
Others argue that she's still a badass Action Girl and feel that having an idealistic character among a cast of flawed and conflicted characters helps to alleviate some of the darkness. Some fans didn't take too kindly to her Honor Before Reason worldview for feeling that it clashes with the series' darker tone, and feel that her initial weakness represents her poorly. Saber herself, especially compared to her portrayal in Fate/stay night.The ending of episode 18, Manten by Kalafina is just as epic and perfectly encapsulates the tragedy of Kiritsugu Emiya. The second opening, To The Beginning by Kalafina, and the second ending, Sora Wa Takaku Kaze Wa Utau by Luna Haruna, are just as very awesome to listen and capture the mood of the series.The first opening, Oath Sign, by LiSA, and the first ending, Memoria, by Eir Aoi, are just phenomenal to listen to.Awesome Music: The score for the anime is composed by Yuki Kajiura.He also believes he can convince the other Servants to become his subbordinates.
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Angst Aversion: People familiar with Fate/stay night will know that the events of this story lead up to a pretty bleak Foregone Conclusion.But since all of this is interpreted from Kariya's perspective, it's hard to tell what her exact feelings where through all of this. Kariya interprets their relationship as Aoi being an Extreme Doormat who goes along with all of Tokiomi's whims, so when the Tohsaka's willing gives up Sakura to the Matous, Kariya treats Aoi as the unwilling victim. By all appearances, she's Tokiomi's submissive-housewife. Aoi Tohsaka, in the grand scheme of things, is a minor supporting character but her place in the story serves as the major driving force for Kariya Matou's actions.Kirei's subconscious desire might have been something else entirely. While Angra Mainyu creates slaughter for him and he believes this to be his realization, one should not forget that the Grail interprets any wish in the most murderous way possible. We already know he enjoys the suffering of others, but it is unclear whether or not that is his greatest wish. Comparisons between the F/Z LN volumes and the anime adaptation are almost non-existent in most discussions of the storyline, in stark contrast to how fans constantly compare the F/SN visual novel to its adaptations.

Adaptation Displacement: Unlike its predecessor Fate/stay night, where its original status as a visual novel is very well-known and frequently considered to be superior to any of its anime adaptations, a lot of people are unaware that Fate/Zero originated as a 4-volume light novel series.Accidental Innuendo: Lancer declaring to Saber that she's "as good as naked before spear" is supposed to be a straightforward reference to his spear's Armor-Piercing Attack, but that didn't keep it from getting its share of fanart making his line more literal.
