After watching the original Fate/Stay Night series, I thought, “There. Finished the anime.” And then I went back and watched the AMV (see Fate/Stay Night review) that sparked my interest from the beginning. And I noticed something odd. None of the scenes from the anime were in the AMV. And then I realized something. I felt like an idiot. The AMV’s scene were taken completely from the movie Unlimited Blade Works. And so I set to watching the movie of the anime.
I found the startling differences between the anime and the movie to be quite refreshing. The speed of the 2 hour anime in
Good old Shirou and Archer.
comparison to the show was quite different and forced a fast paced fighting plot to take over. (This was better because the lack of fighting in the anime is what bothered me.) Several changes are made with the fates (ironic, no?) of the characters and who ends up with who. I was expecting with the film that there would be a rehashing of the events of the anime, but with the first 10 minutes complete, it was no longer necessary.
And so, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Began. Shirou Emiya summons Saber and Shirou and Rin make a pact to defeat the other Masters and Servants before themselves. There are some heartbreaking scenes (really quite sad) and some shocking twists. I really enjoyed the change of pace. Same voice actors (subbed of course) and and even better, more fluid animation style made this anime worth the watch. So check out the anime and then check out this movie. It’s worth the watch. 8.3 out of 10.
And check out the AMV one more time!
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