It felt expected that anyone watching this anime was already familiar with the Fate universe, how the Holy Grail Wars work, what is and isn’t possible for masters/servants, and how servants work in general. And, what makes it more clear to me that this series was meant for more “experienced” Fate fans is the fact that it didn’t take the time to explain much about what was happening or the servants involved. It seemed clear to me that Apocrypha was pandering specifically to those who are fairly invested in the Fate series, and most likely play Fate/Grand Order.Įven though none of these servants have appeared in any of the other Fate series anime I’ve watched, I still knew who they all were from the start simply due to playing FGO. To them, I’d say they’re not the target audience. Fate has always been about depicting legendary and historic figures in unconventional ways, so why would you expect Apocrypha to be any different?īut, for some, the character designs don’t matter, it’s instead the sheer number of characters which makes this series daunting. Literally every one of the servants (which are the focus of the series) has an extremely unique design compared to each other.įor the latter complaint, this just seems like something people who are new to the Fate series as a whole might say. Some complain that they’re too visually similar to each other, others complain that their designs are too “out there.”Īs for the first type of complaint, I don’t know what anime they were watching, but none of the characters look alike in this series. I’ve seen complaints which are all over the place in regards to the characters. As I mentioned, it strays from the “classic” Fate formula of seven master-servant pairs battling it out for the Holy Grail, and instead features a whopping 16 servants split into two teams.įor some, all these characters are hard to keep track of, but if that’s your issue with the series, then it wasn’t meant for you in the first place. However, if you’re expecting this series to be like Fate/Zero or Fate/stay night: UBW, then sure, I could see how this entry might seem a bit off-putting. Yes, this Fate entry is set up a bit differently from the “classic” formula, but so is Prisma Illya, and that’s a great anime. Either way, it’s a good thing I just finished Fate/Apocrypha last night so I can write about it today.įate/Apocrypha is generally seen as one of the worst anime entries of the series, and I’ll be the first to tell you that this isn’t actually the case. Either I didn’t realize this week’s JoJo’s episode was going to be a recap, or I forgot.
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