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Fate/Grand Order – Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot: Wandering; Airgetlám (2020)

10 Saturday Apr 2021

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Fate Franchise, Fate/Grand Order, Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero

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In the wake of the Heaven’s Feel movies and also the Absolute Demonic Front TV series the bar for Fate anime generally has been set a whole lot higher now.

The Fate/Grand Order – Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot: Wandering; Airgetlám isn’t a bad movie, it’s pleasant enough to watch but it’s mostly just there. Which is the whole problem.

So, where does Airgetlám[1] fail, and how?

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Fate/Grand Order: Now that was a tough fight.

28 Sunday Feb 2021

Posted by John Samuel in Game Reviews, reviews

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I’m going to try to reduce how much I put on twitter this year, so there will (hopefully) be a lot more in the way of random posts here. First up, a victory in the current Fate/Grand Order event Revival: Abyssal Cyber Paradise SE.RA.PH – Second Ballet that I really wasn’t expecting to pull off. Continue reading →

Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019 – 2020)

31 Tuesday Mar 2020

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Fate Franchise, Fate/Grand Order, Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero

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Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, aka fgo_ep7[1] was a solid game adaptation, albeit with what I suspect is the usual degree of Continuity Lockout[2] for this type of show.

Overall much of what I said when I compared the opening episodes of KanColle, fgo_ep7, and Azur Lane is applicable to the whole series: fgo_ep7 is tightly focused on Mash and Ritsuka, and their character dynamics are what make the show work. Continue reading →

Fate/Apocrypha (2017) Part Two: First Thoughts

09 Thursday Jan 2020

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Fate Franchise, Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order

Fate/Apocrypha Key Visual (Netflix)

Fate/Apocrypha Key Visual (Netflix)

Episodes 16 – Jack the Ripper to 18 – From Hell of Fate/Apocrypha were relatively difficult viewing for me.

These episodes represented a (more necessary than immediately obvious) diversion from the main story line, but I was relieved when they were over. Continue reading →

Fate/Apocrypha Part One (2017)

08 Wednesday Jan 2020

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Fate Franchise, Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order, Fate/Stay Night

Fate/Apocrypha Key Visual (Netflix)

Fate/Apocrypha Key Visual (Netflix)

Well, I’ve finally gotten round to the anime series I signed up to Netflix to watch in the first place: Fate/Apocrypha.

At the halfway point I’m reasonably impressed. Continue reading →

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