I am new to the fate franchise overall, but I thought I would try this because it was on Netflix. At first, I thought it was fine, but then, when I was talking to myself about it, I noticed how the somewhat complicated story unraveled. And I realized stuff like the lesson about how seemingly good intentions can turn to a terrible fate (no pun intended), Or the messages about the importance of loyalty. I thought that all of the characters where really well put together and thought out. And I found the story arcs about the backgrounds of the servants, the hanging gates of Babylon, and the path to triumph for our hero. The fight scenes where brilliantly choreographed and all had emotional backing to them. And the music through and through was just perfect. I thought the world-building was supreme and the way we learned about the previous Holy Grail Wars and the history of the servants, rulers, and overall villain of the story. The villain is intimidating and powerful, and is the personification of the path to hell being paved with good intentions. The protagonist has a stunning arc where he is saved and given free will, but chooses to fight for those he cares about anyways. And I especially love characters like Astolfo and Siegfried who may be on the original bad gust team, but they have hearts of gold and help Sieg on his journey to freedom. Overall love this show and will definitely be watching it again as I literally just finished watching it the same day I am writing this. Finally, I just want to say that some people are right about it getting a little confusing at times, but that is why it is important to reflect after every session, really think about what it is that happened like I did, and you will end up with a story worthy of telling your friends about. It is great action, it is great music, it is great romance, it is great drama, and t is the best Frankenstein spin-off in a while. It is Fate/Apocrypha. 9/10.
Review of Fate/Apocrypha
