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View Poll Results: Fate/Zero - Episode 13 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 49 | 39.20% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 31 | 24.80% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 26 | 20.80% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 13 | 10.40% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 6 | 4.80% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2011-12-24, 20:43 | Link #42 | ||
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2011-12-24, 20:45 | Link #44 |
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Same. Number one on my list, personally. And while I don't like having to wait until April, I still think this was a pretty good ending. We got character deveelopment and the beginning of what seems to be an amazing fight. Like every other week, this gets a 10/10 from me.
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2011-12-24, 20:47 | Link #45 | |
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There's plenty of shows that mix heavy dialogue and action well... Fate/Zero unfortunately is not one of them. Ufotable's predecessor series Kara no Kyoukai is a good example as is say something like Seirei No Moribito. |
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2011-12-24, 20:55 | Link #46 | |
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I remember how during episode 6 people were complaining at how character development was absent... That's what we got (with some really cool scenes at episodes 7, 8, 11, etc...). You have just to wait until everything comes down. |
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2011-12-24, 21:01 | Link #47 | |
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2011-12-24, 21:07 | Link #48 |
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In essence yes, but it was much more to do with the pacing and placement of dialogue. Don't get me wrong, I like good dialogue shows like Mushishi, Spice and Wolf, but Fate/Zero just takes its too extreme imo, considering it is about a Holy Grail War and "action" is to be expected imo. Heck, I remember this series being compared to Game of Thrones HBO series earlier, and that had tons of dialogue too, but had good action scenes when it needed to deliver.
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2011-12-24, 21:08 | Link #49 | |
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I'm kinda relieved that they ended there.
I was afraid that they had tried to cram some of the awesome fight (or all of it) here because of the break. Now we will have a very good start with episode 14. Quote:
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2011-12-24, 22:19 | Link #50 |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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What the f.....seriously, that's how they are going to end the season? Most cruel cliffhanger ever. Man if I want to listen to the dialogue all day then I will be better off reading the novel. Now we have to wait 3 months? Screw this I'm just going to read the novel now.
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2011-12-24, 22:55 | Link #51 |
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Actually I never see this as the end of Season 1, but just a break to ensure that the quality doesn't drop. IMO, ufotable planned for 26(or 25?) episodes week-to-week but when seeing it is impossible to do so with aiming for high-quality animation, they decide to take a break. That's why the announcement was late (only after episode 1 aired if I'm not wrong).
And ufotable really adapt faithfully to the novel. They do rewrite the dialogue to be shorter and more straight to the point and rearrange the scenes a little bit but they are exactly just like the novel. The only thing that was an anime original was the extension of the Rin's scene. So the lot of talking and less action in Fate/Zero should be blamed on Gen Urobuchi who doesn't feel like having a fight in every chapter and focused on the talking. Of course, if ufotable wants to make an exciting action packed series then they should have went for one-cour season without all those talking but the novel fans will be angry. And actually with only almost 12 episodes left but 6 servants still left means 1 servant will die every 2 episodes, starting with Caster I guess. Which means Season 2 will full of actions from beginning to the end, to contrast with Season 1 full of exposition. My only complaint is that the music also take a toll from this decision to take a break. It seems like they refrain for introducing any new music because they want only the OST to be released to be played. Somehow I got the feeling the more epic music is saved for Season 2. Even the trailer music was used only once and it wasn't the full version. And I think this talking episode is better than the previous two; at least there are changes in scenery. |
2011-12-24, 23:01 | Link #52 | |
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With this being the "last" ep (until April) it seems like some people have come into it with somewhat misguided expectations.
Fate Zero is a 26ep show from the start except with the 2nd half broadcasted at a later date, it was never likely to have anything resolved or an "epic season finale battle" at ep13 that's typical of a proper 1 cour show that needs some kind of "ending" in case it doesn't get green lighted for another season. F/Z is an ongoing show with the next episode in April. With that in mind I was fairly satisfied with this ep, the wait for ep14 will be tough but at least it will start off with a bang. Quote:
If the 2nd half turns out to be horribly rushed then you'd have more of a point and we could say that maybe they should have cut out some of the earlier dialogue, but as it stands the dialogue is very good as you've admitted so I don't see it as a problem at all. |
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2011-12-25, 00:40 | Link #55 |
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Seriously... if you don't care for quality dialogue and just want non-sensible action then watch Bleach.
For a anime made to the appeal of a more mature audience, there are a lot of whiners in every thread even though every episode usually gets the majority of 10/10. |
2011-12-25, 00:43 | Link #56 |
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Oh my goooooood!! How can they end it there!? That is cruel... oh man. I was gearing up for the fight and with the great dialogue I didn't get a feel for how long the ep was until it was over. Oh how very painful. The music even amped up too.
Anyway, awesome episode. Ryu and Caster would be really great characters if they were evil and insane. They would be cool, actually. Haha. And as always, Rider is awesome. He makes some really great points with the perspective of a person's worth compared to the world. I loved how Saber told him he'll regret his comment after the fight, she doesn't let anything go. It's going to be a painful wait.
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2011-12-25, 00:45 | Link #57 |
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Let's see... Rider was, once again, a true boss. He's definitely the best character in the show. And is it just me, or is Saber being a total bitch to him? Sure, he shattered her perception of what a King is, but she didn't really have anything to retort with. Now he pays her a compliment by saying he wants her in his army, and she's all, "You'll pay for that." Now, I get that he means he wants her to serve him, and as a King that's a low blow for her, but still. She could have at least just given him a snarky response.
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2011-12-25, 00:47 | Link #58 | |
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Quick, someone make a feminist meme with Saber.
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2011-12-25, 00:54 | Link #59 | |
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