Overall, the flow of the story was pretty good, easy for people to follow. Minor flaws here and there (especially at the end) could be overlooked. Ufotable did a good job with the pacing, making peaceful parts really serene, and increasing the tension when needed.
As alluded to at the review's start, Unlimited Blade Works is not the first Fate/Stay Night anime—far from it, in fact. Since the original anime—titled simply Fate/Stay Night— aired in 2006, there has been a film, a prequel anime, and a spin-off anime.
Unlimited Blade Works is not the Fate/Stay Night anime you remember. The plot is full of new twists and turns and it comes with a visual upgrade that puts other big budget TV anime to shame.
However, Unlimited Blade Works is not a sequel, prequel or spin-off—nor even a remake of the original anime. Instead, it is a different version of how the original's story can unfold.
They are both based on the same game but are still seperate. In the game there are 3 different routes which change depending on your choices and are each based on a different main girl. They get progressively darker and start off with the Stay Night route which the first anime is based off, Saber route.
As of August 2020, all three routes have been adapted into anime, with the first route, Fate, airing in 2006 and animated by Studio Deen. The other two routes, Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel, have both been under the Ufotable umbrella. All three adaptions have been faithfully recreated from the visual novel.
Both Night and Unlimited Blade Works have very similar stories and often get confused by fans as Unlimited being a reboot of Night. This couldn't be further from the truth as Unlimited is a totally different story and a key to unlocking the whole story of the visual novel the anime series are based on.
The visual novels originated the series, and many feel that they are the best version of Fate storytelling, whereas others believe that the anime adaptations of the novels are better. Each version has elements about it that make for good stories and characters.
Definitely. IT IS amazing. It has amazing animation, music and brilliant characters.
The Best Fate Anime Series of All TimeFate/Stay Night (2006) ... Fate/Zero (2011) ... Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) ... Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel Movies (2017, 2019, 2020) ... Fate/Apocrypha (2017) ... Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019)
In this sense, Fate/Zero is a sequel to Unlimited Blade Works because it expands on the original work, the VN which had UBW as one story route. In this sense, Fate/Zero is also a prequel to UBW because it takes place earlier in the timeline than UBW.
Fate/Zero is not part of the VN, so you have to either watch the anime or read the light novel, which I highly recommend. The VN is quite long, yes. Like 70+ hours long, but if you finish it, you earn the special privilege of looking down on secondaries. Very much so yes.
Fate/zero was written with the fact that people know what happened in Fate/stay night, so it is recommended to watch in the order of creation. You should play/read the Visual Novel before watching Fate/Zero.
I have played a few in the past few years (mostly all the popular ones like the Muv Luv series, G senjou no Maou, Grisaia, Steins Gate etc.) and I think its definitely the best VN. Unlike the other VN's I have played all the main girls here are amazing characters (usually there is at least some that I don't like).
This anime is controversial among fans, but it's not nearly as controversial as Fate/Stay Night. It's an anime that is good on its own but is overshadowed by Ufotable's adaptations. If you go in just expecting a fun Fate story in the Nasuverse, you'll enjoy it.
1 Fate/Zero The spin-off that gets the most love from the majority of the community, Fate/Zero serves as a prequel to the original story and takes on a noticeably darker tone. While the original series wasn't light-hearted by any means, it had moments of repose.
Fate/stay night is definitely a great anime, but it lack some "chemistry" that makes it a masterpiece level of work. That is not to say the anime is bad in any way, in fact it is a total success in my opinion....Reviews.Overall8Story7Animation9Sound8Character81 more row
Even when characters are far in the background, they still have a level of detail far beyond the accepted standard for TV anime. And while Ufotable, the studio behind Unlimited Blade Works, is known for great-looking anime, this surpasses even their other works. A Collection of Crappy Animated Images.
The 2006 anime was based largely on the storyline where Shiro falls in love with Saber. Unlimited Blade Works is the version where Rin serves as the romantic foil instead.
It delivers in the story department as well. As alluded to at the review's start, Unlimited Blade Works is not the first Fate/Stay Night anime—far from it, in fact. Since the original anime—titled simply Fate/Stay Night— aired in 2006, there has been a film, a prequel anime, and a spin-off anime.
Unlimited Blade Works is not the Fate/Stay Night anime you remember. The plot is full of new twists and turns and it comes with a visual upgrade that puts other big budget TV anime to shame.
However, Unlimited Blade Works is not a sequel, prequel or spin-off —nor even a remake of the original anime. Instead, it is a different version of how the original's story can unfold. Fate/Stay Night is an adaptation of a 2004 visual novel—a choose your own adventure novel-like game with graphics and voice acting.