Considering what was going on with God Eater anime at the time the fact that they were able to allocate anyone to work on this is a testament to their commitment to the Fate franchise. It is mostly some talking heads with a bit of reused footage. In the end there is nothing particularly difficult going on here. There is a reason that my Rin/Saber shipping roommate loves this ending as well. There is a reason I call this the Pimp Daddy Rin Tohsaka ending. It seems she will have to spend a good deal of time with both Shiro and Saber if she wants to keep Saber as a Servant. If you know anything about mana transfer in the Nasuverse then you know that Rin is in an extremely enviable position. Shiro is overjoyed to see Saber is still alive, Rin and Shiro have a conversation about the future, Saber confirms her contentment to live with Rin and Shiro. It is mostly just a bow on the idea of happily ever after. Past that point there is not that much story. I think we both audibly let out a sigh on relief when Shiro finally started talking. The fact that it took a minute and half for any dialog to occur does not seem that much of a wait but it can seem like an eternity when your on the edge of your seat. We were not sure that the episode was going to have subtitles. I admit my roommate an I started the OVA with a bit of bated breath. The trio of Shiro, Saber, and Rin now face a world of possibility freed from the chains of grief that weighted them down during the conflict. He is overjoyed to see that Saber was able to stay materialized after the fight despite using Excalibur. Because of that (and because of my preference for this ending) I would be remiss of me not to do a quick review of this unnecessary but greatly appreciated bit of fan service.Īfter Shiro awakes he discovers he passed out after his fight with Gilgamesh and the corrupted Holy Grail. While it is not the expanded story that the 25th episode of the TV series was for the original ending it is an acknowledgement that there was another valid ending. This is a short little OVA that basically sums up the Good Ending of Unlimited Blade Works as opposed to the Brilliant Years ending from the anime proper. You can argue how well that was accomplished (I think it was very successful with a few minor and easily forgivable hiccups) but I think this Sunny Day extra is a real proof that Ufotable is going out of their way to give you the most authentic reproduction of playing the visual novel (or at least the Réalta Nua version) you can get in an anime from. When the animation is firing on all cylinders it is OVA quality, the story tries its best to stay as faithful as it can while adapting the narrative to a different medium, and there is a palpable respect for the original and its fandom in the end product. But what you can’t say is that Ufotable did not go out of their way to try to make fans as happy as they could with this version of the story. There are hundred page threads consisting of nothing but complaints about certain segments of the original visual novel being left out, comments that some of the new scenes are questionable additions, detailed screen caps showing times when there were animation mistakes, and pacing debates as varied as the color palette on a Full Ultra HD TV. You can argue until your blue in the face if the changes Ufotable has made in adapting Unlimited Blade Works were a good idea. But despite the odds the OVA was there and subtitled. So another minor Type-Moon miracle occurred. I’m looking at you Einzbern Consultation Room. Also it would have hardly been blindsiding if it were on the box set but then not subbed. (I don’t have a Tamamo no Mae but once again … MINOR miracles.) So it should not be completely shocking that the second Unlimited Blade Works has a Sunny Day OVA but it was hardly guaranteed to be on there either. (It is going to be called Glitter Force but I am talking about minor miracles. Smile PreCure! being licensed without significant changes would be in the category of major miracles.) I even got Artoria Pendragon and Attila on two accounts in Fate/Grand Order. Smile PreCure! is going to be on Netflix. Legend of the Galactic Heroes, The Rose of Versailles, and Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure are all licensed for an English language release.
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