Shonen Anime Discussions

Okay for this week I’ve got Fate Stay/Zero. It was released in October of 2011 and slated to be a continuous series but they took a short hiatus after episode 13 in order to make better animations. In case anyone is interested the manga was release in 2006 and the last book was released in 2007. It can also be found on Netflix all of the episodes which is rare for Netflix to do but they are there and is dubbed and subbed. The basic premise is modern day Japan (no surprises there) and there is a holy war for a object known as the Grail that can make any desire come true. Here’s the kicker, magic and alchemy are real and it is the duty of those selected by the grail to find it and destroy all others. Those selected by the grail are given command marks, a relic, and a servant who will fight for them in the coming battles. These “servants” are heroes of old sometime they are the same other times they are different. I say “servants”, but I mean ancient heros such as Alexander the Great (rider), Gilgamesh (Archer), king Aurthur (who is actually a queen and is called Aurturia/Saber). This war is started by the three most prominent mage families, the Einzberns, Tosakas, and Makiri. This particular series take place after the 3rd Holy Grail War. It should also be noted that this takes place before Fate Stay/ Night which is being simulcasted here (http://www.crunchyroll.com/fatestay-night). This entire series has a dark gloom over the whole thing especially after the seventh mage is selected (spoiler alert above^^) and his servant slaughters children and innocent people. There are times where you are like “I want reach through my screen and kill this little shit”, but sadly we can and we are just left to watch the carnage unfold. I would also like to point out the major struggle that is set up towards the end of the series just to specifically set up the next step leading up to Fate Stay/Night (http://www.crunchyroll.com/fatestay-night) which  is being simulcasted every Saturday at 1:30pm. Really this series isn’t afraid to bring out the gore and and show the mental and physical struggles between characters and their lives. Especially after seeing Emiya’s past and looking at where he came to was just dumbfounding, but it also puts into perspective the limitations that he sets himself up for. Without saying too much how he handles situations will be his downfall.

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Right above this I have the link to another blog that I think did a really good job with breaking down the episodes. However it was a episode by episode breakdown and it contained a lot of shows of all categories. My question is do ya’ll think I should give the whole episode by episode play through a try or should I stick with the “review” style that I’ve been doing? I am curious about this and would like to know what would be more enjoyable for you to read.