No current series can make a simple conversation into high art  like this one can.  But I’ve never felt frustrated by the lack of foreknowledge of the mythos more acutely than this week. So here’s what the episode boiled down to – and kudos to ufotable for correctly thinking they […] Read more

I certainly hope I don’t hear the old “too much dialogue” complaints being levied against this episode of Fate/Zero, because for me it was a perfect example of how a series can be exciting and adrenaline-pumping without a ton of traditional action. For me, this was Urobuchi Gen at his […] Read more

And so, not even Fate/Zero is immune to the creeping scourge that is moe… I figured Urobuchi Gen would have found a way to indulge his lolicon fetish at some point during the writing of this story, so It’s just as well we get it out of the way now […] Read more

Yawn, another superb episode of Fate/Zero.  It’s getting boring, I know, but what do you want me to do? In some ways F/Z is like this season’s Steins;Gate – a series that does pretty much everything well.  Each has a big and ambitious story, great production values and does a […] Read more

I’m beginning to think that honor has about the same currency in Fate/Zero as it does in Game of Thrones, and it will likely get you just about as far. There should certainly have been enough action to please any of the hardcore fans in this episode.  It was pretty […] Read more

While this was more of a “calm before the storm” episode than anything, it was still exciting in that funny way Fate/Zero’s talky eps have a way of being… “Night of Stratagems”, indeed.  There was all sorts of interesting stuff happening here, especially for a relative newcomer to the material […] Read more

I’m sure a bigger Type-Moonie would find it painfully obvious from the start, but for me it’s really becoming apparent that the servants in this drama are much more interesting than the masters. It says something about the pacing and direction of Fate/Zero that every episode feels as if lasts […] Read more

With almost as much style as Guilty Crown and a lot more substance, Fate/Zero is certainly the frontrunner for blockbuster of the season. ufotable has certainly stepped up to the plate with this LN adaptation.  I can’t put anything on an equal footing with GC strictly in terms of visual […] Read more

Not a thing wrong with the third episode of Fate/Zero, except perhaps if you compare it to the first two. I admit I was a bit spoiled by the first two eps of this series (or more accurately, the first two weeks).  They seemed larger than a normal TV anime […] Read more