So I watched My Hero Academia S4

The Anime: Boku no Hero Academia meets its 4th Seasonal Installment



For Manga Readers:
This Season covers the after math of what happened from Season 3 and ends with the Birth of something new. It also mainly focuses on OVERHAUL and Eri Chan, as well as the Grey area of Hero Society and the UA School Festival.

TL;dr: 5.5/6
Yet another Masterpiece I know. Its just my opinion but the Ending and Opening didn't have me interested hence the last missing point. Otherwise the Show Overcompensates for every other fault in the grandest way possibly.


Finally the Review:
You may recall I gave 5.5/6 -> Kindly refer to my Artistic Scale if you are confused

Note: BNHA has been, like Jojo's Bizzare Adventure, been consistently at 4 stars ranking. Which is a feat in it self, in Season 3 I was strongly tempted to bump it up to 5 stars due to United States of Smash but didn't because I believe the narrative would have held better differently afterwards than what actually happened. So going from 4 -> 5.5 has been the biggest leap among all other anime I have watched.

Artistic:
Since the Arc is primarily about Eri Chan, Overhaul and Togata Mirio lets start there
Firstly: P R O T E C C  E R I  C H A N

now with that aside
Overhauls Arc and the Status of the Sshie Hassaikai mirrors that of a Hybrid between Yakuza and Samurai in Japanese Culture. Overhaul is the heir/acting leader of said Organization and he is using Eri Chan's powers to craft a Drug that will change the Landscape of Hero Society.
Midoriya and Mirio both work at Sir Nighteye's Work Study when the encounter Overhaul and Eri. Midoriya and Mirio both sense something wrong but don't press further. Later on Pro Heroes unveil a Drug among-st Street Villains that power your quirk exponentially and that Shie Hassaikai is likely involved. This begins an investigation which unveils the Dark Secrets revolving around Overhaul and Eri Chan and how she is being used to make said Drugs.

So as usual, BNHA has us hooked with yet another engaging plot line

Characters:
Deku gets even more development
Eri is amazing as a character and you feel you want to protect her
Mirio shows why he is UA's best and brightest and why he was likely the Successor to All Might
The other 2 UA's Top Trio show their power and resolve, the rest of the cast gets their moments.
BNHA knows well that its strength lays in its variety of well developed characters. That aspect is held in full display as each character gets their time.

Visuals, Choreography and Animation:
ALL OF THE FIGHTS ARE AMAZING
A true Shounen anime to the end. BNHA is good for Artistic and Pop Corn fans alike. It has a little something for everyone to enjoy!

And that was only 1/2 the Season

In the 2nd Half we see the Gray Scale of Society,
By far my most favorite villain Character: Gentle Criminal

He represents not the League of Villains, but the usual people who had dreams of being Heroes but had fallen badly in Society. Heck, if Midoriya and Gentle had swapped places it would be almost the same. Gentle Criminal's Backstory is that of Midoriya except he failed in his first attempt at being a Hero. Midoriya jumped in and tried saving Bakugo only to spur All Might into action. Gentle didn't have that luxury and ended up getting someone killed, this led him down the path of villainy.
Boku no Hero Academia at first felt like trying to fill in big shoes by tackling subjects of Drugs. One could say it was mature, but I felt it was merely servicing to it. There is a lot more vile truths surrounding Drugs than just the product. With Gentle Criminal's Arc I felt BNHA had truly matured into an Anime that took these things seriously.
If Overhaul Arc was enough to put BNHA in the 5 star list, then Gentle Criminal ensured it was competing for 6 stars
There is also the amazing development of everyone during the Summer Festival. How EVERY LITTLE THING COUNTED
The Producers and the author alike did not discount anything. Neither did Midoriya, which cements him as the Greatest Shounen Protagonist due to his keen Perception and Intelligence as well as its application and how seriously he could escalate matters. I felt that the likes of Naruto would have devolved it into Comedy or Talk no Jutsu but Midoriya was no nonsense. Even during the fight he actively doesn't punch Gentle which is something to be noted as it is his way of understanding Gentle.
Overall, the Gentle Arc made BNHA in the running to be a 6 stars

FINALLY THE BEST PART:
E N D E A V O U R  
EARNING HIS PLACE TO BE THE NUMBER 1 HERO


Recommended:
STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT.
Again I get the feeling Im repeating myself
but SEASON 4 is what makes BNHA from GOOD to GREAT
You are doing it a disservice by not watching

Re-Watching:
Deku VS Overhaul
Tamaki VS Hassaikai
Kirishima+Fatgum vs RAPPA!
Mirio VS Overhaul
Deku VS Gentle
E N D E A V  O U R
also HAWKS

OF COURSE I PLAN ON WATCHING THIS AGAIN, THESE FIGHT SCENES ARE AMAZING

Also, there are the many little things you will notice only on your rewatch, as well as the buildup. And the big thing revealed in the post credits (Manga Readers you will love this)

Perfect:
If the Music Choice had been better and melded into the show like how FGO Babylonia did so often as well as a full blown Insert Single Release from a Singer to go with Jiro's Performance
Furthermore (my opinion) better Opening and Ending Songs would have made BNHA a 6/5
However, the Music was not note worthy at all as I watched it all with little to no regard to the Music or Soundtrack
unlike the one in Season 1 and YOU SAY RUN
For that reason alone it cannot be a masterpiece, much like Endeavor cannot be All Might
BUT IT COMES REALLY DAMN CLOSE (like Endeavor)

Conclusion: 5.5/5 -> A celebration of what makes BNHA so amazing would be this season. Deku keeps evolving, the Villain League is getting more and more sinister, We see the more grey areas of society with Gentle Criminal and the Meta-Liberation Front (oh Manga peeps know this) so Go ahead and don't waste your time.
Although, this is basically a prompt to: BNHA BECOMES GREATER THAN EVER SO START NOW BEFORE IT BECOMES AS BIG AS ONE PIECE

So I watched Fate Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia

Tl;dr: 5.5/6

Now with that aside.
An Introduction:

If you want to skip the Intro, then start Skipping until u see a big dashed Line saying Read here
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Firstly
FATE GRAND ORDER



Is a Mobile Game based off the FATE Series made by TYPE MOON
Author of whom is Kinoko Nasu
TYPE MOON has a variety of Series
-> Tsukihime (Moon Princess)
-> Kara no Kyoukai (Garden of Sinners)
-> Notes
-> Mahotsukai no Yoru (Magicians Night)
etc.

Their Flagship Franchise is the FATE Series:

FATE Originally was released as a Visual Novel back in 2003
It's First installment was: FATE STAY/NIGHT



which featured the Main Character EMIYA SHIROU that survived a ritual known as THE HOLY GRAIL WAR
This ritual involved 7 Magicians being Masters of 7 Heroic Spirits throughout the Ages of Humanity to battle each other until the last one standing. The Victor claimed the HOLY GRAIL which is said to be an Almighty Wish Granting Device.
EMIYA SHIROU survived from the aftermath of the 4th Holy Grail War in Fyuki, Japan.



The story follows him as he battles in the 5th Holy Grail War, in which he is dragged into against his will.

There are 3 Routes: Fate route, Unlimited Blade Works and Heavens Feel



Fate Route got an adaption by Studio DEEN in 2008 (but frankly it was horrible so I am not gonna discuss it anymore)


Unlimited Blade Works got a Movie Adaption 2010 followed by an Anime adaption in 2014 which was well recieved!


In addition there is the Prequel: FATE ZERO which got an anime adaption from its Light Novel in 2011
For those familar with only the anime adaptions, Fate Zero is known to be the best and UBW is often willified as too shounen and generic comapred to the dark and gritty setting of Fate ZERO.
Fate ZERO Follows the story of Emiya Kiritsigu (Shirous Adoptive Father) in his battle for the Grail during the 4th Holy Grail War. During which the catastrophe occurred in which Shirou was the sole survivor.

Lastly, the 3rd and last Route of Fate Stay Night, is Heavens Feel:


This is by far the greatest of the 3 routes.
Each route follows the 3 main heroines:
Arturia 'Saber' Pendragon
A revised version of King Arthur's legend. Follows FATE Route as the Servant Saber of the Master Emiya Shirou


UBW Follows Tohsaka Rin, the Master of Archer (Emiya Shirou is still here)


Heavens Feel follows Sakura Matou, Shirou's Kouhai ( and her dark secret involving the Holy Grail)





Now with that done

We come to Fate Grand Order which is a Mobile Game that follows us (The player) as Humanities Final Master. The History of Humanity has been mysteriously incinerated, so in a battle to preserve Human History. We (Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Anime) along with the Chaldea Security Organizaiton use SHEBA (a Magical Construct) to observe and Rayshift (Teleport to) different Ages where Mankind was defined in order to safeguard them hence a journey through the ages to battle threats to Humanities Existence, each age being a Singularity
We are officially Contracted to the Servant Shielder: Matthew Kyrielight (Mashu)




Fate Grand Order, or FGO, is a mobile game that is a Visual Novel with RPG Elements and Strategy wise Gameplay.


There are 7 Singularities so far:

0: Fyuki - Japan 2003 (Ground Zero of the Incineration)
1: Orleans - France AD 1400s (Hundred Years War)
2: Septem - Rome AD 50s (Rule of Emperor Nero Claudius)
3: Okeanos - The 7 Seas (All great Navigators, Pirates and the Argonauts)
4: London - Britain (During the Industrial Revolution)
5: E Pluribus Unum - The United States during the 1800s (There is a Civil War happening)
6: Camelot - The Holy Land of Jerusalem  + Camelot (King Arthur is up to something)
7: Uruk - Babylonia in Ancient Mesopotamia (during the time known as THE AGE OF GODS)

Along with Lost Belts and so forth,

Now finally to the anime


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The Anime Fate Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia is an adaption of the 7th Singularity of Fate Grand Order.

The Synopsis:
Uruk under the Kingship of King Gilgamesh "The King of Heroes" is under attack by 3 Goddesses that have formed an Alliance to destroy Mankind. King Gilgamesh holds the Holy Grail which each of the Goddesses so much desires as it will make them the new Rulers of the Era.
The rest of Mesopotamia and the World has already fallen and if Uruk Falls, then the Foundation of Humanity will Collapse.
Chaldea sends us forth to aid King Gilgamesh in the Defence of Uurk and to defeat the 3 Goddess Alliance.


Finally the Review:
You may recall I gave 5.5/6 -> Kindly refer to my Artistic Scale if you are confused

Note: I have a visible bias towards the Fate Series, The worth of my opinion is entirely up to you. However, I try my best to be Unbiased in my reviews. Take it this way: If the Franchise I like gets a terrible adaption, I won't defend it to death. I will hate it more than usual, so anyway:

Artistic:
Definitely, The story written by Kinoko Nasu for Babylonia is absolutely top notch. THERE IS SIMPLY NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT
Name me another story that involves Heroic Spirits across Humanity coming under the Great King Gilgamesh to fight endless Hordes of Demonic Beasts under 3 Goddesses for Humanities Survival. One being from Mesopotamia, One from Mesoamerica and One which is a spoiler.
Mankind is up against The Literal Primordial Goddess of Creation: TIAMAT
On a scale unprecedented, mere mortal men with whatever knowledge of the Arcane fight for their survival. This is no DBZ with Sayains and Super Sayains. This is no Naruto with Ninjas firing Planet Size Chakra Attacks. There is quite simply nothing like it, it is one of its Kind. Perhaps the only one.
We get special mentions from the Mage of Flowers: Merlin, King Leonidas of Sparta, The Legend of Medusa from the Greek Mythology.

I am getting ahead of myself. So what else counts as Artistic:
Narrative and Character Building.
I watch for the Premise, The Narrative, The Characters that Drive it and the Lesson/Moral.
The Premise is absolutely top notch

The Narrative is Kinoko Nasu on full power going absolutely insane with his legendary Writing Skills. If you liked Fate, you will love this too. You will adore it.

Characters: The Insert: Fujimaru Ritsuka actually gets an amazingly decent amount of development. Mashu, the Shielder, Also gets development. Every single character we meet gets so much rich characterization. The 3 Goddesses, King Gilgamesh, King Leonidas, Ushiwakamaru, Benkei, Tiamat, Ereshkigal. EVERYONE GETS ALOT OF IT, you will love every damn second of it

The entire Theme revolves around Mankind and Humanity in itself proving its worth that it is not to be discarded and that it will persevere and survive. Forging its own Destiny and Will upon the Earth, without the help of the Gods and the greater Forces in existence.

So the story is top notch, what about the anime?
I look for:
Visuals, Adaption Strength, Choreography and Animation Strength.


Visuals: The Visuals are Goregous

Adaption Strength: It stays very much true to the original VN with some ramifications to accommodate the anime.

Choreography and Animation Strength:
Watch this and you will know:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWwk15P9psU
Gorgon vs  Leonidas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WF-bvtmbZ0
Ushiwakamaru vs Gorgon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOSrMEbRdtc
Quetzalcoatl vs Tiamat



Recommended:
STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT. Even if you are alien to the Fate Franchise, then this is a good place to start. This also stages what you need to know for the Camelot Movie.
You just need to watch the 1 episode special: Fate Grand Order: First Order Anime
Then if you start from Episode 0 of Babylonia, then you will have no problem Enjoying this show. Perhaps it can be your introduction to the Fate Series!

Re-Watching: If you ask me, Yes I can see myself re-watching this. I will show this to others, watch it again and again and again.
 I DID NOT SKIP A SINGLE SECOND OF THE ANIME FROM EPISODE 0 - 21
WHICH IS REALLY HIGH PRAISE FOR SOMEONE SHORT ON TIME
The Opening: Phantom Joke
Ending: By Eir Aoi and Millet
Are absolute BANGERS
there is even a special ending Song for Enkidu
SO YES ABSOLUTELY

Perfect: This was so well done that I can find no gaping problems in the narrative, characters and what not. Even if I did, they would be nitpicks as by Episode 18 I was confirmed on what I would rate this anime. Episode 18 made me forgive a great many things that were previously skimmed or rushed over.
However, it is by no means an Absolute Masterpiece. There are definitely moments (Especially after Episode 12) where the Pace is whack, the Characterization is done a bit weirdly. Furthermore there are definitely moments of Bullshet that don't make sense by the rules of the narrative.
While none of these were present in the original VN in the FGO mobile game, it is understandable that some leaps of logic had to be made in order to accommodate the anime.
At the end of the day, they are nitpicks, and this anime is an absolute journey with a huge pay off.

Conclusion: 5.5/5 -> This anime made me emotional. I shed tears on multiple accounts since that is how well the characterization was done and how epic the moments were. I found my jaw dropping and left absolutely stunned watching events unfold despite already knowing the story via the VN.
This anime is an absolute masterpiece* and it deserves your time. This showcases the best and brightest of everything the Fate series and by extension TYPE MOON has to offer.

Another Day in Crusader Kings 2

Crusader Kings at its finest

My super horny dude who has impregnated more than a Hundred Women
Wakes up one day and suddenly becomes homosexual

He then Proceeds to try to murder his Lifelong Rival and Kinslayer
he fails the murder but instead attempts to have Sex with him
the two have some intense hate sex

The Rival calls some long lost favor on my dude to make him the Chancellor, my dude accepts
Tried Demonic Possession to make the dude my Slave
Demonic Posession fails and my dude goes mad. He gets possessed, becomes a Lunatic
He proceeds to replace the previous Chancellor with a Horse: Glitterhoof
He Spends the entire treasury of the Realm to get the Horse some Shiny Armor

One day news on the Door, One of my Squeezes gave birth to a Child of Satan
My dude, being the sane man he is, Immediately legitmizes the Child!

Gets Excommunicated by the Pope, cuz thats what sane people do.
My dude goes to beg forgiveness in Rome but ends up brutally Insulting the Pope in Rome.

At the same time my dude was attempting to Seduce the Pope

The event fires and the Greviously Insulted Pope and my Dude Bang
He doesnt remove the Excommunication
Although he does end up Excommunicating my Lifelong Rival for being a Homo

The next second my Homo/Rival/Kinslaying/Lover invites me to a Cozy retreat despite being at -100 relations
Naturally my Dude accepted

My dude then decides to no longer be a homo
The Leader of the Satanist Cult asks my Dude to impregnate one of the Followers to give birth to another Demon Child, cuz I bore result once

My man does the deed but the Intercourse was so Intense he becomes Infirm
Not before witnessing the Birth of the Demon Child II

A Civil War breaks out cuz my dude is Excommunicated by the Pope (took them long enough)

As a No U moment, an Anti-Pope in Koln Germany was set up
Shockingly everyone in the realm decides to back this Pope

After quashing the rebellion, war is declared on Rome to remove the Pope and place the Anti-Pope
Italy stood alone against Francia and Germany

As a thanks, the New Pope immediately reaffirms my Excommunication

Civil Wars 2 Electric Boogalo

Managed to Quash this one too yay
Asked for Repentence again,
Thankfully the pope (after a gift of 200) was generous enough to let me off the hook

I pay a visit to my old Rival and have him Imprisoned

All is good and things are looking up

Then, my guy wakes up one day and Decides to be a Homo.


:)

So I watched Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

3/5

Artistic: Its a take on Sonic where they stayed true to his original design and went back to remake the movie for it. Respect. Also Dr Eggman's Character is done by Jim Carrey, Absolutely amazing Acting.

Recommended: There are a ton of nice references, Dr Eggmans Acting is amazing. He is an insanely fascinating Villain who is also easily hate-able for the purposes of the narrative, but you can understand and empathize with him to an extent. His Past and Circumstances leave a grey-scale

Rewatch: NO

Perfec-:

NO, just NO


In Summary: Its a Kids Movie marketed towards Sonic Fans for nostalgia.
The Plot is cliched and paper thin, all the actors except Jim Carrey as DR Eggman and Sonic's Antics and comedy
Are all that is enjoyable about the movie.

It makes very little sense
Why do the USA resort to Dr Eggman so readily when everyone hates him?
How does Dr Eggman have such cutting edge technology all to himself without at-least some level of implementation in the army?
How did Sonic live for so long in the Town and only break now?
Sonic can go anywhere in the world, he is known to be able to run over water and buildings through sheer speed and is fast enough to break the sound barrier over 3 times. Why does he need the guys help to get the rings?

Don't get me started over Physics. The Laws of Physics are absolute garbage here and there is little to no consistency in it. Physics operates on a plot need basis.

They don't even explain the origin of Sonic's Power and the Rings. There is zero development of Sonic's caretaker.
In a strict narrative retrospect, Sonic receives little to no development and neither does any other character in the movie.
We only care about Sonic because we have played the games and its due to nostalgia, Kids on the other hand can watch a funny colorful cartoon do stuff: See Minions as an example.


In Short, the movie greatly fell short in delivering a good movie for Sonic.
You need to turn off your brain and just enjoy the jokes and Dr Eggman to enjoy it.
Which is the only reason I recommend it.

Dr Eggmans Acting IS THE ONLY REASON I RECOMMEND THIS
and because the directors were generous enough to listen to the fanbase and redesign Sonic so he does not look like the absolute mess he was before. I wouldn't even have watched the movie if that had persisted.




I swear, Dr Eggman's Acting by Jim Carrey cannot be understated. Here is a few clips to showcase that:

The Movie Trailer except its Eggmans Movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQlAR-ECy-0

The Best scene of the Movie, Eggman doing his Evil Dance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOaPFmWvVDs

The Full Eggman Dance Scene but its terrible Quality:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFT8oaWTD9Q

Tell me you don't like what you see. Jim Carrey single handedly saved this film from being a Hot mess. And the fact Sonic got his redesign

Consider the following:

Original Film: 0/5
Original Film after Redesign: 2/5
Original Film without Eggman's Acting: -5/5

I won't weigh between the Redesign and Eggman's acting.
Just know that out of everything, those 2 things are the only reason this movie is redeemable.

Since this is the first time there is a negative rating, ill explain
it simply means whatever the Artistic Scale awarded a point for, this Movie does the opposite and ends up making it worse. Hence getting a negative point instead.

So there you have it
Only watch this movie if you have even the slightest gratitude for the work and effort that Jim Carrey put into this
Or if you want to show your approval to Film makers listening to the community and Fixing Sonic's Design.
Show them the result of their change via a Movie Ticket. The film is bad
But again
Sonics Redesign and Eggmans Acting are what redeemed it.
Everything else from Narrative down to Acting was downright horrifying and cringy.

So i watched 1917

1917 is a War Film Inspired by events in WW1
It is the year 1917, the Germans have seemingly retreated from the Frontlines
The 2nd Devons Division has decided to follow them hoping it will result in a rout
In reality the Germans have strategically withdrawn to The Hindenburg Line
And since most people don't know
Attacking that Line is Suicide
Ill explain later

So the story goes
Our two Protagonists are Lance Corporals who have been given the Impossible task of telling the Devons Division to stop the attack else 1,600 men will perish along with the Brother of our Protagonist
They have 24 hours, a Race against time!

So as usual: The Rating

5/5

Artistic:
Hell yes
I will sell you on just one thing: Cinematogrophy
THE ENTIRE FILM WAS DONE IN JUST 1 TAKE
(actually 2 cuz intermission for cinemas)

The camera is amazing in panning in and out and meandering along the sides. There are absolutely no cuts so you are sucked into the movie along with the Protags. You don't see anything before they do, all the Suspense and Thrill is carried in absolute Real time
It is absolutely Spellbinding
You will be glued to the Screen for 1 and a half hours
I cannot say enough about the immensely amazing quality of work put into this. An absolute Masterwork of Art


Recommended: ABSO-FUGGING-LUTELY
While it is no secret I have an intense Bias for Historical Films
The Artistic Prowess, the Cinematography, the Props and setting, The Actors, Atmosphere and even the Writing is on point
THIS IS NOT LIKE DUNKRIK I SWEAR
THIS IS LEGIT AMAZING
It is 95% Accurate to Actual History
5% is Dramatized with Fictional Characters and Event as well as the
BEST SCENE ON THE TRENCH
I won't spoil it, you need to see it to believe it


Re-Watching: If you ask me, Yes I can see myself rewatching this. It spell binds you, it is captivating, it is intensely interesting. It will suck you in without a doubt. You can watch it again but it will only get better as you will start noticing other extra things peppered into the Screen. The Soldiers, Reactions, Events etc. All of the Chaos that you couldn't notice the smaller things at first glance become even more apparent. The more times you watch it, the more times it will suck you in.
This is Prime Historical Movie Thriller.


Perfect: YES YES YES, I CANNOT SEE ANY WAY TO MAKE THIS FILM BETTER. IT IS MARVELOUS PERFECTION

Masterpiece?:
It lacks the polish and feeling you get from an absolute masterpiece.
It is absolutely shining and compelling, but when compared to an Actual Masterpiece like The Darkest Hour and The Irishmen it isn't a full blown masterpiece.
Namely because a Casual Viewer might not like what he sees, might get bored from the One Shot, might abhor the Violence and Gore (people are triggered super easily)
A plethora of Controversial Content exists here, also since its History and the movie is Directed by Allied Nations it is seen from their point of view. Not saying it doesn't take into account the German perspective, it does humanize them quite a bit, but needless to say it will be slanted in favor of the Allies.
So no, While it is no doubt perfectly executed, It lacks the feel and polish of a Masterpiece.


Conclusion: 10/10
but not a 11/10 or 6/5 since that ranked belongs to Absolute Masterpieces that go above and beyond perfection
It is the best of Cinema, go and watch it.

If you don't know History, you will Enjoy it
If you do know History, you will Love it

So I watched Fate: Lord El Melloi II Case Files

Based on the Novel by Kinoko Nasu comes the Anime Adaption:


It follows the story of Waver Velvet from Fate Zero (you need to watch that first) as he takes the mantle of Kayneth from Fate Zero, the master of Lancer, as Lord El Melloi II
He teaches Magecraft, Unravels Mystics, Figures out Dubious Cases using excellent detective work whilst taking Magecraft into consideration.

So before anything else, Ill drop the Rating: 4.5/5

Artistic: Quite, its Stylistic. It captures the flair of Magic in the Type Moon world spectacularly. Everything from Magecraft Rituals to Terminology. Subjects, Fields, Characters, Ranks, Hierarchy and even the Underbelly. Like for Instance Rail Zeppelin.
Type Moon has alot to do with Mystic Eyes.
There is Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai where we discuss Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. In the Fate Series there are Mystic Eyes of Petrification as well.
They are an oddity that aren't thoroughly explored. This anime brings immense light to that.
While it is character driven narrative with developing stakes and personas.
One can watch it as a Documentary of the World of Type Moon as the Lord of Modern Magecraft Theory: Lord El Melloi II explains the world as we explore it through him. While also hammering out character motivations and complications.

Plus there is another Arturia Character:
Lady Gray, Who is the Protag of the story as well. So Definitely a Thumbs up

Recommended: Eh, I suppose. But its limited. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, as I would first ask them to watch Fate Zero, and before Fate Zero I would tell them to Watch Fate Unlimited Blade Works.
Basically this anime caters to Type Moon Fans rather than newcomers and those going in blind. You can be spoiled and you will be left confused with whats happening as well.
It has cameos to a ton of characters from the Fate Verse:
Olga Marie = Fate Grand Order
Shishigou = Fate Apocrypha
Caules = Fate Apocrypha
Luvia Engelfelt = Fate Unlimited Blade Works
Iskander = Fate Zero
Kayneth = Fate Zero
Waver Velvet = Fate Zero

So do i recommend it? Yes BUT Only because this is a deep dive into the World of Type Moon. If you are curious about what the Type Moon world is like, go ahead and watch it to sate your curiosity. But if you go in expecting to be blown away, well if you are a Type Moon fan already then yes. If you have no idea then no, dont expect much.

Re-Watching: If you ask me, Yes I can see myself rewatching this. Noticing the clues and the tiny little details in Hindsight is its own Entertainment. So Yes, I would love to see Waver expertly solve everything again and see Gray Tan at it again with her Super Weapon.
Plus its always great to get a taste of the Type Moon World. It's amazing.


Perfect: Honestly I can't say. It has certainly made an impression, but placing it among the ranks of other Perfect Works wouldn't be fair. Like this isn't the level of something like Fate Zero with its deep Philosophical Girth. Nor is it comparable to the High action and energy of Kuroko no Basket. You certainly can't think of it as a Piece of Perfection, but it is definitely up there. I cannot see any better way to delve into the World of Type Moon.

Conclusion: 4.5/5 -> A 9/10 if you may It is certainly Amazing and has merit, However it isn't that amazing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the 5/5 Class. Even though it is definitely head and shoulders above the 4/5 Class.

In the Memory of my Best Friend

Today, 2 Years Ago. I came home to grim news. I was in my A2s and it was already quite stressful and tough. I found my solace in playing Europa Universalis IV, DoTA and Minecraft with my best friend.
Yet today, I heard he had perished.
There was a flurry of confusion, speculation, paranoia and discord.
That day was the darkest in my life.
I had made more life changing decisions on that day than I did in my entire life, and it was the event that shaped my life.

So I shall remember it always.


22nd January 2018
My Best Friend,
whom we shall refer to as: sunnymaboi 

We were playing Europa Universalis IV at night as usual.
I was playing France and he was Castille (Spain) in the year 1444
He was hilariously bad (can't blame him, hes a beginner) despite how much I taught him.
The first mission is the Reconquista to beat Granada, which he somehow gloriously messed up.
I was prepping up to beat England in the Hundred Years War in the meantime, but I had to cut that short and go help him, however the damage was already done. He had somehow commandeered the destruction of his entire army, despite having huge numerical superiority.
He managed to get a peace deal with some land and ducats. Then the Occupation of Maine fired and my Hundred Years War kicked off once more, I wiped the floor with England.
It was at this time, sunnymaboi had the brilliant idea of invading Aragon (his neighbor) to steal some money and land. Aragon was stronger than him as of now since his blunder with Granada. He again botched that attempt as well, which forced me to declare war on Aragon and keep him from disintegrating. I cut my War with England short and made peace, and immediately went to attack Aragon to save Castille. Seeing the Spanish Weakness and being relatively unscathed from me in the Hundred Years War, England decided it was the perfect time to Invade Castille along with Portugal.
This forced me to Truce Break against England as well.
This destroyed my stability, and the toll on my economy and manpower accumulated.
To make matters worse, Burgandy decided to capitalize on my weakness and declared War on me!

Now it's  France(me) and Castille(sunnymaboi) against England, Portugal, Aragon, Burgundy and his lackeys in Barbant, Flanders and Holland

I wiped the Floor with Aragon and guided Castille to finish the War with him, while I destroyed Portugal and England.
Peace with Aragon was finally achieved and Portugal was occupied, now I marched back to Paris to defeat the Burgundian's However England was still kicking. While I was far in Paris, Sunnymaboi did something that I had never seen in all my years playing Europa.

He had somehow mishandled his army yet again, and ended up with a minuscule amount. He was real shy of taking loans, while I was swimming in them. He had 3,000 low morale troops against the English 21,000 High Morale troops!
It was in the Province of Navarra and Sunnymaboi had Mountain advantage.
Believe it or not

The English rolled 5 0's In A Row.
Dealing no damage to sunnymaboi whereas he rolled Zingers that kept on dealing damage to the English.
Being outnumbered 7 to 1 with the most pathetic odds, sunnymaboi actually defeated the English Army. Which forced a peace deal in our favor.
We took Portugal, and I defeated the Burgundian forces and dismantled them.

My country was in ruins from the intense plays, and Spain was starting to thrive. I decided to rest and call it a day. This was insane.


I had promised him we will play together when I come to visit him home (I was living abroad at the time) and asked if he wanted to play DoTA in the morning to which he agreed.

I slept, and he went out with a friend.
He came home and
had a cardiac arrest

Being seized by a Heart Attack, the House Caretaker who had gone to get him some water had arrived only to see him gone.

My Best Friend, had left this world. What seemed like  just another normal night of gaming, had a grim ending.
I found out the day after, and this news shook me.
I was in utter disbelief for the first few hours, but when it was confirmed by his family. I broke down.


For those of you who read my blog.
Appreciate your best friends,
You will never know when they will be gone.


Rest in Peace my Fraternal Twin, sunnymaboi.
We were born on the Same day. Yet you left earlier than me.