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Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Movie: Kurenai Densetsu
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I've honestly gotten more of an appreciation for Kiritsugu over the years. If you're interested, the biggest thing that sold me on him was this really great character analysis. It's fairly long, but it gave me a whole new view on his character and how F/Z complements F/SN.
One of the reasons he's my favorite fictional character is the different ways he overcomes his mental illness. In Fate and UBW (through his interactions with Saber and Archer respectively), he ultimately accepts that his dream is impossible and will never save him, but decides to pursue it anyway because he finds it truly beautiful. As a result, he'll never become Archer because he's no longer chasing a vague destination of "saving everyone", but instead adhering to it as a general way of life. In HF, he instead realizes he can't prioritize his ideal over Sakura's survival, so he decides to become a hero for her specifically.
As for why HF Shirou's my favorite, it's largely because he's the most badass. The guy took down Berserker by slicing him faster than the speed of sound, and then defeated his former Servant in a 1v1, all while his body and mind were breaking down. His parallels with Kirei and their fist fight were also just great.