Tuesday, December 4, 2007

   Le *Gasp* first post
I didn't really know what to post about before now because honestly, I was not very comfortable with thought of just posting about my self.

So instead I'm going to only post about anime. Weather it be writing a short review about a series I just finished or just commenting on a episode I just watched.

So without further ado, I present to you my few readers with a a short review of my most recently finished anime.




Name: Fate/Stay Night
Demographic: Seinen
Genre: Action, Contemporary Fantasy, Romance, Thriller

Completed: Dec. 3rd

Plot Summery: Shirou Emiya lost his parents in a fire when he was young and was later adopted by a sorceror by the name of Kiritsugu Emiya. Although he was full of admiration for his adopted father and yearns to become an ally of justice, Shirou has limited powers and was unable to become a strong sorcerer like his father. That is until one fateful day, he was drawn into the Holy Grail War and had to summon a female "Servant" known as Saber in order to protect himself. It turns out that the Holy Grail War involves a series of battles among powerful sorcerers to fight for the possession of a relic that will grant one's wishes, the Holy Grail. There are altogether seven "Masters" who can summon their respective "Servants" from different classes known as Saber, Archer, Rider, Berserker, Lancer, Caster and Assasin. These "Servants" have to hide their names in order not to reveal their weaknesses to the enemies. The story revolves around Shirou and his entanglement in the Holy Grail War. - ANN


Story 8.5/10
The story was very enticing and enjoyable, as well as very skillfully put together. The only thing holding me back from giving it a 10 was the ending. It was very coherent and fitting with the story but I'm just not a big fan of "bitter sweet" endings.


Animation 10/10
Not only was the art beautiful but the animation and how the characters danced and flowed during battle was simply breath taking.

And since my word most likely isn't enough to convince many of you I found a example on youtube. Crude as it may be it helps me stress my point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5TqGCKZjT8


Sound 9/10
Another strong point of the series. The music did a very good job of amplifying every scene to the most they could possibly be.


Characters 8.5/10
The characters were all excellent and well crafted but other I had a hard time relating or caring about any characters other than Saber and Shirou.

As far as character development goes it wasn't the best but what was there I thought was quite good.


Enjoyment 10/10
Despite how critical I might've sounded, I EXTREMELY enjoyed this series and finished it in less than 3 days. The only other anime I've ever watched that intently would be Eureka Seven and Gurren Lagann. This is also more or less one of the reasons why FSN is replacing Diebuster for my 3rd favorite anime.


Overall 9.5/10
Overall, it was pretty high above you're average anime, excelling in almost every area, from the exquisite animation to the wonderful soundtrack. And I'd recommend it to anyone who likes action/romance anime.



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