Fate/Apocrypha

Having gone through much of the Fate franchise - Zero, Unlimited Blade Works, Heaven's Feel, Grand Order, First Order, Babylonia, Solomon, Camelot, Strange Fake... - I can confidently say that Fate/Apocrypha stands out as my personal favourite.

From a critical standpoint, Apocrypha does not match the narrative density or structural precision of Zero or UBW. Its pacing can feel uneven, and its story, while ambitious, is not always as tightly executed as other installments in the franchise.

However, what it lacks in narrative solidity, it more than compensates with emotional resonance. Apocrypha offers some of the most heartfelt and moving moments across the entire Fate universe. The character dynamics - particularly the bonds, ideals, and sacrifices - create a profound sense of beauty, melancholy, and hope.

In the end, Apocrypha may not be the "strongest" Fate title from a purely technical perspective, but it is undoubtedly the most beautiful. For me, it is the entry that speaks to the heart rather than just the mind - and that makes it unforgettable.

A powerful ending. And Shakespeare claim max as a hero spirt brilliant! But the true, true ending is sooooooooo betiuful, that is paradise....

In an alternate universe the theft of the Holy Grail 50 years previously ushers in a new conflict between the Mages Association and the rebellious Ygdillemna Family. With the activation of the Greater Grail, 15 Servants are summoned for an unprecedented battle royale in a new Holy Grail War.

I am honestly quite surprised to see some of these review not appreciating series. In my opinion this series is kinda of a breath of fresh air from the current fate shows. And yes the dub is pretty good well most Fate dubs are anyways.

Not to mention I kinda thought Sieg, Astolfo, Ruler and Murdered were all well written characters.

This is the fifth fate series I watched. After watching grand order last order and extra last encore which were really bad, this one feels like a masterpiece.

The world and rules differ from zero and stay night and the story takes a whole episode just to introduce the characters then the action begins. I thought the storyline would be bland, but to my surprise, it kept me on my toes until the end. Some of the characters are really lovable and the English dub is great (light years away from the horrible dub in extra last encore). I loved it all the way to the end and the ending was more satisfying than any other fate series.

I was very interested in the characters at first and the idea of the holy grail war wasn't really bad , The animation The voice acting and characters all good except for that silly ruler and her lovely homunculus they were really built just with emotions and out of logic like sieg didn't even know how to eat at first but in only few days he learnt how to fight how to use magic how to be a master and became able to fight servants with the power of black saver who was barely strong enough to stay alive for 2 episodes so it just don't make sense to get a strong power from these weak guys power of hope? Of friendship ? Of freedom ? Is that how you win ? By having more emotions than your enemy has? Even though they had a perfect plan and they were strong enough to win this is none sense this anime is a disgrace for Fate series Ruler , Astolfo , Sieg really ruin the entertainment of that great war.