Nope, still here! How about some commentary on old news?

So, it has been a while since I've posted my random thoughts. I figured I'd post some now, though!

Earlier this month it was announced that there would be a Fate/stay night anime movie released some time in the foreseeable future. I was hoping that some how the project would be taken over by a more competent animation studio like ufotable (Kara no Kyoukai), but unfortunately my hopes were dashed when studio DEEN was confirmed as the animation studio to continue the Fate project.

Oddly enough, I had actually enjoyed Fate/stay night the first time I watched it (when it first aired as an anime). Having never read the visual novel, I had nothing to compare it to. I already liked the character design and decided Saber was awesome long before I knew anything about the character. All I knew was that the characters had sex to recover their mana. As ridiculous as that might sound at first, it's not all that far-fetched.

According to everyone's favorite work of fiction, the bible, the Israelites were given manna by god to sustain them out in the wilderness. As everyone over the age of eight knows, sex creates life, so the two concepts are not entirely unrelated. Anyway, enough of that.

Needless to say, I was quite surprised to see a absurd CG dragon rather than a sex scene between Shirou and Saber. Back then, however, MirrorMoon had not even become close to finishing the translation of Fate, and all that had been translated was a demo of the prologue.

Fast forward 3 years to 2009 and Mirror Moon has finished translating Fate, and holy shit, did they change that story line. I haven't quite finished Heaven's Feel yet, however, after reading through Fate and Unlimited Blade Works, it pains me to look back on what Studio DEEN did with the Fate/stay night anime. It's almost as bad as the Tsukihime anime (which is so bad most Tsukihime fans refuse to acknowledge that it even exists, which I can't blame them for).

Regardless, one can hope that the upcoming Unlimited Blade Works movie will deliver where the Fate/stay night anime failed to do so. After all, it's about time we see Shirou turn into a fucking badass.

Of the three arcs (Fate (Saber), Unlimited Blade Works (Rin), and Heaven's Feel (Sakura)), Unlimited Blade Works would, without a doubt, make for the most entertaining story. Although I really like Saber, Rin is just as great a lead heroine, and Archer is pretty awesome too.

I would hate to have to start watching the UBW movie expecting crap, but that's all I can realistically expect from Studio DEEN, unless they are allowed to go all out on the movie instead of having to cater to general audiences for TV broadcasts.

Think positive. It is possible it can be awesome. And if it is, we might see a Heaven's Feel movie and maybe a Fate remake! Think positive!