Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
senekohan
The conflict initially captivated me, as it beautifully fused the high-stakes adrenaline of a shounen battle with the whimsical charm of the magical girl genre.
Regrettably, this compelling premise was utterly derailed by excessive fanservice and a visual style that was jarringly unrefined—the character designs, particularly the eyes, were grotesque and amateurish.
The narrative choices in the final acts were nothing short of egregious, aggressively pushing an incestuous sub-route between the protagonist and his adoptive sister, alongside explicit elements of lesbianism and yuri fanservice involving loli theme underage characters.
It is deeply frustrating that the studio chose to distort what could have been a heartwarming, alternate-universe sanctuary for Illya's family into somethi…
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Wow. Just wow. I didn't know what to expect, but this shit is GOOD.
Let's be real here, looking at the cover is enough to tell you if this show is for you or not, because it's exactly what it looks like (baller as fuck).
I think the best part of this show for me personally is just getting more of Illya than we did in Fate/Stay Night. Getting to see her be happy, and seeing her get to be the hero of her own story after she had such a sad life in Stay Night. I mean, part of me thinks that this series exists just to make up for the fact that Illya didn't get a route to herself in the original, and the presence of Shirou reinforces that.
New characters like the stoic magical shawty Miyu and the comic relief girls aren't exactly all time classics yet, but I like them just fine and they still h…
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It is a pretty big departure from most main fate stories even though it follows some of the main cast of the fate/sn/ubw cast although with differences as its an alternate universe and is essentially yuri loli jail bait with magical girl bs and some surprisingly fluid and cool fights essentially it focuses on Illya gaining magical girl powers and makes a friend named Miyu whos also now magical girl under the "tutelage" of Rin and Luvia respectively one of the main differences is the class card system which essentially instead of actual servants being summoned its a card that summons a servant from that class and you can "install" them and become a pseudo servant gaining some of their powers/abilites or smthn idk anyways they use those and their sentient magic sticks named Ruby and Sapphire…
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I wonder if it is some cunning way of curing pedophilia.
Instead of adult girls, acting like cute babes to be likable to men, here we have little kids, acting like adults. Not sexy. May be only when Mayu is dressed like maid, but even that is too little. Syaro-chan from Goshiusa is better. Well fan artists can fix these characters, but that is no reason to watch the actual show.
Here we have unlikable snob Rin Tohsaka coach Prisma Illya to magic, while competing with another unlikable snob 'drill-hair' girl who similarly coach partially likable Mayu, best character in the show.
Fortunately Rin and 'drill-hair' do not ruin the show too much, perhaps the fact that they fight each other instead of being tsundere makes it less annoying to me. Otherwise I would have given it lower score.
To…
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Prisma Illya kinda blows
It's not, like, offensively bad or anything, but as a whole show it ranges from very pitifully average to downright bad, depending on your penchant for loli fanservice
The story itself is middling. Very generic collectathon magical girl stuff. The actual writing is all over the place; some scenes come out of nowhere, some feel like they have an incomplete setup, and some are honestly genuinely great. It's a very mixed bag. The beginning of the show is probably the worst of it, and where a lot of the fanservice rears its ugly head, but the middle of the show (especially the fight against Saber) is pretty good. The ending is okay too, but MAN does the fanservice just really take away any emotional weight some of these scenes have. Example, Irisviel's introduction s…
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I finally started to watch a Fate/whatever anime for the first time from chrono order... and this was there as well... I won't lie i had my doubts, but still gave it a shot.
Ugh...
Whoever find this "deep" or any other nonsense like this is just fcked up in the head... The only episode i watched longer than 5mins (i think i actually watch almost whole deal) was no 7, other is just pedo garbage (and i'm so glad in a way that i had this on my disk, because i could fast forward fly thru it till the end and delete it from my hdd with "Extreme Prejudice"... man i wish nothing of this sort ever tought my hdd, i feel dirty).
Do yourself a favor and DO judge this sh*t by the cover, it deserves nothing better.
Read at the sourceMedazolam
I'm commenting here properly: not on the whole series but on Season 1 which is listed here. It's perfect from beginning till the end. Why?
If for whatever reason you are dogmatic about the Fate series, this may not be for you and if you're a fan of yuri: go to the second and third season but I still recommend you watch this one.
Fate Kaleid Season 1 has a complete and well thought-out story of two girls having different approaches to becoming magical girls. It has stonks of humor but also everything needed to make you feel close to the main characters and possibly tear up at the ending.
The art style, as generally in this series is just beautiful, the artist did everything to make the girls as adorable as possible.
To make this point here: if you're not a fan of fanservice, no probl…
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There are a few rather important points you want to consider before watching the series.
If you haven't watched any of the original fate/stay night anime I recommend to do so. For me it made things more clear and how this story is related to the original. Actually, the reason I was even interested in this is because I liked the original fate/stay night series (and the trilogy movies). However in them, despite Illya (Illyasviel) being a interesting character, her fate was always the same in the originals. That's why I decided to watch this, to get something different.
Second important point, quoted literally from the series:
"The most important part of any transformation is the naked fanservice obscured by magical beams of light"
You have to be aware of this (fanservice) and it'll get wors…
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Recommendation: If you like the Fate series, magical girls, or ideally both, you'll enjoy Prisma Illya. It's not by any means must watch if that doesn't sound interesting to you though. You don't need to have seen any other entries in the Fate franchise to watch this one, it's a standalone spinoff.
Despite taking place in an alternate magical girl universe, Prisma Illya is very much a Fate series. Lavishly animated action scenes, a straightforward and unmemorable plot, and a large collection of solid characters is what defines the franchise to me, and Illya is no exception.
Overall, it's a fine series that is hard to say much about. It doesn't do anything new or unique with the standard magical girl formula, and the plot is equally paint-by-numbers (collect X number of mcguffins, fight a…
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A huge plot change by the anime adaptation from the original manga:
The quality of the animation itself of this season is excellent. I don't have much more to add regarding this point. However, there is one huge change that they did to the plot. I believe there could have been reasons for Silver Link to do so at that time, and I will share my guess below. However this change missed a huge point of the original story, and made it less coherent IMO, which is a shame. I will explain what I mean in detail.
If you're wary of spoilers (I wouldn't say this season in particular has a lot of plot twists though), you may want to proceed after you've finished the season.
The final and most major conflict of this season is the fact that Illya left the battlefield to have Miyu battle Berserker alone…
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The ramen chef/priest is the most evil character in Fate.
Prisma Illya is what one might call up my alley. It's a magical girl anime that's not afraid to go all-in on the yuri and has made itself stand out from the rest of Fate as a result. As a magical girl show, as a yuri loli show, and as a Fate entry, I believe it succeeds at all three with flying colors.
So, let me just start by saying that the part of this anime that turns many people away is actually a plus for me, and as such I'll note that if lolis in semi-revealing outfits making out isn't your thing, well... sucks. You can watch the first season though.
Where do I start. The characters? The main three girls, Illya, Miyu, and Kuro, are basically the best things ever. Exaggerating aside they put shows like Wataten to shame in cut…
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As a refugee from the yuri fandom I have to say that these mahou shoujos are pretty cool!
Unfortunately, if you aren't a fan of lolis fighting in magical girl outfits this series doesn't have much to offer on the side.
The spinoff so far doesn't seem to be that critical to our understanding of the mage world but the familiar setting of Fuyuki City is comforting enough. The urban fantasy aesthetic is what plays into separating Fate from more high fantasy series. The animation is pretty good, and there are some servant-level fights to be enjoyed. Not as spectacular as ufotable but it's fine.
The story is pretty average when it comes to addressing the relationship between Ilya and Miyu.The narrative's strong point is the characterization of Miyu as the stoic, overly logical one, while Ilya…
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My loli fanservice can't possibly be this competent: Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya
So I was suggested to review all the Fate anime and actually accepted since it seemed fun (even though it might have just been a joke.)
Let me say off the bat, this Fate spin-off is actually one of the well made ones and would definitely recommend, I'll explain why if that's not enough.
The competency of Silver Link. has started to become clearer to me as of late and Prisma☆Illya is a prime example of their capabilities with the show's great use of editing and shot composition. The character designs themselves are pretty attractive too along with background art and general animation as well.
Now in the scripting and story department, I'd say it ranges from average to above average. What I appreciate abou…
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Hi, if you are reading this, you have found one of my spoiler free reviews, where I try to give my thoughts on a particular anime, so that you would know if it's worth watching or not. I'll try to keep it "as short as possible" and let's begin!
A few days ago I thought that I should finally go through all of the fate/series, since I had watched all of Fate/Zero, Fate/Stay night (all three routes until Heaven's feel 2nd movie) and some of the separate Fate titles too. And what better title to start with, if not with this, that has 3 seasons and movies + ova's, but is it worth it? Yes, yes it was and here's why.
When I started watching this series I wasn't exactly hyped about the magical girls in a Fate world. Of course I knew, that somehow it would be connected to the main idea, but never…
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This anime does its job. It's a wonderful spinoff of Fate/Stay Night, and I would recommend to anyone who is looking for something more lighthearted, or if you're a Fate fan and you want to laugh at how backwards everything is in this spinoff world.
Be warned, despite Illya being the main character of this anime, her character is waaaay weaker, and you may be disappointed if you're a die hard Illya fan like I am.
This anime has average music, but a sick opening and ending.
It's your average magical girl situation with the Fate characters you know and love (and then some!)
Miyu is best kaleid liner girl, can't wait to watch season 2 and 3 and hopefully the upcoming movie!
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Reviewer's note: This series is my 4th entry into the franchise (F/Z>F/S>UBW).
✪ Genre: action (swordplay), contemporary fantasy, comedy, magic (circles, summoning, spellcasting, magic weapons), mahou shoujo, school life, seinen, superpower (emotions awaken superpowers) with some loli and yuri elements
✔Positive Aspects✔
◧ Animation: adequately distinct characters, based on colors of moderate to low saturation/medium to high lumination, with the urban environment and the urban landscapes being a little more muted in comparison. Very cool are the various 'light' and 'spark' effects during the action sequences, with the characters swinging around & clashing their melee weapons and casting their magical spells. The protagonists' various metamorphoses are not that bad either.
◧ Comedic s…
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Forget almost everything you know about Mahou Shoujos: you don't see the same transformations and same attack animations every episode, which is a plus in my book.
This anime is perfect if you want to get a little more of that lovely Fate universe but also want to chill and relax for a little bit. The story is about magical girls with the Fate cast and the seiyuus are the same.
The animation and soundtrack are pretty solid. The fights are a beauty to watch, except the CGI used on the last episode. I also felt that the last episode's pace was too slow.
The verdict is that this gets a 7/10 from me.
SPOILERS:
1) hated the sexist versions of Archer's and Saber's outfits. Saber's outfit is even worse because she's already a female character but suddenly for Mayu it needs to show more…
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[SPOILER-FREE REVIEW]
I actually started the Fate series just to watch this. Ended up liking the entire Fate series as well. Heh, worth it.
There are reasons why I want to watch this so bad. The reasons include :
- Yuri
- Magical Girl
- Cuteness
Believe it or not. This show has all of them! I’m not kidding. All of them. The yuri scenes are hot fire just like the ones I saw on XVIDEOS and Pornhub. There clearly is a magical girl. And everything is just moe moe. I couldn’t ask for more, lmao. This is what you call a masterpiece for degenerates. Absolutely top-tier.
[SPOILER REVIEW] ( An Additional )
[NOTE] : The spoiler-free review is above. Why bother reading this part if you haven’t even finished these followings - Fate/Zero, Fate Stay/Night : Unlimited Blade Works, Fate Stay/N…
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Fate/Kaleid season #1 is defiantly worth a watch.
There are plenty of the much needed ecchi scenes that bring us all back for more,
the characters are cute and iconic, it's got all the essential elements there that make a series worth watching - for me at least.
Although, season #1 of Fate/Kaleid is slightly lacking in spice compared to the following season #2.
It's also not very special when it comes to the actual plot of the show, just another generic magical schoolgirl anime - just LEWD. (Which obviously makes it better than the typical magical girl anime, but still.)
Not the best of the best, but very well worth watching.
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This review is for all Prisma series that's out at this moment I write the review (1st, 2weiz, 3rei, the movie)
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I’ll be honest here. I’m here for fan service, alright? At least that's what I expect when I'm jumping in.
What I think the premise is before watching is what if Holy Grail war never happen and Illya has her normal fun elementary school life and accidentally become magical girl.
It suppose to be comedy/light heart/slice of life/fan service. I expect myself to have fun watching and be done with it.
Holy hell, I ended up rate this series 10/10 never see that coming. If you’re Fate series fan and you not completely turn off by fan service and comedy (I rarely know people who completely hate comedy). This is a must-watch. Best magical girl series I’ve watched so far, on par…
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