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· Fate/Strange Fake features various characters from the existing Fate series and Nasuverse.
· Waver Velvet and his assistant Gray make a cameo appearance from The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II.
· Jester Karture, an Apostle from Tsukihime, is a human who transformed into a vampire, with a similar setting to Tsukihime where he falls in love if a vampire is brutally killed.
· Rin Tohsaka from Fate/Stay Night and Luvia from Fate/Hollow Ataraxia briefly appear in a photo.
· Ayaka Sajyo is a character who pays homage to Ayaka from Fate/Prototype, which was an early concept for Fate/Stay Night.

· The 'Inside Out' burger Caster eats is a parody of the famous 'In-N-Out' burger.
· Since the anime is set in 2009, all characters are still using Windows XP.
· The ending credits, where characters hold hands and smile, is a very similar homage to the ending of Carnival Phantasm.
· Saber's line "Are you my master?" recreates an iconic moment from the Fate series.
· The gun Orlando uses summons mobs from Fate/Grand Order.
· The American setting of this anime originated from an April Fool's joke 'Fate States Night' created by author Ryohgo Narita in 2008, which later developed into an actual work.

· Jester mentions the Burial Agency from Tsukihime, which is a special inquisitor group from the Holy Church that eradicates monstrous异形.
· Lord El-Melloi's flashback scene directly recreates a scene from Fate/Zero.
· Hanza Cervantes uses Black Keys, wielded by Executors in the Nasuverse, and his chainsaw leg scene was directly animated by a Chainsaw Man animator.
· The hair flip during Cervantes and Jester's fight is an homage to Jujutsu Kaisen, and Gilgamesh also shows a similar hair flip.
· An executive resembling YoRHa is similar to 2B from NieR:Automata, and A1 Pictures also produced the NieR:Automata anime.
· The Hydro Dagger Orlando received from Kiritsugu Shishigou (Fate/Apocrypha) is an item that appears in Fate/Grand Order.

· One of the shields Archer uses is the Noble Phantasm 'Achilles Cosmos' of the hero Achilles, and another is the 'Divine Iron Shield' used by the Valkyries in Fate/Grand Order. Leonidas's shield also briefly appears.
· True Archer's true name is 'Alcides', the birth name of the Greek hero Heracles. He is voiced by the same voice actor as Berserker Heracles from Fate/Stay Night, and here he can converse normally.
· True Rider, similar to Saber but cuter, has the true name 'Hippolyta', daughter of the god of war Ares and the first queen of the Amazons.
· Hippolyta resents Heracles for killing her and stealing her father's belt, and is particularly enraged that Alcides tried to kill a young girl.
· In contrast to Fate/Stay Night where Heracles tried to protect Illya, here Archer protects Tina from Alcides.
· The guitar Saber plays is a 'Gibson Les Paul'.
· Saber reveals he was killed by Pierre Frazil, which is a spoiler for Saber's true name.

· The 'Apple Twister' Francesca eats is a parody of the old American candy 'Twizzler Licorice'.
· Sigma, an unnamed boy soldier, has dog tags engraved with the 'Sigma' symbol and, lacking true desire, summons a Watcher Servant to become a Lancer.
· The Watcher communicates through shadows, which resemble heroes like Icarus, Asclepius, Orion, Ahab, and Amelia Earhart.
· Sigma's deceased mother's silhouette resembles Maiya Hisau from Fate/Zero.
· The 'Phantom Cafe' where Vlad drinks coffee is a parody of the 'Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain' in South Pasadena, California.
· The new ending is set in a casino that combines the Bellagio and Venetian casinos, featuring an Eiffel Tower that only exists in America.
· True Caster's true name is 'François Prelati', an Italian alchemist who appeared in Fate/Zero. Francesca is François's female form, having summoned herself as a Heroic Spirit.
· One of the individuals who killed Francesca is Scarlet, who is Touko Aozaki from The Garden of Sinners.
· The US government disguises the damage from the Holy Grail War as a 'gas leak', and the anime's official X (Twitter) account conducts role-playing dealing with this.

· 'RG Cola' is a parody of 'RC Cola', and its slogan is based on the 70s 'Me and My RCA' advertising campaign.
· The Little Red Riding Hood story is taken from the prologue of Fate/Hollow Ataraxia.
· True Saber's true name is Richard I of England, also known as 'Richard the Lionheart'. He is a fervent fan of King Arthur, though there is no historical evidence of his obsession with Arthurian legends.
· Richard I mentions Locksley (Robin Hood) and the Knight of the Lake (Lancelot).
· Fake Lancer's true name is 'Enkidu', an ancient Mesopotamian hero and friend of Gilgamesh. The mention of him defeating a bull refers to the 'Bull of Heaven' that attacked Gilgamesh at Ishtar's command.
· Ayaka Sajyo's text message notification sound is 'You've got mail', the iconic sound of AOL Instant Messenger.
· Ayaka Sajyo's dream features 'Saint-Germain', a real historical figure over 500 years old, who also once killed Francesca.
· The experimental direction of this episode is due to the participation of Hiro Takamori, director of Heavenly Delusion.

· Haures Borzak is related to Odd Borzak from Fate/Zero and became an Apostle.
· Filia is a Mesopotamian goddess residing in an Einzbern homunculus body.
· Sigma lies to Faldeus that he summoned a Lancer Servant named 'Charlie Chaplin'.
· The shopping bag Harui is holding has the logo of 'Aniplex', the company that produced this anime.
· Bazdilot summons mobs like Demon Boar and Monsieur from Fate/Grand Order.
· Alcides attacks using the 'Stymphalian Birds', one of Heracles's Twelve Labors.
· Ayaka Sajyo smiles at Saber in the opening, hinting at a change in their relationship.
· The 'Snowfield Times' newspaper Orlando is holding is a parody of the 'Los Angeles Times'.
· The Snowfield Police Department that Flat infiltrated was modeled after the Los Angeles City Hall.
· Caster's favorite play was not Shakespeare's Hamlet, but a version adapted for French audiences by Jean-François Ducis in 1769.
· Caster reveals his true name through a signature.
· Waver Velvet's nickname is 'Big Ben London Star'.
· According to Tsubaki's police report, her father is interested in the 'Makiri' family, which is another name for the 'Matou' family.
· Hanza Cervantes and the Holy Church operate out of 'Saint Andrew Catholic Church' in Pasadena, California.
· Flat gets excited about Hanza being a cyborg, mentioning mecha anime elements like Rocket Punch and Drill Hand.
· Al-Si-Ty Oral rides on Hades' three-headed dog, 'Cerberus'.
· Joun Wingard's mother died in a plane crash due to a terrorist attack, reminiscent of Kiritsugu blowing up a plane in Fate/Zero.

· Jester mentions 'Night of Wallachia', the main villain of the Melty Blood game.
· Jack the Ripper is a Heroic Spirit with an unknown true name, and his ability to transform into a police officer reflects the popular theory that the police had resources to escape the Whitechapel murders.
· Jack the Ripper's Noble Phantasm 'From Hell' originates from a letter he sent to George Lusk, appearing as a demon from FGO or resembling Go Nagai's Devilman.
· Jack the Ripper's multiple forms represent the other classes he can be summoned as, and Jack the Ripper from Fate/Apocrypha also makes a cameo.
· The scene where Jack the Ripper's severed head speaks to Joun Wingard is similar to Android 16 speaking to Gohan in Dragon Ball Z.
· Ayaka's flashback features Kiritsugu and a young Gilgamesh, with young Gilgamesh primarily appearing in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia.
· Fake Caster's true name is 'Alexandre Dumas', referencing three Dumas.

Category	Details
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas	General under Napoleon
Alexandre Dumas (père)	Author of 'The Three Musketeers' (Fake Caster)
Alexandre Dumas (fils)	Author of 'The Lady of the Camellias'

· Fake Caster's Noble Phantasm 'Musketeer Masquerade' rewrites human lives to grant buffs, thereby resurrecting Joun Wingard and creating 'Joun Strange Fake'.
· Filia's true identity is 'Ishtar', the Mesopotamian goddess of fertility. She has a history of being rejected by Gilgamesh and closes the 'Gate of Babylon' key he left in the cave where he was summoned.

· Gray mentions 'Rin Tohsaka', the mage with the most famous magic circuits in the Nasuverse.
· True Saber's mother was 'Eleanor of Aquitaine', Queen of France and England, and Olenna Tyrell from Game of Thrones was inspired by her.
· Richard I spoke French despite being King of England.
· Richard I participated in the Third Crusade, and the anime features a painting depicting the 'Ayyad Massacre'.
· Two Ayaka Sajyos exist, and it is suggested that one might be Ayaka from Fate/Prototype.
· Gilgamesh possesses a statue of Ashurnasirpal II (3rd king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire), which he stole from Ishtar's temple to provoke her.
· Ishtar's summoning was not by the Holy Grail, but rather her blessing to protect humanity was activated if Gilgamesh and Enkidu were to reunite.
· One of the Clan Calatin officers has an afro hairstyle and sideburns, reminiscent of 'Shaft'.
· Detective Waver uses Internet Explorer on a Windows Vista laptop to browse 4chan, with the famous quote 'Just because you're correct doesn't mean you're right' displayed as an add-on.
· Fake Rider is 'Pale Rider', one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, symbolizing plague and death.
· Tsubaki wishes to become a mage.
· Sigma receives an ancient Chinese repeating crossbow, the 'God-Slaying Crossbow'.
· 'Zao' means ancient Chinese shark, and explains the pronunciation change with Japanese 'Koishi'.
· The scene where Prelati calms Cerberus with sweets references Aeneas and the Sibyl passing Cerberus with a drugged honey cake in Virgil's Aeneid.
· The scene featuring the Holy Grail pays homage to the 20th Century Fox movie intro bumper.
· The anime recreates iconic moments like the 'Feast of Kings' from Fate/Zero in A1 Pictures' style.
· Gilgamesh shows protectiveness towards Tina, such as preparing a parachute for her.
· Jester's true name is 'Borovia', and the ancient Apostle Valery Fernand Vandelstam (Lord Van Fem) appears to denounce Jester as a fake.

· General Recommendation: Watch whatever interests you. Even if you don't understand everything, if you enjoy it, you'll eventually seek out other works.
· Standard Recommendation: It's best to start with the Fate/Stay Night visual novel.
· Deeper Standard: Before the visual novel, you should read The History of the Kings of England, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Musashi, Aladdin, and Disney's Hercules.
· Prerequisite Study: To improve English reading comprehension, learn Dr. Seuss's ABC, and to understand the Japanese original, study the Japanese textbook 'Genki', including hiragana, katakana, and kanji.
· Additional Study: You must watch Fate/Apocrypha and invest over 100 hours into Fate/Grand Order.
· Final Recommendation: As Kinoko Nasu would have wanted, the objectively best route is to watch Today's Menu for the Emiya Family.