Fate/stay night

It holds visually well for almost 14 years. There has been great development in the main character and some light hearted comedy for the first half of the season. Saber was probably the best part of this show. It does fall abit in terms of power creeping as the main characters are at a tug of war. It should have been more of a free for all. Certain character routes didn't make sense and some felt underultilized in certain roles.

VN Route Rating: 8.0

The Fate series consists of three-story routes. I am rating the source material (Visual Novel) for this route, not this anime adaptation. The Fate/stay night Fate route was great, the lore was executed well and nearly all major questions were answered. The dark undertone of the story was well done and the ending was satisfyingly realistic. It was unpredictable and there were little to no plot armors. Cons: it had a slow start, there were large wordy info dumps, there were a little too many flashbacks and it doesn't have a good anime adaptation. Other than that this is a solid story.

In the beginning of the series, the main character Shirou Emiya was enjoying his normal school life. But soon against his wish, he had to enter the Fifth Holy Grail War, where combatants fight with magic to have their desires or wishes granted. Shirou soon faced attacks by his competitors but was saved by Saber, who Shirou summoned accidentally. Saber would then resolve to be his servant and would fight beside him in the Holy Grail War. Shirou soon was determined to join the war as he realizes that if he wins the war, he could avoid many disasters.

The storyline looks simple for this kind of a theme. However, the kind of the characters that we see in the anime really suit to this theme. Whether we talk about Saber's kuudere personality or Rin's tsundere personality, they all fit very well in the story. There are multiple and various types of villains in this show. You would really enjoy the things they have to offer, whether we talk about their cool abilities or the overall action scene or their backstories. The action scenes and the animation both are mesmerizing. Perhaps, among the villains, the one that stands out is Gilgamesh. His powers, arrogance, cruelty and mad obsession for Saber would make sure that you despise this person from the core of your heart. Saber is also one of the best female characters I have ever come across. Some new Otaku may find it surprising that such female character existed even during Pre-Attack on Titan time period.

The anime also has a good soundtrack. It's been more than a decade since I have watched this and the opening and the ending songs used to be my favorite back then. I totally recommend this anime.

I've watched the first 17 episodes and this series is simply amazing! I haven't been this interested in an anime series since Neon Genesis Evangelion. This series is actually based off an h-game, which I'm not sure if it's been done before or not, I haven't played the game, but from what I've heard it follows it very well.

I give this series a 10/10. It has a great story, interesting characters, and some of the best animation I've seen. It also has some great Japanese music in it too!

If you haven't seen this series yet, check it out. You can find subbed episodes on some anime websites out there, it's straight out of Japan.

When I first heard about this series on AnimeTV,I have to say that out of all the shows that I have seen,this one tops it all off. I had to see this show,and that is what I really did. When I got the first volume of this show,it was the best. I really liked the animation,and all the fight scenes were awesome. I have to say that my favorite characters in the show were Saber,and Archer and of course I also like Illya. And of course,all the episodes on the volumes were interesting,and very cool. Another thing I have to say about the series is Michael McConnohie(famous for Transformers,and others) playing the voice of Berserker. He does have a cool character. And I even watched the entire series all over again before watching the final volume. So if you to see something good,then see this show,it's the best.