

I've just started reading fan translations of _Fate/Zero_ and _Fate/Apocrypha_
light novels, but it made me wonder, why have they not been officially
translated to English?

I don't know a great deal about the _Fate_ franchise, but it seems to be
increasingly popular with games and anime series and loads more content in
development. There also seems to be a great deal of LNs getting published in
English lately that don't have as much of a following.

Is it because they're considered old ( _Zero_ is 2006, _Apocrypha_ is 2012) or
because there's an anime adaption for both so what's the point? Was it just
overlooked?

In response to the linked question:

> The market for LN is really small outside Japan for a number of reasons so
> companies aren't interested in publishing them unless they are for very
> famous franchises

That's what I'm saying, is _Fate_ not an incredibly famous and marketable
franchise both in and out of Japan? A number of _Fate_ games have English
localization, most of the anime series are on Netflix USA/UK with English dubs
etc, this one just seems a bit of an anomaly.

Not to mention that question is almost 6 years old, the market has grown since
then with entire bookshelves of English LNs in Western stores now. Seems to
me, despite profitability, _Fate_ got skipped.

Especially considering LNs like _Globlin Slayer_ and _Rise of the Shield Hero_
have English translations way before they even had an anime* to market them in
the West.

*December 2016 and September 2015 respectively, their anime aired Fall 2018 and Winter 2019.


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Why have Fate/Zero and Fate/Apocrypha light novels not been officially translated to English?