Fate/Apocrypha Anime (no spoilers)

[SpoonyViking]

I was more like "They're definitely either drugged or brain-dead"

Shirou's narration even specifically mentions their "common sense had mostly collapsed".
Honestly, I'm surprised anyone read that scene as Shirou "receiving instructions" from the other Red Masters. "Apocrypha" isn't exactly subtle.

[John D. Pliskin]

i would totally follow spoiler rule to the extreme if the quick reply mode has a spoiler button

You know you can just type in "["spoiler"]" [insert spoiler tagged text] "["/spoiler"]" manually, right? (of course, take out the quotation marks around the brackets when doing so)

Armed with that knowledge, I think it should be less "unreasonable" to spoiler-tag stuff later on in the story compared to the anime. :P

Checking the Forum Rules and FAQ thread, there's even this paragraph (important part highlighted for emphasis)-

Occasionally, we also manually designate certain threads as either spoiler zones or spoiler-free zones, in the title or OP. Translation threads often end up being spoiler zones where information from throughout the work is likely to be given away without tags; conversely, in some threads we place an embargo where spoilers would otherwise be allowed (Prisma Ilya's anime thread is meant to remain free from manga spoilers, for example). We will make these exceptions clear, so just do your due diligence and spend ten seconds looking at the thread title and OP before you post, and you should be fine.

- that seems to support the notion of (or at least establish good precedent for) spoiler-tagging content from an original work when discussing content in an adaptation of said-work.

Sure, it should be judged on a case-by-case basis on how/when to discuss spoiler-ly material (like the inherent implications of Siegfried/Karna revealing their true names to each other in the show when they didn't in the source material). But I don't think it's too selfish to not see out-of-the-blue stuff like "man, I hope they animate [such-and-such scene given detailed description] or I'll be PISSED" or "why didn't they include this [such-and-such scene given detailed description] when the novel did this already?" without appropriate tags. (And in the case of the latter kind of post described after that "or", what's to say they won't include that scene later? If I'm not mistaken, isn't Apocrypha already a story not told in complete chronological order, typical tragic past-flashbacks notwithstanding?)

Eh, maybe I really need to get this clarified with a mod, here or privately. Not terribly enjoying dragging my feet on this issue myself.

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On a lighter note:



Without the anime providing Apocrypha's own spin as to why Dr. Frankenstein vehemently rejected Fran (unless the anime might get to that later...?), it just kinda looked like he might've not been into girls. And was stupid for creating an "Eve" in the first place.

[quigonkenny]

Like .... this?

IMHO, that's the rare bit the anime done better than the LN............

Truly Moedred indeed...

[fumei]

Without the anime providing Apocrypha's own spin as to why Dr. Frankenstein vehemently rejected Fran (unless the anime might get to that later...?), it just kinda looked like he might've not been into girls. And was stupid for creating an "Eve" in the first place.

Considering what they said in the episode is what is said in that part of the book, it would've been stranger for them to have revealed the "true legend" at that point.

[castor212]

You know you can just type in "["spoiler"]" [insert spoiler tagged text] "["/spoiler"]" manually, right?

aint got time fo that

[LJ3]

Having caught up, all I can really say is

Fran a cute

[hayate]

And here I was, watching episode 3...

Spoiler:

Yep, they truly wanted the viewers to buy the Blu - rays...

Aniplex: We assumed that you have read the light novel, so we will skip those bits that are unimportant...

I should have read the light novels or the manga instead if this happened.

It's Rosario+Vampire season II syndrome all over again.

[rockitten]

And here I was, watching episode 3...

Spoiler:

Yep, they truly wanted the viewers to buy the Blu - rays...

Aniplex: We assumed that you have read the light novel, so we will skip those bits that are unimportant...

I should have read the light novels or the manga instead if this happened.

It's Rosario+Vampire season II syndrome all over again.

What is "Rosario+Vampire season II syndrome"??

Aniplex: We assumed F/AP is a "Mo san and Go-Lion show" plus some filler.......

[Lily Emilio]

Everytime I see someone write "F/AP" I always read it as fap...

[castor212]

hopw else r u supposed to read it

[Rafflesiac]

Everytime I see someone write "F/AP" I always read it as fap...

That's exactly why they write it that way.

[Mcjon01]

I mean it's not like it's necessary to distinguish it from anything.

[Imperial]

I'm not liking a lot of the choices they've made with the anime, but they've got me hooked by carrying across the best parts of the Daddy Kairi and Daughter Mordred routine.

I'll probably keep watching the subs until Sieg becomes more prominent and then pick it back up again months later once it's in English on Netflix.

[bassgs435]

I'm not liking a lot of the choices they've made with the anime, but they've got me hooked by carrying across the best parts of the Daddy Kairi and Daughter Mordred routine.

I'll probably keep watching the subs until Sieg becomes more prominent and then pick it back up again months later once it's in English on Netflix.

What do you think of the action animation we've seen so far?

[LJ3]

Not great

sound design I've been seeing complaints about and choreography is pretty uneven

[GuardianSoulBlade]

Not great

sound design I've been seeing complaints about and choreography is pretty uneven

I've seen people saying the anime sucks even though we're just 3/25 in, I think that's a little unfair, although I understand the complaints of people who actually read the LN.

[Sesto]

I read the LN and the anime is great tbh

[bassgs435]

I'e seen people saying the anime sucks even though we're just 3/25 in, I think that's a little unfair, although I understand the complaints of people who actually read the LN.

Well. It's fair to have criticisms for the animation this early. Generally, most anime shows have their best animation be on the first few episodes and the quality falls as the show goes on because of scheduling issues and episodes being rushed to meet deadlines. Of course, this doesn't always happen, but it happens often enough. Of course, it's possible for a show to have it's best animation saved for further in if the staff decides to focus their efforts on big fights or other such moments happening later on. But given what happens with most anime, it's fair to criticise the animation if you don't like what you see in the first few episodes

[fumei]

I'e seen people saying the anime sucks even though we're just 3/25 in, I think that's a little unfair, although I understand the complaints of people who actually read the LN.

I think it's hard to tell as of now whether it's ultimately going to be bad or not, ignoring animation and such. All the big stuff they've cut so far may very well make it in some other way later on, and the changes made might have a reasoning behind them, but until we know that, it's just like "well that's gonna fuck up things later" or "they just cut some major stuff for no reason".

[bassgs435]

I think it's hard to tell as of now whether it's ultimately going to be bad or not, ignoring animation and such. All the big stuff they've cut so far may very well make it in some other way later on, and the changes made might have a reasoning behind them, but until we know that, it's just like "well that's gonna fuck up things later" or "they just cut some major stuff for no reason".

I'm curious. What other important stuff has been changed or cut at this point in the adaptation?
I know
-Siegfried didn't say his true name to Karna in the LN
-They cut explanations about how hard it was for the homunculus to adjust to the world outside the tube (also, his first meeting with Astolfo was shortened)
-Chiron went in more detail about the reasoning behind wanting his immortality back
-The scene where Shirou Kotomine reports to the other red masters was different in the LN
Any other changes or important stuff left out?