Story:
We pick up right where we left and as I hoped for, the second season gives us some more action (though I’d still not call it an action festival by all means). The fronts are clarified and now we get to see the actual “tournament” happening. Of course this makes for some emotional scenes as, inevitably, some of the likeable characters bite the dust. All the leftover questions get answers and we finally receive a conclusion. I have to say though, I found it a bit confusing and unsatisfying. Sure, there isn’t much space for Fate/Zero to end, as it is a prequel, but I would have liked something else better. That’s not saying it was bad, just not what I would have preferred.
8/10
Art:
There isn’t anything left to say that I didn’t already in my season one review, it’s breathtaking.
10/10
Sound:
Pretty much the same here as well, though I came to really enjoy some of the voice actors, mainly those of Saber, Irisviel and Gilgamesh. They managed to really sell their respective characters to me. Otherwise, we still have the awesome soundtrack by Yuki Kajiura and new openining and ending, both solid performances (I did like the first opening a teeny tiny bit more).
10/10
Characters:
The main focus of this season is Kiritsugu, whose motives were established before, but not elaborated on. I found his backstory somewhat…confusing. Suddenly we have a vampire zombie outbreak? That was truly bizarre and felt like it belonged in another show altogether. Putting that aside, it was still interesting and entertaining, but man was that bizarre. Sadly, Saber was still a little too moody for my taste, but at least she got some really cool highlight scenes. The Kirei-Gilgamesh-Tokiomi triangle got more intense and Kariya also got some more time. They have cut back a bit on Rider/Waver scenes, but that’s okay, they had plenty exposition in the first season. In total, everybody received a reasonable continuation and those that got more spotlight were fleshed out more.
9/10
Enjoyment:
Season two followed up the first one really well, even if it turned out a bit different from what I had imagined it would be. It still managed to keep most of the promises it made and had me glued in front of my monitor just as much as season one had. If I had to pick just one, I’d probably go with the first, but I was not disappointed.
9/10
Overall:
9.2/10
(Yes, it’s a little shorter this time around, I didn’t feel like repeating myself too much)
