This whole journey started, when the original anime adaptation of Fate/Stay Night aired in 2007:
The whole anime community was still fragmented & fansubs were the only viable way to watch current shows. The battle royale fought by legendary heroes for an omnipotent grail, magnificent soundtrack by Kenji Kawaii, GARcher, weekly preview by Kotomine with
Unmei no Yoru in the background. Also, very regal
Saber theme.
From there on, I sought out the VN, but since it was still being translated (huge thanks to the community that was then still residing under the proboard.com domain) I arrived at
An older TYPE-MOON work but still, the themes of life, death, and morality were attractive. A bit bummed about the normal ending for Akiha, I kept waiting for an adaptation of this work that would do it
justice. Luckily, the translated Fate VN would have to fill the gap.