S2E06 - Fate/Zero Review Part 1 – Episode 1 & Intro to Fate/stay night

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“The Holy Grail will save you.”

After finishing up The Garden of Sinners last week, we are taking our first steps into the larger world of Fate/stay night, the most iconic of Kinoko Nasu and Type-Moon’s creations, with Fate/Zero, the prequel anime based on the light novel series by Gen Urobuchi. On today’s episode, Sean gives us an in-depth introduction to the original Fate/stay night visual novel, all the ways it’s been adapted over the years, and tells us how Fate/Zero came about and where it fits into things. Then we discuss the first, double-length episode of the anime, and find that it’s not just a great hour of TV, but an excellent stand-alone introduction for anyone (like Jonathan!) who hasn’t previously experienced Fate/stay night.

Enjoy, and come back next week as we review the rest of Fate/Zero, episodes 2 through 25!

Time Chart:

Theme Song: 0:00:00 – 0:01:14

Intro to Fate/stay night: 0:01:14 – 0:27:17

Eyecatch: 0:27:17 – 0:27:26

Fate/Zero Episode 1 Review: 0:27:26 – 1:16:12

End Credits: 1:16:12 – 1:17:27

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