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A review by cyanide_latte
Fate/stay night, Volume 3 by Datto Nishiwaki
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I have some mixed feelings on this volume, but I will say I think I enjoyed it more than some others.
We get a lot more information from Rider than what those who are more familiar with the Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works anime are accustomed to, especially since she's the one to clarify more about the nature of Heroic Spirits not always being clear-cut heroes of legend. Her presence in this volume delights me.
This is also the volume where we finally learn about Noble Phantasms and their function, which proves further my point that I do feel like this series did serve a needed purpose for accessibility for a lot of newer Western fans when it was released.
Unfortunately this volume also introduces us to Shinji, which, while needed, is its own degree of frustrating and a point against it, in my opinion. Also I'm not sure why but the art in this volume seems pretty bad. Ah well. Can't win 'em all.
We get a lot more information from Rider than what those who are more familiar with the Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works anime are accustomed to, especially since she's the one to clarify more about the nature of Heroic Spirits not always being clear-cut heroes of legend. Her presence in this volume delights me.
This is also the volume where we finally learn about Noble Phantasms and their function, which proves further my point that I do feel like this series did serve a needed purpose for accessibility for a lot of newer Western fans when it was released.
Unfortunately this volume also introduces us to Shinji, which, while needed, is its own degree of frustrating and a point against it, in my opinion. Also I'm not sure why but the art in this volume seems pretty bad. Ah well. Can't win 'em all.