The second film in the trilogy with Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel II. lost butterfly is set for a January 12th, 2019 Japanese debut and we know there are North American screenings coming after that as the first film had its recently. With that in mind, the second film now has now brought out a new key visual and it is a true delight. The coloring for it is strong throughout with some great use of reds but the purple elements are very striking as well, making for a very eye-catching piece that we hope is used for an eventual home video release.
Check out our review of the first film.
The film is directed by Tomonori Sudou based on the screenplay by Akira Hiyama with Sudou serving as the chief animation director at ufotable.
The Japanese cast for the film includes Noriko Shitaya as Sakura Matō, Ayako Kawasumi as Saber, Jouji Nakata as Kirei Kotomine, Kana Ueda as Rin Tohsaka, Mai Kadowaki as Illyasviel von Einzbern, Miki Itou as Taiga Fujimura, Noriaki Sugiyama as Shirō Emiya, Yuu Asakawa as Rider, Atsuko Tanaka as Caster, Fumie Mizusawa as Ayako Mitsuzuri, Hiroshi Kamiya as Shinji Matō, Junichi Suwabe as Archer, Masaki Terasoma as Souichirou Kuzuki, Masane Tsukayama as Zōken Matō, Mitsuaki Madono as Issei Ryuudou, Nobutoshi Canna as Lancer, Rikiya Koyama as Kiritsugu Emiya, Shinichiro Miki as Assassin, Tadahisa Saizen as Berserker, Tetsu Inada as True Assassin, and Tomokazu Seki as Gilgamesh.
Plot Concept: The project deals with Sakura Matou, the younger sister by blood to Rin Tohsaka, but when she was young, Sakura was sent to the Matou household as an adopted daughter. There, she was given torturous training in order to give her powerful magic powers. Sakura was not supposed to enter the Holy Grail War, but due to her getting into a romantic relationship with Shirō, the passion hidden within herself and her mental restraints go berserk.
First film trailer:
