Fate/Zero Volume 3
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Gen Urobuchi and Shinjiro's manga adaptation of Type-Moon's hit anime and novel series continues! With the fourth Holy Grail War underway, seven magi and their summoned heroes from history being to meet and battle to the death to claim the grail and have their wishes granted! Contestants Rider and Waver join a shipyard conflict, making a dramatic entrance and adding to the destruction already caused. The strange servant named Caster and his master bond over a shared predilection for torture, and Kariya's horrific origins are revealed.
* This volume carries an 18+ content advisory.
Praise for the original Fate/Zero manga:
"It has dynamic, multifaceted characters, explores great philosophies and themes, and tops it off with large helpings of action. It also has the will to go deep into dark, psychological territory to improve both its characters and story." -Kotaku
"As both a standalone project and a prequel, the series is an unqualified success." -Anime News Network
"The time and effort that Urobuchi puts into the majority of the characters. Motivations are explored and contrasted, relationships grow and are expanded upon and all this gives the superb action context and meaning."
-T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews
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Seven humans have been chosen by the Holy Grail to fight a war through familiars who happen to be legendary figures from history, including King Arthur and Alexander the Great. But these avatars are not what you'd expect: Arthur's an iron-willed woman and Alexander is a mighty bear of a man. As the players meet their masters and the chess pieces assemble for battle, bonds are forged and tested, with betrayals imminent. Based on the popular dark anime, this is a fairly standard commercial manga adaptation: it's got pretty art but lacks true artistic initiative. Some characters are extremely generic, forcing the few who are genuinely alluring to carry the story. The plot is confusing and frantic; a lot happens, but a main character is frustratingly hard to find. Older teens will enjoy the action, and its momentum makes the reader curious for the continuation, but the book fails to improve upon the anime's flaws and instead has carried them over to the page with the unfortunate addition of stiff dialogue.
