Fate/Zero

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War of the Holy Grail – Pursuing the power of the “Holy Grail” which grants a miracle, this is a contest in which seven magi summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete for it. In that battle whose conclusion was postponed three times, now, the fourth war commenced again.

Entrusting their dearest wish of victory, the magi joined the battleground called “Fuyuki”, but amongst them, there was a man who was always alone, and could not find out the meaning behind his fights. His name was Kotomine Kirei. Not comprehending the guidance of fate, Kirei was lost, and had kept questioning. Why someone like him was given the Command Seals. However, the fate of his fights crossed Kirei’s path with a nemesis by chance. That person is – Emiya Kiritsugu. A man who was sterner than anyone else, more merciless than anyone else, and who sought the miracle of the Holy Grail.

Merely recited in fragments in Fate/Stay Night, this is the Fourth War of the Holy Grail 10 years ago. The truth which unfolded behind the battle between Shirō’s foster father, Rin’s father, and the younger Kotomine Kirei, is finally revealed……

Associated Names
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フェイト/ゼロ
Related Series
Fate/Apocrypha (Alternate Story)
Fate/Strange Fake (Alternate Story)
Garden of Avalon (Prequel)
Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue and Silver (Same Franchise)
Fate/Requiem (Same Franchise)
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Latest Release

Date Group Release
02/03/11 Baka-Tsuki v4c16 part3
01/31/11 Baka-Tsuki v4c16 part2
01/31/11 Baka-Tsuki v4c16 part1
01/25/11 Baka-Tsuki v4c15 part5
01/22/11 Baka-Tsuki v4c15 part4
01/18/11 Baka-Tsuki v4c15 part3
01/07/11 Baka-Tsuki v4c15 part2
01/06/11 Baka-Tsuki v4c15 part1
12/24/10 Baka-Tsuki v4c14 part5
12/24/10 Baka-Tsuki v4c14 part4
12/24/10 Baka-Tsuki v4c14 part3
12/15/10 Baka-Tsuki v4c14 part2
12/09/10 Baka-Tsuki v4c14 part1
12/05/10 Baka-Tsuki v4c13 part4
09/20/10 Baka-Tsuki v4c13 part3
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1 Review


Pixeldrum
Pixeldrum
Mar 15, 2021
Status: Completed
It was only a few years ago that I found out that Fate/Zero was a novel series. I always thought that it was another visual novel made by Type Moon.

Anyways, I'd say, in a side by side comparison with Fate Stay Night, Fate/Zero just blows it out of the park. Fate Stay Night features innumerable plot holes and plot armor for our boy Shirou. That story features the most boring JP MC archetype. He jumps to save his friends, survives every single thing thrown at him despite being "weak, "... more>> and is able to become super strong within an extremely short time frame. It's a story with not much depth, and does not depict a realistic interpretation of a battle royale amongst seven people. It's a wish fulfillment story where everything goes right for the protagonist of the story.

On the other hand, while I might not entirely enjoy how the story panned out, it definitely was a realistic depiction of a battle royale. Every plot point could have feasibly happened, as feasible as any fantasy story involving a magical grail granting wishes, that is. My biggest criticism of the story was the lack of strategy employed. I do definitely enjoy how all seven masters in the story do play a pivitol role, one way or the other, and their personalities and motivations are all unveiled for the reader to see. It's not just a "battle between our MC vs another random master, " it's a "battle between two masters that you know about." In truth, this alone makes it better than FSN. The problem with these characters is that not a single one really uses too much logic. Even Kiritsugu, the most "logical" and "strategically" sound person, and the only logically and strategically sound person, takes action based on emotion more often than not. I'm not looking for an intricate game of strategy in a story like this, but seeing how literally everyone is just blindly attacking each other was also not a welcome sight either. In reality, no one played the fourth holy grail war "smartly." That being said, the clash between masters, in the few battles there were in this story, were still satisfying to read.

I enjoy the "death game" genre immensely, so obviously, Fate/Zero is definitely not that bad in my eyes. Events played out kind of rushed and lacked any sort of strategy or finesse, but they made sense, and the characters, the star of the story, shone through. The attention of detail to Saber, Kiritsugu, Lancer, Kirei, Irisviel, Waver/Rider, and Gilgamesh made up for the rushed story. It spun a good narrative revolving around these characters especially, and makes for a satisfying read. The fact that all of these characters had flaws, biases, and different goals made it that much more interesting to read about them when they clashed in ideologies as well as in battle. <<less
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