Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note Tokubetsu Hen Episode 1 Discussion

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Jan 31, 2022 10:42 AM

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RedChrome

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Pretty good episode, as expected of Lord El-Melloi II

Feb 1, 2022 4:44 PM

#52

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That was a beautiful case of reunion.

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Feb 2, 2022 6:46 PM

#53

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Good to see Waver again, this whole special was a nice surprise.
ASCA killed it again with the ED.

Feb 21, 2022 5:49 PM

#54

GakutoDeathGlare

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Quite good, I enjoyed it more than the actual series, 8/10.

Feb 21, 2022 10:11 PM

#55

frenze12

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Bio said:
You gotta love how Nasuverse always goes over the top with magic applications. Ah, yes, I've been working on projections. See this little monster I can display? So I'm thinking the next step is copying an entire world. I'm not convinced the applications actually make sense half the time, but you gotta give points for trying.

Pretty much my only gripe with this: I understand the type of story the author was trying to tell here (which was kinda good) but he does handwave a rather important factor of why projection magic is called a pretty "useless magic". He seems to think the main (and only?) problem with it is the duration it can last, ignoring the fact that it has a really high ratio of "high cost, low result". The only reason why Shirou can get away with it is because his projections doesn't create the thing from scratch as it merely is "brought out" of his RM (which did the real heavy lifting). Otherwise Shirou would have lost (at least according to Rin) an arm trying to project Caliburn. An other factor that gets ignored and would increase the burden on the caster significantly is that Mages can resist the mana from the spells casted on them (it varies on how strong and talented the mage is). So if you force a projection spell upon someone...

(And this problem also later returns in the series again when projection is used as "infinite power!!" Thanks Waver, you are really smart lol)

Apr 2, 2022 10:24 PM

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Quite entertaining Special but gotta be honest, I could only think of this while watching the whole Waver x Camus thing:

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Oct 21, 2022 1:43 PM

#57

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I just dont like This version of Aozaki Touko

Apr 25, 2023 2:54 AM

#58

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As usual it was an okay watch, I feel like as an anime-only Fate-stuff will always be at least a bit confusing. Camus was cute though.

Jul 11, 2023 12:58 PM

#59

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Reines is so hot in that red dress! I want to get her drunk and have my way with her!

Touko is intriguing. Hopefully, they animate that VN, where she serves as an antagonist. I also look forward to seeing her in the Kara no Kyoukai movies. She's older here, but for some reason, she looks hotter than her younger version.

As someone who's having trouble moving on from the past, this episode was relatable. I miss my college days so much. Also, I still can't forget my first love in high school. I would love to spend an eternity just reliving those simpler days.

Aug 4, 2023 9:07 PM

#60

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This was pretty good, felt like the original
- the art was amazing in some of the scenes like the bedroom
- the goals of the guy who wanted to make everybody live fake memories was a bit confusing and silly
- Waver and Grey are being so wholesome in this episode :)
- The photo gimmic was very fun to watch

Oct 25, 2023 3:16 PM

#61

RicFie

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man, so sad the ways it ends, could be a beatiful love story from now on, but that end was just hard, i mean, the correct one but ahhh
the fact that touko appears make me think there was a conecction with the tsukihime, and the kara no kyoukai series, maybe the world itself is the same or something, and if it is, make me even a greater fan, cause i love those series as well the fate saga

Dec 16, 2023 12:37 PM

#62

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My only knowledge based on the Fate'verse comes from Stay Night (all routes) and Zero.
So my question is...Who on Earth is Gray supposed to be?

Other than that, this was really good and watching this during Christmas 2023 adds more flavor to it :D

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Feb 24, 2:29 PM

#63

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A one hour special that isn’t a movie
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Aug 23, 2:10 PM

#64

phantom346

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This is just a stalker's fantasy. Unbelievably boring for a Type Moon anime. It is just a special after all but the animation is super polished. Basically the same quality as a good TV series so there's some sort of contradiction there. The ENGRISH is killing me!!!!!!!!

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Sep 2, 3:10 AM

#65

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Boazanian said:
Wow, pretty nice special episode. Didn't think I'd hear "Grave for you" and see more Waver moments in 2021/2022. Definitely feels like the original series though, which is nice.

Hm, interesting. Touko appears in this special episode as she does in HF3.

MAL please add this!!

wait, she is there in heaven's feel?

Sep 2, 2:51 PM

#66

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