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Mar 21, 2024
How did this anime, that I have serious complaints about, end up being one of my favourite anime of all time?
I'd like to talk about things that I didn't like first.
Music/OSTs were average. They were not THAT bad but any anime in general usually have pretty sick soundtracks. The music in this show was nothing special, some of them were used in very fitting scenes, however it is nothing to write home about. They were also very overused and felt like they didn't have a large variety of soundtracks (even though their album has so many songs, I'm assuming it's one of those situations
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where most of the songs are the same with slight differences or different covers).
The CGI was questionable. Some of it was used so well that some CGI looked better than hand drawn animation, but most of them were absolutely there just for the sake of it. If you easily get bothered by CGI, you are going to be in for a ride here because they have so much CGI and some of them are very poorly done as well.
The story was a little meh as well, but there is nothing to criticize there as they were basically following actual myths so the characters and their backstories mostly did line up with the real myths we have (mostly sumerian but there are few others from different places and times as well). Obviously the things that happen are not exactly like the myths as we have couple of characters that shouldn't exist in the same time period, however they were kind of accurate most of the time which was interesting. Definitely felt like the story could've been better, but it's above average with all the basic writing we have nowadays.
Now if I have this many complaints, how can I rate this show so highly?
The 2d animation fight scenes were unparalleled. The art style was very appealing. Overall direction of the show was also very good (camera angles, the way environment was set up, how they presented the scenes etc.).
They had so many characters that I loved, almost entirety of the cast were really cool and interesting. The sound design was really sick (except I would have appreciated if everything wasn't that loud so I could actually crank up the volume and enjoy the music and the conversations as well).
This overall felt like a successful adaptation. I enjoyed every episode and never got bored. They kept surprising me with every epic scene they had.
this show is a 10/10 for me and it's a very hard to hate show even with all the flaws it has. I gurantee your satisfaction and if you walk into it expecting nothing out of it, you're in for a surprise.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Mar 8, 2024
Art piece.
I'm not going to lie, I was a little meh about the first two movies (chronologically). I came into this expecting it to have a climax, since that's what fate does most of the times (with earlier movies building up and later ones having a big conclusion). HOWEVER, I was not expecting this at all. Right of the bat, the first half the movie was already a step up to the previous one, I was watching it with a friend and in the first 15 minutes I literally told him "I'm going to give it a 10 without even watching it" and I have
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never done that with any other show. That being said, I was being a little sarcastic and I did plan on changing my rating after finishing the movie. BUT I DID NOT. I genuinely thought the first half of the movie was it's peak, and I expected one good battle towards the end but oh boy that second half was something else.
I am not over exaggerating when I say this, but after the fights began this movie literally became an art piece. I was so shook that I completely forgot what I was watching and I got that special feeling when you close your eyes and listen to a unique album and imagine things in your head. The things that I was seeing, were completely out of this world and it almost looked imaginary. There was one particular piano OST scene where my eyes started tearing up from pure joy knowing that I was experiencing something different. This is one of those movies where I'd want to erase my memories and experience it for the first time once again.
So as you can tell from the two paragraphs I've written above, my ratings for individual categories would be:
Music 10/10
Art 10/10
Staging and Creative Direction 10/10
HOWEVER, the only thing that holds this movie back is the lack of time they had to build a story that you can relate to.
The story was not bad, and it was pretty easy to understand imo. The only confusing part is caused by how Fate decided to present this series (as this was released after it's sequel). It had pretty amazing and unique characters as any fate series always had, but there was so little time for me to bond with the characters where if one of them achieved something, I would not feel too happy, and if one of them died, I'd still not be sad enough to cry. (And I'm pretty emotional) Also there was one more thing where they literally kept the entire plot hidden from you until the very end so you literally couldn't understand what was going on.
So with all of this in mind I'd give the following ratings to these topics:
Characters 10/10
Story 8/10 (pretty good story, but the plot was revealed at the end meaning that you didn't know what you were working for until you achieved it)
Even with the criticism I've had, this movie was definitely a 10/10 and one of the most unique viewing experiences I've had, and it DESERVES a way higher rating on MAL.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Jan 17, 2024
Fate is known and respected by many but even with all the love it gets, I still feel like this show is not praised enough.
From amazing visual effects to incredible animation, everybody is aware that this series is beautiful. However something that's not being talked about enough is how amazing the OSTs are, how good the concept of the show is and how well its written especially compared to other shows that set the bar for "amazing animation". This show doesn't only give you visuals.
The narrative of the story is predictable but has plenty of plot twists, and when I say "predictable" I mean
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it puts everything in front of your face so you could guess what's about to happen, but there are so many things in plain sight that there is no way you don't miss some. Obviously this is only the part 1 of this season, and most of the reveals are going to be in the part 2 however I can already see where this is going and it is going to be amazing.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not going to tell you that this show is everyone's cup of tea. Most of the characters have some pretty generic traits, which is completely fine with me. Fate feels influential enough to give the benefit of the doubt that they are the ones who made these "generic" traits popular (even if its not for all of them). It also has a dark mood which might not be appealing to everyone. But take it from me, I'm a person who doesn't like many seinen or horror series just because they are dark. With some exceptions, I don't really enjoy watching darker shows. But this show is a lot more "fun" than it looks.
Last thing I want to add is, I always knew I'd love Fate. But I never knew I'd love it to a point where I feel the urge to write a review for it. If you have been considering watching this show for a long time, just do it. You will not regret it. This season is just a beginning of a whole new world for you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Oct 21, 2023
This season got me to buy and read the Light Novels.
And I do not regret it.
As for the adaptation itself, it is missing some important information that is told in the LNs, however the manga also misses quite a bit so it is fair for the anime to follow the manga I guess.
I'm really happy with the quality, the music and the story.
Storywise this season is not everyone's cup of tea since it is not fully action packed, however it is still neccessary for the development of the series.
As for the animation quality, it is not AS GOOD AS the previous seasons,
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but that's only because it has less action and less sakuga moments compared to them. The important scenes are still very beutifully animated. The only thing is it has a weird grain-like filter to give some sort of an effect which makes the quality look worse but in reality I think it is a nice touch for the environment. I am not entirely sure if the previous seasons had this but I don't think so? (I just checked and it's always been there!)
Overall, I am pretty sure most of the people will enjoy it and maybe some will decide to pick up the manga or the LNs like I did (important note: the manga is not too far ahead of the anime so if you really want to see how the story unfolds you will have to read the light novels or the web novel)
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Jun 21, 2023
It's going to be a very straightforward review.
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET:
Will you like it? Probably
Will you regret watching it? Probably not, and you have to watch it to keep up to date with the series.
Is it a step down from season 2? Yes.
Does it deserve some praise? Definitely not.
Pros:
-Good flashbacks
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-Amazing animation
-Amazing sound design
-Some very well directed moments (Moments that are presented so well that they are a lot more memorable compared to the manga panels)
-Good thrills in certain moments
Cons:
-Story is still very basic
-Mediocre music (re-used style of songs that have worked in the past, but didn't work this time. And honestly, most of them don't even match/fit the scene they're used in.)
-Also some very poorly directed moments (I cannot believe how bad some scenes were presented)
Overall from what I've heard from the manga, this is supposed to be the worst arc of all, so I'm not surprised.
!!SPOILERS!!!
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN IT ALREADY:
What did we just watch? How did they manage to make upper moon demon meeting look this epic in episode 1, introduce them in most craziest way ever possible, only to show us how disappointing number 4 and 5 were.. Like I'm comparing these two demons to gyutaro and I don't know if I'm the crazy one here but did they have the same impact on you??? The first moment where they were pushed away by the fan swing was crazy good, but aside from that, I genuinely have no memorable moments from these fights (at least from the demons, ofc tanjiro and the two hashiras had some good moments still). The entire season could've been 4-5 episodes and we wouldn't lose any lore or quality. There were so many unneccessary moments and I'm not even talking about the filler scenes. Flashbacks were good (normally I don't enjoy them). Last episode was a treat to watch for around 20 minutes and the rest I genuinely don't even remember what happened, it could've been a normal length episode honestly. Nezuko kicking Tanjiro so he could go and save the villagers was a very well directed moment because it was very sudden, the voice actor of Tanjiro did an amazing job (in japanese) to show how undecisive Tanjiro was in that moment, but did they really have to take 2 minutes to show us that nezuko is walking under the sun??? Like as soon as we saw it from her point of view we all knew it was her, but all the hype died by the time tanjiro looked at her. You cannot convince me that it wouldn't have been better if tanjiro remembered nezuko as soon as he cut the demon, and looked over (and we would see this from tanjiro's point of view) only to see nezuko standing there all of a sudden. I've watched so many reaction channels and let me tell you, everybody knows that's nezuko walking, but by the time they show nezuko so much time passes that nobody even cares because they are already arguing about how she can walk under the sun, and their shock is wayy over.
Let me ask all of you a very important question, do you think if any mediocre anime had the production value and visuals of demon slayer, they wouldn't be as popular?
my answer is: of course they would be. Have a nice day :)
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 23, 2022
*VERY HEAVY SPOILER ON THE LAST PARAGRAPH*
This show was honestly a disappointment for me because of how much of a potential it had. When you have a theme like cyberpunk, you are almost guranteed to have interesting characters. The show indeed had very interesting character design and a unique style. Studio Trigger did an amazing job with the stylistic choices and the only complaint I had was that they did re-use some scenes way too many times. There were a lot of still images and looping animations as well but they were developed so well that it felt like it was more of an intentional
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thing and made me feel like I'm playing a retro game.
The music was very very very very very very overused and almost every scene had the same music on repeat. With that being said, the music design was also great. Even though I kept hearing the same tracks over and over, it still made me add them on my playlist because of how much I enjoyed them. It definitely took away meanings from the songs though. So for example, if the emotional track was used only once or twice on very important scenes it would've made me cry for sure. But even as an overly emotional human being, I had no emotions during the scenes that were supposed to be emotional, with the exception of frustration, because of how much I heard the same track on repeat.
!!!!!!HUGE SPOILER FROM HERE!!!!!
Although the show had very interesting characters, I felt no connection to any of them except for only two. And sadly, the MC wasn't one of them. David had me in the first half of the series, but after a certain point, I literally had no thoughts on his character and he was just very predictible and basic. Because of this, I felt nothing when important main cast characters died and it felt like they were being killed just to make the show a little more brutal. The "sad" ending wasn't satisfying at all, and did not fit the development of the series. The ending was very obvious after the time-skip, and once again, it felt like it was the route they went with just to make the show more brutal. I usually do enjoy sad endings but this wasn't it. Storywritiing was the weakest part of this show and honestly I'm just so sad that this art style was wasted on this show. Overall, this show only got a 6 from me because I rate everything high and it made me mad enough to write a review. If I had the chance to erase my memory, I would never watch this show again since it is literally more enjoyable to look at the characters and know nothing about the story. Complete waste of time, I'm sorry for everyone who put such hard work into this show.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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