Fate/stay night

[Munsu]

I'm guessing you've seen the FSN TV run, but not played the game?

I really can't say how much you'd enjoy this then, since I would expect it to be rather confusing to you, and lack substance as a piece of story-telling.

It's less of a movie and more about "animating as much material with a high budget as possible in 2hrs".

I'm pretty sure I'll be more than fine, I doubt I will be confused.

[Archangel]

If you only watched the tv series and haven't read any spoilers i think you're overestimating yourself

Still it was beautifully animated so it is still a good watch if you're a fan of mindless battle shounens

[Deadfire]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...vel-gets-anime

I came with the force of 1000 burning stars

Nice, very nice indeed.

I really would like to see how it will be done.

[Archangel]

Nice, very nice indeed.

I really would like to see how it will be done.

Personally i'm hoping for a series of OVAs, i can't help but feel a movie would suffer from lack of time and a tv series would suffer from lack of budget

[Buffalobiian]

Personally i'm hoping for a series of OVAs, i can't help but feel a movie would suffer from lack of time and a tv series would suffer from lack of budget

Aside from those to reasons, I was thinking that a TV series would have the opposite effect of a movie and stretch things out too thinly. Is there enough material for 13 episodes?

[Marik]

The official website for the Fate/Zero television anime series began streaming the first 80-second promotional video on Monday. A version of this promotional video was shown during last week's Machi Asobi event in Tokushima, Japan, but the online version has additional changes.

The anime adapts the prequel novel by Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Phantom - The Animation, Blassreiter) to Type-Moon's Fate/stay night visual novel software. The story is set a decade before Fate/stay night and reveals the 4th Holy Grail War that sets the stage for the war in the software. Director Ei Aoki (Hourou Musuko, Ga-Rei: Zero, Girls Bravo), the anime studio ufotable, and composer Yuki Kajiura (Madoka Magica, .hack, Kara no Kyoukai) are all involved in this anime which will premiere this October

Stream on the official website.

[Kraco]

That was loli Rin, wasn't it? At 1:29. My fanboy o'meter might get stuck on the red zone after this show. But since it's Rin, red is fine.

[Buffalobiian]

That was loli Rin, wasn't it? At 1:29. My fanboy o'meter might get stuck on the red zone after this show. But since it's Rin, red is fine.

Officially "All characters in FSN are over the age of 18", so 18 - 10 = loli (QC passed). Yes, that was loli Rin.

Saber in a suit was something I forgot about, and that was pretty tasty.

[shinta|hikari]

I hate to repeat what has already been said but...

Loli Rin + Suit Saber = MOE DEATH

[Archangel]

...am i the only one looking forward to the battles and not the girls? You people are the cancer killing the anime industry.

[NeoCybercoin]

I for one am also looking forward to the battles. Too bad we already know how it is all gonna end. Then again that is only the end battle that we know off. No idea how the rest goes.

[Kraco]

...am i the only one looking forward to the battles and not the girls? You people are the cancer killing the anime industry.

The PV didn't really have much in the way of battles to discuss. Besides, the original game was a bloody dating sim, although a most excellent one, but one nonetheless... So, talking about the girls should be highly relevant by any reckoning.

[Buffalobiian]

...am i the only one looking forward to the battles and not the girls? You people are the cancer killing the anime industry.

I thought the cancer killing the anime industry was the underwhelming DVD/BD sales from people who are unwilling to pay for intellectual property. Much like yourself.

Counter-taunt aside, I'm with Kraco here. We see battle, we discuss battle. We see chicks,.. well, we do other stuff. For those who don't know terribly much about the plot of Fate/Zero like myself, the only point of discussion at this time would be about any recurring characters from FSN.

[David75]

Reviving a more than dead thread, I just finished watching UBW.
They really should have made it in 2 90 minutes OVAs or movies.
Even with all those awesome scenes, the trimming was so intense it's just a collection of scenes and certainly not a movie with a story and scenario. That trimming was so intense that even some awesome scenes felt empty, like the Kojiro/Saber fight conclusion.
The only positive about it, is that is set the minimum requirements for the Fate/Zero series we now have.
Fate/Zero has better effects, better story since they have time, so eventhough UBW is like that, I'm happy they've been able to take it to an even better step.

[Kraco]

Seems like Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya will be getting an anime.

"A COMPTIQ & Comp Ace advertisement on page 228 of the April issue of Kadokawa Shoten's COMPTIQ magazine revealed on Saturday that an anime adaptation of Hiroshi Hiroyama's Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya manga has been green-lit. " -ANN

I stopped reading the manga, but I'll have a look at the anime, should the plans become a reality. It's a wacky story, but on the other hand, Carnival Phantasm surely paved the way already on that front.

[Buffalobiian]

The story doesn't sell it much.. but Ilya and Rin sure do. At the very least I'll check it out, that's for sure.

[Kraco]

The story doesn't sell it much.. but Ilya and Rin sure do. At the very least I'll check it out, that's for sure.

It's basically a totally different story reusing the old characters.

[Archangel]

It's basically really really stupid.

I'll watch a couple of eps though, for the lulz.

[Munsu]

Reviving a more than dead thread, I just finished watching UBW.
They really should have made it in 2 90 minutes OVAs or movies.
Even with all those awesome scenes, the trimming was so intense it's just a collection of scenes and certainly not a movie with a story and scenario. That trimming was so intense that even some awesome scenes felt empty, like the Kojiro/Saber fight conclusion.
The only positive about it, is that is set the minimum requirements for the Fate/Zero series we now have.
Fate/Zero has better effects, better story since they have time, so eventhough UBW is like that, I'm happy they've been able to take it to an even better step.

Just watched Unlimited Blood Works, and these are pretty much my sentiments. The story didn't feel like it progressed naturally, giving that empty feel you mention. Still despite story/direction problems, the fights were cool to see, though at times lacking in the tension department.

In all, a fun one time watch, yet disappointing for what it could have been. Since my only experience in the Fate world is through the animes, at the very least it was nice to see a better background/understanding of the Archer and Shirou relationship, which was hinted at and only confirmed by non-anime watchers, but never truely developed at that point.

Will watching Fate/Zero soon hopefully.

[Archangel]

I'd advise playing the Heaven's Feel route in the visual novel before watching Fate Zero though.