Fate / Stay Night TV Complete Collection

Reviews etc online say not to bother with this Fate series, and just to watch the Ufotable ones. Do not listen to them, this is a gem!A lot of people will tell you that Fate/Zero, and Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Bladeworks, made by Ufotable, are far better, and as far as production quality is concerned, sure they are, they're beautiful. I actually watched the two of them first, before I knew this anime by studio DEEN existed. But I watched all of this one in two sittings, and positively love it. Maybe it's because I am team Saber vs. team Rin, but that is just my taste. This one definitely seems to have a little bit more of a visual novel feel to me, with maybe more use of still images. The overall feel of the anime was less heavy I felt than the two newer ones were, but the ending had a much more impactful feels-heavy effect on me. Musically, I think that this one has a little bit more and more frequently used "light-hearted" type music but that may be my memory.Anyways, I absolutely love this anime and bought it immediately after I finished watching it. Came quickly enough in the mail, though unfortunately the blu-ray case was a little cracked in the corner, but I don't even care enough about that to detract in my review. Five stars all the way. Should buy if you have any doubt, haha if you like anime and have any interest in this, go for it, I strongly approve of the decision.

Many Fate fans will tell you how terrible this show, is but they're dead wrong. The character interaction in this show is amazing and, in my opinion, better than the other Fate anime. It really brings out the positive and negative traits of the characters, and makes them feel more human. There is also plenty of character development. Saber in particular is a much stronger and more admirable female lead in this, instead of the doormat she came off as in Fate/Zero. Musically, the soundtrack is amazing, and the songs really give off that honorable Knightly feel to complement Saber's dignity and knighthood. I also like the character designs and their expressions instead of that 'glassy' eyed look they have in Fate Zero anime.The show does start off with a lot of information presented to you, but that's done to break down the plot inform the viewer of the general rules of the Holy Grail war.Do yourself a favor and pick up this anime!

I won't review the anime itself here as there are plenty of opinions as to this path and the Ultimate Blade Works path. What I will say is that as the pioneer to the entire Fate franchise, this was a good start. I always like to get the "bad" ending before I go on to the "true" or "good" ending, which is what it feels like moving on from this iteration to the UBW and Zero series.Anyway, the DVDs are all in a single case, with each DVD in its own holder. The DVD quality is good and the animation is, though dated, still acceptable. At least it's not Akira-level anime lol.

While this adaptation isn't completely faithful to the original visual novel, as a standalone anime it has a certain magic about it that the widely acclaimed ufotable productions can't quite match. Of particular note are the Kenji Kawai soundtrack and excellent Japanese voice actors. In short, this anime is immensely enjoyable and I highly recommend it, especially to fans of Saber. Those new to the Fate series may wish to watch this after playing the VN and/or watching Unlimited Blade Works (ufotable 2015).

The complete first Fate series in one solid (affordable) collection. Unlike too many other offers on Amazon, this DVD of the original Fate/Stay Night was reasonably prices and arrived in perfect condition. First things first, do not confuse this collection with either Fate/Zero or Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works. Zero was a prequel series that is amazing and does a great job tying up the loose ends of this series and fleshes out the backstory of many characters who appear here. Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works is a second take on THIS series. After the anime rights passed to a second company they published and released Fate/Zero and Unlimited Blade Works to retell and replace this show with a higher budget and an expanded number of episodes.The Fate series is based around a recurring war between magicians over the legendary Holy Grail. Every few years the Grail appears to grant a magus a powerful wish. Seven mages are selected to duel each other (to the death if they so choose) for the right to claim the Grail and its wish. For the sake of the duel, each magus summons a Servant: powerful figures of myth or history who fight on their masters' behalves. The Servants each fall into a specific class depending on the weapons or fighting styles they use. Fate/Stay Night specifically follows main character Emiya who was raised by a powerful mage and unwittingly gets dragged into the new Holy Grail war. A mage of growing power, Emiya accidentally summons Saber, one of the most powerful Servants, to fight for him and manages to ally himself with Rin: one of his classmates at school who is herself an adept mage involved in the Holy Grail War.The original series is still an old favorite of mine, though you can see (in comparison to Fate/Zero or the Unlimited Blade Works reboot) the original publisher's limited budget in effect during certain action scenes where fights are not fully animated out but feature quick jump cuts to static images of characters swinging weapons or blocking attacks. The series also has a much stronger romantic vibe due to the first Fate visual novel games being part-adult oriented dating sims. Thus the onus in this show is highly focused on main character Emiya's feelings for Saber and his nearly harem anime-esque interactions with other characters like Rin or Sakura. Despite the fact that Fate/Zero and the reboot are stronger series, in my opinion, this original show is still worth watching as it is a great mash up of rom-com and fantasy. Fans will definitely want to pick up this series, though you should absolutely watch the more action/horror oriented Fate/Zero prequel or the expanded budget reboot (the latter also gave a more prominent role to the mysterious and antagonistic Archer who gets written out of the original series a bit too quickly). Sadly, both of the newer shows are also extremely hard to find on DVD or Blu-Ray for an affordable price. You're best bet is to check them out on Netflix or Crunchyroll.

One of my favorite anime of all time. For those who are new to the Fate/Stay Night series, Fate/Zero is the prequel to this story. Then it goes Fate/Stay Night, which is the official and canon route. Then you got Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel, which are the neutral and bad routes to the Visual Novel, made into an anime. Hope this helps. Enjoy the series!