taken from anime news network:

Shirou Emiya lost his parents in a fire when he was young and was later adopted by a sorceror by the name of Kiritsugu Emiya. Although he was full of admiration for his adopted father and yearns to become an ally of justice, Shirou has limited powers and was unable to become a strong sorceror like his father. That is until one fateful day, he was drawn into the Holy Grail War and had to summon a female "Servant" known as Saber in order to protect himself. It turns out that the Holy Grail War involves a series of battles among powerful sorcerors to fight for the possession of a relic that will grant one's wishes, the Holy Grail. There are altogether seven "Masters" who can summon their respective "Servants" from different classes known as Saber, Archer, Rider, Berserker, Lancer, Caster and Assasin. These "Servants" have to hide their names in order not to reveal their weaknesses to the enemies. The story revolves around Shirou and his entanglement in the Holy Grail War.

anyone ever heard of it? this anime is really good, and is easily one of, if not, my favorite(s). created by Type-Moon (the same group responsible for Tsukihime) it's truly a masterpiece. the story is great and the characters (as well as their design) are eye catching and appealing. with a short 24 episodes, you may at least want to run through it once more after the first time through. anyway, it has enough to make you want to keep watching, such as suspense, the story's pacing, the characters, the soundtrack, everything. trust me, you won't be dissapointed ^_^

I know that one! =D!! I love that anime, though I loved the second opening =D I'm about to finish watching the episodes =D it has a very great history =D

i know XD the characters are my favorite part!!!

Saber, Shirou, Rin, Ilya, Sakura these are the characters I like more xD though it's too sad what happened to Lance T_T

yeah...he really showed who he was and at the last minute ;_;

Same here T_T The same goes for Archer.