Audience reviews
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keemoksa
This is a spoiler-free review covering both Season 1 and Season 2.
The anime's story beginning (first episode/narrative introduction) is poorly executed, filled with terrible pacing and an overwhelming amount of information, paired with a pretentious philosophical tone that’s entirely unfit for any opening. This issue is evident throughout the entire anime but becomes glaringly obvious in the beginning and culminates in an ending that’s a "crown of crap," perfectly matching the low standards set by what preceded it.
The dialogues are weak. Their superficial complexity shouldn’t deceive anyone—they’re shallow at their core.
Most characters’ motivations and beliefs are idiotic and unstable. A single basic conversation with another character leaves them stunned and persuaded.
Add to this th…
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I gave it a 6 for the second season because the art style is gorgeous, the animation is top-tier, and the soundtrack is amazing; otherwise, it would be a 4 or a 3. I gave it a 9 for the first season, so what went wrong?
Simple: 0 levels of satisfaction regarding all storytelling decisions. I will not give any spoilers, but I will make some analogies for you to understand what I meant. And YES, I KNOW Fate/Zero is a prequel to many of the Fate series branches (Such as all the Stay Night what-if stories). But every anime has to provide you with some level of satisfaction without the need to start a new anime (The story of Fate Zero is actually finished in the Fate Stay Night series). This one left me with bad taste.
Story: They messed up. Everything detailed, built, and explained will expl…
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This review covers both seasons because they're both parts of the same story and reviewing them individually is stupid.
Fate/zero is yet another badly written anime by the shitty writer gen urobuchi and this review explains why.
I'll talk about the good aspects of fate/zero and then the majority of the review will be the bad aspects (because there are too many) the mediocre aspects are anything that i don't end up mentioning
The Good:-
1- Great Visuals that make the scenes and the backgrounds in the anime look great, but the anime doesn't have alot of animation in it.
2- high quality instruments and sound effects, but the soundtrack itself is not that amazing in fact most of it is forgettable.
The Bad:-
1- the grail war in this anime never had any clear rules at all.
No rules were ment…
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Hello everybody Shawn aka TheKazeTrigger here and welcome to my first MVM Entertainment anime review project.
For the first anime I will be reviewing is Fate/Zero.
Now I have mixed opinions of the Fate franchise because while my thoughts on Unlimited Blade Works by Ufotable are mixed and I personally hate the Deen adaptions of Fate Stay Night. I thought my love with the Fate franchise will die out because of this.
Did my love for Fate Zero die out or it's still going strong as ever?
Well let's find out.
Story. The story of Fate Zero revolves on something call the Holy Grail War.
A Holy Grail war is a war between seven servants as well as seven masters (Magic Users) who through the power of the grail summon heroic spirits who are the people of legend, history fame, or myth. They all batt…
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Fate Zero doesn't really deserve the acclaim people give it and here are a few reason why,
Story- people rank this anime as one of the best series out there but from my view it shows barley any and it only gets truly pumping when the second season arrives. But even in season 2 fails very badly at satifying me because of it's slow pacing drawn out thriller scenes that makes this anime lose potential. The authors style of writing was easy to expect as he really loves to make people feel despair and watching many of his works, I know that Gen Urobuchi is far from making me impressed and always fails because he relys too much on a repeated and vulgar writing style. Finally the whole point of the series is for the protagonist is to save the world, but what is he really saving the world from, t…
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For a show that heavily relies on dialogue, it sure was lacking in the quality of dialogue. I often found myself bored with whatever they were talking about, mainly because the plot was boring and all the characters had many unappealing traits which made me not care about them.
If you want to watch a show with very dull dialogue and irrational people fighting over a fairy tale relic, this show is definitely for you. Only good part in fate/zero was its action sequences, but that alone isnt enough to make show interesting.
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For the love of Holy Grail, if you have never watched anything from Fate/Stay Night franchise under any circumstances DO NOT watch Fate/Zero first! I'll hold an even stronger statement - don't watch it at all. I've just made this grievous mistake, because I had listened to advice given on youtube by several self-proclaimed anime gurus. And now how pissed I am! Sheesh! Firstly, it ruined much of the experience of Fate/Stay Night. And secondly, I strongly believe Fate/Zero is crap.
I am aware this warning and review will probably fall on deaf ears, because of the way unfavorable reviews are treated by MAL users. But I'll be content if I am able to save at least one soul from the disaster this anime is.
Let me elaborate on my background - when I started to watch this series I knew only tha…
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"Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic." -Alexis Carrel
Overview:
Fate/Zero takes place on the stage of Fuyuki, a city based on modern day Kobe. Here, seven masters chosen by the Holy Grail- an omnipotent wish granting device- gather to do battle. The seven human masters, each from disparate backgrounds, experiences, and creeds assemble, and are granted a "servant", or the spirit of a fallen hero from ages past given physical form. With these servants, the masters wage a proxy war in the form of a battle royale: the last master/servant duo standing is the winner, as declared by the Holy Church. The pair is then granted a wish: that which they desire most.…
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This is mostly a review of the entirety of Fate/Zero rather than the second season in particular. I have not watched or read the Fate/Stay Night material before watching this.
Story: 9
Writing a prequel to an already well-established series has proven in many cases to be difficult to do (i.e. Star Wars) but Fate/Zero passes with flying colors. Even if you have seen Fate/Stay Night prior to watching this, it still provides many twists and turns that leave you guessing all the way up until the final episode, all the while seamlessly setting up the story for Fate/Stay Night. The dialogue is genuine and the ways the characters interact with each other always make for great moments. The first few episodes are a bit of an information dump, but really help to explain the world you are immersing…
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Tyrannical power and glory are two things that define a sovereign ruler with an iron fist. Many mythologies have been interpreted to fit these notions into their stories to create a different understanding. A series that has been long regarded with acclaim by many die-hard enthusiasts is the Fate series. Starting as a visual novel series, it eventually shifted its form to animation with Fate Stay Night to mediocre reception from fans. It was then that a man named Gen Urobuchi decided to make a prequel light novel series called Fate Zero, and thus a legendary phenomenon was born in animation form four years later.
Though this is the 2nd season of Fate Zero that I’m basing this off after finishing it, it would be more tempting to critique it because it is merely a continuation of the series…
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***This review is comprehensive of both seasons of Fate/Zero.***
If your one and only wish could be granted, how far would you tread down the path colored in blood and embroidered with thorns?
Welcome to Fate/Zero, an epic that explores the efforts of seven masters and their servants (heroic spirits such as King Arthur) to obtain the Holy Grail, a device said to be capable of granting any one wish.
Sorely disappointed by its sequel, Fate/Stay Night, I, like many others before me, was initially reluctant to watch the show. Turned off by the ridiculously pure ideals of Emiya Shirou and defiled by the constant repetition of the phrase, "People die when they are killed", Fate/Zero's appeal to me was minimal.
Oh, how wrong was I.
Fate/Zero is a delightfully dark deviation from its sequel a…
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Fate/Zero was entertaining at times, with several very good fight sequences and the nice animation, but it doesn't make up for the real lack of any sort of coherent story or character development. Fate/Zero has simple plot hiding behind rhetoric and long-winded speeches from rooftops just to look cool. The dialogue was uninspired at best and often times so dull that I felt that I could walk away to make a cup of coffee and come back knowing I missed absolutely nothing that contributed to the story.
The biggest problem is that none of the characters other than Waver and Rider were ever really developed, leaving no emotional impact on their deaths. In fact, when it came to a lot of the seemingly important events, I just didn't care. Pointless monologues and exposition, bad pacing (nothing h…
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(Review for both season 1 and 2, spoiler free)
“Glory lies beyond the horizon. Challenge it because it is unreachable. Speak of conquest and demonstrate it.” - Rider
The Holy Grail—an omnipotent wish granting device which grants the owner any one wish of their deepest desire. For generations, the Holy Grail Wars were held every 60 years to decide who would be worthy to yield an item of such immense power; seven Masters coupled with seven Servants duke it out in a battle royale to the death, but only one Master and Servant can be victorious.
Fate/Zero is a thrilling, engaging, intellectual and mature anime with jaw-dropping visuals.
Story: 9.51
Fate/Zero is about the 4th Holy Grail War, which takes place 10 years before the events of the Fifth Holy Grail war, and is set in Fuyuki City.…
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Fate/Zero Review:
This is a review for both seasons 1 and 2
After seeing the high praise given to this anime from Gigguk and Arkada on Youtube, I decided to give Fate/Zero a go. After watching it, I now completely understand why this show has such positive reception as it was an enthralling ride with hardly any real "negative" points to it.
Story 9/10:
Fate/Zero takes place 10 years before the events of Fate/StayNight in the middle of what is known as one of the "Holy Grail Wars." I had not seen F/SN before watching this anime, but thanks to the info dump of a first episode I was quickly put up to speed. The "Holy Grail Wars" are battles fought in secret a few times each century. The war is between 7 historical or mythological legends that are brought into present time by their "masters…
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"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" - Lord John Dalberg-Acton, 1837.
There are many types of power - financial, military, political, religious, etc - and at one time or another each has been used to further the goals of individuals, organisations, and even nations. The odd thing though, is that even though it has been referenced for thousands of years in everything from legends and myths to folktales and history, magic has rarely been placed in the same category. The problem is that people don't really believe in magic any more, and the subject has been relegated to the realms of fiction and fantasy - even though it was often said that practitioners had the ability to wield primal forces, command spirits, and shake the foundations of heaven.
Everything has a…
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Fate Zero 2nd Season review:
Time for a trivia! Are you someone who enjoys watching violence mixed in with action, fantasy, and thriller themes? Are you someone who loves listening to a powerful soundtrack with stunning visuals that will keep you at your seat? Ever wanted to watch a prequel based off a popular series and carving for more? Well luckily, you've probably hit a jack pot because ufotable once again pulls off a spectacular masterpiece out of their hats and present the latest Fate/Zero part 2 that is sure to give viewers a satisfaction like they've never ever experienced before.
In today's anime world, prequels are not too rare. Most of them serves as an introduction and perhaps a trailer of the the true series will unraval for our die hard viewers. Fate Zero Second Season pres…
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From the mind that gave us works such as Madoka and Saya no Uta comes a tale spun as a predecessor to the wildly popular series Fate/Stay Night. Of course, anyone who has read or watched Fate/Stay Night knows the outcome of the fourth Holy Grail War, but only half the fun of a journey is the destination. Gen Urobuchi and studio Ufotable guide us through a magnificent world saturated with dynamic characters, a beautiful score, jaw-dropping visuals and fluctuating idealistic views, which all congeal into a compelling narrative. Mistakes are made by Ufotable, but compared to the grandiose story and execution they only serve as minor annoyances.
Plot
The Grail War has been done before, but never like this. The same rules apply. Seven masters, seven servants, all fighting in a fierce battle…
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If I had to be fair to the greatness of this serie, I had to drop the rate of all the animes I've rated until now by 2 points or more.
First, this is not an action show, though it have tons of beatifully done action sequences. This is the story of a man who believed in his ideals and fought for them, but no just him. This is the story of 7 Servants (counting the 1st season) and their troubled, weird, incredible masters, in a way that you can't really choose a villain or a good guy, but you choose the way of thinking that better suits your own.
The story is amazing, well done, beautiful. If I have to choose a word to describe it it would be...Type-Moon-ish. Lots of drama, psychological issues and depressive as well as funny moments. The story is well paced and gets you sitting in the edge…
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This review considers the anime adaptation of Fate Zero (F/Z) Season 2 entirely on its own merit.
TL;DR version: The hotly-anticipated second half of F/Z is disappointing in the sense that it leaves the viewer with more questions than answers with a rushed ending. It is especially frustrating when the first half took meticulous care in covering all the nooks and crannies of the Fate universe. On the plus side, the visuals are excellent and the choreography of some of the action and battles is outstanding.
Which brings us to to the critical flaw, the *execution* of the story. The carefully crafted build-up in the first season starts falling apart, as the series switches its focus to action and bodycount. This change of focus and direction just fails to engage the kind of viewer who wants…
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The Holy Grail War: A war fought between seven selected masters and their servants to determine a sole victor, who will then bless one miracle upon the world. The Holy Grail War can either bring about an ideal wish that saves innocent lives or lead to chaotic destruction in the process. Or both. The Fate Zero series' plot circles around the Holy Grail War, its history and its future. The previous season focused on the characters' backgrounds, and in this season it is now all-out war.
The Holy Grail War also involves several sets of conflicts between various supernatural families. All the families for one wants glory for winning the actual war, but the one miracle wish that's blessed by the holy grail is what personally drives the contestants. Would you sacrifice the whole world for the r…
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