"Fate/stay night TV Reproduction" Review: What is the appeal of the recreated legend?

Fate/stay night TV reproduction

■ Public Media

OVA

■ Original Media

18+ games

■ Release date

January 22, 2010 *Broadcast on BS-TBS on January 17, 2010 (23:00-24:54).

■Release and sales

・Distributor: Geneon Universal Entertainment

■Frequencies

60 min

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 2

■Original Story

Nasu Kinoko/TYPE-MOON

■ Director

Yuji Yamaguchi

■ Production

Animation Production: Studio Deen Production: Fate-UBW Project (Geneon Entertainment, TBS, CREi, Notes, Frontier Works)

■Works

©TYPE-MOON/Fate-UBW Project

■ Story

There was a great disaster that burned down the city.
In the midst of the flames, the young Emiya Shirou loses everything and is saved by the magician, Emiya Kiritsugu.
He later becomes an adopted child.

Ten years have passed since then.
Emiya Shirou made a promise to his late adoptive father, Kiritsugu.
He continued to train his magic every day in order to become a "hero of justice."

Then one day, by chance,
He becomes embroiled in a battle between magicians known as the "Holy Grail War."
He makes a contract with one of the servants, Saber.

The Holy Grail War, that is,
The Holy Grail, which is said to grant the wish of whoever holds it,
The seven magicians (masters) were given the seven knights' familiars (servants),
A battle to the death to obtain the miracle.

Then Emiya Shirou learns that the great disaster ten years ago was caused by the Holy Grail War.
In order to prevent that tragedy from happening again, he decides to throw himself into the fight.

■Explanation

To commemorate the theatrical release, a special edition of the hit TV series "Fate/stay night" will be released.
To commemorate the theatrical release in January 2010, a special edition of the TV series has been re-edited!
The first half of the TV series (#1-12) has been re-edited and the entire series has been re-shot to produce higher quality images. New songs have been created for both the opening and ending themes.
Includes new opening animation footage. The song is a bold arrangement of the TV series' opening theme "Tainaka Sachi/disillusion" with newly recorded vocals.
The ending theme is also a new song made especially for this work! The first part is sung by "Jukai feat. Tainaka Sachi" and the second part is sung by "Tainaka Sachi"!

I: Re-edited first half of the TV series (#1-12)
II: Re-edited the second half of the TV series (#13-24)

*Quoted from Amazon

■Cast

・Shirou Emiya/Noriaki Sugiyama・Saber/Ayako Kawasumi・Rin Tohsaka/Kana Ueda・Sakura Matou/Noriko Shimoya・Taiga Fujimura/Miki Ito・Archer/Junichi Suwabe・Kirei Kotomine/Jouji Nakata・Illya/Mai Kadowaki・Rider/Yu Asakawa・Lancer/Nobutoshi Kanna・Caster/Atsuko Tanaka・Shinji Matou/Hiroshi Kamiya・Kiritsugu Emiya/Rikiya Koyama・Issei Ryuudou/Mitsuaki Madono・Soichiro Katsuragi/Kazuhiro Nakata・Berserker/Tadahisa Nishimae・Ayako Mitsuzuri/Fumie Mizusawa・Assassin/Shinichiro Miki・Gilgamesh/Tomokazu Seki・Tokiomi Tohsaka/Koji Tsujitani・Mordret/Houko Kuwashima・Bedivier/Mamiko Noto

■ Main staff

・Original work: Kinoko Nasu/TYPE-MOON
・Original story concept / Kinoko Nasu・Series composition / Takuya Sato・Original character concept / Supervision / Takashi Takeuchi・Character design / Megumi Ishihara・Art director / Toshihisa Koyama・Color design / Shinji Matsumoto・Director of photography / Shinyo Kondo・Editor / Masahiro Matsumura・Sound director / Koji Tsujitani・Music / Kenji Kawai・Weapon design / Norikatsu Nakano・Prop design / Satoru Kosaka・Art director / Yasunori Hishinuma・Special effects / Shoichi Uehara・Editing assistant / Sayaka Mita・Video editing / Yuichi Mori, Kunihiro Saito, Naoto Kiyota (DTJ)
・Sound effects: Kiyotaka Kawada ・Recording studio: Tabak ・Recording: Yoshio Obara ・Recording assistants: Naoya Sato, Hiroki Sawamura ・Sound production: Satoshi Hirata, Yuichi Yamada (Ducks Production)
Music Production: Geneon Entertainment Music Production Cooperation: Naoki Ninomiya Promotion: Takashi Iida Assistant Producer: Junichiro Tanaka Planning Cooperation: Isao Ishikawa (Big Shot)
・Supervisor: Takashi Yamana ・Production Manager: Mitsunori Takaya ・Setting Production: Tomoko Hiramuki ・Chief Producer: Jun Nishimura ・Producers: Mitsutoshi Ogura, Tetsuo Minao, Masaaki Saito, Tomotaka Takeuchi, Takayuki Matsunaga ・Animation Production: Studio Deen ・Animation Producer: Norimitsu Urasaki ・Director: Yuji Yamaguchi ・Producer: Fate-UBW Project (Geneon Entertainment, TBS, CREi, Notes, Frontier Works)

■ Main Characters

・Saber A servant of the sword knight, Saber. A beautiful girl with clear golden hair and deep green eyes. Although she has a delicate and petite appearance, she boasts bravery and outstanding fighting power befitting the most excellent class, Saber. She respects her master's orders and is easy to understand, but because she is too serious, she can also be inflexible.
・Emiya Shirou The protagonist of this work and Saber's master. One of the few survivors of the great disaster ten years ago. Rescued from near death by Emiya Kiritsugu, he was adopted and raised. His real parents died in the disaster. He has an extraordinary talent for cooking. He learned magic from his late adoptive father, Kiritsugu, but he can only analyze and strengthen the structure of objects, and his success rate is low. He aims to become a "hero of justice" as Kiritsugu promised him on his deathbed.
・Tohsaka Rin Archer's master. Beautiful, intelligent, and with outstanding athletic ability. On the surface, she appears intelligent and polite, and is something of an idol at school. However, in reality, she is a mischievous little devil who enjoys teasing people. As a magician, she has immense magical powers and can control all five elements. She is an outstanding and strongest class magician.
Archer: Archer Servant, the bow knight. A mysterious Servant who cannot remember his true name, possibly due to an accident during summoning. He has an unexpected talent for all things domestic. He has a sarcastic and nasty tone of voice, but is somehow childish and lovable. He seems to personally view Emiya Shirou as an enemy.
Sakura Matou is the younger sister of Matou Shinji, the protagonist's friend from middle school, and a member of the archery club. A year ago, she started going to the Emiya household to take care of the injured protagonist, and now she feels happy with her life there, and they continue to interact like family. She is shy, and only smiles in front of Shirou.
・After the death of Fujimura Taiga Kiritsugu, she was the only daughter of the Fujimura family who looked after Shirou in various ways, and she dotes on him like a younger brother. She calls herself Shirou's guardian and is his homeroom teacher at school. Her subject is English. She was a kendo expert so highly qualified that she was nicknamed "The Tiger of Fuyuki" when she was a student, but for some reason she is also the advisor for the archery club. Due to her friendly personality, the students call her "Tiger", but she seems to hate that nickname more than anything.
・Illya Illya [Illyasviel von Einzbern]. Berserker's master. A young girl with red eyes and silver hair. She is cruel because of her innocence, and tries to kill Shirou. Outside of battle, for some reason she calls the protagonist "Big Brother" and adores him.
Kotomine Kirei: A priest who serves as an auditor for the Holy Grail War.
A Rider Cavalry Servant. A woman who always hides her eyes, she summons Pegasus and possesses a Noble Phantasm that allows her to control it. Her master is someone Shirou knows well...
・Lancer A spearman servant. His master is unknown, and he is a man with a red spear. When Shirou encounters the Lancers in battle, he is nearly stabbed to death by his spear.
・A Caster magician servant. A woman who can use advanced magic. She is said to be hiding in Ryudou Temple. Who is her master?
Matou Shinji: Shirou's friend from middle school.
・Shirou's late adoptive father, Kiritsugu Emiya. During the great disaster ten years ago, he rescued the dying Shirou and raised him as his own son.
・A boy who is a friend of Ryudo Issei Shiro.
A teacher at the school Shirou attends. A man who lives in Ryudou-ji Temple.
Berserker: A berserker Servant contracted with Illya. He possesses the Noble Phantasm "The Twelve Trials." He boasts a gigantic body and overwhelming offensive power.
・Assassin: An assassin servant. A man dressed as a samurai, he wields a long sword as a weapon. He guards the gate of Ryudou Temple. ・Gilgamesh: A mysterious golden servant. He can use countless treasures. What is his true identity?

■Subtitle

・I／(2010/01/22)
・Ⅱ／(2010/01/22)

■ Related works

・Fate/stay night
・Fate/stay night: UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS
・Fate/Zero
・Fate/Zero 2nd Season ・Fate/Zero Remix I
・Fate/Zero Remix II
・Fate/Zero Cafe ・Onegai! Einzbern Counseling Room ・Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] 1st Season ・Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] 2nd Season ・Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・Period: 1-2
・disillusion-2010-
・Lyrics by Keita Haga ・Composition by NUMBER201
Arrangement: Ayumi Miyazaki Vocals: Sachi Tainaka

・ED1
・Period/1
・With...
Lyrics: Manami
・Composer: Dewa Yoshiaki
・Arrangement: Dewa Yoshiaki
・Song: Jukai feat. Tainaka Sachi

・ED2
・Period/2
・Fragments of Clouds・Lyrics by Keita Haga・Music by Yusuke Yamamoto・Arrangement by Yoshiaki Dewa・Singer by Sachi Tainaka feat. Jukai

Review and Recommendation

"Fate/stay night TV reproduction" is a special edition released as an OVA in 2010, which is a re-edited version of the TV series of the original game "Fate/stay night". This work is a long-awaited re-edited version for fans, providing an opportunity to experience the charm of the story again. Below, we will provide a detailed review and recommendation of this work.

Story and Characters

The story of "Fate/stay night" is set in the "Holy Grail War" where magicians fight over the Holy Grail. The protagonist, Emiya Shirou, lost his parents in a great disaster ten years ago, and was saved and adopted by the magician Emiya Kiritsugu. In order to fulfill his promise to Kiritsugu, Shirou continues to train his magic every day, aiming to become a "hero of justice." One day, Shirou is caught up in the Holy Grail War, and makes a contract with the servant Saber, throwing himself into the battle.

The appeal of this work lies above all in the depth and growth of the characters. Emiya Shirou is filled with a sense of justice, but he also harbors immaturity as a magician. His growth and conflict are at the heart of the story, and have the power to draw the viewer in. Saber is a brave and beautiful knight with a sword, and her inner thoughts are also depicted through her relationship with Shirou. Other characters such as Tohsaka Rin, Matou Sakura, and Archer also have their own unique personalities that enrich the story.

Visuals and Music

This OVA is a re-edit of the first half of the TV series, with the entire series re-shot to produce a higher quality image. The quality of the images is extremely high, and the battle scenes are particularly impressive. New songs were also created for the opening and ending, and Tainaka Sachi's singing voice enhances the atmosphere of the work. The opening theme "disillusion-2010-" is a bold arrangement of the original, bringing out a new charm. The ending themes "With..." and "Fragments of Clouds" also deeply express the emotions of the story.

Production and staff

Director Yamaguchi Yuji and his team have faithfully recreated the worldview of the original work while depicting the story from a new perspective. Studio Deen's animation production is also of a high standard, with attention to detail in the character movements and background depictions. Music by Kawai Kenji provides a soundtrack that enhances the tension and emotion of the work.

Recommendation

"Fate/stay night TV reproduction" is a work that can be recommended not only to fans of the original work, but to everyone who loves action and fantasy. It is especially a must-see for those who are interested in the world view and character growth of the Holy Grail War. In addition, the quality of the images and music is high, making it a satisfying experience both visually and aurally.

This work is a re-edited version of the TV series, but it brings out new charms. It is recommended for both those who want to experience the story of Shirou and Saber again, and those who are experiencing the world of "Fate/stay night" for the first time. Please enjoy the intense battles of the Holy Grail War and the deep human drama of the characters through this special edition.