Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!! Episode 1 Discussion

HecticLeo said:
It didn't take very long for the episode to get serious and we're taken right into a well animated and exciting battle. Say what you want about Fate/Illya being a loli infested moe-blasted spin-off but one thing clear as day is the quality of the action sequences. The powerful, they're fast paced, and the camera work is pretty decent to say the least. Even though this episode only had 1 fight scene and it didn't last long, it was a good preview of what's to come hopefully. If the anime stays on it's current path then I am very excited for future episodes. Just looking at the action sequences, compared to Fate/Zero and Unlimited Blade Works, this series is toned down a bit but it's still able to deliver satisfying action for what it's worth.

I don't usually praise voice acting as much. Most of the time, voice acting takes a back seat when it comes to analyzing a show. It is rare to find a show that has bad voice acting, majority of voice acting is done at an acceptable level, and amazing performances are also equally rare. There's no point in complimenting average voice acting, it's a standard, studios aren't going to select below average actors or use the wrong voices for a character. I believe Illya's voice actor played her part perfectly for this episode. The numerous comedic facial expressions coupled with her adorable voice brought gave plenty of funny and cute moments that is unique to this spin-off. My reactions off of this have made me realized how much I miss this series.

I'm not going to say Fate/Illya is taking a turn towards a darker route, this is probably still going to be the light and cutesy show we're used to with a few inserts of seriousness here and there, but the events of this episode feels a lot more significant. With Illya apparently in a parrelel world without any of her friends, I actually felt like things were going to get grim for Illya. Even if this season doesn't continue with this kind of tone, the feeling that I got from it raises my expectations and hype for 3rei!!.

That taller evil girl was wearing what looks like Gilgamesh's platelegs. I'm really curious what her role is along with the sharp teeth girl. From what Tanaka said near the ending, I forgot exactly what she said but, I couldn't help but think, "what if the world Illya is in right now is the one Miyu came from?". I could be totally wrong but it came into my mind after Tanaka said something about Miyu going to another world (Illya's world).

All in all, my excitement was fulfilled. On the outside, Fate/Illya may look like a dumb show made to cater the lolicons, like myself, of today and tomorrow. I'm not going to say that wasn't the reason why I picked up this series in the first place but there is so much more to this series than one would think. Sure, there are a few questionable moments that happened in the previous seasons that would turn some people away from watching this but aside from all that, this series is actually pretty entertaining. I like this version of the Fate premise a lot, how the servants are in card forms and you can use their powers if you possess a card. The fights are fun to watch, the story sparks a bit of interest and the characters are lovable.

This anime is far from getting anime fandom-wide recognition but in a world where everybody is as picky as ever when it comes to picking "good" shows, Fate/Illya can hold it's own.

Aversa said:
The last one was so long ago that i am trying to remember how it ended, pretty sure there where difference from this episode.
In any case it's nice to see this back since the manga is moving a bit slowly right now.

Aiko_Hiroshi said:

Anyone that reads the 3rei manga can tell you the series gets WAY darker than its original premise, it doesn't stay light and cutesy (Unless you count mild comedy scenes, but they don't really change the overall tone).

Fai said:


They are doing 12
It still can't fit.
And no I doubt they will do THAT MANY changes, considering how well they stuck with the adaptation so far. I mean they are literally naming episodes after manga chapters.

HecticLeo said:
I'm not going to say Fate/Illya is taking a turn towards a darker route, this is probably still going to be the light and cutesy show we're used to with a few inserts of seriousness here and there, but the events of this episode feels a lot more significant. With Illya apparently in a parrelel world without any of her friends, I actually felt like things were going to get grim for Illya. Even if this season doesn't continue with this kind of tone, the feeling that I got from it raises my expectations and hype for 3rei!!.

Aurioch said:

You have no idea... muahahahahahahahahahaha..............

talentlessash said:
I am both excited and worried about this season. This episode was sure well done though.

Aiko_Hiroshi said:


Why would you be worried?

silverwalls said:
wow, this episode ended up being pretty good actually. i'm not getting my hopes up too high yet, but it would be nice if this season ended up being better than 2wei.

Aurioch said:
Considering SL's tendency to expand upon the fights

talentlessash said:
I'm one of those pansies that doesn't enjoy shows that go too dark, and that seems to be the selling point everyone talks about with 3rei.

thiagomgd said:
I never watched any fate anime. Can I start with this one?

Fai said:
Heh, another interesting detail that Silverlink added - Kuro/Chloe reacting to Kugimiya Rie character's weapon when she was powering it up. When you see group shot of Luvia, Rin and Bazett, you see Kuro being the only one to change her expression.

Frozenkex said:
Well, they did it because they could, and because they had the screen time to do the expanding, otherwise they'd need more filler. If they are in opposite situation, then they might cut out some fat or shorten something, or just adapt panel by panel. And tbh some of the anime-original expanding in the past i haven't been too big of a fan of. Like Saber Alter fight - the Rho Aias made no sense and was pointless.

Anyway, this episode looked better than previous seasons. But 3d backgrounds didn't look too great imo (like previous seasons), and a little undetailed,

I like where this story arc is going, can't wait to see what people, who criticized F/Z / Kiritsugu for being too edgy and grimderp, are going to think of this, or double standards.

CLBGM said:


Watch Fate/stay night and Fate/Zero first, otherwise this is going to be another generic mahou shoujo for you.

OneMore said:

Yes, although obviously you should watch previous three seasons.

FlareKnight said:

Can't agree with you there. That Saber Alter fight was one of the best in the show. I mean yeah why on earth would someone want to block an attack that would harm them? You can argue that you'd rather she did something else in that instance, but blocking a range attack with a shield is a perfectly reasonable choice in that situation.

Frozenkex said:


That attack was just like the other attacks which I believe is called Burst Air (not Excalibaa attack), which in Prillya also was moving pretty slow, it isn't a homing missile, so she could've dodged it, and they were dodging it just fine in previous episode. Instead she stood there being all Neo and stopped it for "coolness", but the animation wasn't cool, there weren't any layers braking etc., but a "weak" attack like that should be easily blocked by Rho Aias, but instead it anti-climatically explodes. Its also wasteful use of mana.
So no matter how i look at it, can't reconcile it in head-canon.

There is also this anime-original moment:


Sure it looks cool, but as I understand they are supposedly broken phantasms? I didn't know you can do it that quickly, but what stands out to me is that they glow in rainbow colors? Doesn't really make sense to me, aside from "cuz its cool".

EmphaticPikachu said:

The wasteful use of mana is an issue I guess, but "reconcile it in head-canon"

there is no inherent contradiction. Unless you're implying that because it's archer's install, she has to do everything at 100% efficiency because of Eye of the Mind which I'd imagine would be a ridiculous burden to place on any one person fighting.

they were different, but not have to animate them all completely differently.

Shimon-hi said:
Sapphire's new voice - instant sadness.