Fate / Stay Night: Complete Collection [Blu-ray]

Reviews etc online say not to bother with this Fate series, and just to watch the Ufotable ones. Do not listen to them, this is a gem!A lot of people will tell you that Fate/Zero, and Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Bladeworks, made by Ufotable, are far better, and as far as production quality is concerned, sure they are, they're beautiful. I actually watched the two of them first, before I knew this anime by studio DEEN existed. But I watched all of this one in two sittings, and positively love it. Maybe it's because I am team Saber vs. team Rin, but that is just my taste. This one definitely seems to have a little bit more of a visual novel feel to me, with maybe more use of still images. The overall feel of the anime was less heavy I felt than the two newer ones were, but the ending had a much more impactful feels-heavy effect on me. Musically, I think that this one has a little bit more and more frequently used "light-hearted" type music but that may be my memory.Anyways, I absolutely love this anime and bought it immediately after I finished watching it. Came quickly enough in the mail, though unfortunately the blu-ray case was a little cracked in the corner, but I don't even care enough about that to detract in my review. Five stars all the way. Should buy if you have any doubt, haha if you like anime and have any interest in this, go for it, I strongly approve of the decision.

The complete first Fate series in one solid (affordable) collection. Unlike too many other offers on Amazon, this DVD of the original Fate/Stay Night was reasonably prices and arrived in perfect condition. First things first, do not confuse this collection with either Fate/Zero or Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works. Zero was a prequel series that is amazing and does a great job tying up the loose ends of this series and fleshes out the backstory of many characters who appear here. Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works is a second take on THIS series. After the anime rights passed to a second company they published and released Fate/Zero and Unlimited Blade Works to retell and replace this show with a higher budget and an expanded number of episodes.The Fate series is based around a recurring war between magicians over the legendary Holy Grail. Every few years the Grail appears to grant a magus a powerful wish. Seven mages are selected to duel each other (to the death if they so choose) for the right to claim the Grail and its wish. For the sake of the duel, each magus summons a Servant: powerful figures of myth or history who fight on their masters' behalves. The Servants each fall into a specific class depending on the weapons or fighting styles they use. Fate/Stay Night specifically follows main character Emiya who was raised by a powerful mage and unwittingly gets dragged into the new Holy Grail war. A mage of growing power, Emiya accidentally summons Saber, one of the most powerful Servants, to fight for him and manages to ally himself with Rin: one of his classmates at school who is herself an adept mage involved in the Holy Grail War.The original series is still an old favorite of mine, though you can see (in comparison to Fate/Zero or the Unlimited Blade Works reboot) the original publisher's limited budget in effect during certain action scenes where fights are not fully animated out but feature quick jump cuts to static images of characters swinging weapons or blocking attacks. The series also has a much stronger romantic vibe due to the first Fate visual novel games being part-adult oriented dating sims. Thus the onus in this show is highly focused on main character Emiya's feelings for Saber and his nearly harem anime-esque interactions with other characters like Rin or Sakura. Despite the fact that Fate/Zero and the reboot are stronger series, in my opinion, this original show is still worth watching as it is a great mash up of rom-com and fantasy. Fans will definitely want to pick up this series, though you should absolutely watch the more action/horror oriented Fate/Zero prequel or the expanded budget reboot (the latter also gave a more prominent role to the mysterious and antagonistic Archer who gets written out of the original series a bit too quickly). Sadly, both of the newer shows are also extremely hard to find on DVD or Blu-Ray for an affordable price. You're best bet is to check them out on Netflix or Crunchyroll.

Many Fate fans will tell you how terrible this show, is but they're dead wrong. The character interaction in this show is amazing and, in my opinion, better than the other Fate anime. It really brings out the positive and negative traits of the characters, and makes them feel more human. There is also plenty of character development. Saber in particular is a much stronger and more admirable female lead in this, instead of the doormat she came off as in Fate/Zero. Musically, the soundtrack is amazing, and the songs really give off that honorable Knightly feel to complement Saber's dignity and knighthood. I also like the character designs and their expressions instead of that 'glassy' eyed look they have in Fate Zero anime.The show does start off with a lot of information presented to you, but that's done to break down the plot inform the viewer of the general rules of the Holy Grail war.Do yourself a favor and pick up this anime!

I gave a four star rating simply because this anime is very different from the fate zero series. Which was beautifully written with very in depth characters that you could really get into. Didnt matter if they died you got to enjoy them for who they were. Ith this series however I feel that they changed the focus from developing the characters depth and feel to just developing one character. The master Shiro Emiya. So I feel that the show in general lacked the feeling of getting to know who the players were. And instead focused only on the game itself. The show also took about 5 episodes to really draw me in. But I think it was due to the previous issue. Has I not watched the prequel first I probably wouldn't feel that way. Ok so the cons are out of the way. The artwork was beautiful (barring the less than amazing dragon cgi section). The game itself was played out well. And once you get into it the story is fairly captivating. I really did enjoy it overall. This is definitely a main character show. Yes he has a team but all in all it focuses on one guy. But for many anime watchers that's a good thing. Especially for those that like to know who they are rooting for. Hopefully this review was helpful. And I do hope that if you decide to purchase this series, you enjoy it as much as I ultimately did.

Love the Fate franchise. But I made a mistake with the purchase of this set. I wish the seller had listed who produced this version. This set is by Studio Deen, which isn't animated nearly as beautifully as the Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works by Studio Ufotable. So buyer's beware. I have since purchased the Ufotable/Aniplex version and yes, there is a dramatic difference. Otherwise, this set is complete and the discs work fine.

Unfortunately it doesn't state anywhere that the DVD is region locked for USA und Canada. I'm from Germany and none of my devices here can play it.Very disappointing.

I've enjoyed the Fate/stay series for a while it has a logical & history standpoint on the view of the world to a certain degree from a few viewpoints, the story is a good watch even thought is has some meh moment where you just wish to punch shirou just the odd time then mostly just MUAHAHAH for his point on justice. Uhh well continuing on the series does has it's boring points but I find the one of main characters Rin Tohsaka to be the gem of the entire series mean and logical straight to the point very few nonsense but the odd hilarious moment.Overall it's a great series I give it a 4/5.

Es una gran serie que trata sobre la guerra del santo grial entre magos, que utilizan espíritus heroicos basado en heroes de la antigüedad, para obtener el santo grial que les concedera cualquier deseo. Esta serie es una gran recomendación para gente que quiera empezar a ver por primera vez alguna de las series de Fate.El paquete llegó en perfectas condiciones y en el tiempo acordado.

It's definitely worth a watch, great action and all that but some of the dialogue is a little off. But that might just be me. Who knows