Winter 2020 Anime Thread

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Xarpolis

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Turtle is OP for escort quests alone.

And I dont know the best way to watch the Fate series, but definitely make sure to watch Fate/Zero. The end is pretty WTF, but the way it tells the story is great, and the animation is amazing. Also Rider is fucking dope.
It isn't the turtle alone. All that can do is get bigger. But Maple has telekinesis, so she's able to "move" the big turtle around while other people are riding on it.
So it's a joint OP teamup.
 
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Fadaar

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I'm already about halfway through the original and it does seem pretty dull compared to clips I've seen of more recent stuff.

Is Heaven's Feel movies only, or is there a series?

I'd suggest watching Zero first but it's (IMO) far and away the best of the Fate series and might spoil you, though I haven't seen the HF movies yet
 

Gavinmad

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Movies only for HF. 2 out of 3 are out so far. They're pretty good, it's the darker route of the original VN.
Second one has one of the craziest fight ever I think.

Kinda funny, there's a moment in stay night where rin comes up with this total asspull way for shirou to recharge saber's mana and i get why she wouldn't have shared it any sooner but it's still a total asspull but then i remember this was originally an eroge and instead of some nonsense 'sharing magus circuits' shit shirou probably fuckstarts saber's manabattery in the VN.
 

Fadaar

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Kinda funny, there's a moment in stay night where rin comes up with this total asspull way for shirou to recharge saber's mana and i get why she wouldn't have shared it any sooner but it's still a total asspull but then i remember this was originally an eroge and instead of some nonsense 'sharing magus circuits' shit shirou probably fuckstarts saber's manabattery in the VN.

There was no dolphins, only penis
 

Rezz

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Yeah; for being based on an erotic manga/game, the Fate series of... series, have been surprisingly tame. Fate/Zero is definitely the best of the bunch because it "predates" the games (as far as I know; never played the games) and thus doesn't have all the contrived stories laid out already. It just do what it do to get Shirou Emiya to where he needs to be, and does nothing to relax that feel.

Is the Vinland Saga still considered this season's anime? Because it was the clear winner imo. I might be biased because Vikings, but that animation quality was pretty solid and the story is, of course, great.
 

Fadaar

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Disregard, wrong series

I mostly liked Zero for five reasons:

1) Broskandar
2) The kid characters weren't the focus, the adults and their scheming/politicking were A+
3) Broskandar
4) The dub was very very good so it's a nice change of pace to not have to keep my eyes glued to the bottom of the screen
5) Broskandar
 

Rezz

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Iskander was definitely the highlight. Really liked the motivation of both Kirei and and Kiritsugu as well.
 

Gavinmad

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Iskander was definitely the highlight. Really liked the motivation of both Kirei and and Kiritsugu as well.

Iskander is Zero's Rider right? I've had enough of the various series spoiled for me on YT that I'm familiar with how awesome he is.
 

Kaige

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Fate:Zero is great because there's no Shirou. He's a completely shit character who makes all the wrong decisions and people only give him any credit because he becomes Archer some day. Its no excuse. The other heroes shit on Saber in F:Zero, who is another garbage character.

Iskander is great, but Berserker and Gilgamesh are awesome too.
 

Gavinmad

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He does seem seriously retarded throughout the first half of stay-night so far. Rin seems pretty fucking stupid too for going with him to Einzbern castle to rescue Saber.
 

Malkav

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Meanwhile, in FGO, we're still pumping out Divine Spirits' Noble Phantasms.

Best Lucha Onee-san.


 
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Gavinmad

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Well, you're half right.

I assume there's some explanation during the Zero wrapup as to why he never went back for Illya, and maybe her life wasn't quite as directly shitty as Sakura's, but it still seems like the most tragic out of all the characters of the Fifth War.
 

Denamian

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I assume there's some explanation during the Zero wrapup as to why he never went back for Illya, and maybe her life wasn't quite as directly shitty as Sakura's, but it still seems like the most tragic out of all the characters of the Fifth War.

Everything and almost everyone gets fucked in zero. It was written by the same guy that wrote madoka. Ilya has nothing on Kiritsugu as far as tragedy goes.