Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song

Watched it yesterday
10/10 for me a Masterpiece for fate fan
A perfect ending of stay night and heaven's feel you can hope for

Been a fan of typemoon since I'm in middle school almost 15 years ago
watching this every hype scene every sad scene made me tears up so many time I can't count

I don't want to spoil anything for people who didn't read Visual Novel
but me as a VN reader This is probably the best adaptation you can hope for

After finishing it made me feel empty inside a little bit now hope we get Fate route remake so we can finally get perfect ... watch order of fate series

What a satisfying conclusion to the HF series. Even though they left out some things from the VN, the fights were some of the best ever depicted to date. This movie was a really good payoff coming from a VN fan.

Salter vs Rider should win animation of the year.

Hopefully they remake the OG route. Saber deserves better and is the best.

Ufotable should animate the FGO Lostbelts too.

God damn I'm still shook. Fuck Demon slayer, This is easily the movie of the year for me. Looking forward to the Camelot movie, hope that one is good too.

First of all, would like to state that this film has popped my review cherry after hundreds of anime/movies watched. That in itself would mean of either two things, that it is terrible or that it is a masterpiece. Fortunately, it is the latter that is true. This masterpiece of a film has managed to make it my personal favourite route of the big three routes with three 2-hour films compared to two seasons of 20+ episodes each and one single 24 episodes anime. Now proceeding with the review.

‘Heaven’s Feel III: Spring Song’ the final part of the trilogy of the original visual novels with ... “Heaven’s feel” being the last to be animated and ‘Spring song’ being the third and final part of the “Heaven’s feel” movies by ‘Ufotable’ bringing the conclusion with it following after the previous two parts. Bringing about topics like Emiya Shirou’s determination, fate and goal of being an ‘Ally of justice’, the losing battle of Matou Sakura against herself, the goal of Matou Zouken and the biggest question of all, who or what is the black figure and what are its intentions.

Animation and Art – It’s perfect… great, no one’s surprised. With the cliff hanger left on ‘Heaven’s feel II’, ‘Ufotable’ surely knew that their fans would be hyped as f****** maybe more hyped than ever before especially with the delays due to you know what, they had the time to perfect their craft to fulfill on said infinitely high expectations, and they delivered, with many scenes from this movie being desktop worthy, some may even want to hang it on a wall somewhere to showcase such amazing art and animation that catches your attention every fight scene. Even if you by the means somehow dislike the film you can surely still appreciate the art and animation.

Sound and Music – ‘Ufotable’ had managed to make every sound effect immersive and in fight scenes, impactful, with close ranged shots seeming that every hit, could be fatal and wide ranged background shots portraying the intensity of the battles. With background music being extremely pleasant to the ears, portraying the scenes it was allocated to very well and last but not least, music. Aimer bringing yet another f****** banger, ‘Haru wa Yuku’ ‘Spring goes’ giving us a perfect representation and view of Sakura’s current mindset of the start of the movie.
Personally, I waited for a couple months to listen to it, so I could get the first-hand experience while watching the movie, and it was god da** worth it. Extremely good song. Sasuga Aimer

THE FOLLOWING WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS
If you haven’t watched the movie yet, shoo…. shoo…
Come back after watching, it's great.









still here? alright, here we go




Characters – Everybody gets development and reaches their highest potential including Kotomine Kirei, a welcomed surprise and Shirou for once, rejecting his goal of being an ‘Ally of justice’ for Sakura.

Story – Absolutely incredible, paced amazingly leaving me no time to feel bored and was thoroughly watching the film. Some scenes that I personally really liked were firstly, the scene with Kotomine Kirei at the start, them having their little talk where it Shirou got to learn more about his Kiritsugu and to further confirm that he is indeed not following his Father’s footsteps like in Unlimited blade and the ‘saber route’ but instead, he chose to save Sakura, a minority over the majority even though it might be at the cost of many other innocent lives, something which Kiritsugu would never do.

Secondly, the scene where he used Archer’s arm of course with the classic music in the background and, “Can you keep up with me?”, “No, can YOU keep up with ME”, not going to lie, was pretty hyped at that part lol. Leading to the fight with Heracles him using ‘Nine lives blade works’ instead of the usual ‘Unlimited blade works’ was a surprise, but a welcomed one and the tad bit at the end with Heracles’s backstory/lore of him holding his greatest regret, killing his children in a feat of madness caused by a god, proceeding to look at Illya and proceeds to SPEAK, that’s right, SPEAK, I personally didn’t even know he had a voice actor even in FGO I do not think he has ever spoke once, so that was an epic moment.

Thirdly, the scene with the founders which sidenote kind of funny how it resembles the story of how Singapore came to be, just a funny thought. Continuing on, it was pretty incredible seeing how the ‘Holy grail war’ came to be, with the founding families each sacrificing something of their own for this project and Kischur making an appearance. It also shows who I presumed to be young Matou Zouken where he isn’t this fucked up parasitic dried raisin but rather, what seems to be a compassionate man, with maybe even a romantic interest in the head of the ‘Einzberns’ at the time, showing his reluctance to sacrifice her life for their shared goal.

Fourth scene, the scene of the Tohsaka sisters battling it out with Sakura’s over confidence in the power she obtained and her sister blowing that confidence away with the ‘Jeweled Sword’ a f****** 3 star common ce in fgo I might add *ahem* went of in a tangent there, continuing on, with the end of the battle seeming as though Rin was going to strike down her own sister but….she couldn’t….even though her provoking at outright saying that she’ll kill her, she simply couldn’t kill the little sister that she loves. An amazing scene portraying familial love.

Fifth scene is the scene of the renewal of the Emiya vs Kotomine battle where instead of Kiritsugu, it is now Shirou’s time to fight them going at each other just bare-knuckle brawling each carrying their own beliefs and goals competing with their fists. With Shirou winning by a slight chance, with the sword portraying from his body at the right spot, impaling Kirei’s heart, immobilizing him bringing victory to ‘Emiya-kai’ once again lol

Sixth scene is the scene where Shirou takes steps to try and prevent the birth of Angra Manyu like his ‘father’ once did, but this showing his reluctance to when the time came. That’s where Illya came in, and gave him an option where he did not have to die, where she could take his place, asking the question “Do you want to live?” Shirou ultimately finally cementing the fact that he’s not Kiritusugu, states that he does indeed want to live, proceeding to Illya’s ‘death’ where she reunites with her mother in the grail. (Still no Kiritsugu reunion :,c I’ll do it in fgo xD)

Last but not least, the finale where they show the lives of the characters after the events of the movie. Showing that Sakura and Rin have bonded over the time trying to regain the time that they lost, leading not showing Shirou anywhere, but nearly in the last moments, “But one thing never changed.” Showing Shirou alive and well, “but how? They clearly stated that his body was gone.” you might ask, that’s due to some smart***’s play on words with his body gone but soul still present lol. Now the scene beforehand showing them going into a shop with a puppet body and them releasing some light (Shirou’s soul) into it, making the puppet the host for his soul. Ending the movie with what I presume a class reunion with a flower viewing and showing Sakura taking a step forward with Shirou beside her, symbolising that she is moving on. SAKURA FINALLY GETS A TRUE HAPPY ENDING F*** YEAH!!!
Honourable mentions to the scene where Shirou using rulebreaker to free Sakura, didn’t realise he could do that for some reason, pretty smart. Overpowered noble phantasm lol and the dried parasitic raisin finally dying and taking a look at what he has done and become over his life of 500 years.

All in all, it is a fantastic film and what I believe to be the best of the three, maybe even topping zero, still debating on that spent $50 for some merch and an early viewing rip wallet but entirely worth it, hopefully everybody gets to watch this masterpiece. 10/10
P.S.(pls saber route remake Ufotable)

Now if you’ll excuse me, time to FGO

I used to hate Shirou Emiya.

In this review, hopefully I’ll be able to lay out why that feeling no longer remains, and why this franchise is so special. I hope you’ll bear with me; as an aspiring writer, I find the inspiration of this route so incredibly personal and affecting that I have to put some of it into words. As this is the conclusion of a trilogy, I will also refer back to Presage Flower and Lost Butterfly.

Like many anime viewers I started with ufotable’s Fate adaptations. In a weird and convoluted manner, I entered the world of Fate ... by watching the first episode of Fate/zero, then UBW, then back to Zero. Though my expectations of Fate were defined more by UBW than Zero, I still felt the latter to be more artistically constructed. UBW seemed incomplete.

There’s a very good reason for that.

So I went to the source, Kinoko Nasu and TYPE-MOON’s visual novel. When I read the visual novel for Heaven's Feel, I found a flabbergasting narrative that leads to a unique place in literature: This is not merely a gripping story with compelling characters, high-stakes battles and powerful emotion. There are so many great examples of those in anime; Hunter x Hunter, Attack on Titan, Re;Zero...the list goes on and on.

What separates the Fate franchise from all others is its meta-commentary and broadly "applicable" (as Tolkien might put it) subtext. On some level, this is a story about stories, about the nature of the heroes we vicariously enjoy in media. Admittedly, this may be less apparent in the anime than in the VN owing to sheer length and detail, but careful viewers can pick up on it when reviewing the trilogy as a whole.

I will tell anyone who asks that Heaven's Feel is Kinoko Nasu's magnum opus. He debuted with seminal works like Kara no Kyoukai, a psychological and supernatural murder-mystery, and Tsukihime, a more world-building derivative of the former. And after, came Fate stay/night, his most thematically focused and balanced work to date.

Spring Song is the final anime adaptation of that work.

A number of people, myself included, watched Fate adaptations like DEEN stay/night or UBW and came to the conclusion that Shirou Emiya is an idiot and a hypocrite, an annoying idealist without the character arc or sharpened coolness of Kiritsugu.

I was wrong. Shirou’s arc is a 3-part breakdown that is totally incomplete without Heaven’s Feel.

The story of Heaven’s Feel involves the heroine Sakura Matou, who is as powerful an example of a Jungian shadow archetype as there is. She is everything Shirou Emiya denies about himself…Victim…Villain, and she represents the ultimate challenge to everything he is. Nasu excels at exploring masculine-feminine polarities, and Sakura’s domestic warmth, expertly built up in the prior films, delivers a hammer-stroke of pain and torment to the would-be Hero of Justice.

In this final film, Shirou confronts his Shadows (and Sakura is merely one of several) and surpasses Kiritsugu before the end. Spring Song visually calls back to Zero in a moment of crisis, and the psychological triumph is palpable.

All that is true of the source material, and this is an adaptation. I will say that director Tomonori Sudou has not achieved full perfection here, and in an ideal world the trilogy might have 20 or so more minutes of fleshing out.

That said, Sudou comes really darn close, and in Spring Song so many scenes hit perfectly. In Lost Butterfly and Presage Flower, so many moments depicted the visual novel’s mood and meaning to nigh-perfection; the shed scene in PF, the rain scene and kitchen knife scene in LB. Spring Song has about as many such scenes as the previous 2 films combined. Every character gets a superlative moment, from Illya, to Rin to Kirei. The brilliant cast of F/SN is at their most human, most emotional, and psychologically impactful here.

Admittedly, the film’s ending is a little esoteric and in some ways feels like a finale for ufotable’s Type-Moon work as a whole. If you haven’t seen Kara no Kyoukai, you might be left feeling confused by a certain moment near the end. But all that is forgivable for the exquisite darkness, death, and redemption on display, and Sudou’s ability to bookend is rivaled only by the likes of FMA: Brotherhood and Stein’s Gate.

As said, the ending may be confusing if you don’t recall Kara no Kyoukai in detail; no easy feat given the nature of that series. But from the beginning, even in Presage Flower, Heaven’s Feel requires you to bring external knowledge to properly contextualize the story; it is the Infinity War of anime; a story built up by and deployed in contrast and juxtaposition with other stories. Moreso than even that, it is a masterful work.

I used to hate Shirou Emiya, but this particular route made him one of my favorite characters of all time. He is not simply a compelling hero (or more accurately, anti-hero) in his own right, but a challenge to literary heroes throughout the ages. He is the anti-Deku, the anti-Araragi, the Shadow of the Seigi no Mikata. The contrast and comparison between him and Sakura Matou and Kirei Kotomine ensures that Heaven’s Feel will be my favorite anime for many years to come.

“Rejoice young man; your wish will soon be granted. For a Hero of Justice must have a villain to defeat.”

Just watched it last night and I want to preface this (non-spoiler) review by saying that I feel blessed to have been able to catch this in a cinema despite these unprecedented times. I hope that all Fate fans will get the opportunity to experience watching this in a cinema as the world recovers.

Story: Spring Song is the 3rd and final film in ufotable’s adaptation of the Heaven’s Feel route of Fate/stay night and it picks up exactly where the 2nd film left off. Heaven’s Feel is definitely the most unique and complex route of the 3 routes of Fate/stay night, even shedding light on ... backstory not revealed in the previous 2 routes. Compared to Fate and Unlimited Blade Works, can’t say I expected things to unfold the way they did when I read the VN. Heaven’s Feel is not my personal favourite route but I still really enjoyed it nonetheless. For anyone who is looking to get into the Fate series, this is not the place to start. The Holy Grail War, which the plot of Fate/stay night revolves around, does not play out like how a Holy Grail War was meant to be, especially in this route.

If anyone cares, this is the order in which I covered Fate. As Fate/Zero is a prequel, it assumes some knowledge of Fate/stay night and so I wouldn’t recommend watching it first if you don’t wish to read the VN as it spoils an important plot point of Heaven’s Feel.

Fate/stay night Réalta Nua (VN) > Unlimited Blade Works (2014-15) > Fate/Zero (2011-12) > Heaven’s Feel (2017-20)

Characters: Each route of Fate/stay night has its own heroine and as Heaven’s Feel is Sakura’s route, it is expected that the plot will focus more on Sakura. Compared to the previous 2 routes where Sakura was pretty much a background character, she plays a major role in Heaven’s Feel and receives plenty of development. Shirou, as the protagonist, also plays a major role. Being forced to come to terms with what he has always aimed to become, he is required to make an important decision which would contradict his very way of life up till now. Kotomine also has his largest and most active role in Heaven’s Feel out of the 3 routes.

Art: Vibrant colours and backgrounds. This has always been a selling point of anime in general for me. I have always really liked ufotable’s character designs of the Fate/stay night characters and they look even cleaner and sharper here than in Unlimited Blade Works.

Animation: Top notch. ufotable has delivered once again. There was fair use of CGI, as with many of ufotable’s works. However, I personally didn’t find any problem with it as there wasn’t any scene which looked overly unnatural. Production quality is distinctly higher than an episodic series and the amazing animation of the fight scenes was truly a sight to behold.

Music: OST by Yuki Kajiura and ending song by Aimer, both of whom are pretty much staples of the Fate series at this point. The OST was epic and emotional when it needed to be as always and Haru wa Yuku playing during the epilogue felt like a fitting end to the Heaven’s Feel trilogy.

Score: 10/10. Some scenes were inevitably cut from the VN since the longest route was being adapted into just 3x 2 hour movies, compared to Unlimited Blade Works which had a 2-cour series. That didn’t take away from my enjoyment though and I feel that ufotable has done an exceptional job in adapting such a complex story. A must watch for Fate fans. Now that all routes of Fate/stay night have been adapted at least once, a Fate route remake and a Fate/hollow ataraxia adaptation by ufotable will always be welcome.

SPOILERS AHEAD IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED DO NOT READ BEYOND HERE

Just wanted to detail some of my favourite scenes from the film and my thoughts.

1. When True Assassin tries to kill Kotomine with Zabaniya but fails since Kotomine’s heart is an artificial one granted to him by the Holy Grail, giving Kotomine an opening to perform the baptismal sacrament on Zouken to purify his soul. Great link to the events of Fate/Zero.

2. When Shirou decides to use Archer’s arm and he sees a vision of Archer asking “Can you keep up with me?” only for Shirou to ask back the same question. Shirou projecting Nine Lives Blade Works to protect Illya from the corrupted Berserker while the iconic EMIYA track was playing in the background was epic. I somehow felt this scene was a bit short? Or maybe I just felt it to be short because I was at the edge of my seat the entire time.

3. Rider and Shirou vs Saber Alter. Definitely my favourite fight in the film. I was really looking forward to seeing this fight animated and I wasn’t disappointed. Shirou putting an end to Saber and thanking her for the countless times she’d saved him wasn’t any less heart wrenching. It was really sad that Saber didn’t receive any form of salvation in this route. It would have been nice if there had been at least a short conversation between Shirou and Saber before she disappeared but it is what it is. Here’s hoping Sparks Liner High gets animated as an OVA.

4. When Rin couldn’t bring herself to kill Sakura when it came down to it despite having gone on about it as her duty, risking getting herself killed in the process (not gonna lie I thought she was a goner when I read the VN). Rin telling Sakura that she was glad she continued wearing the ribbon she gifted her when they parted 11 years ago and Sakura finding herself again after realising her sister truly cared about her was really emotional. Just goes to show that at the end of the day, blood is thicker than water and familial bonds cannot be broken that easily even with time and distance apart. Just a small sidetrack, in the 1st ED of Unlimited Blade Works, there is a shot of Rin looking at Sakura from afar in school. I thought that was a nice touch showing Rin watching over Sakura even though the viewer still wouldn’t be aware of their relationship at that point in time.

5. When Illya appears to close the Greater Grail and tells Shirou that as his older sister, she should protect her younger brother, offering him a chance to go on living. And when Illya gets to see her mother Irisviel again with a bright smile on her face, freed from her duty. Really emotional scenes.

[CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS]
I am one of those lucky people who got a ticket from their friend. I went to watch it and I can safely say that it was a masterpiece and an absolute delight to watch.

All three films of the Fate/stay night Heaven's feel trilogy were great but this one was better than the previous two films by a large margin. It had everything you want in a film. Great animation, Great storyline, great soundtrack, great battle choreography, breathtaking fight scenes, emotional moments and a great ending. This film was an overall great ending to the great Fate/ Stay night Heavens feel series just ... like the trailer said,"Fate has ended with a big hit."

Now I'm going to point out the PROS and the CONS(if there is one)

PROS-
1. Great animation

2. Great storyline

3. Thrilling story

4. Music and OST which perfectly complements the scenes

5. Non-stop great fight scenes after Shirou starts using Archer's arm.

6. Each and every fight was well choreographed.

7. An unusual but great conclusion to the explosive package known to us as the "Heavens Feel Trilogy."


CONS-
There was only one POTENTIAL CON to this film. It was the pacing. The pacing was very fast which I don't have a problem with but many others might have. Other than this one potential CON I don't see any other CONS.

Final Thoughts-
As a Fate fan who watched and read many Fate novels, VNs, Mangas and watched all the Fate anime(even the 2006 DEEN adaptation) I enjoyed the heck out of this film. This film was truly a masterpiece. It had every good elements of a film and had a very low number of cons. When I heard about these films I thought It will be just a watered down version of the VN just like UBW anime adaptation was, but I was greatly mistaken. This film is truly a masterpiece which has everything from great animation and great battle choreography to great OSTs which complements the scenes perfectly. Everyone should watch it. It truly is a fitting ending to the greatness known as the Fate/Stay night series.

Rate- 10/10

Absolutely a fantastic adaptation and every Fate fans and Non Fate fans should watch it.

"FATE HAS ENDED WITH A BIG HIT."

I had the privilege to watch this in theater, and my oh my what a good movie from ufotable.
The pacing of the story is on the fast side, I liked it, just missing out some details, but it's all good.
I had high expectations when it comes to fight scenes from ufotable, and it's incredible that it exceeded my expectaion so much. ufotable just never disappoints you on the artwork, sound, fight scenes.
The depth of the characters were developed quite well in the previous two movies and this one continued on that.
Overall, it was a great enjoyment watching this in theater

Spoiler Free Review

Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song is an mesmerising experience in the theaters, I highly recommend to watch in the cinemas. You would be missing out in the sheer scale of the movie if you were to watch it in any other way.

The movie is an entertaining and emotional rollercoaster filled to the brim with amazing moments and fights. Shirou goes through many hardships to reach to the point his in and actions the characters carry out is very much in line with what the story has presented in the past 2 movies and shows. Despite the grand ideas, the ... movie is able to make sense if you have watched Unlimited Blade Works and Fate/Zero. Even with the scale of everything, this is a deeply personal story for Shirou as he deeply cares for Sakura.

The movie did not bore me as exposition was intriguing enough and straight to the point. Significant things happen frequently enough. Even if there were exposition it helps drive characters' motives and add to them as a character. Fights are filled with a wide range of intense emotions making every fight important in a character level. Sakura, Illya, Kirei and Rider are given a lot of care into their characters and into their psyche but slightly less for Rider. The ending of HF is bittersweet. It is cruel to a certain character and what you witness happen in end of the scene is extremely saddening with tiny tinge of sweetness. Overall, My favourite ending from Ufotable's adaptation of the routes

THIS MOVIE CONTAINS MY PERSONAL PICK FOR THE GREATEST FIGHT IN ANIME HISTORY.

Watching this in theaters had me floating out of my seat. The Heavens Feel trilogy is easily the best anime movie trilogy and should be looked at as art. I'm not completely sure if this is the end of the main Fate timeline but it's definitely worthy of the title. This movie has the most jaw dropping animation I have ever seen and along with the superb soundtrack it would be impossible for me to not recommend it. The fights will have your eyes locked into the movie. Don't miss out on ... this.

As someone who didn't came from VN, I probably didn't enjoy as much as those who did but I enjoyed as much everything as possible


Here's my take, Story wise obviously it's a clusterfuck (It ain't fate if it isn't)
To me the story was really amazing and sad at the same time. It really overwhelmed me by a lot. I literally took a sigh after finishing it. It was a relief that I finally finished this whole overwhelming story.

Art wise, I don't think I needed to say anything about it
Fate has always been one of the or in fact could be the best anime's with ... the best fighting scenes. The fighting scene on this particular ones has been the best enjoyment through out every single other anime I've watch.

For the Sound, They sure know how to bring tears :")

Character wise, The development was really amazing. This 2 hours felt like more than a 2 hour movie (at least to me). It was really filled with every side of story.

I really enjoyed it like a rollercoaster. The way to describe Heaven's feel is It is filled with Heavenly feels.

*Only spoiler is for a single fight in the movie, and even then I don't say who the victor is*

Although there is no universal hype around new releases to this series the same way other big anime franchises get, Fate still has a solid fanbase. Even with all the jokes about how difficult it is to get into the series, most agree that any work by Ufotable is worth watching, especially the Heaven's Feel movie trilogy. The second movie, Lost Butterfly, left off on a very strong cliffhanger, and I was extremely excited to finish this trilogy. Upon finishing Spring Song, I left with mixed ... feelings, though mostly satisfied. The best way to break it down would be into different categories, which seems to be what a lot of people do in these types of reviews:

Story: 6/10
Characters: 8/10
Aesthetics: 9.9/10
Action: 11/10

Story
The story of Spring Song is... basically what can be expected of Fate. There is a lot of lore dump and talking. If you finish Lost Butterfly and enter this film expecting two hours of action--I honestly entered this expecting a kaiju movie of sorts--you will be disappointed. The first half is a lot of preparation for the Final Battle, and even during the second half the characters talk in between large moments of action. And depending on your expectations, certain moments and outcomes might seem disappointing. It's definitely not the worst story ever, but the ending can be a bit confusing.

Characters
I separated characters from the story because despite the confusion I had with the plot, the characters still work as well as they always have. Shiro is still the "Hero of Justice," Rin is still tsundere, Ilyasveel is still cute if not a little scary, and Sakura is still precious and must be protected, even if she is the main antagonist of this film. There isn't anyone who stands front and center with how they are characterized in this movie, but there isn't anything bad about them either.

Aesthetics
Ufotable has provided several stunning-looking projects, especially over the past few years with Demon Slayer, and Spring Song is no exception. The quality of the animation is top-notch, with colors popping even in dark, dreary settings. The sounds as well, whether they be sounds effects or the musical score, are phenomenal. The way the shots pan, rotate, zoom in and out, all feel like this wasn't drawn but actually recorded on an IMAX camera. The only part that stands out as "bad" is a character clearly made entirely out of CGI. Even then, they only look bad in comparison because everything else looks so amazing.

Action
As to be expected, Ufotable delivers amazing action. While the first couple of fights are disappointingly quick, they don't fail to look incredible with sound effects to match. As the film goes on, the action continues to get better, all the way until the last punch is thrown. However, nothing in this movie, the rest of the Fate franchise, or 95% of action sequences can compare to the greatness that is Saber vs Rider (and Shiro). Rider is, without a doubt, the best part of this movie. The Servant who just had one or two words before getting killed off in UBW has now shown that nobody gets summoned to a Grail War by accident. The way she runs circles around Saber at hyper speeds, flies through the air with complete control over herself, and uses her eyes to slow her foe down steal the show, and the reveal of her Noble Phantasm is nothing less than fantastic. And all of that is without mentioning Saber and her awesome red-and-black armor and weapon, Shiro's moment to shine, the phenomenal sound design, and the bone-chillingly beautiful, operatic music that accompanies it all. In all honesty, any qualms with the rest of the movie are meaningless, because it's well worth watching the movie for just the action.

This definitely is only a movie that Fate fans will understand, and it should be viewed after Zero and Unlimited Blade Works, but if you meet those requirements, I highly recommend it. Even though it's my least favorite of the trilogy, it's still worth a watch.

Finally! God knows how long I've been waiting for this absolute masterpiece to appear within my grasp. So this is how it feels after seeing your dad return from the convenience store with his milk. Maybe even better.

I still can't believe it's over. I was screaming and crying—my neighbors probably heard me, and before I realized it, it's already over. Like the two prior movies, Spring Song is a masterpiece. A fine piece of art bestowed upon us peasants who aren't even allowed to peer before its presence in the first place, but God was generous enough to let us do so. The art style ... and quality are as outstanding as ever, and for some reason, the movie questionably has some Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia camera angles for a certain best girl's fight scene, but I wasn't slightly bothered by it at all. In fact, Arigatou gozaimasu.

Other than the art part of the movie, the soundtracks and stuff were as good as always. Fate never lets me down on this one. The characters are also fine, and yeah~ overall, I'd say I really really enjoyed watching the movie. One issue with this movie, however, is the fact that it felt like it could've been even better. Yeah, I cried and stuff, but I still held back. Like 10% water left inside my body? I feel like the ending could've been executed better. Regardless, this movie was surely 11/10, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to watch it. I can't wait for more of what Fate has to offer.

Thank you for this journey, Fate. I'll see you again.

p.s. I haven't reviewed anything in ages so sorry if it's a bit scuffed.

SPOILER FREE REVIEW

This movie was so good that putting it into words would require Kinoko Nasu to write it down for me, as only he can come up with shit like tohsaka's defenseless (ok thats a bit overexaggerating), anyways, this movie was just an incredibly satisfying fun roller coaster ride from start to finish with a seasoning of sadness as the topping, this movie is an experience not to be missed in the theatres especially with the amount of budget they dumped into this .

The sound design for when saber swings her Excalibur to the ost of choice which should sound familiar to you ... fellow fate fans, and the song at the end, all of it were excellent, it made scenes that would be very good to absolutely fucking great

The story makes sense with fate zero and the previous ufotable fate stay night adaptations and was really well-paced, even with it being a 2hr movie, it does not feel like its dragging out or overstaying it's welcome as they do not waste time having pointless scenes.

The action scenes were all decent and very well animated, as expected of ufotable, there is a fight in this movie that managed to successfully top the berserker vs saber alter fight in the previous movie and I'm willing to go the extra mile and say that there are three fights that topped it, and they all are there not to just show off cool action sequences but to progress and develop the characters through it and show the struggle in the battle and reveal new things about them with visually stunning colours as a good bonus in those fights

The characters elevate the movie to a huge extent. There are likable characters and hateable ones in this movie, and the characters get good character development. Such as two examples being rin and illya, you will care for them even the ones that you hate will leave an impact on this story. Well established characters get explored more, examples such as shriou and kotomine kirei with their ideals and it is fucking enjoyable to watch all of them.

I'm not gonna go into spoilers as you are missing out if you are not watching this movie and I would like you to take your 2hr for this beautifully crafted movie.

So, Heaven's Feel III. I had already been expecting high quality animations, but this blew those expectations out of the water. Seriously, this was incredible.

I think what I liked so much about this route (besides the animations) was the way characters who didn't get much attention in the previous routes had the spotlight in this one, and we were given a deeper look into the thoughts of each of them (I think this is strongest for Illya).

The story was very interesting with the different scenarios, situations, and outcomes, but I honestly have to say I preferred the more personal story of UBW which focused ... on Shirou and Archer. Something that was especially interesting in this one though was the new information we're given on Shirou and Archer's abilities, and their effects on one another. I won't get into specifics as not to spoil anything, but I think those who've seen it can understand what I'm getting at.

I don't know if this next part is a spoiler or not, but if you're worried about it, don't read it.

I only have one complaint for this route, and that's the ending. If you haven't seen Kara no Kyoukai (The Garden of Sinners), you need to watch it, otherwise the ending won't make any sense. I think. I'm pretty sure my guess on how it ended is accurate, but it's not 100%. Even if it is correct it still doesn't make a lot of sense to me, and if someone who understands exactly what happened, please shoot me a message.

Overall, this route was truly incredible and a wonderful experience. I would not recommend getting into this if you haven't already seen UBW, but that's ultimately up to you. 10/10, and I will be buying this when the Blu-ray releases.

Thank you Ufotable for another incredible adaptation.

-NO SPOILER-

I want to say after i watch this anime i want to say OMGGGGGGG
ok i think all art in anime.There was so great and make people happy
Oh and all music or anything i want to say OMGGGGGGGG IT SO VERY GOOD
It make me like i watch Kimetsu no Yaiba lol yeah is true all action scene it so
very good i think i don't have anything to say it.It all very very very good
But i think if you didn't watch Fate stay night Presage Flower i think you will don't understand or never watch fate series same like me i never watch fate series ... but nevermine it ok i really like ufotable do this series beacuse i really like they do like Action scene it so cool and beautiful but i don't want to spoil to for you it so very good.If you want answer you have to watch it you will can find answer it.I want in theatre i can find answer it in movie it soooooooo ummm
SO VERY GOOD I REALLY LIKE IT.This anime don't have any missing anything
And after i will end this review i want to say thank you to ufotable " ufotable thank you for great anime do you know all anime you do it.It make for everyone happy Thank you ufotable you make me happy Thank you so much:)

If i use English words wrong I'm sorry

Enjoy:)

Overall: 10

* NO SPOILERS *

"Wow", thats all I can say after seeing this today, I was lucky enough to see the first airing in Australia in cinemas. And I dont regret a single thing, the true beauty of this movie to finish off the Heavens Feel Trilogy really was amazing and I hope you can understand why...

Story - 8
The story to me was very good and enjoyable, although this movie did contain some plot issues and times where I thought it could of improved but overall it really had great character development and content to make you sit at the edge of your seat with anticipation ... and leaving you eager to see what happens next. This movie really finished on some great story development of not only the characters but the world as a whole, its immersive fantasy and characters really left me feeling dazzled by how well done this movie was.

Art - 10
Theres not even much to say considering ufotable animated it, the fights were absolutely beautiful and mesmerizing for the eyes, and the world was just beautiful, it almost seemed like every shot/camera angle in that movie could of been a movie poster because of how amazing everything looked due to the amazing contrast of colour and composition. The fight scenes are something I will never forget for my life, there were about 2 fights in particular that were my favorite although I wont name them in spare of spoilers, all I can tell you is, is that the fights are stunning and live to they hype.

Sound - 9
Once again considering the rest of Fate, I wasn't surprised to hear so many amazing soundtracks which fitted every scene perfectly and made the fights along with the visuals 10x better than what it already was. The actual sound and voice acting was great, the tone and speech was very well done and made me feel very immersed whilst watching and left me re-thinking the scenes after I had seen the film. But the reason I didn't give this a 10 was due to some minor scenes which I think could of been illustrated better with a different pace of sound or music to fit it.

Character- 9
This movie, or even this movie trilogy was all about the development of the characters and Sakura in particularly, and to me the movie did a damn good job at it, the amazing sentimental moments of people understanding or breaking down was very well portrayed and was executed very well, even at one point I shed a tear due to the moment between characters. But you are probably wondering why not a 10?, although its very close to a 10 I feel like they tossed a couple things aside or swept certain things away too fast in a way which sometimes made it feel a bit unnatural, otherwise it was great/

Enjoyment - 9
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie a lot, it had been a while since I had been this excited to see an anime and it sure didn't disappoint or left me feeling like I wasted $20 on seeing it because of the reasons I listed above.

Overall - 10
Overall this movie conveys and portrays the meaning and value of the Fate series strongly and I highly recommend when you get the chance to watch this film and really take in the finale of Heavens Feel wherever you are around the world or start watching it if you haven't already done so.

Ufotable outdid themselves with this movie. This film easily has the best animation in the entire Fate franchise. Perhaps even Fate's best animated fight, and most epic scenes. If you want an amazing soundtrack, this movie has it. This is the conclusion of this trilogy, and I haven't seen a more epic conclusion in a long time. As a fan of the Fate franchise, I loved these characters from the start, and seeing their stories come to an end here left me satisfied. I love this movie, and I love Fate.

Criticisms: The only thing I would like from this movie is that it's ending felt ... fast paced. There was a lot to process in the last 2 minutes of this movie and most of it may go over most people's heads. Type-Moon is well known for having a connected universe, and there are scenes in this film that may seem confusing without proper context.

SPOILER FREE REVIEW

STORY (8/10)
I gave it an 8 because personally the story was not especially unique or something unexpected from the fate series. The story was decent but also predictable. This isn't something that I dislike or admire but just something that many other anime films have fallen under. They stay within that predictable structure and not really trying to explore. HOWEVER, the predictability of this final part suited the tone and flow which actually complimented it.

ART (8.5/10)
Yes I gave it a 9 in the other section because I'm stuck between 8 and 9. 8 is mainly because the character designs didn't stand out much ... when you realise that this is a movie not just a series which means that there is a bigger budget. 9 only because of the fight scenes. Especially the one between ***** and *****. (don't count the stars if u want to get spoiled).

SOUND (10/10)
The reason why the sound has a 10 is because the music that is played during every scene complimented the scene. It wasn't there just to be like oh make the scene better, it was there to have that effect of THIS IS THE SCENE. I could feel each of the scenes more clearly with the amazing sound.

CHARACTER (8/10)
Personally, character wasn't exactly there during the film. But for some of them, I could see some change in their character. Especially during one important scene.

ENJOYMENT (8/10)
I actually enjoyed the film more than I expected myself to. Personally, I'm not a big fate fan but I enjoyed most of the film.

OVERALL (8.5/10)
This is just an honest review from me so don't take it too hard or bash me if I don't give it a 10 like everyone else HAHA

Of all the Fate stay nights, this is the best of all.

I did not think after Fate/Zero to enjoy another story turned into a masterpiece

Never cry so much for an anime in a long time, one of the most epic animations that currently exists, ufotable is a blessing to make this work of art.

The story joining Fate/Zero, the puzzles were assembled and developed to perfection and the characters are now much better.

Also one of the most majestic fights, is in this movie.

If I could express what I feel, it is only gratitude for having existed this Anime, my heart was filled with so many ... emotions that I did not feel for a long time.

I will keep this in my memory for the rest of my life, another movie that will mark me in my heart.

Disclaimer: I will try my best to review this movie in the fairest way possible, but keep in mind that this review is coming from a Fate fan so if you want to you can take it with a grain of salt.

Fate/Stay Night Heaven's Feel III: Spring Song, is a movie that i have been waiting for over a year and I was finally able to watch it, and all i can say is that this surpassed my expectations.
So, i am currently writing this review after quite some time after watching the movie, and that is because I wanted to read the Visual Novel, i ... had already read the whole Fate route and most of UBW so i decided to finish it before writing this review and tbh i think that the anime is better than the visual novel, don't get me wrong both are amazing but i enjoyed ufotable's adaptations much more but anyway i wont get into that right now since this is my review for HF3.
This review is completely spoiler free, so you can read it without being scared of spoilers, but there is spoilers for HF2, so if you have not watched that movie, please do, its also an amazing movie.
Story(10/10):
The story of HF3 starts exactly after HF2's devastating ending, we see how our protagonist Emiya Shirou is suffering since the beginning, it really does a perfect job of setting the tone for this movie and i feel that the direction team in this movie knew what they were doing because throughout the whole 2 hours i never felt that any time was wasted, they give us all the information we need to perfectly understand this story and give it the most satisfying ending possible for Fate/Stay Night, some VN readers may complain about how they decided to adapt certain scenes in the last 10 minutes of the movie but i personally think that these changes were something we needed and ends up making it much more emotional.
Now, i can understand how some people may not like the pacing in the ending but i think it was done perfectly because they only put what was vital and there was really is no need to extend the ending any more since you are able to see what happens after the end of the Holy Grail War, we see how certain characters grew and i found it beautiful on how they decided to end the movie, i was feeling emotional throughout the whole two hours in this movie.
The story is everything that a Fate fan can hope for and it actually gives it a nice closure that does not leave you craving for more, instead it makes you remember everything that happened in this trilogy and how it finally came to its end, I don't want to spoil anything so i will just say, the ending was really not predictable but it was perfect.

Art(10/10):
Its already known that ufotable is one of the best anime studios, from their work in Demon Slayer and the Fate franchise, they always keep improving upon themselves, i used to think that ufotable's animation cant get better after watching Demon Slayer episode 19 but their work in HF3 makes episode 19 look like child's play.
It does not matter if you are a Fate fan or not, because you are still gonna find the animation to be beautiful. It goes without a doubt that the fight between Saber Alter and Rider is easily one of the best animated scenes in anime, I personally consider it to be the best animated fight of all anime and if it would be my favorite fight of all time but interestingly enough i found one other fight to be better in this movie, which is currently my favorite fight of all time although it doesn't beet Saber alter vs Rider in animation. (I don't wanna mention which fight it is because i am trying to avoid spoilers)
I just talked about the animation in fights but in general every scene in this movie is animated perfectly an i would say that its the best animation in anime, but i cant really say that since i still haven't watched Demon Slayer Mugen Train.

Sound(10/10):
Ok i just want to address something very quick because there are some people who just wont shut up because they did not play one song in specific, and of course i am addressing this to the people who are complaining that they did not play Hikari to Yami (final fight ost in the VN), yes they did change it so what? If they would have played it in the last fight it wouldn't have fit in just because the feeling that the VN and the movie give you is completely different, so please stop complaining about ufotable not playing that song, the song that they decided to play instead of Hikari to Yami also slaps.
So, anyway this movie's soundtrack is composed by Yuki Kajiura which if you don't know her, she is the one in charge of the OST for Madoka Magica and Demon Slayer so basically she is an amazing composer that always makes bangers.
Since the beginning of the movie we know that the OST will be amazing because they couldn't have chosen a better song to start of with, i would also like to mention some that were amazing like Rider vs Saber alter theme, the final fight theme and obviously the best track in the OST which is EMIYA, now i will just start praising the EMIYA theme because i genuinely think that it is the best version of the song and trust me, there is a lot of versions of EMIYA and i mean a lot. So to just kind of explain how the song was just combine EMIYA from Unlimited Blade Works(2015) and combine it with EMIYA #LEGACY, which are both 2 of the best versions and combining them just turns it into a complete beauty that will make you feel hype af, i remember when the theme started playing everyone in the theatres were losing their mind and i was no exception, i was watching the movie with a friend and we were both surprised in how good this version turned out, sadly they only play it once for less than 2 minutes but it still was amazing and the scene that included this song was easily the best part of the whole movie.

Character(9.5/10)
You may ask yourself, why did you give the characters a 9.5, and don't worry i have the answer and i hope we can agree with this. I gave it a 9.5 because of a single character and i am obviously talking about Zouken, if i had to pin point one thing i did not like about the HF trilogy, it would easily be Zouken and its such a shame because every single character and i literaly mean everyone in this movie was perfect and it sucks that Zouken was the only bad thing, everything from his goal, personality and design, was horrible and i hate to say it but the only scenes that i felt the movie was wasting time was whenever Zouken appeared, but well whatever every other character is amazing so it does not affect the score that much.

Tl;Dr: Since the next section is going to be really long i will just write the most important parts here so you don't waste your time. So basically the characters in this movie were amazing, it was really interesting to see really different sides of some characters which we never really saw much about in previous movies, the one that surprised me the most was Kirei Kotomine, i knew he was going to do something big in this movie but it surprised me how important he was and how early they started to develop them, he is easily one of the most important character in the movie, second to Shirou and Sakura obviously, but interestingly enough even characters like Illya, Tohsaka, Rider, and Saber alter, all get quite a bit of screen time which is great because some of them really never had much screen time, especially Rider. So basically that's it for the tl;dr, if you want more read the larger character analysis which is this next section.

Character analysis(pretty damn long fyi):
I want to put a lot of focus for the main characters in this movie, cuz they were all just *chefs kiss* amazing. So lets begin!
-Shirou Emiya-: Oh Shirou, a character loved by many and also hated by many, now i want you to know that i loved Shirou ever since i first saw Fate/UBW(2015), because i always loved how they made him a ¨hero of justice¨ character who actually does have an interesting ideology and how he really isn't just like ¨i wanna be a hero¨ and that's it, i will always say that Shirou vs Emiya is an amazing fight and the best in UBW because of how much they develop Shirou and how it really helps for us the viewers to finally understand him, and wow, they made him and even better character in Heaven's Feel. If you used to be someone who thought that Shirou was a selfish idiot and hated him because of that, i can assure you that all of that will change when you watch this movie, because they turned him from a guy who was selfish, to a real man who was prepared to sacrifice himself for those he loves. There are some scenes in this movie that really made Shirou a better character, i would say that most of this movie's best scenes are as good as they are thanks to Shirou and its even better cuz it really makes you change your view of Shirou which is honestly impressive because as someone who already loved Shirou i found it amazing how we still hadn't seen everything about him, and its even better because in this movie we finally actually see Shirou suffer, some thing we did not see in previous routes so it makes us understand the man even better. And now with certainty i can say that Shirou is my favourite anime character of all time.

-Kotomine Kirei-: Damn, after watching this movie i realize that they kind of did Kirei dirty in UBW and in the Fate route, i first saw UBW and thought that Kirei was an alright character, but after UBW i watched Fate/Zero and i remember being shocked because he easily turned into one my favourite antagonists, and when i read the Fate route in the VN i thought he was definitely better than in UBW but he still was no where near as good as in Zero, so in all honesty i kind of had my hopes kind of low for HF's version of Kirei and i can only say one thing, he was much better than how he was in Zero, i did hear good things about Kirei before watching this movie, but i did not think he would be as good as he turned out to be, I was really impressed in how much focus they put on Kirei since the beginning of the movie, his interactions with Shirou were amazing, they were really funny at times and some times they were just badass. I also found it amazing how they decided to show us more of Kirei's way of thinking and it also had a huge focus in showing us why Kirei acts the way he is, it was breathtaking and he was a nice surprise whenever he appeared, i seriously hope people don't spoil themselves about stuff that happened in this movie because it had some amazing revelations and i am saying this because i sadly did spoil myself about some things, mostly about Kirei so it was kinda sad that i knew some of the things that was going to happen with his character.

-Rin Tohsaka-: Tohsaka has been my waifu for a long time, and she gets even better in this movie, there is not as much development for her character but we still saw her go through some epic things and one of her fights was badass and really emotional at the same time, I love how they managed to keep her in character throughout the whole movie since she also went through some hard moments but no matter what happened she stayed as best girl throughout the whole movie, so instead of Shirou and Kirei's interesting interactions, Tohsaka had some awesome interactions with Sakura that were really emotional and just beautiful, and yes my fellow Tohsaka fans, she still had the thighs.

-Sakura Matou-: Well, Sakura is really interesting, she was always a side character in the previous routes but in this route she played the role of the main heroine and we got to see why she was always kind of shy and kinda gloomy, now i love Sakura's character but out of the three main heroines she is easily my least favorite, mostly because i was never a fan of the kouhai characters, but her role in HF3 was huge and really interesting because we see her in her angsty teenager face, no but joking aside we see how she is going crazy and how she cant control herself anymore, she is not the same old cute Sakura but we can still see how even though she has gone mad she is still herself, we also get emotional moments with her and we as the viewers really feel bad for her, I think that we can all admit that Sakura has one hell of a tragic backstory but we also just want her suffering to end and for her to finally be happy.

-Illyasviel Von Einzbern- Illya, the 18 year old loli, this is one character that i have seen quite a bit of people criticise her in the HF trilogy, mostly because they say that they don't really give her as much development like in the VN but what did you expect, they had to cram a 30 hour route in to only 6 hours, but despite of that i feel really attached to her in this movie, because even though there never was a huge focus for her in the previous movie, I still felt attached because we definitely get much more focus in this last movie, and we could finally see a good version of Illya and one that we felt that must be protected no matter what.

-Rider-: Finally to close off the characters, i wanna talk about rider because Rider never had a big moment in the previous routes, but in this route they finally decided to giver her the spotlight she deserved, she had one of the best moments in the movie, i am obviously talking about Saber alter vs Rider, and she was just such a nice character, we see how even though Sakura had gone mad, she still wants to save her and will do anything to accomplish her goal, she is the definition of a loyal servant, and whenever Shirou and Rider interacted was just so damn good because they were just so cool together, she became one of my favorite servants in the whole fate franchise with this movie and i am glad that she finally had a big role to play because in the previous routes i was always like Damn, that servant looks cool, and then they just kill her but in this route she finally got what she deserved.

To finally close this off, i just want to say that the characters are probably the best part of the whole movie, and tbh i think that even you are not a fate fan you probably will still enjoy at least one of the many amazing characters.

Enjoyment:(10/10)
I came into this movie with high expectations considering how much i enjoyed the previous one which was easily my favorite anime and this one was even better than the second one and absolutely destroyed my expectations, i do think that almost anyone can enjoy this movie even though you did not enjoy the second one, and just if you are curious i do think that the only thing you need to watch to understand HF is UBW and Zero is optional but definitely recommended, there is also a scene that to understand it perfectly you should watch Kara no Kyoukai but even if you don't watch KnK you can still understand it perfectly fine so don't worry about it.
So i thoroughly enjoyed every last second of this movie, I was lucky enough to be able to watch the 3 movies on a single day in the cinema and i was shaking when the second one ended because i was finally about to witness HF3 and it was just beyond a masterpiece and its by far my favorite anime.

Before finally closing this off i just wanted to talk about some complaints about this movie which i have heard some people talk about, it mostly has to do with people complaining about it not being the same as the VN. It kind of makes me sad seeing how many VN readers hate this movie for some reasons that i find to be really stupid, for example people are really complaining on how they did not implement Shirou's monologues which is obvious that they wouldn't put them in because it is a movie not a VN, and as i said in the beginning of this review, i took my time to read the whole VN, i even did every ending because i wanted to see if the VN readers were correct, and look Shirou's monologues were awesome but it would not have been as good to have the monologues in the movie, the reason that I really wanted to talk about this was because i started seeing how people complained about how the movie was not understandable for people who did not read the Novel which is a complete lie, i read the novel after watching the movie and i can tell you with certainty that after i read the novel i understood it the same, which was perfect because after watching the movie it did not leave me with questions it gave me the conclusion i wanted and the VN did not add much to it, sure the movie does require you to put more thought in Shirou's character because they are obviously not going to add a monologue to explain how he feels, his feelings can be perfectly understood through his actions and with the way he speaks, I loved the VN but i enjoyed the Movie much more and i think that the movie did a perfect job in adapting 30 hours of full reading of the VN and turned it into 6 hours, its impressive how much they managed to fit in 3 movies and it was perfect because it did not leave me with any questions, so it all comes to preferences if you prefer the VN then good for you, if you prefer the movie then that's also ok, the VN is not ¨objectively¨ superior to the movie, they both have their charm and its not cool seeing how some people are considering the HF trilogy as an insult to the source material, i think that the movies were made with a lot of love and i'm sure that the creators had a hard time in fitting 30 hours into 3 movies. Anyways that was just something i wanted to mention, because its just something that i think that is really just unnecessary and seeing how certain people act in the Fate community is kind of annoying.

Overall:(10/10)
Fate/Stay Night Heavens feel III was a beautiful movie and one that will stay as my favourite for quite some time, its a movie that most people will enjoy, it had beautiful animation and a beautiful soundtrack that made it the best conclusion for the story.

Hope you enjoyed my review and that's it.