Fate Stay/Night: Unlimited Blade Works

Well, here we are once again with Ufotable adapting a Type Moon work. If it sells, why stop doing it; right? I mean have you seen how all related series sold? From the atrocious older version made by DEEN, to its prequel Fate/Zero, to its loli fan service spin-off Fate/Kaleid; this franchise is a goldmine.

With that said, you need to be aware of what exactly you are getting yourself into in case you don’t already know. The Fate franchise is affiliated with the most famous porn game of all times, and has a ridiculous amount of fans who defend it to the death. For example, if one of them reads the previous sentence, he will go apeshit and explain in a wall of text how it is not a porn game; it’s a visual novel, the ultimate masterpiece of storytelling, with exceptional writing, amazing characters, complicating terminology, and intellectual battles. My only reply to such people would be a simple question: How many good books have you read in your life, and how many games have you played that are not visual novels? 95% chance, his reply will be zero.

As it happens with all fandoms, they are filled with fanatics who are inflating whatever is going on in the subject at hand, and the Fate porn game is not an exception. And yes, it has sex scenes, it has fan service, it has harem, it’s a porn game; you can stop trying to call it otherwise. I admit that it tried a hell of a lot more to be something better than that, but eventually succeeds only into becoming a battle shonen with fancy terminology. And as we all know, battle shonens suffer greatly from good writing.

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With all that said, if you keep your expectations low, you will enjoy it as a rule of cool type of show, filled with lots of flashy battles, extremely polished visuals, and poser characters you want to cosplay as. It’s a very fun show if you see it just as a spectacle. The problem surfaces when you DON’T see it simply as a spectacle and instead try to make it seem like it’s more than that. I said you should keep your expectations low but how is that humanly possible when the anime was hyped all the way to the moon as soon as its production was announced, and how can you possibly remain calm and reserved about it when it got an average score of 9/10 before it even began to air. I am not kidding you; it was placed instantly at the top ten highest rated anime of all times before the first episode was even out. The average dropped since then, but not significantly, and you can bet a thousand bucks how it will stay in the top 20 for a loooong time. Because that is the power of its fandom and they won’t let you speak otherwise.

Anyways, the story is very basic and simple. Seven people get a super warrior each and fight each other because there can be only one. The winner gets a wish and becomes a puela magi. What complicates this one line of a story is how the tiniest and most unimportant of events needs to be stretched out to last as much as possible, and a plot that could have ended in 2 episodes if it was pragmatic, is instead stretched to last 10 times as much. How is that possible, you may ask. Is the show mostly made up of fillers? No, but it’s instead filled with lots and lots of extra fluff to not allow the average viewer to realize he is watching something that has no progress. Here is how it keeps you distracted.

1) Infodump. Half of the whole show is people talking and explaining shit. And by explaining, I don’t simply mean they explain their strategies to the opponent or comment on everything that happens in case the viewer has his IQ lower than that of an ape. It does that too, but it is a drop in the ocean before the dreaded infodumping. Dear lord, they talk for hours about how magic works and what it can do and what are the limitations, and they use fancy words, and they explain it again, and then they go over it every time something new appears, and SHUT UP ALREADY! Why am I wasting my time looking at people walking in circles and using weird words?

See, this is part of what made the source material so famous. It’s a porn game with a complicated terminology you can talk about for hours that makes you look smart and not like a ronery who faps to cartoons. And by the end of the day none of all that matters because IT’S MAGIC; IT MAKES NO SENSE. Plus, even if it was science that for some reason the porn game managed to present it in a completely realistic manner, it would still not mean anything, since it still works any way the writer wants it to work. Really, it’s as random as it gets. One person needs to train for a decade, be fully aware of how magic works, and chant for a whole minute for something magical to take place (that would be Rin), and another person casts commands, summons super warriors, and avoids death rays without having a clue of what the fart is going on (that would be Shiro).

2) Fooling around. Half of the other show is about the characters not doing what they are supposed to be doing. I mean, can you imagine how completely retarded it feels to have a person who really wants to win in this death tournament, saving the life of another contestant, explaining all it needs for him to survive in this war, and then proceed into trying to kill him, thus rendering all that she did so far to be completely pointless? Or do you know how eye-rolling it is for another person to let her enemies escape because it was a fun game and wants to play more? Or a super warrior not killing an enemy because she was his ADOPTED SISTER FROM A PAST LIFE. I am not kidding you, none of the characters take their roles seriously; they are in a death tournament where it is “kill or be killed” and treat everything as if it’s an amusement park.

Now I am very aware of how the fanboys excuse all that. How could we get to know the characters if they would be killed right away and the show would be over in a few episodes? That’s impossible to happen if the show made sense. After all, it’s dumb entertainment for shonentards, so it’s ok to... WHOOPS! I meant sophisticated storytelling for mature people such as myself; there is nothing wrong with this anime; it’s perfect.

Ok, you are not convincing me, it’s still silly. There is so much plot armour for the protagonist, and so much plot convenience when not killing people even when they should normally do, to the point I no longer care about the characters because their conflict feels staged. I also can’t see this show as dumb action because they keep trying to trick me (and fail) into believing it is far more than just that. It falls right into the pretentious territory, a thing which I happen to hate because it wants to make the viewer over-think stuff and trick him to believe he is smart for doing that.

>stop liking what I don't like
Autism

Go make a YouTube video or something.

I wonder how hard does this illusion break once you realize that you get unforgettable quotes such as “people die when they are killed” coming from a guy who cheats death three times per episode because he is a bland shonen protagonist. I also wonder how hard is it to realize there are no consequences in a story where they keep telling you a wish can change the whole world, when the world is otherwise completely autistic to this war and its participants. Yes, they keep saying that they cover it up but just what is there to cover when they cause a dozen explosions per episode and none in the city sees or hears the slightest thing. It’s as if the characters all suffer from chuunibyou and the battles take place only in their childish minds, with the adults walking by and shaking their heads upon seeing them doing all that make-belief nonsense.

So down to it, what is this show exactly? It’s a silly fighting shonen with very good production values that pretends to be intelligent by overcomplicating everything. It’s fun if you still like Naruto but not if you are past the age when you still like teenagers with superpowers and unforgettable quotes such as “the archer class is made of archers”.

It's still the best animated adaption of a visual novel

who the fuck is honestly gonna read all of this

Is there anyone who can even TOUCH Gilgamesh Serio Completado?

Mothers basement fans

>coming from a guy who cheats death three times per episode because he has Avalon

Fixed

>Yes, they keep saying that they cover it up but just what is there to cover when they cause a dozen explosions per episode and none in the city sees or hears the slightest thing

Bounded fields. Rin explains this

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>rhinocucks still salty
holy crap, every time

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What's everyone's favorite songs from the adaptations of any Fate?
youtu.be/K2mkfpMXJhc
This and the slight remix to EMIYA are best desu.

tl;dr fuck off

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Cute

user are you going to shit aon any work of fiction that has info dumping? The info dumping is there to give the world cohesiveness and to give a background in which to understand the plot and characters, Not that I'm defending Nasu's way of handling info dumping, I find it tedious as well, but it serves a purpose. Besides, at least it's not as bad as say, Lord of the Rings info dumpig.

Gilgamesh completado is C-tier at best. SHIROU BLANCO is top dog.

Idk I know UBW is kind of eh but I'm starting to like Fate again thanks to the Heaven's Feel trilogy. Its off to a great start.

Just ignore his little MAL review. Let's have a thread and dance on his ignorance so it annoys him.

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Kotomine & Gilgamesh probably.
Ignore what he says & post the Main Girls.

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HF is considered the only good route.

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Naruto is a gateway anime of the worst kind. It's a bad series, a clusterfuck of story and characterization that isn't very well done by any aspect, but which attempts to compensate for its weaknesses by adding in excessive shipping faggotry and DARKNESS. The normal user can see this as the shit it is, and may enjoy it, hate it or be indifferent to it, but all the while recognizing that the series itself, regardless of their opinion, is plain bad. However, these very aspects that try to smear over the shit of its core make it a breeding ground for aspie, unsociable underageb& faggots who engage in every kind of faggotry both online and in the real world. The superpowered characters all trying their hardest to look cool, the jutsus, peculiar, colorful clothes, the whole ninja faggotry and everything about the Naruto world fuels their escapist fantasies, while the pity-party character backgrounds, emphasis on revenge, and overall preachiness of the series make it fit just right with the mary-sueish drives of your average preteen and his sense of unwarranted self-importance towards the world. Exactly the kind of shit that makes little kiddies and underageb& retards eat this shit right the fuck up. Naruto is basically THE series to attract the most hated anime fanbase known to Sup Forums, which is why, regardless of individual opinions, it is the responsibility of every user to troll the fuck out of this show and everyone who likes it, and ensure that no Naruto threads ever encourage the newfriends to show their faces here. That being said, AB is really great, but Nyaa.eu and BakaBT are easier to get into.

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Is it cheating if Archer has sex with Rin or is it okay because he's your future self?

I mean, if your future self, who is much more handsome and manlier than you, banged your waifu, you probably would think its cheating.

Does She Canonly Fucks Archer in Extra though ? (never play & watch extra)

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Didn't read, look at this fucking Abi.

Why is this slut showing her panties

Why are you looking at her pantsu you pervert?

It has fantastic characters, an engaging story and amazing visuals, so I don't see those problems that relevant. To each his own I guess.

The original VN had pretty lousy visuals though.

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>Doesnt know Early 00s Artstyle.
Go back to Sup Forums when you're 18

I've forgotten how much I despised early 00's anime artstyle.

What the fuck is that monstrosity????

What about if Saber has sex with Rin?

>battle shonens = porn

I read your entire review. I agree with your review on the anime, but for the visual novel I sort of have to disagree. Yes the game has hentai, but there is a version of the game that doesn't. The story is better formatted for a visual novel and not an anime for many reasons, which im not willing to discuss because I'm tired ( I've only played one route ).
Ive played hundreds of normal video games and read hundreds of books. Ive only played one other visual novel, with that being Steins Gate, which has to be one of the best stories that I have ever experience. Anyhow Fate game is alright nothing much, and I think you described it very well at the end "It’s a silly fighting shonen" for the visual novel at least.

(directed at people who believe this)However visual novels are not the ultimate form of storytelling; actually there is none and every form of medium is good for different things. However I won't disregard the fact that people have there own preferences in storytelling.

really.

OP just make a faggy youtube analysis and post it around reddit

The girls are one of the best parts of Fate desu. The other is autistic powerlevelfagging

Who would win in a fight between Shirou Blanco and Gudao Blanco (diez porciento)

im not Reading all this shit.

Bretty good, but pointless. Fans will keep defending this turd until their last breath,the rest of us think it's a turd and laugh at fatedrones.

>it's not a hentai game!
>posts lewd girls to prove OP's point

I mean this is obviously a /mal/-tier review and I hate to feed but I despise this "it's got sex in therefore it's shit" attitude
I thought FLCL was mandatory watching for browsing this board

>Cheats death
>Shiro is a bland shonen protagonist
Stopped reading right there, read the fucknig VN

>defending Realta Nua
>defending removing the VN's takedown of purityfags

Redman in his vigilante days series when?

So l/a/ds, how did you all find the 7 Days of Dantes' Divine Comedy?
Did you have fun? Was it easier than expected, or harder?
Which gate did you like most? Least?
Who are your MVPs?

>expect flashy battles

shounentardism is actually what began ruining fate. Fate was a series about examining Shirou's broken mind, trying to jump the highbar, cooking, sex and the very occasional chuuni battle thrown in. "Fate is about fighting" is thanks to how Urobutcher began it and then Apocrypha went full shounentard and F/GO is shounenshittery in gacha form. This is perhaps why Fate/Extra is tanking, because this to me feels more like an actual entry into the Nasuverse than anything in Jean"Big Thick Dragon Dick"nu's fate spinoff or the Time & Space Waifu Administration Bureau spinoff in Chaldea. And Illya was it's own silly thing and perfectly fine before onii-chan turned it full-blown shounen.

>posting a fucking that anime snob review

please get banned

Euryale Charm Lock GG

pretty easy in the end, Dantes edge was really funny.
I have good servants, it was easy as fuck
Double ruler was the most fun quest

>trying to jump the highbar
do you think Shirou saw Kirei trying to do the highbar?

Mana Touch Transfer is better & make more sense rather than Mana Sex Transfer. Especially in Heaven Feel