Aniplex of America Brings Today's MENU for EMIYA Family to Crunchyroll Starting January 2018

Oven on! Apron on! Trace on!
New Anime series is chicken soup for the Fate universe soul!

SANTA MONICA, CA (January 17, 2018) – Aniplex of America announced on their livestream that they will begin streaming Today's MENU for EMIYA Family on Crunchyroll beginning January 25th. The series, which originated as a spin-off manga by TAa/TYPE-MOON, will be produced by Fate series dream team, Hikaru Kondo and the prestigious studio ufotable, both credited for the success of Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, and most recent smash hit film, Fate/stay night THE MOVIE [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower. Two more heavy hitting veterans within the Fate franchise, Takahiro Miura (Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]) and Tetsuhito Sato (the Garden of sinners, God Eater), will be serving as directors for the series. The series' character design is by Toko Uchimura, who is well recognized for designing Katsugeki! TOUKEN RANBU main character, Izuminokami Kanesada. A new episode of Today's MENU for EMIYA Family will be available on the 1st of every month on Crunchyroll with the first episode kicking off on January 25th.

A considerably more light-hearted look into the usually serious and dire Fate universe, Today's MENU for EMIYA Family depicts happier times in Fuyuki city with each episode focusing on protagonist, Emiya Shirou, cooking appetizing meals for those around him. The series also reunites the Fate/stay night series' popular characters and all-star cast including Noriaki Sugiyama as Shirou Emiya, Ayako Kawasumi as Saber, Kana Ueda as Rin Tohsaka, Noriko Shitaya as Sakura Matou, and Yu Asakawa as Rider. The opening theme is “Apron Boy” by self-proclaimed foodie, hip hop rapper DJ Misoshiru to MC Gohan and ending theme “Collage” is by Sangatsu no Phantasia, who also sings the ending theme for KIZNAIVER.

About Today's MENU for EMIYA Family:
“Fulfilling meal…a familiar view”

In this story, Fate and food meet in a delicious and gentle world.

It's nothing but an ordinary meal scene...

Delicious meals are served at the Emiya's dinner table every day, through spring, summer, fall and winter.

-- Let's see... what's for dinner today?

Information on Today's MENU for EMIYA Family will be available on the official Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/EmiyasMenuUSA

STAFF
Original Work: "Today's MENU for EMIYA Family," TAa / TYPE-MOON (serialized KADOKAWA Young Ace UP)
Original Character Illustration: TAa
Cooking Supervision: Makoto Tadano
Director: Takahiro Miura, Tetsuhito Sato
Character Design: Toko Uchimura
Script: ufotable
Art Director: Kazuo Ebizawa
Director of Photography: Sae Yoshikawa
3D Director: Daiki Teppozuka
Color Setting: Hiroko Oumae, Yurie Ushio
Editing: Manabu Kamino
Music: Go Shiina
Animation Producer: Hikaru Kondo
Animation Production: ufotable

CAST:
Shirou Emiya: Noriaki Sugiyama
Saber: Ayako Kawasumi
Taiga Fujimura: Miki Ito
Rin Tohsaka: Kana Ueda
Sakura Matou: Noriko Shitaya
Rider: Yu Asakawa
Illyasviel von Einzbern: Mai Kadowaki

About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases including Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, the Sword Art Online series, Your lie in April, KILL la KILL, Bakemonogatari, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Blue Exorcist, NISEKOI, the OREIMO series, DURARARA!!×2, Magi series, Expelled From Paradise, The irregular at magic high school, and ALDNOAH.ZERO. The company's ever-growing line-up of shows include: March comes in like a lion, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, ERASED, The Asterisk War, OWARIMONOGATARI, KIZUMONOGATARI, Charlotte, Occultic;Nine, WWW.WAGNARIA!!, GRANBLUE FANTASY, Eromanga Sensei, Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU, BLEND-S, Slow Start, and Record of Grancrest War. In June of 2017, the company launched the English version of mobile game, Fate/Grand Order, which quickly exceeded one million downloads. Based on the popular Fate series, Fate/Grand Order is currently available on iOS and Android.

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