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KingRin October 2nd, 2014 12:08 PM

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV)
 
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV)



New anime adaptation of Fate/stay night, following the Unlimited Blade Works route.
Shirou Emiya is an average student that is dragged into a war over the Holy Grail, an item that can fulfill any wish or desire. The contestants all use spirit servants to fight each other, however as Emiya is a newcomer and unskilled he must join together with Rin Tohsaka to survive the battles. This is only a temporary solution, as Tohsaka's spirit servant Archer greatly dislikes Emiya for an unknown reason.






Information

Type: TV
Episodes: Unknown
Status: Currently Airing
Aired: Sep 28, 2014 to ?
Producers: Aniplex, ufotable, Aniplex of AmericaL
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Magic, Shounen, Supernatural
Duration: Unknown
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Weeaboo Name October 2nd, 2014 1:01 PM

I wish ufotable would put their time and money into animating some source material that isn't trash.

Nakasu October 3rd, 2014 7:08 PM

Well this seems...interesting.
The Unlimited Blade Route this time. Kind of saw it coming.
Nevertheless im looking forward to this. Since I've watched all of the other seasons.

KingRin October 3rd, 2014 9:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nakasu (Post 8458956)
Well this seems...interesting.
The Unlimited Blade Route this time. Kind of saw it coming.
Nevertheless im looking forward to this. Since I've watched all of the other seasons.

They will also be adapting the Heaven's Feel Route, but it's going to be a movie.

Netto Azure October 4th, 2014 2:21 PM

The hype is rising.

Didn't disappoint.

Akiba October 4th, 2014 8:48 PM

Mainly loving the new art.

Hopefully Rin's action figures will start to look better.

derozio October 5th, 2014 6:34 AM

The action. Holy ****ing ****. That was awe-inspiring. ufotable for the win. <3; Can't wait to see the next episode, or hell better to call it this, the first real episode of the series. I've seen UBW route movie so I know the twists and all so I'm mostly curious about how they're gonna change things and, of course, to see benefits in the fights of being animated by a studio like ufotable.

Oryx October 5th, 2014 6:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derozio (Post 8460320)
The action. Holy ****ing ****. That was awe-inspiring. ufotable for the win. <3; Can't wait to see the next episode, or hell better to call it this, the first real episode of the series. I've seen UBW route movie so I know the twists and all so I'm mostly curious about how they're gonna change things and, of course, to see benefits in the fights of being animated by a studio like ufotable.

I for one hope they don't look at the movie at all and instead adapt from the actual source material, haha.

derozio October 5th, 2014 6:45 AM

That's what they're doing, don't worry. :p They'll do it their own way and from the source VN. Its just that I wanna see how many key differences will be there in the story.

I've heard somewhere that they're actually gonna mix the Fate route along with UBW in this one somehow. Because playing through BOTH Fate and UBW are required to completely enjoy the Heaven's Feel route, it has led fans to believe that ufotable might merge Fate and UBW in the series somehow and then adapt Heaven's Feel. Which is why I think there may be key story differences here when compared to the stuff in the movie. But who knows, all speculation.

Weeaboo Name October 5th, 2014 7:13 AM

I hope they merge them because I only managed to get halfway through the Fate VN. I watched the Deen adaptation but I can't really remember it.

Prefer Deen's character design but fight animation and choreography make up for it I suppose.

Netto Azure October 11th, 2014 11:46 AM

Saiber's new clothes are something all right. Will take time to get used too after playing FS/N recently tho. xD

Well time for Red haired guy to learn the cruel world.

I'm still surprised at how the VA's and dialogue are the same after a decade.

Arc October 11th, 2014 1:41 PM

Scarf Saber is cute.

Jacket Shirou is still weird to me.

gimmepie October 12th, 2014 1:21 AM

I think I'll watch this.

At first I was somewhat hesitant since I really enjoyed the first Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero (Didn't see the Blade Works movie) but this looks really good so I'll risk it.

moon October 12th, 2014 3:34 AM

Wow, I have never watched any of this anime but what gripped me with this trailer was the music. It's really good! So many anime have crappy soundtracks (of course, it might just be trailer music, haha). Plus, the animation looks great as well. Should I watch some previous Fate/Stay Night or could I just try starting with this? :3

derozio October 12th, 2014 7:33 AM

Yeah, I know right? The music was amazing. :D As for the animation, you don't really have much to worry - these people are pretty much the best in the business when it comes to visuals. You won't be disappointed, I promise. Just stay away from the previous Fate/Stay Night, though. It isn't anywhere near as good as this one when it comes to the production values. And the pacing...well, it isn't the best. I'd advise watching Fate/Zero and then following it up with this. Or you can jump straight into this and then watch Fate/Zero when you're done watching this series.

There's the fact though - if you've seen F/Z, there are a good amount of characters, their motivations and a lot of other minor stuff that you'll immediately notice in this series. And it adds to the experience, imo. So yeah, Fate/Zero ---> This is the perfect way to approach this series, imo. (without watching the older FSN series).

Sheep October 12th, 2014 8:01 AM

The fight scenes are giving me shivers.

All right so I'm still adjusting to Emiya's Sasuke England Hetalia voice but it's going along nicely so far. He's not as lame of a character as I remembered. Right now I'm especially enamored with Tohsaka and Archer though - they've always been favorites so to see them animated is heaven, especially for someone who never saw the awful Studio Deen adaptation. Yes, stay away from that one and only look at those done by ufotable.

Please watch this, everyone.

Saber. <3

derozio October 12th, 2014 8:32 AM

To make an amazing-ass demonstration. The same attack animated by the two studios:

Deen:



ufotable:



Now it is up to you to decide.

KingRin October 12th, 2014 8:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derozio (Post 8466871)
To make an amazing-ass demonstration. The same attack animated by the two studios:

Deen:



ufotable:



Now it is up to you to decide.

I haven't watched the DEEN version(or anything from the fate/stay franchise), but I saw the Lancer vs Archer fight when DEEN made it. Oh good, the horror.

Netto Azure October 12th, 2014 6:57 PM

Yeah ufotable is really pumping in the cash for animation in this one.

Then again it's a guarantee that the BD sales will be high with all the Nasuverse fans in both sides of the Pacific.

Satoshi Ookami October 13th, 2014 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derozio (Post 8466871)
To make an amazing-ass demonstration. The same attack animated by the two studios:

Deen:



ufotable:



Now it is up to you to decide.

Yea, it's obvious. DEEN is a clear winner.

Kenchiin October 13th, 2014 8:17 AM

#1

Spoiler:
I think the decision to use the Command Spell is what triggers the Unlimited Blade Works route, if I remember correctly

Silversnk October 13th, 2014 10:27 AM

I am so far loving this. While Shirou is an idiot no matter how you look at it, he seems a little more normal in this series, which I hope they don't ruin because that was the main reason I didn't like the 2006 Fate/Stay Night. (Character development sucked a lot -Rin also felt plain and stereotyped; all that and the meh animation)

Imo, no matter how you approach it, you should watch Fate/Zero first. (Or play the VN if you want to) For those who have already watched/played Fate/Stay Night+ Fate/Zero, the hype is real.

Oryx October 13th, 2014 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silversnk (Post 8468003)
I am so far loving this. While Shirou is an idiot no matter how you look at it, he seems a little more normal in this series, which I hope they don't ruin because that was the main reason I didn't like the 2006 Fate/Stay Night. (Character development sucked a lot -Rin also felt plain and stereotyped; all that and the meh animation)

Imo, no matter how you approach it, you should watch Fate/Zero first. (Or play the VN if you want to) For those who have already watched/played Fate/Stay Night+ Fate/Zero, the hype is real.

I strongly disagree with you acting like it's a given that you should watch it in chronological order. The story of Fate/Zero inherently wasn't made to be experienced before the story of Fate Stay/Night, because the LN was written after the VN had been out. Thus, it's very easy to come to the conclusion I had, which was "watch it how the story was meant to be told, FSN first and FZ after".

It's like deciding to watch Haruhi in broadcast order or in chronological order; they came in that order for a reason, but it still technically works in chronological order; you just lose a lot of the nuance that is created when the two fit together the way they're meant to.

Silversnk October 13th, 2014 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oryx (Post 8468016)
I strongly disagree with you acting like it's a given that you should watch it in chronological order. The story of Fate/Zero inherently wasn't made to be experienced before the story of Fate Stay/Night, because the LN was written after the VN had been out. Thus, it's very easy to come to the conclusion I had, which was "watch it how the story was meant to be told, FSN first and FZ after".

It's like deciding to watch Haruhi in broadcast order or in chronological order; they came in that order for a reason, but it still technically works in chronological order; you just lose a lot of the nuance that is created when the two fit together the way they're meant to.

It's not because of the chronological order having something to do, but you definitely are missing some key points if you don't watch Fate/Zero before this one. It's ok if you watch the Fate route first, but I strongly recommend watching Fate/Zero before this new adaptation of UBW. I'd say people should play the Visual Novel first, but since we're talking about the anime here, that's just my recommendation.
If the source for this adaptation is the Visual Novel and not the UBW movie, then you don't necessarily need to watch F/SN to get it.

For 2006's F/SN sure, it was awesome when it came out, but now that I'm more mature and critic with the anime I watch I must say it felt like I was watching SAO with poor animation.

Oryx October 13th, 2014 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silversnk (Post 8468040)
It's not because of the chronological order having something to do, but you definitely are missing some key points if you don't watch Fate/Zero before this one. It's ok if you watch the Fate route first, but I strongly recommend watching Fate/Zero before this new adaptation of UBW. I'd say people should play the Visual Novel first, but since we're talking about the anime here, that's just my recommendation.
If the source for this adaptation is the Visual Novel and not the UBW movie, then you don't necessarily need to watch F/SN to get it.

For 2006's F/SN sure, it was awesome when it came out, but now that I'm more mature and critic with the anime I watch I must say it felt like I was watching SAO with poor animation.

The point is, those "key points" aren't key points at all when it comes to understanding FS/N; if they were no one would have understood or liked the visual novel when it came out because F/Z came after it (not to mention the tons of people - myself included - who loved the VN without knowing anything about Fate/Zero). Yes, there are things in FS/N that are explained in F/Z. But that doesn't mean you should watch the explanation first. The explanation came after for a reason.

Plus, in my viewing of Fate/Zero the show was much deeper because I knew the future of what would happen. I wouldn't have liked it nearly as much if I just interacted with it as a surface-level backstory with no knowledge of the rest of the universe.


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