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| Excited for the next episode, Cervantes Hansa will start his investigation and looks like he has a harem. Lmao I also thought Lord Lord El-Melloi II is gonna make appearances in the support rile |
| Visually and production-wise, this was a great start. But not too sure yet if this anime is the one or not to hooking me since it did start off pretty dry and the character-front didn't spark me with interest immediately for the time being. Fate/Zero had a longer start but even with the amount of exposition, that one did manage to hook me while this episode didn't quite do so yet. Still, this is a different take on the Holy Grail War and some amount of promise might be there, just got to be patient and see if this leads to anything interesting beyond excellent looking animation sequences. I like Fate/Zero a lot, but I was burnt out by Fate since 2020 and the few shows and movies that have come out haven't really interested me much. Can this be the one to turn that tide? I'll see. |
| nice! yet another typical drama love story between a princess and her shiny knight. |
| Leave it to the Fate series to make one of the alternate "not canon" timelines to have the best, or second best, or third best, depending on your opinion, animation in the franchise thus far lol |
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| Sorry but I don't know how you could stomach Fate stuff past high school. it's all the same with the samey servant, samey holy grail war, samey interruption and plot twist etc etc. it's all so boring. |
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| Barring FGO, it’s hard for me to get tired of more Type Moon content, even the ones not under Kinoko Nasu. Considering the detour of a setup they’re having with the Holu Grail War plotline, there’s plenty of potential to be had here, so hopefully this along with its production quality holds up down the stretch. |
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| This was excellent. What a great way to kick off a New Year It's really complicated, I had to back it up so many times just to understand WTF was going on. TONS of dialogue and lot of it is trying to explain a plot that keeps changing direction. Seems Faldeus' plans to manipulate the Fake Grail War already falling apart- including the Pavlov's Gun scenario of there being no Saber servant- "Only six servants" was already upended and King Arthur himself makes an appearance! We know from the history of every grail war, attempts at orchestrating ALWAYS fail- and usually quickly. I was more interested in the mystery around the Kuruoka girl in the hospital, but it decided to introduce this blond chick whose role also isn't clear. She was used as a medium to summon Saber; and this dude who did it just appeared out of nowhere. It's also unclear exactly what 'faction' there is, that wants the Grail war out in the open... Flat's motivation seems to be entirely curiosity, the guy who had the wolf was accused by Faldeus of wanting to summon his other chimeras "out in the open" but it's not clear WHY he wants anything in the open. He wasn't trying to kill the dog in the middle of downtown Snowfield was he? Then the part with this priest at the Las Vegas church..... it seemed like Faldeus and his group were the ones who were observing the war; but the church is involved- how??? That made no sense- and so now they've brought in even more characters. I can say this thing already has too many. Now there was something a bit strange, about the use of technology. Caster here, suddenly reveals to Orlando he's a super user online and hunted down all this information about the Kuruokas, that with a computer and internet he can do anything. Not clear what the noble phantasm is yet- But when Ayaka goes to that shop and asks for tips on places to stay, the guy at the store WRITES ALL THE INFO DOWN on paper... it was subtle, but seems like an interesting slight-of-hand being played. OR I could just be noticing too many odd details, but that really stood out to me. Why would you give directions on a piece of paper and not just show her places on the phone- when phones and internet are clearly in use and openly so? It can't be a mistake! can't wait til next episode- very excited |
SuperAdventureJan 1, 11:33 AM
| 4/5 they censor (false) Caster lol Everything else peak 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 |
Batteru!  |
| Reminder to everyone that this was the first episode basically being shown early, and that the show is not a Winter show, and will not be airing weekly from here on out. Which is also why MAL is being weird about this. Aniplex announced very clearly that it was just the first episode coming out early. So it's back to waiting now. Just felt I should say cause I see a lot of confused people. |
| LOL, your opinion is wrong! |
SuperAdventure said: when phones and internet are clearly She doesn't seem to have a phone or maybe hasn't acquired/can't afford SIM card which will have internet coverage in The States. Apparently she came from Japan in a rush and possibly against her will. SuperAdventure said: just show her places on the phone If she can't pinpoint those locations on her own phone that's a bit unpractical. Drawing a crude map was the right way to do it. No to mention that obviously the dude really wanted to befriend her. KumaMerrow said: why was the blonde girl's Command Spell mark switching hands? And the other mage said that it's not a Command Spell mark Someone somehow removed Saber from the equation of the Holy Grail War, but another forced them back - both Sajou's command spell mark and the Arthur Pendragon noble spirit are fake substitutes. And I mean fake for the logic of the magical mechanics of the Holy War, the whole thing is fake anyway. I guess we will learn more about this later. |
alshuJan 2, 1:33 AM
| The battle will be in U.S.A. Floor!! The Caster is the worst option always!!! Saber, a boy, extrange option, Arthur Pendragon! The members of the church are not puppets! kekeke |
| Very good episode and the sound design is honestly awesome, 5/5. |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
Reply to alshu
SuperAdventure said:
when phones and internet are clearly
when phones and internet are clearly
She doesn't seem to have a phone or maybe hasn't acquired/can't afford SIM card which will have internet coverage in The States. Apparently she came from Japan in a rush and possibly against her will.
SuperAdventure said:
just show her places on the phone
just show her places on the phone
If she can't pinpoint those locations on her own phone that's a bit unpractical. Drawing a crude map was the right way to do it.
No to mention that obviously the dude really wanted to befriend her.
KumaMerrow said:
why was the blonde girl's Command Spell mark switching hands? And the other mage said that it's not a Command Spell mark
why was the blonde girl's Command Spell mark switching hands? And the other mage said that it's not a Command Spell mark
Someone somehow removed Saber from the equation of the Holy Grail War, but another forced them back - both Sajou's command spell mark and the Arthur Pendragon noble spirit are fake substitutes.
And I mean fake for the logic of the magical mechanics of the Holy War, the whole thing is fake anyway.
I guess we will learn more about this later.
alshu said: She doesn't seem to have a phone or maybe hasn't acquired/can't afford SIM card which will have internet coverage in The States. Apparently she came from Japan in a rush and possibly against her will. Yes but for her to not have a phone, and it was very deliberately shown him drawing directions on paper when they just made a very noticeable focus on phones and net-searching; means the reason for that scene are probably more significant than it seemed. I doubt it's just her randomly not being able to have a phone- but more like she is smart enough NOT to have one. |
SuperAdventure said: she is smart enough NOT to have one To lay low and not bring unnecessary attention? Too bad CCTV exists...even worst her [fake] servant is the loudest person around. |
| After rewatching episode-0 and now this episode-1, I am really enjoying StrangeFake. The Only Fate related anime I have ever enjoyed is Fate/Zero, so this is a very welcoming surprise. Great English dub. Im only watching this in English dub. Shame the schedule is extremely inconsistent for whatever reason, or they just havent animated more than 3 episodes so far for whatever reason that they are delaying everything. Such a shame, since I thought that all the episodes were going to start airing weekly this Winter 2025, but I guess not. |
oooo3333Jan 3, 1:42 PM
| I know nothing about Fate Strange Fake so I'm super excited to see where this is going! That was the first time a servant has been caught by the police lol |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| Am i the only one who noticed the Luvia and Rin cameo during the waver office scene? they show three pictures on hte wall and one is zoomed in but one of the two other ones if you look closely get Luvia and Rin with Waver. |
trinitroglycerinJan 5, 12:02 PM
| That was hilarious. Not King Arthur getting arrested 😂 |
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Reply to Antisocialsempai
So I am somewhat new to the fate series and I really like this! Makes me def wanna watch the other fate shows.
| @Antisocialsempai watch Fate Zero, it's amazing. Beautiful animation, badass fights and great story. You won't be dissapointed. Might as well watch OG Fate, UBW and Heaven's Feel, + Carnival Phantasm (I liked the first, dropped the second- too many references for hardcore fans). Never cared for the rest, maybe others will sell you on El-Melloi or FGO. |
| Just finished the first episode and loved it. When can I get more of this? I like that it isn't the same old rinse and repeat story and it looks like it will be better than Apocrypha. This looks like it is going to be a wild ride. |
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Reply to logic340
Just finished the first episode and loved it. When can I get more of this?
I like that it isn't the same old rinse and repeat story and it looks like it will be better than Apocrypha. This looks like it is going to be a wild ride.
I like that it isn't the same old rinse and repeat story and it looks like it will be better than Apocrypha. This looks like it is going to be a wild ride.
logic340 said: When can I get more of this? That's the question... that's the question. The answer is 2025 with no specifics. Or read LN / manga if they are avaliable, I've read 2 books and don't really won't to spoil myself with the manga... unless it takes years for the anime to come out, my patience is already running low, might as well read a bit ahead |
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