Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Vintage:
January 7, 2006
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Shirou Emiya lost his parents in a fire when he was young and was later adopted by a sorceror by the name of Kiritsugu Emiya. Although he was full of admiration for his adopted father and yearns to become an ally of justice, Shirou has limited powers and was unable to become a strong sorceror like his father. That is until one fateful day, he was drawn into the Holy Grail War and had to summon a female "Servant" known as Saber in order to protect himself. It turns out that the Holy Grail War involves a series of battles among powerful sorcerors to fight for the possession of a relic that will grant one's wishes, the Holy Grail. There are altogether seven "Masters" who can summon their respective "Servants" from different classes known as Saber, Archer, Rider, Berserker, Lancer, Caster and Assasin. These "Servants" have to hide their names in order not to reveal their weaknesses to the enemies. The story revolves around Shirou and his entanglement in the Holy Grail War.
Written by outlawstar84 on December 7, 2010 at 6:51 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
This anime takes a while to really get going. I typically watch two episodes before I dismiss the series. I am glad that I did with this one, the first episode was fairly slow with only a little bit of action. But after the second I was hooked. The battles are well drawn with each fighter having a unique ability that suits their class. The dialogue is good, and the main charecters get their fair amount of back story.
I highly recommend this anime to anyone who likes the fantasy/fighting genre.