![]() The soundtrack (composed by Satoru Kosaki) is also excellent, making the battles more epic and the dialogue more emotional. The entire third stratum is a triumph of design, a psychedelic wonderland of different textures and objects that all appear hand-drawn. Characters’ faces are expressive and detailed. Crisp fight scenes take place in front of luscious, magnificently colored backgrounds. Perhaps the most successful element of this series is its animation. Hakuno does not understand why he is so driven to win, but with Saber’s enthusiastic support, he determines that he will do so whatever the cost. If he is declared the winner, Hakuno will receive the Holy Grail and be granted a wish. ![]() Saber explains that she and Hakuno must travel upwards through seven strata, defeating the “floor master” of each level in order to ascend. In this world, servants are the digital recreations of famous historical figures, now serving as expert fighters who battle at their masters’ command. Driven by this hateful nature, Hakuno encounters a powerful “servant” called Saber and enters the Holy Grail War as her “master.” Hakuno remembers virtually nothing about himself or his past-except that he bears a fierce hatred for this school and everything in it. The computer then decides to conduct a purge of its students: those who kill a classmate will ascend to the next stratum and secure a place in the Holy Grail War, while all others will be eliminated. Students seem to die regularly, and their bodies are incinerated in a designated room. ![]() When we first meet him, Hakuno Kishinami attends a computer simulation disguised as a school. Did I understand what was going on? Maybe about 50% of it. These comments pretty much sum up my feelings on this series. ![]() In episode two of Fate/Extra Last Encore, protagonist Hakuno Kishinami complains, “That was all pretty hard to follow.” In the final episode of the series, Saber says something similar: “Honestly, I have not understood much on our journey.” ![]()
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