Episode 1 - HS





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Damn, this was good. I've got absolutely no complaints. The pace felt just right. Not too fast, so it built sufficiently Shiro's normal life that was shattered for good, yet not too slow either to lose the dynamics and get boring. I especially liked how some "noname" characters got a bit of screen time, as, to be honest, playing the game it always felt like the school had only a few students (Sakura, Rin, Shiro, Shinji, Issei, and Ayako) and then a gray, faceless and nameless mass in the background. This episode made it feel more like a real school.

The visuals are really great. Normally with most series I'd now say that they will severely drop towards the end, but with a Type-Moon show, I trust they will remain good. Lancer's noble phantasm could have been done either in a minimalistic way (because, honestly, when explained it actually is really simple) or in the flashy way we saw here, and I don't think either would be a bad choice. I suppose the flashy way would suit this show with the fights overall being so full of movement and light effects. Shiro's fight against Lancer was really nicely made, and like Lancer said, his last defence was particularly good.

I'm gleefully waiting for all the Rin goodness in the coming eps. Ryll may appreciate more Sakura's perfectly womanly shape, but Rin's personality and stunts are much funnier.