And Fate/stay night was was one of those things. This anime seems to have just about everything you could ever want in one well-wrapped package. It's got a great story, action scenes that I believe rival or even surpass Dragonball, romance and a certain captivating effect on the viewer.
First off, I'd like to say the art is just magnificent. The character designs in this anime are proof of that, and I must especially say that I loved Saber the most. As a character, she seems enthralling and interesting at the same time, and you can help but be drawn in when you're watching her in all the fantastically executed swordfighting scenes.
If there is one thing I might have to say that this anime lacks, it would probably be the music. Some of the songs were good, but most of them felt a little too slow for me, or they didn't exactly fit the scene. This could all be personal taste, but I found myself just fast fowarding the beginning and ending sequences half the time.
On another note, I'd like to say that the story could have been done a little better. I understand that as an anime, there are many limitations to what they can do in only so many episodes. I'm sure that there are many more things about the characters that they couldn't explore, simply because of the restricted time frame. In the visual novel, which I have just begun, I expect that there is much more that is explored regarding the overall storyline
All in all, I believe this anime deserves a 9/10, because although it does approach perfection, it still has some things which bring it down just a little bit. Nevertheless, it is beyond fantastic either way, and I highly reccomend it to just about anyone. It does meet expectations, I think.
Hejin
