The WORST episodes of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya

Every episode of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya!

Toosaka Rin and Luviagelita Edelfelt are magi from the Clock Tower, the headquarters of the Mage's Association, and they were sent by its director to collect Class Cards, each holding the powers of a Servant from the Holy Grail War. To aid in their quest, they were handed two powerful magic wands, Rin receiving Magical Ruby and Luvia taking Magical Sapphire. However, due to the two girls' inability to get along, the wands got fed up with them and broke their contract. Ruby then sought a new master, and found one in an unsuspecting school girl by the name of Illyasviel von Einzbern. Despite Illya's protests, Ruby insisted in making a magical girl out of her, and she is now Prisma Illya. With no knowledge in magecraft and no previous training of her own, she must now collect the powerful Class Cards using whatever limited aid Rin can give her. Will the two at least to enter a truce with Luvia and Sapphire's new master and work together for this goal?

Last Updated: 12/2/2024Network: AT-XStatus: Ended
The Little Lady Attacks
star
5.70
10 votes

#1 - The Little Lady Attacks

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/3/2016

Bazett's barrier was supposed to prevent surprise attacks from the dolls, however Illya finds a little girl, Erica, sneaking into their school. For some reason Erica calls Illya "Onee-chan", and the two of them quickly hit it off. Meanwhile, a man claiming to be Erica's father appears. He seems kind at first glance, and while he came to pick up Erica, he's also...?!

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Chilling Hostility
star
5.90
10 votes

#2 - Chilling Hostility

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/10/2016

The man who came to pick up Erica proclaims himself as Darius, head of the Ainsworths and Miyu's kidnapper. Using his great power Darius activates an ice-barrier Noble Phantasm. Even with Kuro's Caladbolg, their attempts to break the barrier barely scratch it while Darius delivers a shocking statement to Illya!

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City Fading to Silver
star
6.00
12 votes

#3 - City Fading to Silver

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/6/2016

Illya's fun summer break comes to a sudden end. The aftermath of their battle against the Heroic Spirit of the 8th Class Card disappeared overnight from Mt. Enzou. Their suspicions aroused, Illya and the others race to the scene, where they encounter two mysterious women who say they've come to retrieve Miyu... After a fierce battle, they're all bathed in a mysterious light. Afterwards, Illya wakes up to a midwinter Fuyuki City?!

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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It's Like Looking In a Mirror, and I Don't Like It
star
6.00
12 votes

#4 - It's Like Looking In a Mirror, and I Don't Like It

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/24/2015

The grand event for elementary schoolers is finally here--Summer Break! In preparation for the long-awaited trip to the beach, Illya and the others go with their classmates to pick out new swimsuits and carry on in front of the skimpy clothing♪ While they're out, Kuro runs out of mana and calls Illya away to an empty stairway platform. But Mimi catches sight of them in the act?!

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Theme Park Panic!
star
6.09
11 votes

#5 - Theme Park Panic!

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/14/2015

After Illya recieves tickets from Luvia, she heads to a theme park with all her friends! As they play to their hearts content, they end up separated from their guardian, Iri. While looking for Iri, they encounter the nurse, Caren-sensei?! Meanwhile, Illya realizes she's lost her precious bracelet charm...

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Dolls and Stuffed Animals
star
6.10
10 votes

#6 - Dolls and Stuffed Animals

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/17/2016

Illya has been kidnapped and taken to the dungeon of the Ainsworths' mansion. Erica wants to grant Miyu's wish to be with Illya, so she swaps Illya's mind into a stuffed bear. Thanks to her willpower and imagination Illya manages to gain the freedom to move, but when she starts searching the mansion for her body, Beatrice discovers her...

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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To the Princess's Side
star
6.11
9 votes

#7 - To the Princess's Side

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/7/2016

"I'll save both Miyu and the world!!" But for Illya to realize that wish of hers, she'll have to first rescue Miyu from the Ainsworths' clutches. While Illya is forced to face a fierce battle, Gil and Bazett appear out of hiding to overturn their disadvantages. At long last, Illya's reunion with Miyu draws close!

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Illya's Choice
star
6.22
9 votes

#8 - Illya's Choice

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/31/2016

Sacrifice Miyu and save the world... The Ainsworths' true objective is to use Miyu, the Holy Grail, to save all mankind. The new turn of events sends Illya into confusion. Kuro rushes to her aid, immediately saying she values Miyu more than some parallel world. Meanwhile, with the fate of a world and Miyu hanging in the balance, Illya struggles to find her answer...

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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People and Tools
star
6.25
8 votes

#9 - People and Tools

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/24/2016

With Sapphire in hand, Illya transforms into a magical girl while still a stuffed bear. Her fierce battle with Rin and Luvia, whose minds have been replaced, leads them all to the bedroom occupied by Erica and Angelica. After regaining her original body, Illya continues to fight Angelica and learns the hidden truth about Miyu.

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Woven Miracles
star
6.36
11 votes

#10 - Woven Miracles

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/21/2016

With Shirou down, Illya and the others are completely cornered by the infinite horde of Heroic Spirits pouring out of Julian's dark cube. All seems lost when a mysterious sword appears before them! Seizing the new sword, Illya finally puts a stop to the spill, but Julian and Erica escape. Finally able to relax, everyone, including the abandoned Angelica proceeds to Shirou's home to recoup, where they see a whole new side of Miyu.

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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For My Weak Little Sister
star
6.36
11 votes

#11 - For My Weak Little Sister

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/27/2016

Thanks to sniping from Kuro, Illya's group managed to slip away from Beatrice and retreat from the Ainsworth mansion for the time being. Then they try to regroup at the school building Bazett and Kuro and have been using as their base. However, Illya couldn't figure out a way to counter their Cards: Archer (Gilgamesh), and Berserker (God of Thunder, Thor), leaving her dejected. Seeing her like that, Kuro suddenly turns her twin swords at Illya and attacks?!

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You Are Not Alone
star
6.36
11 votes

#12 - You Are Not Alone

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/14/2016

The battle heats up as Julian's magic comes undone and he threatens Miyu's friends with a horde of Heroic Spirits pouring out of a mysterious, black cube! Emiya Shirou, Miyu's older brother, rises to the occasion after his rescue, fighting alongside Kuro to break past Angelica and face Julian! But his charge is stopped by... someone new? And what does Gil realize during their battle?

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Yukatas and Fireworks
star
6.40
10 votes

#13 - Yukatas and Fireworks

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2015

Illya's enjoyable summer isn't over! After changing into a yukata, she joins the usual gang and heads to a local festival. As Illya enjoys yo-yo fishing and lottery drawings at the festival, she realizes something dire--she was supposed to wear underwear beneath her yukata! A great tragedy befalls upon her!

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Tricolore Birthday
star
6.42
12 votes

#14 - Tricolore Birthday

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/31/2015

Summer! Swimsuits! The beach! Illya and the others enjoy the beach to fullest, playing along the shore and celebrating their birthday in a beach hut♪ But the popsicle seller they encounter there turns out to be the fierce foe they fought a hard pressed battle against... And to make matters worse, Ruby adds a Love Potion that makes Shirou go crazy! Will Illya's desires come to fruition in an unexpected way?!

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Encounters and Reunions
star
6.50
14 votes

#15 - Encounters and Reunions

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/13/2016

One of Ainswoth's dolls, Beatrice, attacks Illya and the mysterious girl, Tanaka. Both are driven into a corner by her overwhelming strength. Just as they run out of options, someone calls Beatrice back, freeing them from their peril. Afterwards, they both fall victim to hunger and a suspicious ramen shop owner gets them into an even worse crisis--they don't have money to pay him! But the one who saves them from those straits is who you'd least expect.

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Your True Enemy
star
6.57
14 votes

#16 - Your True Enemy

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/2016

Led by Gil, Illya and Tanaka successfully infiltrate the Ainsworth mansion. Their goal is the room where Miyu's held captive, but standing in their way is Beatrice and Angelica. When she's driven into a corner, Illya manages to reunite with Magical Ruby, regaining her power as a magical girl, and taking a stand to save Miyu!

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Blue Glass Moon
star
6.58
12 votes

#17 - Blue Glass Moon

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/28/2015

Iri and Liz enjoy playing with water in a vinyl pool in their yard. Then the two of them send Illya and Kuro for a dip too! While they enjoy the approaching end of summer, they recieve notice that Luvia's holding a party to celebrate the reconstruction of her mansion. That was also the signal for them to begin the operation to retrieve the eighth card. The plan will be carried out tonight at midnight!

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Girls, Life is Short, so Rot Away!
star
6.67
12 votes

#18 - Girls, Life is Short, so Rot Away!

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/7/2015

When they were buying swimsuits in the shopping mall, Mimi caught sight of Illya "resupplying" Kuro. Ever since that day though, she's been unable to stop herself from imagining naughty things. Then, after a few words from Suzuka, Mimi awakens! Illya and Kuro are forced to face the new rose-colored tone Mimi's mind has taken.

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Observer
star
6.69
13 votes

#19 - Observer

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2015

Luvia collapses the ceiling onto the enemy so that everyone can escape, but it transforms itself into a craft that starts heading towards the city. Just then, the girls are approached by Caren, revealed to be an observer for the Holy Church, who had placed a bound field around the city to keep anyone from seeing anything, giving the girls an opportunity to rest. As Caren theorises that the creature is targeting the Holy Grail, with Kuro deducing it relates to a different Holy Grail War entirely, the enemy starts heading towards Mt. Enzou, where it uncovers a magic circle. While trying to push them out of it, Illya pushes out a human boy that was inside it.

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Clash! Cooking Sisters
star
6.75
12 votes

#20 - Clash! Cooking Sisters

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2014

Illya ends up competing in a baking contest against Kuro, winding up at a disadvantage due to one of her teammates adding bizarre ingredients. The next day, Illya tries to learn how to be regarded by Kuro as a "big sister", with not much success. Later, though, Kuro states how she is relying on Illya to keep supplying her with mana.

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Well, In Other Words
star
6.82
17 votes

#21 - Well, In Other Words

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2014

After Illya inadvertently blows up her house's bathroom wall, her family comes over to Luvia's house to use her bathroom, where Kuro causes more trouble for Illya. Later, as Rin and Luvia ask Illya about how she used the Archer Card in the manner she did, Illya's statement of wanting to return to a normal life angers Kuro, who reveals she herself possesses the Archer Card and escapes. The next day, Miyu is summoned by Kuro, who claims Illya's wish of a normal life excludes Miyu and the other people she had met as well too. However, Miyu has faith in her friendship with Illya and uses the Saber Card to stand up against Kuro.

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Lone Battle
star
6.93
14 votes

#22 - Lone Battle

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/3/2014

Bazett, who was previously responsible for collecting the Class Cards, launches a fierce attack against Illya and Kuro in an attempt to take thier cards, completely overwhelming them. Just as they are cornered, Miyu arrives and uses the power of the Rider card Illya managed to protect to fight back against Bazett.

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The Wild Transfer Student
star
7.00
17 votes

#23 - The Wild Transfer Student

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/30/2014

Kuro transfers into Illya's class, much to Illya's dismay, and is immediately thrust into a dodgeball match against the classmates she kissed the other day. Feeling her school life is at risk, Illya steps in to challenge Kuro one-on-one, with both sides bringing out their full magical power. Kuro lands a critical hit on Illya's face, but due to their shared pain they both pass out, ending the match in a draw. Whilst recovering, Kuro suspects the school nurse knows more about her existence than she lets on. As Shirou comes to pick up Illya, Miyu is a little perturbed by Kuro's words that she shouldn't stay too close to Illya, lest she find out things she has been keeping secret.

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Illya Grow Up!?
star
7.13
16 votes

#24 - Illya Grow Up!?

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/9/2014

With the ley lines failing to recover despite the cards being retrieved, Rin and Luvia bring Illya and Miyu with them to help seal the lines. However, something goes wrong, leading Illya to become split into two separate people.

Writer: Kenji Inoue
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Enforcer
star
7.14
14 votes

#25 - Enforcer

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/2015

The girls are joined by Bazett, who reveals she had dispelled the curse of shared pain a while back, before entering the Mirror World, where they are confronted by the eighth card, shrouded by a black mist. Following their plan, Luvia restrains the enemy while Rin provides a mean to enhance Illya and Miyu's attack, providing an opening for Kuro to attack. However, the enemy manages to block it with a shield and counterattacks, forcing the girls to retreat while Bazett charges in, only to get stabbed by multiple swords wielded by the enemy. As Bazett fights using the Berserker's power, Illya and Kuro stay behind to give her a chance to strike, but are still unable to defeat it. Barely managing to escape, Bazett informs the others that the enemy possesses a second Archer card, before it suddenly appears in the real world.

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