Fate/Extra: Last Encore

The only thing I remember in this ep is Nero and how cute she is hair down. The same could be said of the entire series. The pacing in the final episode is awful, it's almost criminal how this was 47 minutes long. The animation delivers, but surely... I hoped it was better.

This would've been a great episode, but the dialogue almost feels too bloated. Half of the script could've been cut or trimmed and the emotions would've landed much better than they did. Which is a shame, because the second half with Nero and Gawain is cinema.

Finally! An episode that feels just right in many places. Silver Saber's knightly character is realized so well in this episode, and every character really put their personal stakes forward. The fight animation and choreography was great in the latter half. Hope this keeps up!

This episode gives Rin and Rani a nice character exploration, and the way it ended was genuinely kind of sad. It's happy to see Hakuno come to his own after all this time (so close to the end), and his bond with Nero actually be a thing. Overall an above average episode.

Probably one of the better episodes so far. Ironic how Hakuno's "alternate self" was more interesting than the character now. Red Saber was the highlight here, and the writers put a nice spin on historic truth - as per Fate tradition, but they fleshed out her motivations nicely.

This episode makes Hakuno, the main character, really feel like a nobody. If you've been watching up to this point, it makes sense lore-wise, but doesn't make for a great story. The end cliffhanger seems promising as a Fate enthusiast, but it's really probably just fanservice.

Aside from this episode not really feeling like "Fate", everything was just way too cryptic for it to deliver the emotional climax it was trying to achieve. The fight scene at the end felt almost obligatory. Overall, not a very good episode either...

For a second, I thought I was watching an episode of Madoka Magica. This episode was Studio Shaft doing Shaft things with their animation. It doesn't do any service for this anime though, as the episode remained nearly nonsensical and errd on the side of boring.

The fight between the two relevant parties in this episode was built up just fine. Then it just kind of... ended, and that's not even mentioning the very Nasu way the fight played out. This episode felt like an anticlimax, and it was hard to care even prior to that.

"We haven't had time to breathe," Hakuno said. He's right, and this episode was exactly that - a chance to breathe for the audience. This is probably the first time I understood what was going on. While still on the slightly boring side, it didn't feel like a trainwreck.

At least the fight between Red Saber and Rider was fine. This anime is eye candy, especially if you love Red Saber, but that's all it is, at least for now. The story's still confusing, and knowing about the original game, Fate/Extra, will not help you in the slightest.

The second episode offers more of what the first did: Exposition! Watching Last Encore feels like reading a visual novel, which really isn't good, because it's an anime, isn't it? The only good part is seeing Red Saber... be herself, in and out of the fanservice bath scene.

Last Encore's first episode... is a mess. Honestly, I was lost somewhere in the middle and came out more confused than I did coming in. Why is there sudden gore and death early in the ep? Who knows! The only saving grace is the animation, which is nice to look at, at least.

My feelings during the whole episode was "meh, ok". It's just really neutral, somehow grateful that the series ended, characters were developed, goals were accomplished, without too much drama.

Hakuno and Saber is really expected to win, yet the battle won is really great. Not just brute force battle, but also battle of ideologies between Masters. I like Leo's attitude that somehow gives a "prove-me-wrong" effect to Hakuno.

Now that is a battle! Great battle animation between Servants and between Masters. Makes you excited for the next episode. The mystery of everything that has happened is now unfolding.

The episode's conclusion was unexpected. For me, it was great since the mystery behind Rin and Rani is concluded. The episode title is legit.

At last, Hakuno and Saber feels connected right now. I can finally say here's the character development I'm looking for. The Servant battle is great but the Master battle is lame though. Lol

Again, back to "what the heck is happening"? Lol. Not much narrative though, at the very least, we know a thing about Hakuno. It feels like, you won't die because the main character needs you to level up kind of thing.

Somehow there is emotional disconnect since the viewer, by this point, has an idea of the character of Hakuno, but his interactions with Alice is a drift from his character that makes it confusing. I give this a mid rating since the animation is way better than before.