Fate/hollow ataraxia

is a visual novel game released by TYPE-MOON in October 28, 2005 (PC Version) by Notes and in November 27, 2014 (PS Vita version) by Kadokawa Games. It is the sequel to Fate/stay night. The word "ataraxia" in the title is a Greek term for "tranquility", giving the title the combined meaning of "empty (or false) tranquility".
Fate/hollow ataraxia differs from its predecessor in its gameplay and tone, favoring slice-of-life comedy scenes while retaining a dramatic core story. Like Fate/stay night, it had no official translation for many years but a fan translation did exist.
Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED is an upcoming release for Steam and the Nintendo Switch in celebration of Fate/stay night's 20th anniversary.
==Plot==
===Setting===
The plot of Fate/hollow ataraxia is set about 8 months after the events of Fate/stay night, taking place in Fuyuki City. The story, like Kagetsu Tohya, takes place in a dream world that reflects multiple timelines at once. It is a story that "encompasses the endings of all of the routes [of Fate/stay night], [while] not being any of them." It can be said not to follow any of the routes as a direct continuation, but rather act as a "counter" to the story of Fate/stay night itself. While "there is a setting about this happening after this route", it isn't that important and the player can interpret it either way. "Reopening" follows the ending of a "certain route" of Fate/stay night and the ending of Fate/hollow ataraxia. Even though hints towards the route exist, it is mainly left up to the readers' interpretation. While the scene "Sequel" depicts the world outside of the loop, it is unknown to which timeline it belongs as Kinoko Nasu said "It’s best if you don’t think too much about it" when questioned about its place in the timeline.
The beginning of the game has it be heavily implied that the world is a Singularity caused by Rin Tohsaka's attempt to create a pendant as a miniature version of Zelretch's Jeweled Sword that can monitor waves from parallel worlds. The result failed and she fired of a Singularity not processed into a weapon, causing an explosion that "almost" turned Fuyuki into a "mini-terminal", had the law of causality go awry, events to get mixed up through the crossing of phenomena, and for the future to lead into the past, causing the world to turn into a place where anything is possible; more precisely, the world almost turned into one where all possible outcomes of Fuyuki were drawn in. This forced Rin to go to the Clock Tower for over a month to "fix what's loose" to avoid receiving a Sealing Designation. Although no one seems to notice it - or more accurately no one is sure what exactly happened due to the explosion of Second Magic - it ended with a world where Shirou won the Holy Grail War, did not use the Grail, the Grail was got ridden of, all the Servants are still around and most of the masters are still alive with their Command Spells intact.Fate/hollow ataraxia - Other - A moment in the morning
===Scenes===
====10/08====
October/08 - The 1st Day of "Heaven's Feel": Resumption Mimicry
==== 10/09====
October/09 - The 2nd Day of "Heaven's Feel": Program Plagiarism
====10/10====
October/10 - The 3rd Day of "Heaven's Feel": Roulette Rotation
====10/11====
October/11 - The 4th Day of "Heaven's Feel": Endless Crosses Turnless
====Night====
Night scenes take place from either the Emiya residence or while Shirou patrols the town. They can happen on any night of the four days except for a few that only take place on the final night.
====Einzbern Castle====
====Heaven's Feel====
Heaven's Feel scenes make up many of the core story scenes featuring Bazett and Avenger, along with a few featuring Shirou.
====Special====
====Eclipse====
Collection of short side stories mostly erotic or comedy nature which can be unlocked during main scenario.
==Characters ==
===Main Characters===
;Bazett Fraga McRemitz
:A mage sent from the Mage's Association to fight the 5th War of the Holy Grail, born in Ireland, she is a descendant of an old mage family of an unusual bloodline. She is mentioned very briefly in Fate/stay night. The original Master of Lancer, she was betrayed by Kirei Kotomine and became the master of the Servant Avenger.
;Caren Hortensia
:An assistant exorcist and member of the Church sent to Fuyuki City to replace Kotomine after his death and report the aftermath of the 5th Holy Grail War. She acts as the mediator for the false Grail War that results from the looping four days; because she was not involved, she is able to see the strange events occurring objectively. She is noted for having a rather bizarre personality. She is actually the daughter of Kotomine.
;Avenger
:The 8th Servant, who was originally summoned by the Einzbern family in the 3rd war, who appears suddenly as Bazett's new Servant. His true name is believed to be Angra Mainyu, an evil spirit of Zoroastrianism. 
===Secondary characters===
;Shirou Emiya
:Within this installment, Shirou experiences unexpected changes in personality and momentary lapses in memory, particularly related to his own skills. In reality, it was Avenger, the eighth Servant, who took possession of Shirou's form during daytime and seperated this illusion of Shirou that it make when precise act as Servant of Bazett during nighttime.
;Rin Tohsaka
: In the first half of the game, Rin is in London. She returns in the second half with an apparently dramatic change in personality (specifically, a penchant for cosplaying as a or magical girls). However, she has also become an experienced mage, demonstrating this when she was the first to logically compose an explanation as to why time has been looping for four days and when she gives Shirou advice. In Fate/hollow ataraxia, she wields the Kaleidostick, another of Zelretch's inventions, which when activated, the Kaleidostick transfers knowledge from an alternate version of its user into its current wielder, in addition to providing an ample source of magical energy. However, the Kaleidostick dislikes its creator, and frequently manipulates its user into humiliating situations. In Fate/hollow ataraxia, the Kaleidostick is responsible for transforming Rin into the magical girl Kaleido-Ruby.
;Other characters
:While playing less prominent roles, all Masters and Servants in Fate/stay night of the 5th Holy Grail War appear again, with the exception of Kotomine, Zouken Matou, and True Assassin.
==Gameplay==
Unlike Fate/stay night, Fate/hollow ataraxia does not use a route-based system and its story is not linear. Instead, the player can choose among several scenes, some optional, and some unlocking the flags necessary for the story to progress. The game consists of four days played repeatedly, with the game ending and returning to the main menu at the end of the last day. However, flags are carried through: scenes already played will be marked as such and new scenes will unlock.
The player select the scenes from an aerial view of Fuyuki City and key locations. Each day is separated into morning, noon and night, each day and time of the day having their own scenes. Only one scene can be played for each time of the day, but the cyclical nature of the game and options to skip a day or part of a day means that it is possible to see all scenes in one sitting.
Several minigames can also be unlocked during the main game, and remain accessible through the Special section of the main menu:
*A game themed around Tiger Dojo.
*Operation Illya's Castle, an arcade-style game;
*The Tohsaka Shrine, where s can be drawn and artworks (stylized as emas) purchased with the money collected by playing the main game and minigames.
==Music==
KATE and James Harris composed the soundtrack.https://vgmdb.net/product/2029
*hollow (2005) https://vgmdb.net/album/2836
*Fate/hollow ataraxia ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (2005) https://vgmdb.net/album/2834
*Fate/hollow ataraxia THE BROAD BRIDGE RELIVE and OUT TRACKS (2005) https://vgmdb.net/album/9112
*broKen NIGHT/holLow wORlD (2014)https://vgmdb.net/album/48061
*Opening Themes:
** "ataraxia" by rhu (PC)
***Vocal: rhu (from "colorvariation")
***Lyricist: Kinoko Nasu
***Music: KATE
***Arranger: James Harris
**"broKen NIGHT" by Aimer (PSV)
***Vocal: Aimer
***Lyrics: aimerrhythm
***Music: Takeo Asami
***Arranger: Kenji Tamai, Shogo Ohnishi
*Ending Themes:
** "our future" by rhu (PC)
***Vocal: rhu (from "colorvariation")
***Lyricist: Keita Haga
***Music: KATE
***Arranger: NUMBER 201
**"Open The Doors" by Aimer (PSV)
***Vocal: Aimer
***Lyrics: Keita Haga
***English Translated Lyrics: Kaori Fukano
***Music: KATE
***Arranger: Kenji Tamai, Shogo Ohnishi
***Produced by Kenji Tamai (agehasprings)
*Theme song:
** "hollow" by rhu (PC)
***Vocal: rhu (from "colorvariation")
***Lyricist: Keita Haga
***Music: KATE
***Arranger: James Harris
*Insert song:
**"holLow wORlD" by Aimer (PSV)
***Vocal: Aimer
***Lyrics: aimerrhythm
***Music: Tsuyoshi Okamoto, Kenji Tamai
***Arranger: Kenji Tamai, Shogo Ohnishi
***Produced by Kenji Tamai (agehasprings)https://vgmdb.net/release/3993
==Development==
Fate_Hollow_Ataraxia.jpg|Cover for the Fate/hollow ataraxia PC edition
Fatehollow ataraxia vita cover.png|Cover for the Fate/hollow ataraxia PSVita edition
Fate+hollow.jpg|Fate/stay night & Fate/hollow ataraxia edition
Fatehollow PSV poster.jpg|Poster for Fate/hollow ataraxia PSVita edition
Kinoko Nasu mentioned in the Fate/side material that Souichirou Kuzuki was the top character to further explore in the sequel
A port for PlayStation Vita was released on November 27, 2014, adding full-voice acting, among other enhancements.Kadokawa games Fate/hollow ataraxia PS Vita announcement The contents of the Vita version are censored like [Réalta Nua]. Studio ufotable animated the two new opening videos. The port also adds a new mini game called Capsule Servant, and a new version of the Hanafuda game with the characters of Fate/Zero, Illya, Miyu, and Kuro of Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA, and the selectable servants (Archer, Saber, and Caster) of Fate/EXTRA.
===Release History===
 Fate/hollow ataraxia Release History
Release 	Platform 	Release Date
Fate/hollow ataraxia[First Press Edition] 	PC 	October 28, 2005
Fate/hollow ataraxia 	PC 	December 29, 2005
Fate/hollow ataraxia 	PlayStation Vita 	November 27, 2014
Fate/stay night +Fate/hollow ataraxia 	PC 	January 30, 2014
Fate/hollow ataraxia PlayStation Vita the Best	PlayStation Vita 	February 27, 2019
Fate/stay night +Fate/hollow ataraxia 	PC 	June 28, 2019
Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTER 	PC, Nintendo Switch	TBA
The original PC version was released on October 28, 2005. It became one of the top selling visual novels of 2005."Getchu.com PC visual novel sales rankings for 2005"
The PlayStation Vita edition was released on November 27, 2014. The Limited Edition Bonus has a Nendoroid petite figure of Avenger.
On January 30, 2014, TYPE-MOON announced they are releasing a special bundle on the January 29, 2015 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Fate franchise. The bundle comes with Fate/stay night, Fate/hollow ataraxia, Fate 10th Anniversary Art Book "Fate/Art Chronicle" and Fate/side material.
During the FGO Expo ~Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2024 9th Anniversary~ on August 03, 2024, it was announced that Fate/hollow ataraxia would receive a new remastered version for Steam and Nintendo Switch.https://x.com/Fate_SN_Game/status/1819601386671427834
=== Trailers===
FATE HOLLOW ATARAXIA PV|Fate/hollow ataraxia PC PV
11.27発売PSV「フェイト ホロウ アタラクシア」PV|Fate/hollow ataraxia PSV PV
PSV「フェイト ホロウ アタラクシア」ショートPV|Fate/hollow ataraxia PSV PV 2 
PSV「フェイト ホロウ アタラクシア」PV 第三弾|Fate/hollow ataraxia PSV PV 3
「フェイト ホロウ アタラクシア」TVCM|Fate/hollow ataraxia commercial
「フェイト ホロウ アタラクシア」内「風雲イリヤ城」プレイ動画|Illya Castle gameplay
フェイト ホロウ アタラクシア カプセルさーばんとＰＶ|Capsule Servant gameplay
==Manga==
*Fate/hollow ataraxia by Medori began monthly serialization in Kadokawa's Monthly Shounen Ace in July 2013.
==Anthologies==
* - 6 Volumes (Complete)
*KNIGHT GAME -Fate Anthology Collection- by Ranma Kusumi - 1 Volume (Complete)
* - 2 Volumes (Complete) (FOX Comics) 
* - 9 Volumes (Complete)
* - 1 Volume (Complete) cover: Akira Ishida, comics: 大羽なお/祥寺はるか/田原勝一/ぴすとん/磨伸映一郎/水月 叶/邪 武丸
* (Kadokawa Comics Ace) - 1 Volume (Complete)
* (Kadokawa Comics Ace) - 1 Volume (Complete)
* (ID Comics DNA Media Comics) - 15 Volumes (Complete)
* - 1 Volume (Complete)
* Heartful 4koma Fate/hollow ataraxia - 1 Volume (Complete)
* Fate/hollow ataraxia Anthology Comic (Twin Heart Comics) - 10 Volume (Complete)
==Related Media==
*Fate/complete material V is a reference book dedicated for hollow ataraxia.
*Fate/side side materiale 2 was included with online orders for hollow ataraxia.
*Fate/hollow ataraxia Drama CD: Arui wa Kaibutsu to Iu Na no Shokutaku.
*Fate/hollow ataraxia Drama CD: No Money No Life Bazett-san.
==Games==
*Tobidase! ToraBuru Hanafuda Douchuuki
*Capsule Servant
==External links==
*TYPE-MOON's Official Homepage for Fate/hollow ataraxia
*Fate/hollow ataraxia Vita Official Website
*Kadokawa Official Hompeage for Fate/hollow ataraxia manga
==References==
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