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Fate Stay night
フェイト/ステイナイト Feito/sutei naito
Average Rating: 7 / 10

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Violence: 4 / 10
Nudity: 4 / 10
Theo Theme: 5 / 10
Neg Theme: 3 / 10

Brief Description:
Seven masters summon seven servants to fight to gain the Holy Grail. Shirou Emiya is caught up in the grail war. He soon summons a Saber servant to fight in the grail war. The servants are epic heroes from another time fighting gain the grail so they may have their wish granted.

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Release Date: Originally 2008, re-released 2013
US Distributor: Sentai Filmworks
Suitable for ages 18+
Fate/Stay Night is complete at 24 episodes.
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04/23/2014: ForeverInspired [ Already Rated ]

Violence / Gore: Since this is a Holy Grail war, there is bound to be violence. While a lot of the cast is inflicted with wounds here and there, the main protagonist gets more than his fair share. You have a couple of spears going through the body, blood splattered on the ground, people pulling their arms out of chains driven into their arms and such, and etc.

Nudity / Sexual Content: At the beginning, we have two scenes where we see Saber in the shower and bath with obviously no clothes on. It's mostly the backside or whatever is normally visible over the top of the water in the bath. The main character immediately turns away upon seeing her in this state by accident, but Saber doesn't understand why he feels so embarrassed (thinks it okay for him to see her like this since she is his servant). Near the end, Spoiler: one of the girls, who is explained as being a bunch of circuits made into a human, is offered as a sacrifice to be turned into the Holy Grail. As such, she is shown completely naked (not really detailed though) several times. When main character rescues her, he makes a cloth to wrap around her.

Potentially problematic theological themes: This war contains magic... and tons of it. Also, there is some church organization that is incorporated into this war.

Other potentially problematic themes: Nothing much if I recall correctly. There are definitely some dark moments with arms grabbing at main character in one scene. It's mostly just a tad dark overall.

FINAL VERDICT: I found this to be a decent series to watch. The Holy Grail war was very interesting, and the characters were fine. The main character does experience some growth as the series progresses. There is a love story, but it pretty much gets pushed to the side for the war. While I know that this is technically the "predecessor", I was able to watch Fate/Zero before this series. In terms of quality and content, that series is far superior. Yet, I wasn't let down by Fate/Stay Night because it was able to give me something new in this great fantasy world. The music was decent and the fight scenes were not bad. Overall, it's solid.

For recommendations...

If you really liked Fate/Zero and want something more from this world, then this should be a fun watch. If you want something of the same quality, I'm afraid to say that you might be discouraged. You will not be getting the glorious animation and battle music from Fate/Zero. While a few of the characters return, most of the new characters that are introduced are inferior to the ones that they replace. It's not that Fate/Stay Night is bad. In fact, it's a lot better than many other series. It's just that Fate/Zero is so much better.

If you really liked Fate/Stay Night, I recommend wholeheartedly its prequel, Fate/Zero. There is no reason to not watch that series if this one was appealing at all. Also, it will enlighten you on many of the scenes that reference to the previous war.

Added: January, 2014