This special has several main characters, and several side characters that people may recognize depending on how far they've fallen down the Fate well. An angry, overworked professor is something to behold. Also, glorious animation of Waver getting (repeatedly) pissed off. Ufotable are the long-standing vanguard of Fate adaptations (just check out the latest Heavens' Feel movie), but Troyca hasĭone a fantastic job replicating the atmosphere both of London as a city and the Clock Tower/Mages' Association as a chaotic organization of nobles tugging and pulling and not much actual stuff getting done.
TROYCA have knocked this animation out of the park. It is a singular special episode meant to introduce the series, after all. The story itself is relatively self-contained, and there is not much to comment on. This is an introduction to the upcoming Case Files anime, which is scheduled to premiere in July of this year. Let's just call it the Case Files Special. The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II, Episode 0: A Grave Keeper, a Cat, and a Mage. I don't know if I'll complete it, but I will definitely give it a shot. But you know what, even if it doesn't become a profound, thematically engrossing series, that doesn't mean I, or any Fate fan, can't enjoy this for what it is. I didn't see any real kind of message for the audience to receive, and I am apprehensive to hold out hope that the show, even with its greater number of episodes, will do anything differently. The problem I have with this is that I didn't really find anything profoundly meaningful about the whole thing. Ultimately, this episode is meant to sell you this series: am I going to watch it this summer when it airs? That's. Expect a number of string instruments (primarily piano). I found that one track to be one of the most memorable parts of the episode. I didn't find it too compelling or Fate-like for the first 10 minutes because there was quite a bit of comedy, but once the 10 and a half minute mark hits, the OVA becomes way more serious, leading to a fantastically executed scene with a genuinely great track to it. Maybe it doesn't quite rival the Lancer vs Assassin fight from Heaven's Feel, but that was a feature-length movie, so I say "apples to oranges". From the backgrounds to the character movements, to the CGI cars, everything looks incredibly detailed and makes for quite the exhilarating spectacle. As for the single action scene in this episode, man did they go whole hog on it. Not sure why Gray needs to where a hood constantly, but her design is competent enough. I mean, my God, why is everyone's head an actual balloon in that show? And how do you screw up Rin's hair like that!?!?! Anyway, Waver's design, uber-long hair aside, was rather striking: the lines on his face were quite reminiscent of Kayneth's design in Fate/Zero, and I really appreciated this subtle expression of how far Waver has fallen since his youth.
The character designs were on point here, a definite step up from the train-wreck that was Unlimited Blade Works. Clearly, and the end credits, I think, will back me up on this, TROYCA got some help from ufotable to do those backgrounds. Re:Creators looked good, like, really good, but its backgrounds were nowhere near the level of this episode. Now onto the parts that are good: the artwork is absolutely fantastic. At least this episode will likely feel more consistent in pacing than Un-Go's OVA did with its series, as much as I still love it. I will say this, though: perhaps having a prequel akin to Un-Go's prequel, showing the audience how the main hero got to where he's at would have been a bit better. I get the feeling that this was ultimately for people like myself who had never read the light novel, and was simply a means to an end, that end being to show us the good guys and the bad guys, as well as getting us caught up on Waver's current situation. Nothing special, but a decent enough introduction for the real first episode. Waver Velvet is disliked by his co-workers, superiors, and successor to the point where theyĪre actively conspiring to murder him. I decided to see what it had to offer, and I have to say, I had fun with this episode.īad stuff first: its story is not really anything to write home about, and it can be summed up in one sentence.
#LORD EL MELLOI CASE FILES TROPES SERIES#
Needless to say, when I saw that a sequel/spin-off OVA to the series was announced, and produced by studio TROYCA no less, I was excited to check it out. Fate/Zero has got to have a spot on many people's favorite anime list, and I am no exception to that.
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