Fate/Extra: Last Encore

"UMU Extra: Last Monogatari" really only has ten episodes? Anichart promised thirteen, and the end of the tenth episode, interesting as it was to some extent, it certainly did not provide a satisfactory conclusion. So, I felt like I was watching a horse die before it reached the finish line. It was a weird anime series at all... I was probably most amused by the UMU counter, which a funny subtitle writer added in for a few episodes (which I thought would have been an excellent guide to the drinking game). Aside from that amusing weirdness, I also liked the treatment of the different floors, so varied and at times imaginative and well done - well, the studio that brought us the Monogatari anime series did not disappoint. I would also add something about Saber, who was so weird she was actually cute. Plus, there was also Rin, because damn, who is not fond of Rin? Anyway, unfortunately, that is kind of it; the fights are neither epic nor interesting. To a person who is not familiar with the game, the narrative is going to seem weird and uninteresting, and well, the main male protagonist? I think I would rather have had the girl who kicked the bucket right at the very beginning... 4.6/10. Edit 01.08.2018: So they were not bullshitting on Anichart, and there really are thirteen episodes; we just had to wait a while for the last three. So, today I finally watched a reasonably satisfying conclusion. It was satisfying mainly because there was an ending, and it may have made a little sense. I got another eighty minutes (because the last episode is over forty minutes long), the UMU counter stopped at eleven this time, which is surprisingly relatively low. I said goodbye to the weird and chatty Saber, who I still actually quite like even with all the UMU. I also saw a blonde version of Rin, which was a novelty. There were some pretty short fight scenes and a bunch of philosophizing and debating about human society and whether it makes any sense to save us. However, my impression still has not changed. I did not mind this new entry in the Fate universe, even though it is different from what I am used to (if only because the battles are Instanced rather than Battle Royale style). It is pretty weird, and I cannot say I am incredibly fond of it. However, all things considered, I may have enjoyed it a bit more than the whole Fate/Apocrypha, even though you know I am not going to award this more than 5/10 anyway. (15.04.2018)