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jeroz · 2012-07-01, 02:29

Since Ufotable showed that the complete version is in the Blu-ray which is not out yet, i'll be a bit more lenient in terms of scoring since I know what we saw isn't the whole picture. I would also like to preface that I did not read the Light Novel earlier so don't have the biased elitist attitude.

Fate/Zero is a well made story, combine with great direction, script and music, and voice acting. The animation quality sometimes took a few dips, but when it gets serious they are orgasmic to watch. Ufotable successfully blend in the 3D CGI into the animation, other than that car in ep3 they all look fantastic.

To be honest though, I would love them to just unleash it as one massive box set only instead of be constricted to the 25min TV format since what they presented in the tv is subpar compare to what they achieved. Also due to the medium restriction they had to move a lot of monologues into new materials, for example showing how Tokiomi treats Rin in ep10 instead of giving him a long monologue in ep17. It may not be complete, but they had to sacrifice something to make it flow better.

The expansion of the Kiritsugu backstory is really great, since we don't really understand his character due to limited screentime before. The full effect is realised in the next episode when we see him breaking down when someone dear to him is dying. The flow on effect is great and adds to his character tremendously and setting up the finale nicely. It does make sense to have it on the eve before the final day so that it follows up the criticism from Saber and won't break the flow by having the Kirei episode afterward. If it wasn't clear to me before, then those two flashback episodes really hammers it in that a major focus in Fate/Zero is Kiritsugu's story.

The music is fantastic, I'd only heard one instance where it's a bit off, but they adds to the final two episodes so well. I grade the OP/ED by how much they add to the whole series, and the way the director introduces the OP2 in the final scene is brilliant, while ED2 told a brief backstory that won't fit within the context of the story anywhere else.

Overall I really enjoyed it. It's a fantastic series and I can't wait to see the complete version once the blu-ray comes out.
9/10

2012-07-01, 02:29	Link #7
jeroz Art Block Specialist Join Date: Jun 2007	Since Ufotable showed that the complete version is in the Blu-ray which is not out yet, i'll be a bit more lenient in terms of scoring since I know what we saw isn't the whole picture. I would also like to preface that I did not read the Light Novel earlier so don't have the biased elitist attitude. Fate/Zero is a well made story, combine with great direction, script and music, and voice acting. The animation quality sometimes took a few dips, but when it gets serious they are orgasmic to watch. Ufotable successfully blend in the 3D CGI into the animation, other than that car in ep3 they all look fantastic. To be honest though, I would love them to just unleash it as one massive box set only instead of be constricted to the 25min TV format since what they presented in the tv is subpar compare to what they achieved. Also due to the medium restriction they had to move a lot of monologues into new materials, for example showing how Tokiomi treats Rin in ep10 instead of giving him a long monologue in ep17. It may not be complete, but they had to sacrifice something to make it flow better. The expansion of the Kiritsugu backstory is really great, since we don't really understand his character due to limited screentime before. The full effect is realised in the next episode when we see him breaking down when someone dear to him is dying. The flow on effect is great and adds to his character tremendously and setting up the finale nicely. It does make sense to have it on the eve before the final day so that it follows up the criticism from Saber and won't break the flow by having the Kirei episode afterward. If it wasn't clear to me before, then those two flashback episodes really hammers it in that a major focus in Fate/Zero is Kiritsugu's story. The music is fantastic, I'd only heard one instance where it's a bit off, but they adds to the final two episodes so well. I grade the OP/ED by how much they add to the whole series, and the way the director introduces the OP2 in the final scene is brilliant, while ED2 told a brief backstory that won't fit within the context of the story anywhere else. Overall I really enjoyed it. It's a fantastic series and I can't wait to see the complete version once the blu-ray comes out. 9/10 __________________ [TAC]