Fate/Stay Night - Volume 3: Master & Servant
(Geneon/Animé TV)
Picture: B- Sound: B- Extras: C Episodes: B
It is
said the Holy Grail will grant the wishes of the one who possesses it. Hidden in the dark are The Holy Grail Wars. Every few years the Grail selects seven
magicians (masters) with seven servants and they face one another, whoever
survives will get their Grail and they wishes granted. Emiya Shirou gets caught up in the war and is
forced to fight and learn what it means to be a master... Teamed up with Saber,
Shirou must fight the other masters, trying to find and discover who they
are...
This is
an amazingly beautiful drawn anime filled with action, adventure, and mysticism
drawn from varies legends all over the world. Each 'servant' is a reincarnation of a hero of
legend of the past, mixed with magic hidden in modern day.
A lot of mythical characters show up in the series,
legends of famous warriors, weapons and creatures, but even with old legends
this series give them a new twist making the story unpredictable and exciting,
keeping viewers on edge and back for more...
Episode
9: Elegance In The Moonlight
Saber
disobeys Shirou and goes and challenges the Servant Assassin in the mountain temple.
Shirou races to stop Saber, but when a
third servant shows up...
Episode
10: The Calm Interlude
Saber and
Shirou begins to train for the coming battles. So far Shirou survived other master's and
servant's attacks, but can he survive Saber's training?
Episode
11: Temple Of Blood
Shirou
walks into a trap setup by his old 'friend' Shinji, but the whole school is in
danger will he be able to fight?
Episode
12: Splitting The Sky
Scared by
their last battle Shinji plots revenge against Shirou, as they confront one
another Saber finally reveals must reveal her ultimate attack...
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image looks very good for this format, though
the artwork is so good, we wonder how much better this will look in
Blu-ray. The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo in
both English and Japanese have healthy Pro Logic surrounds. The only extras are Rider's Diary and Op
& Ed Music Clip.
- Ricky Chiang
