The second opening theme is "Brave Shine" by Aimer and the second ending theme is "Ring Your Bell" by Kalafina. A cover version of "This Illusion" from the original visual novel was used as the ending theme for episode 12, performed by LiSA. The first opening theme is "Ideal White" by Mashiro Ayano and the first ending theme is "Believe" by Kalafina.
In May 2020, Aniplex of America announced that a complete boxset, containing both seasons and the OVA "Sunny Day", is scheduled for a Jrelease.
The second one was released on October 7, 2015. The first one containing the first season was out on March 25, 2015. Two blu-ray disks compilations were also released. They were released from Novemto September 30, 2015.
A total of eleven DVD volumes collected the series in Japan. An advanced screening online premiered on September 28, 2014, in several countries across the world, including Japan, the United States, France, Germany and South Korea. The second half ran from April 4 to June 27, 2015. The first half of the series ran from October 4 to December 27, 2014. It is also directed by Takahiro Miura, with music composed by Hideyuki Fukasawa character designs by Tomonori Sudou, Hisayuki Tabata, and Atsushi Ikariya, based on the original designs by Takashi Takeuchi and art, 3D, and photography directions by Koji Eto, Kōjirō Shishido, and Yuichi Terao, respectively. The anime is jointly produced by Aniplex, Notes, and Ufotable, the same studios that co-produced the 2011–2012 anime adaptation for Fate/Zero. Shirou and his Servant Saber, are forced to team up with Rin Tohsaka, another Master in the Holy Grail War, but Shirou finds himself earning the strong dislike of Rin's mysterious Servant Archer, whose motivations are unknown. In it, seven participants, known as "Masters", and their "Servants", reincarnated personifications of legendary heroes of history, fight in a battle royale for the Holy Grail, an omnipotent magical chalice that can fulfill any wish or desire for its victor. The plot of the episodes of the anime series Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works is primarily based on the Unlimited Blade Works storyline in the Fate/stay night visual novel, in which Shirou Emiya, a high school student and amateur mage living in Fuyuki City, Japan, is dragged into the Fifth Holy Grail War, a secret magical tournament.