Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot 2 - Paladin; Agateram

"I'm afraid of what awaits at the end of my journey." After a long wait, I finally had the chance to see this movie at my local cinema and I'm glad I did. This is going to be quite a long review, TL;DR is at the bottom. Let's get into it. -Story- To put it short, the story is incredible. Dare I say no Fate series which has been animated has average or below average story and plot; it's always above average and beyond. If you play the mobile game like I do, then you already know what's going to happen in this second movie. Thereare, however, differences in this movie from the original source itself. Though I finished the singularity quite a long time ago so I don't remember every little details, but it still is a solid adaptation. This movie also suffers from the same problem the first movie has, which is the pacing. It's very quick paced. One minute the characters are at the Pyramid and in the next they suddenly are on the move towards some camp. It's like the director wants this movie to end as fast as possible. To be fair, this problem occurs within the first 20 minutes of the movie, so the later parts do have better pacing. -Art- As with most Fate series, this movie also has incredible designs. The characters look unique from one to another. Never are you going to mix Nitocris with Sanzang and this applies to all characters present. I do have to say, the designs of the characters look a little different from the first movie. I heard that two different studios handle each movie, so it can't be helped. Fujimaru looks different, Mash looks cuter in the first movie; but they still look very good. The scenery of the Holy City looks astonishing, and the Pharaoh's Pyramid also looks amazing. This movie takes place mostly in the desert (like, literally in the middle of nowhere), but when some different scenery does take place, it does look very good. The animation though, oof, is a little jarring. When you talk about Fate series, the first two things that will come up to mind are: cute/hot anime babes and fight scenes. This movie, does not do some of the fight scenes justice. There are a couple of fight scenes that are on par with the infamous 'my pain is far greater than yours'. Seriously, I couldn't tell what was going on. It's like they're trying to make them fast-paced hand-to-hand combat, but failed miserably. Again, this is not the case with most of the fight scenes; only a couple or three scenes are like this, and they don't ruin the movie for me. -Sound- Not much can be said about the sound in this movie. The sound effects, the voice actors/actresses, Noble Phantasm sounds are masterpiece as always. Takahashi Rie especially does a very good job portraying different emotions Mash is having. You can tell just how afraid Bedivere is whenever the topic Lion King surfaces, and that's thanks to the amazing performance of Mamoru Miyano. I can go on and on about how amazing all the casts are, but there is no end to it, so make do with just both of them. -Character- If you've watched the first movie, I guess there's no point in explaining how the characters are. Nothing has changed between the first and second movie; not that it's a bad thing. There is a tad bit of what people would call 'character development', but it's going to spoil the story, so I won't touch that subject. -Enjoyment- Above all, I think the most important aspect when it comes to rating a show is the enjoyment. An anime can have a good plot and story, but if it's boring and unenjoyable then all of that is going to waste. When I watched the movie yesterday, not once did I yawn. Every other minute, I was always at the edge of my seat which tells me the movie is very enjoyable. Definitely glad I went to see this one. -Overall/TL;DR- If you're a Fate fan, then this is a must watch. If you're not a Fate fan, then this won't interest you.

TLDR: Much better than Part 1 in terms of story, characters, and pacing, with more action scenes and actual character development. Definitely worse in terms of animation, with many fight scenes where they obviously ran out of budget and/or outsourced to other animation studios. 7.5/10 I left the first movie impressed with the visuals but underwhelmed by the story. I left this 2nd movie the exact opposite: the story was much more engaging than the first one, and they finally explain all the character motivations and made me care about what was actually going on. Unfortunately, it was also clear that they ran out of budget formany of the fight scenes, some of which looked outright bad. Honestly the animation quality was all over the place, and there were some scenes where the art style changed completely, sometimes for the better, but mostly for the worse. Certain scenes also seemed like they were outsourced, and the characters ended up looking like some college art major's project and completely out of place. But overall, I would say I enjoyed this movie just a little bit more than the last one, so a solid 7.5/10 (not rounding up to 8/10 for this one, sorry).

Damn, that was a great Sakuga Compilation of the movie. Now where's the complete version of the movie? Huh? This is the full movie? What? My opinions and thoughts from the first movie didn't really change much after this one. The pacing was still all over the place, and the character interactions are some of the weakest. The two movies fails as adaptation and as stand-alone movies. It's frustrating to watch as a fan of the game's story, with all the cut characters and noodle-wet interactions from the characters. And I imagine how boring these movies can be from an anime-only perspective with the butchered pacing and characters. Theonly good thing that came from this movie is the sakuga-fest animation and some good-*ss ost. The insert song at the end was also great. Those are the only good things I can list from this movie. Overall, if you want to watch flashy and fluid animations, then I recommend this. Otherwise, just don't touch these movies. (5.6/10)

So, I'll start off by saying that I am a massive fan of the Camelot singularity in the game; one of the best written Fate stories, in my opinion, is Bedivere's story, and all of the side characters were also good, and meaningful. The first movie was disappointing. The animation was okay, art was good, OST was good, but the pacing was poor, with the first half of it being really boring, and the second half really rushed. This film was a straight up massive improvement in all departments. Story - 7/10 Due to the limited runtime, a lot is skipped or skimmed over, which is whythis isn't a higher score. However, the main arc - Bedivere's arc, is brilliantly done, so it still gets a good score. It is very climax heavy, with about 2/3 of the film being the climax and conclusion, but it had the right emotional impact, especially for those who have played the game. I even think the parts after they enter Camelot were better done than the game itself. Art and Animation - 8/10 Sakuga isn't for everyone. A lot of people prefer the mix of CGI and fluid drawings that Ufotable uses instead, but as a sakuga lover, I absolutely had a blast with the Sakugafest that was this movie. The art itself is good, animation is incredibly fluid, and the fight scenes are brilliantly choreographed. The only reason this isn't perfect is because the expressions are bizarre at certain points, but it's still good, and had some of the very best fight scenes in the whole franchise. Sound - 9/10 Amazing OST. The first film's OST was already good, but this is even better. Every fight has its own theme, and they are all brilliant, with the seamless transitions between fights and OSTs being perfectly handled. The outro song as well, is really good. Character - 7/10 There's some good, and some bad. Mash is okay. Bedivere's arc is brilliant. Gawain, Tristan, Agravain, Lancelot, the Hassans, and Egypt gang also have satisfactory conclusions and very nice characters. The main complaint is Fujimaru. I still don't quite understand his purpose, or what he adds to the narrative. He makes an epic MC speech but is immediately shut up and shown as an idiot, and his other strong moment with Bedivere is actually only because he's narrating another character's views. I know he has to be there and that he's a self-insert, but still. His VA does a great job though. Enjoyment - 9/10 I had a lot of fun watching this, and cried a lot at the end. Couldn't ask for a lot more. Overall - 8/10 Dragged down by the short runtime, but with what they had and considering movie 1, I don't think anything could've been better done.

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