Is the original light novel finished?

Fate/Zero

TV anime2011–20122 seasons25 episodesOriginal: light novelGen Urobuchi

The Fourth Holy Grail War has begun, and seven mages must summon heroes from history to battle each other to the death. Only one mage-and-hero pair will remain to claim the Grail and have their wishes granted! Kiritsugu Emiya was once an assassin but now fights in this war to save the world from those who would destroy it with the Grail’s power.

Where does Fate/Zero continue after the anime? For each finished season, see whether there is a confirmed place to start reading, whether starting from the beginning is safer, and whether the original story is complete.

Reading work

Book languageJapanese

Edition星海社

Season 1

13 episodesOct 2011 – Dec 2011

Anime ends at: Ep 13

After Fate/Zero Season 1, the exact prose starting point is unconfirmed. For a no-skip reading path, begin the original Fate/Zero novel from the start; its Japanese Seikaisha paperback edition has a different six-book division. Season 2 continues the TV story.

Also in manga:

Fate/Zero · Vol. 1?After Fate/Zero Season 1, start the Shinjiro manga adaptation at original manga Volume 1 for a no-skip reading path. This is a restart, not a verified exact starting point; Season 2 continues the TV story.Buy on Amazon

Where it stops:

1 side entrySPreading notes

Fate/Zero: Please! Einzbern Counseling RoomSP6 episodesMar 2012 – Sep 2012The six Einzbern Counseling Room shorts are companion material, not a separate adaptation endpoint in the original Fate/Zero novel. Follow the TV main story for its ending, or read the novel from its beginning.

Season 2

12 episodesApr 2012 – Jun 2012

Anime ends at: Ep 12

Fate/Zero Season 2 closes the main story of the original four-volume novel. There is no later Fate/Zero prose volume to continue with; start the novel from its beginning to read the source, and treat Fate/stay night as a different work.