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Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] S2E5 — The Dark Sword Bares Its Fangs
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Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]•Season 2•Episode 5

The Dark Sword Bares Its Fangs

8.7/10 · 485 votesMay 3, 201523 min

Ranked #4 of 13 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

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Rin and Shirou begin their battle against Caster and Kuzuki while Lancer faces off with Archer. Will Rin's plan work in the end?

Directed byRyuhei Aoyagi
Written byKazuharu Sato
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Noriaki Sugiyama

Noriaki Sugiyama

Shirou Emiya (voice)

Kana Ueda

Kana Ueda

Rin Tohsaka (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Archer (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Saber (voice)

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K

Kazuharu Sato

Writer

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Ryuhei Aoyagi

Director

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Atsushi Ogasawara

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Fumihiko Tamura

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Masatoshi Tsuji

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Nozomu Abe

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Takatsugu Umeda

Key Animation

D

Dai Fukuyama

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Kasumi Takeuchi

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Takatoshi Abe

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Toshie Honda

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Ikumi Kawamura

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Episode Summary

"The Dark Sword Bares Its Fangs" is episode 5 of Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] season 2. It scored 8.7/10 from 485 votes, ranking #4 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Ryuhei Aoyagi and written by Kazuharu Sato, it aired on May 3, 2015.

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