Product: Fate/Stay Night, Vol. 6: The Holy Grail Limited Edition
Rating: 5.0
SABER VS RIDER
AS THE MAGE WARS RAGES...SABER AND HER MASTER ARE NOT EXACTLY TEAM PLAYERS. THEY BICKER AND ARGUE AS TO THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT THE MYSTERY WITCH AT THE TEMPLE, AND AFTERWARDS SABER GOES OUT TO FIGHT HER ALONE, RUNNING INTO THE SIXTH SERVANT, ASSASSIN (FOR THOSE KEEPING TRACK THERE IS SABER, ARCHER, RIDER, LANCER, AND BERSERKER. THE ONLY ONE LEFT IS CASTER). WHILE THE TWO FIGHT IT OUT, RIDER TRIES TO USE THE CONFUSION TO KILL ASSASSIN'S MASTER, BUT RETREATS AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT. AFTER THE FIGHT SABER AND SHIROU HAVE ANOTHER ARGUEMENT ABOUT ATTACKING THE WITCH, BUT BOTH SOON REALIZE THAT THEY ARE BOTH TRYING TO PROTECT EACH OTHER AND A MORE PERSONAL BOND STARTS TO GROW. MEANWHILE SABER AND RIN BOTH DECIDE IT IS TIME TO IMPROVE SHIROU'S COMBAT AND MAGIC ABILITIES, WHICH INCLUDE BEATING HIM SENSELESS AND MAKING HIM BREAK THINGS WHILE LEARNING CONTROL. DURING A BREAK IN THE ACTION, SHIROU RUNS INTO BERSERKER'S MASTER AND LEARNS THAT SHE REALLY IS NOT A BAD PERSON. LIKE HIM, SHE IS FORCED INTO THE GRAIL WARS AS A MASTER THROUGH A TWIST OF FATE.BUT THINGS GO FROM BAD TO WORSE WHEN RIDER'S MASTER ACTIVATES A BARRIER TO SUCK THE LIFE OUT OF ALL HIS CLASSMATES TO STRENGTHEN HIS SERVANT, LEADING TO AN ALL OUT BATTLE BETWEEN ONCE-FRIENDS AND SERVANTS. FORCING RIDER TO RETREAT WAS A PARTIAL VICTORY SINCE SHE HAS A LATENT ABILITY THAT ALLOWS HER TO ESCAPE BATTLE AND FORCES A FINAL CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SABER AND RIDER. THE BEST PART IS WHEN SABER FINALLY REVEALS WHAT HER WEAPON IS AND GIVES US ALL A MAJOR CLUE AS TO WHO SHE REALLY IS (SORRY FOLKS, HER IDENTITY IS STILL NOT OUT THERE DESPITE WHAT THE BOX SAYS.)SO FAR THE SERIES HAS NOT DISAPPOINTED WITH THE STORY AND THE ANIMATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT DISC.....