[wanted] Fate/Zero – Fate/stay night: official B4 reproduction from the 1st anniversary of Next Encounter

Some Fate pieces do not stand out because they are highly visible, but because they have all but vanished from the market, making them almost unknown to both the wider public and seasoned collectors. This official B4 reproduction tied to the 1st anniversary of Fate/Zero [Next Encounter], distributed to 20 winners in 2013, clearly belongs to that category.

This entry exists to bring together what I know about this item, what period sources actually allow me to state with confidence, what remains unconfirmed, and why this piece deserves to be documented as a genuine trace of the license rather than left in the blind spot of the secondary market.

Above a certain threshold of rarity, some pieces stop being simple pieces of merchandise. They become fragments of history that only resurface at very rare intervals. This reproduction is one of them.

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To sum up

Work: Fate/Zero / Fate/stay night
Related title: Fate/Zero [Next Encounter]
Character: several characters appear on the key visual, not detailed here
Object type: official B4 reproduction (fukusei genga)
Associated visual: 1st anniversary key visual for Fate/Zero [Next Encounter]
Year: 2013
Distribution context: 1st anniversary campaign
Official status: documented through period promotional communication
Publisher / manufacturer: unconfirmed
Method of acquisition: prize draw
Announced quantity: 20 winners
Announced format: framed B4
Reported feature: serial number printed on the back
Secondary market: one public occurrence confirmed at this stage
Documentation level: partially documented
Last updated: April 13, 2026

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What I know about this piece

At this stage, I can already identify this piece as an official B4 reproduction tied to Fate/Zero / Fate/stay night and linked to the 1st anniversary of Fate/Zero [Next Encounter].

I have at least one public occurrence consistent with that attribution, observed on the secondary market (Yahoo! Auctions) in 2026. That appearance explicitly mentions an official B4 reproduction (fukusei genga) tied to the 2013 Next Encounter anniversary campaign and to a run of 20 winners.

That market appearance is already enough to establish that this piece did leave at least one public trace thirteen years after the documented 2013 campaign.

What the sources allow me to state

Period sources make it possible to firm up several important points.

The Fate/Zero [Next Encounter] anniversary campaign was indeed announced in the summer of 2013. Cross-checked material points to the existence of a campaign tied to the game’s 1st anniversary.

Here is what I have been able to confirm:

• the campaign was announced in late July 2013;
• it was tied to a new key visual;
• the promotion ran from July 31 to August 8, 2013;
• the prize was an official reproduction;
• it was awarded to 20 winners;
• the campaign copy mentions a serial number printed on the back;
• a later official blog post states that the copies were shipped on August 30, 2013;
• the copies were presented in a B4 frame.

That overlap is what makes the piece genuinely worth documenting. The market trace observed years later is consistent with an official promotional operation that was dated and described at the time.

In other words, my sources still do not allow me to confirm every material detail of the object. What they do allow me to state is that this anniversary reproduction did exist, that it was tied to Fate/Zero [Next Encounter], that it was limited to 20 winners, and that the public occurrence I observed corresponds very closely to this piece.

What I still do not know

I still do not know:

• the exact publisher or physical manufacturer of the framed reproduction;
• the precise content of the reverse side, beyond the mention of a serial number in the campaign materials;
• the actual number of copies that can still be located today;
• the details of any other public appearances.

Nor can I turn that single market data point into a realistic valuation. The price recorded when it resurfaced publicly is a real and documented reference point, but it is by no means a general truth about the piece’s value.

Why this piece deserves a closer look

I consider this piece important because it belongs to an area that remains poorly documented: official promotional items that unquestionably existed, yet have almost vanished from circulation.

On paper, this reproduction may seem less important than an original, a production original, or a signed illustration. But reducing it to its technical nature alone would be a mistake, as too many people still do. In a universe like Fate, some pieces matter less for their status than for the exact moment they capture, the way they were distributed, and the rarity of their reappearances.

Here, the documentary value rests on a meaningful combination:

• an identifiable anniversary visual;
• a precisely dated promotional campaign;
• distribution limited to twenty winners;
• extremely limited public circulation at this stage.

What this entry seeks to document is therefore not just an official reproduction. It is a material trace of a precise moment in the license: a peripheral object that has become almost invisible, and for that very reason deserves to be singled out, named, and preserved.

What it represents to me

To me, this piece represents exactly the kind of object that justifies the existence of the research entries I build on imacollector®. It does not present itself immediately as an obvious grail. Even so, it requires context, patience, and a sharper eye than more widely known pieces. That documentary discretion is precisely what makes it compelling to me.

I am drawn to objects whose existence is certain, that mattered within a specific moment of communication, and then almost disappeared from view, outside the visible memory of the license.

What it represents within a collection

Within a Fate collection, this piece does not necessarily take pride of place. But it can hold a subtler kind of value: that of a promotional memory object directly tied to a specific occurrence in the license. An object that later became very difficult to see again, and even more difficult to obtain.

Its collecting interest rests mainly on:

• its official status;
• its limited run;
• its direct link to an anniversary key visual;
• its very limited observed public circulation.

Ce n’est pas le type de pièce que l’on réduit à un simple prix final observé. Cette pièce me parle davantage dans une logique de collection attentive aux campagnes passées oubliées et aux objets qui documentent une zone secondaire, moins mise en avant, de l’histoire d’une œuvre.

Where my research stands today

At this point, I consider the information I have solid enough to justify creating this entry.

I can already connect this piece to several confirmed elements.

That said, my research is not finished. At this stage, the entry feels solid enough to exist while still remaining open enough to justify future updates.

Now that I know it exists, it would of course have a place in my collection.

If you can help me track it down

If you own this reproduction, have an old capture from a past sale, a photo of the front or back, a detail about its serial number, or simply a credible lead on another public appearance, you can contact me.

Even incomplete information can help: a photo, a link, a scan, a packaging detail, or a forgotten archive.

My goal is simple: to document properly a piece that truly existed, circulated very little, and deserves better than a scattered trace buried deep in the remains of an old secondary market.

Now that I have been able to confirm its existence and better understand its context, this piece is clearly one of those I would like to see enter my collection one day.

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