Expect a number of string instruments (primarily piano). I found that one track to be one of the most memorable parts of the episode.
I didn't find it too compelling or Fate-like for the first 10 minutes because there was quite a bit of comedy, but once the 10 and a half minute mark hits, the OVA becomes way more serious, leading to a fantastically executed scene with a genuinely great track to it.
Maybe it doesn't quite rival the Lancer vs Assassin fight from Heaven's Feel, but that was a feature-length movie, so I say "apples to oranges". From the backgrounds to the character movements, to the CGI cars, everything looks incredibly detailed and makes for quite the exhilarating spectacle. As for the single action scene in this episode, man did they go whole hog on it. Not sure why Gray needs to where a hood constantly, but her design is competent enough. I mean, my God, why is everyone's head an actual balloon in that show? And how do you screw up Rin's hair like that!?!?! Anyway, Waver's design, uber-long hair aside, was rather striking: the lines on his face were quite reminiscent of Kayneth's design in Fate/Zero, and I really appreciated this subtle expression of how far Waver has fallen since his youth. The character designs were on point here, a definite step up from the train-wreck that was Unlimited Blade Works. Clearly, and the end credits, I think, will back me up on this, TROYCA got some help from ufotable to do those backgrounds. Re:Creators looked good, like, really good, but its backgrounds were nowhere near the level of this episode. Now onto the parts that are good: the artwork is absolutely fantastic. At least this episode will likely feel more consistent in pacing than Un-Go's OVA did with its series, as much as I still love it. I will say this, though: perhaps having a prequel akin to Un-Go's prequel, showing the audience how the main hero got to where he's at would have been a bit better. I get the feeling that this was ultimately for people like myself who had never read the light novel, and was simply a means to an end, that end being to show us the good guys and the bad guys, as well as getting us caught up on Waver's current situation. Nothing special, but a decent enough introduction for the real first episode.
Waver Velvet is disliked by his co-workers, superiors, and successor to the point where theyĪre actively conspiring to murder him. I decided to see what it had to offer, and I have to say, I had fun with this episode.īad stuff first: its story is not really anything to write home about, and it can be summed up in one sentence.
#Lord el melloi ii sei no jikenbo rail zeppelin grace note series#
Needless to say, when I saw that a sequel/spin-off OVA to the series was announced, and produced by studio TROYCA no less, I was excited to check it out. In der Welt der Magie wimmelt es nur so von Mysterien und Geheimnissen und als sich in London merkwürdige Vorfälle, die alle mit Magie zu tun haben, häufen, ist es an Waver – Nein! An Lord El-Melloi II –, sich diesen Fällen anzunehmen! Unterstützt wird er dabei sowohl von der geheimnisvollen Gray, deren Ähnlichkeit zu Artoria Pendragon ihm immer noch zu schaffen macht, als auch von seinen treuen Schülern Svin und Flat.Fate/Zero has got to have a spot on many people's favorite anime list, and I am no exception to that. Während er sich aufgrund seiner sozial eher wackeligen Stellung sowie der Wahl seines Fachbereichs immer wieder dem Spott und dem Hass seiner Kollegen ausgeliefert sieht, ist er bei seinen Schülern ein durchaus beliebter und überaus respektierter Lehrer und Forscher. Dort hat er als Erbe Kayneth El-Melloi Archibalds nicht nur die Leitung des Instituts für moderne Magiekunde übernommen, sondern ist auch der vorübergehende Kopf des El-Melloi-Haushalts, bis seine Adoptivschwester Reine – die eigentliche Erbin – ihre Volljährigkeit erreicht. Zehn Jahre sind seit dem Vierten Krieg um den Heiligen Gral 1994 vergangen und Waver, der nun unter seinem offiziellen Titel »Lord El-Melloi II« bekannt ist, unterrichtet jetzt an der renommiertesten Magierschule der Welt, dem Clock Tower, unter dem wachsamen Auge der Mages’ Association. Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note, die Anime-Adaption zu Makoto Sandas »Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo«-Light-Novel, setzt die Geschichte um Waver Velvet fort.