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Altima of the Gates · 2013-05-20, 17:05

Well, and don't take this the wrong way, but each route is really just a different set of happenings rather than another story, its a staple of the VN medium to retrace the story from multiple angles. Fate/zero does it another way, with the multiple protagonists showing multiple viewpoints at once, but even then, there must be sacrifices for time.

Anyway, there are plenty of hints on things hiding under the surface, so smart and observant readers should be able to pick up various things. Sakura takes somewhat of a backseat on Fate and UBW, but at the same time, there are various hints about her and her personality that go beyond just being the girl next door, its why I liked her in the first place. Like her relationship with Rin and the foreshadowings of it are shown, her relationship with Shirou and Taiga, and honestly, if you thought she was a regular girl, you were kind of delusional, there were hints and things everywhere.

For example:

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I dunno, I just find that people don't pay enough attention to the subtle things put into this story. It is supposed to be enjoyed slowly and digested like a novel, because that is what it is. And there is a lot to digest.

@Thryfe

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Altima of the Gates Casting a spell on you... Graphic Designer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Where there are no mallets or tentacles.... and the female cast of Tenjou Tenge is mine, all mine! Age: 40	Well, and don't take this the wrong way, but each route is really just a different set of happenings rather than another story, its a staple of the VN medium to retrace the story from multiple angles. Fate/zero does it another way, with the multiple protagonists showing multiple viewpoints at once, but even then, there must be sacrifices for time. Anyway, there are plenty of hints on things hiding under the surface, so smart and observant readers should be able to pick up various things. Sakura takes somewhat of a backseat on Fate and UBW, but at the same time, there are various hints about her and her personality that go beyond just being the girl next door, its why I liked her in the first place. Like her relationship with Rin and the foreshadowings of it are shown, her relationship with Shirou and Taiga, and honestly, if you thought she was a regular girl, you were kind of delusional, there were hints and things everywhere. For example: Spoiler: Rin says in both Fate and UBW that the Matou family's magic has died out by Shinji's generation, and it was oh so obvious with the awkward and sometimes harsh exchanges between Rin and Sakura that there was something there between them. Also, she was still mentioned if not on camera as one of the victims of the Bloodfort, so it's not like we never find out anything about her when she goes off camera. I dunno, I just find that people don't pay enough attention to the subtle things put into this story. It is supposed to be enjoyed slowly and digested like a novel, because that is what it is. And there is a lot to digest. @Thryfe Spoiler: Zouken is not dead after Fate or UBW. Nasu already set up a conflict to take place 10 years later to dismantle the grail, instigated by Rin and Waver against the Clock Tower, who want to use it themselves. The conflict is said to be as great as one of the Grail wars, but the result would be the system being dismantled forever. So either the system is shut down now in HF, or shut down ten years later in the other routes. Zouken is likely to be part of that, since his original plans were to lie in wait and use Sakura's offspring for his plans(she being the prototype, that ended up exceeding expectations in HF, which was why he moved then). He has decades more to live.