Fate/Zero 2nd Season

As the Fourth Holy Grail War rages on with no clear victor in sight, the remaining Servants and their Masters are called upon by Church supervisor Risei Kotomine, in order to band together and confront an impending threat that could unravel the Grail War and bring about the destruction of Fuyuki City. The uneasy truce soon collapses as Masters demonstrate that they will do anything in their power, no matter how despicable, to win.

Seeds of doubt are sown between Kiritsugu Emiya and Saber, his Servant, as their conflicting ideologies on heroism and chivalry clash. Meanwhile, an ominous bond forms between Kirei Kotomine, who still seeks to find his purpose in life, and one of the remaining Servants. As the countdown to the end of the war reaches zero, the cost of winning begins to blur the line between victory and defeat.

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Saber Main

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

Emiya, Kiritsugu Main

Irino, Miyu Japanese

Gilgamesh Main

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Kotomine, Kirei Main

Nakata, Jouji Japanese

von Einzbern, Irisviel Main

Ohara, Sayaka Japanese

Toosaka, Rin ing

Ueda, Kana Japanese

Rider ing

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Emiya, Shirou ing

Noda, Junko Japanese

von Einzbern, Illyasviel ing

Kadowaki, Mai Japanese

Matou, Sakura ing

Shitaya, Noriko Japanese

Takeuchi, Takashi Producer, Original Character Design

Iwakami, Atsuhiro Producer

Kondou, Hikaru Producer

Mori, Yasunori Producer

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May 22, 2025

AboAhmed130

Recommended

✍️**My Personal Opinion**✍️
This review is based on my thoughts from the first season. Please read my review of Season 1 if you'd like to better understand this one.

This season is better than the previous one in several aspects—especially in of animation quality, narrative depth, emotional intensity, and finally, better fight scenes.

While it may be quieter and less action-packed than the first season, the emotional and narrative depth is much stronger. We even got to see Kiritsugu’s backstory this season, which alone is a huge plus.

Overall, I highly encourage you to watch the second season.

✅**Recommended for**✅
If you liked the first season, you *must* continue. But ... if you were unsure or didn’t enjoy it much, let me give you a few reasons to reconsider: improved visuals, deeper dialogue, a more emotionally resonant story, more impactful scenes—and above all, this is where the *real* war and *real* sacrifices unfold.
This season is far more serious than the first.

🚨**Not Recommended for**🚨
Definitely not for those who strongly disliked the first season. However, if you're someone just looking for a quick summary to either watch later or drop it entirely, then here’s the gist:
This season focuses more heavily on the Holy Grail, and the war kicks into full seriousness, just as hinted in the final episode of Season 1.

✍️**Final Thoughts**✍️
Season two is a direct continuation and an improvement in every way. I won’t repeat what I said about Season 1, but I’ll add this—I’m *grateful* I gave this series a chance.
Now that I’ve finished it, I’d like to share my favorite character, and it is…
**Kiritsugu**, of course! I loved him even more this season.
**10/10**—and honestly, that’s the least it deserves.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Nov 3, 2024

Manthors

Mixed Feelings

I gave it a 6 for the second season because the art style is gorgeous, the animation is top-tier, and the soundtrack is amazing; otherwise, it would be a 4 or a 3. I gave it a 9 for the first season, so what went wrong?
Simple: 0 levels of satisfaction regarding all storytelling decisions. I will not give any spoilers, but I will make some analogies for you to understand what I meant. And YES, I KNOW Fate/Zero is a prequel to many of the Fate series branches (Such as all the Stay Night what-if stories). But every anime has to provide you with ... some level of satisfaction without the need to start a new anime (The story of Fate Zero is actually finished in the Fate Stay Night series). This one left me with bad taste.

Story: They messed up. Everything detailed, built, and explained will explode into something you will think: "Really? I watched 2 seasons for this?". My level of satisfaction went as low as it could. Uninspiring, hopeless, no glory, loveless, lame. The conclusion will make many of you feel the entire anime was just a filler arc. Some of you will enjoy it, but if you like to pay attention to the storytelling aspects of this anime, you will feel the same as I do. Considering that this anime WANTS to have an intricate and complex story, I can't ignore it. They built one and decided to finish in the most. "Yeah, cool, we don't care about all we tailored so far; let us just shock people with the ending!"
Imagine you are watching Lord of the Rings, with all that character building for Frodo and how he goes through Hell by bearing the One Ring. However, in the end, when Frodo is in Mordor, an orc comes behind a rock and stabs him. He dies, and the orc laughs and leaves. That's how the climax storytelling aspect of Fate/Zero felt for me.
Now, how did I perceive the ending?
Imagine the same scenario I pictured above, but now imagine that Aragorn dies in his final charge, Sauron corrupts Gandalf, Sam gets depressed and develops agoraphobia, Legolas betrays the elves and turns into an Orc, Galadriel becomes an alcoholic, and Gimli just goes into some tavern and drinks beer. Yeah, I am not kidding; that's the feeling I got. The sense of "I watched all of this for this conclusion."

Characters: Rider is the best, with the best, and probably only, development among the Heroes. Saber is boring, stays boring, learns nothing. Archer starts as a prick and ends as one, and nothing changes (but he is well-written). The humans? It's the same thing, static development, except for the Rider's master. Word of advice: Do not expect anything interesting about humans.
Note about Saber: I have no idea why, among all the cool personalities they came up with for the heroes, they chose the one they gave Saber to be the protagonist's personality—the most cliche, dull, lifeless, and annoying of all (aside from Archer). Saber's personality prevents you from developing any emotions; you do not like her, hate her, and feel close to her in any way. It is the definition of a default-neutral-frozen personality. She will only glimpse a potential development for 1 minute at the end. By far, Archer is one of Fate's most disgusting characters, but at least he makes you feel something (as is expected from a nicely written-character).

That's it. You will see the second season because we need to know the ending. Some of you will think, "WOW, this is so awesome," and that is OK; it is your taste. But many of you will feel the same way I do; for those, keep your expectations really low.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jan 24, 2025

keemoksa

Not Recommended

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This is a spoiler-free review covering both Season 1 and Season 2.

The anime's story beginning (first episode/narrative introduction) is poorly executed, filled with terrible pacing and an overwhelming amount of information, paired with a pretentious philosophical tone that’s entirely unfit for any opening. This issue is evident throughout the entire anime but becomes glaringly obvious in the beginning and culminates in an ending that’s a "crown of crap," perfectly matching the low standards set by what preceded it.

The dialogues are weak. Their superficial complexity shouldn’t deceive anyone—they’re shallow at their core.
Most characters’ motivations and beliefs are idiotic and unstable. A single basic conversation with another ... character leaves them stunned and persuaded.
Add to this the endless filler, explanations, and descriptions—a clear sign of the anime’s weak storytelling and its inability to convey information without resorting to rambling, whether about past, present, or future events. It feels like watching a poorly written novel.

Character interactions feel artificial and irritating because every character (without exception) is a generic pre-built characterization piece. Most are poorly written, except for two or three average ones. The absolute worst are Saber, Emiya Kiritsugu, and Irisviel (especially Saber, Emiya Kiritsugu, and Irisviel).

The action is mediocre, sometimes outright bad, with unclear rules. The pacing is jarring, and the animation doesn’t salvage it. The animation quality is lazily average throughout the anime, except in a few fights where CGI temporarily improves it—though these instances are rare. Background art is generally subpar. Character designs are terrible, owing to the uninspired, repetitive art style…

…And the character designs themselves lack any distinguishing features.

I apologize for my poor English as it is not my native language.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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