2011-10-01, 20:59 | Link #1064 |
Che! Che! Che!
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Haven't been keeping up with anime lately due to time restraints, but I felt like I owed it to myself to check this out. I was not left disappointed. While I certainly expected some degree of action, the lack of it didn't bother me in the slightest, thanks to some very well crafted dialogue and characters. Someone's mentioned this here before, but I completely agree that having a group of magi who are actually conscious of how they should act and what they can do just made the setting much, much more interesting to me. The biggest problem I had with /Stay Night was how useless Shirou was throughout most of the game. He didn't make for an entertaining main character a lot of the time, and thankfully it seems like Kiritsugu is the exact opposite -- focused on his goals, knows what he wants and will do what it takes to attain it.
Most of the other characters also seemed to have some sort of reason compelling them to enter the war, which is great. Kariya's easily the most likeable one from the get-go, but unfortunately things probably won't be going well for him in the near future. Worms aside, having to pick Berserker of all things is bound to have a disastrous effect on him. Waver was also pretty entertaining, and while I have no clue as to what he's going to end up as, that pride of his along the will to prove himself in front of others are two very interesting ingredients. Right now he's sort of a wildcard in the middle of all these masters. As for Tohsaka and Archibald, the former is easily the weakest character so far for me, and the latter's arrogant personality already got me wary of him, but I guess that was the original intent with how rude he came across. Visually speaking, the show is gorgeous. Animation was overall good, but it didn't get its chance to actually shine, considering that the episode was mostly slow. Still, movements and gestures were both fluid and seemed to be realistic, and that's what matters. Art direction itself is superb. Hats off to ufotable, which if not the best, is certainly one of the best in the industry right now at treating animation on the PC. Their lighting/coloring techniques and effect animation are very impressive. Kajiura's music was very well used, as well, continuing what was the norm in Kara no Kyoukai. It might not be perfect standalone material, but it certainly fits the show and helps at setting the right atmosphere. All in all, it was a very solid first outing. Now, let's hope that next week's episode will show what Fate/Zero can do when stuff starts hitting the fan.
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2011-10-02, 09:58 | Link #1070 | ||
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2011-10-02, 18:01 | Link #1072 |
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Something to keep in mind for people watching nicovideo.jp who aren't premium members of the Japanese site (not niconico english), is that the stream will get downgraded to low-quality when the site is busy, just like all other videos do. This could cause a significant delay for anybody who only wants to watch the normal-quality stream.
Low-quality: 640x360 | 220kbps h.264 | 64kbps aac-lc Spoiler for Low quality:
Normal-quality: 640x360 | 1000kbps h.264 | 128kbps aac-lc Spoiler for Normal quality:
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2011-10-03, 09:20 | Link #1073 |
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The first episode was simply awesome. The dialogues were brilliant and each character was introduced in a way that the audience can really feel for. Each side seems like they have an edge over the others (save for waver at this point). The introduction to the epic saga couldn't be paved any better.
Can't wait till the action comes in, and Caster's master.
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2011-10-03, 11:00 | Link #1074 |
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So, judging from what' I've observed so far: interesting characters, beautiful artwork (whether the animation will be as good remains to be seen), engaging BGM courtesy of Yuki Kajiura...and a so-so OP and ED .
I don't know about the rest of you guys, but IMHO Tainaka Sachi (FSN. Yes, for me there was one thing DEEN managed right) or Kalafina (Kara no Kyoukai) would've been vastly better than...whoever sang Open Sign and Memoria. They're not bad, per se, just average.
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2011-10-06, 05:32 | Link #1077 |
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http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-4412.html
Not sure if I'm getting this right but it seems Fate/zero is taking a break in the winter season before resuming in spring again. Plz2confirm? |
2011-10-06, 05:53 | Link #1078 | |
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Confirmed I believe.
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2011-10-06, 06:04 | Link #1079 | ||
I kill you
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I mean, ufotable is just ridiculous. Aniplex order them for TV-Series, but they made movie quality animation instead. They are almost as crazy as Kyoani, in terms of there obsession to Sakuga. Also, here is report from 2chers who went to 1st episode preview event about what staff members said; Quote:
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2011-10-06, 07:01 | Link #1080 | |
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Wouldn't it be hilarious the 1st cour ends on a cliffhanger?
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That's hard to swallow.
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fate/stay night, nasu, ufotable, urobuchi gen, visual novel adaptation |
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