE with new Masters and a more serious tone.

Characters

Kanata Akagi
The Master of Saber, Kanata is a high school boy who comes from a declining magus family. Due to his father having no magic circuits, he was raised to live a normal life rather than the life of a mage. As such, he is unskilled in magecraft. The only magic he knows how to do is slowing down objects by touching them. Having lived a normal life, he is also not used to combat and is prone to panic and freeze in life-threatening situations.

Tsukumo Fujimiya
Tsukumo is a female magus participating in the Imperial Capital Holy Grail Strange Story on behalf of the Church. She is given the artifact Avalon to summon Saber with, but things don’t go as planned. After meeting Kanata when he travels back in time to 1945, she attempts to summon Saber but is interrupted when a Lancer-class Servant attacks them and Kanata’s light novel falls into her summoning circle, acting as a catalyst to summon Saber and binding her to Kanata, to Tsukumo’s chagrin.

Mysterious Officer
The Mysterious Officer is an officer of the German Third Reich participating in the Imperial Capital Holy Grail Strange Story who is tasked with retrieving the Holy Grail. He is given command of a Held Krieger test Servant, Lancer, whom he orders to kill Kanata and Tsukumo upon encountering them. However, his Servant is killed by Lancer and he is later killed by Archer.

Mr. Akagi
Kanata’s father.

Saber
Also known as Sakura Saber. The Servant accidentally summoned by Kanata during the Imperial Capital Holy Grail Strange Story, Saber’s true identity is Okita Souji, the famous captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi. She has unparalleled sword skills and is a highly formidable combatant, easily besting Lancer with a single blow. She takes on the appearance of a teenage girl who resembles Altria Pendragon and wears a traditional hakama. Her Noble Phantasms are Coat of Oaths and Flag of Sincerity.

Archer
Also known as Demon Archer, Archer’s true identity is Oda Nobunaga, the notorious Japanese warlord from the Warring States period. She takes on the appearance of a teenage girl clad in a military uniform with a billowing red cape. Her Noble Phantasms are Demon King of the Sixth Heaven and Three Thousand Worlds.

Lancer
Lancer’s true identity is unknown. He is a test unit of the mass production Held Krieger soldiers contracted to the Mysterious Officer. He takes the appearance of a medieval knight in full armor. He fights using a broad lance and though not a true Servant still possesses superhuman abilities.

Rider
Rider’s true identity is Sakamoto Ryoma, a famous figure from Japanese history who helped establish the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period. He appears as a man in his 20s wearing a white suit with gold buttons and a matching white hat. His Noble Phantasm is Like a Soaring Dragon.

Caster
Caster’s true identity is Maxwell's Demon, a fictional demon created by James Clerk Maxwell. He appears as a man in his twenties wearing a tan business suit and dark glasses.

Assassin
Assassin’s true identity is Okada Izou, a notorious manslayer from the late days of the shogunate. An expert swordsman, he knows a variety of fighting styles and can be overly boastful of his skills. His Noble Phantasm is Settlement Sword.

Berserker
Also known as Demon Musashi. Berserker’s true identity is Mori Nagayoshi, a warrior from the Warring States period. He has a large, stocky build and wears a suit of armor. His Noble Phantasm is Boneless Man.