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Apr 19, 2024
A novel by Kinoko Nasu himself giving us more about Artoria and her knights? And it doesn't have the excessive fluff that plagues the VN? Hell yeah!
I like how it's made of short retellings of key moments from Arthurian legend (most of them don't go beyond 10 pages, but it's narrated well enough that it feels satisfying and doesn't fall short). The prose is beautiful (shoutout to the English translator) and you can immediatly tell who's narrating without it saying "Heya, I'm Lancelot, here's my story".
Talking about Lancelot, he, Gawain and Kay get to tell their own stories. These were my second favorite things about
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this book. Lancelot is a good character overall, but it's the first time we get to see in detail his feelings about Artoria and Guinevere, which was much needed to understand his Berserker version in Zero. Gawain lacks something in Grand Order that I can't really describe, but becomes more interesting in his chapter here (haven't played Extra yet btw). And for Kay, seeing a new Knight of the Round Table in Fate is always a joy. He's an asshole, so I love him and hope he becomes a servant along with Agravain in the future.
But beyond them, the best character by far was... not Artoria, but Merlin. Calling this book the most beautiful representation of Merlin on paper isn't crazy. If what we got to see in Grand Order was great, this is above that. A POV of the futa sage himself must've been difficult to write, but Nasu pulled it off perfectly.
I haven't talked about Artoria because, honestly, I don't think that there's anything new about her. Her themes were already profound enough in the VN, so there wasn't much to expand about her. Hell, I feel like she gains more from the Camelot singularity than from this novel. Thankfully it didn't feel repetitive.
Should Fate fans read this novel? Yes, it is pretty good and short. Nothing groundbreaking, but a good addition to the franchise for people like me who care about minor characters and spinoffs.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Apr 27, 2023
"After the death of the Great Demon King, the world of Ishura faces lots of threats and separations between the races who were once united by the same emotion: fear. Furthermore, the Shura, great individuals capable of destroying countries by their own means, are inciting chaos everywhere they step. To unite the kingdoms once again and protect the powerless from such monsters, the kingdom of Aureatia proposes a deadly tournament where all the Shuras will fight each other until the new True Hero is born."
I don't usually write reviews, but the only one here doesn't make it justice. There're lots of criticisms you can have,
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but seriously, not understanding the dialogue? That's on you for not paying attention.
Anyways, without spoiling anything, it's important to understand what the first volume is about. The first half of the story is an introduction to the world, the context and the massive cast of characters (at least 15 I can think of rn). There's a political conflict involving 2 kingdoms after the death of the Great Demon King and they need to solve that before the promised tournament. So, the second half of the volume is the war.
If you like stories like those of Ryohgo Narita (Baccano, Durarara, Fate/strange Fake and more) you'll immediatly like the style used to follow all these characters. This cast includes lots of overpowered monsters like a swordsman who can cut through anything, a wyvern commanding a loyal flock, a skeleton who can break the sound barrier and more. Their powers are surprisingly well balanced and their fights are written with such levels off details that it makes you wonder how much money will the production of the anime need to faithfully adapt all these conflicts. Also, the author has no problem killing some of them so be careful with spoilers.
It is not an easy book to follow. The first chapters are a bit confusing since the author first throws you into this world without many info dumps. You gotta have patience and connect some dots to understand the character's relations and motivations. It took me like 2 weeks to get through the first half, but once the war starts it's a neverending compilation of incredible fights and well written conclusions to the characters who die. The slow pace at the start is a price worth paying for such a climax that leaves you satisfied with the conflicts and their resolutions.
Well, at least, that's what I can say about the first volume. Can't wait to start the second rn.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jul 21, 2018
"Sounds good, doesn't work", this phrase describes perfectly what Mayoiga is.
First things first, the idea is incredible. There are a bunch of characters with different personalities and pasts. They go to a village to fix their problems and help each other.
Why is this anime bad? Well, dear reader, this story is a complete failure.
The only character that saves the show from being a trash is the MC, and one of the few people with a traumatic past. We don't know much about the others characters past, and the ones we got were like "¿really, should I feel identified with this stories?". They are unnaceptable
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for a show with this MC, I mean, we have Romeo and Juliet, the best friend of the MC, a crazy autistic boy, one crazy gunner and a b*tch that has the only "I can identify" story.
Also, if we have 30 characters, ¿Why is there so poor character development?.
The only things that kept me watching this show until the end was my curiosity about Jack's and other characters life, but I feel disappointed now.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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