WideEyedMan wrote...
Uzumaki101 wrote...
Either this is true....... or you're just thinking about this too much.
I'd rather think too much than think too little.
TheJ4cK wrote...
I think the series as a whole is just a nice little bonus gift for fans of the Fate franchise. As such, I believe that the source material is really nothing more than "more Fate" without any more intention to appeal to the hardcore otaku audience than to the fans of the Franchise.
But, this anime adaptation shows pretty clearly that right now is the time to appeal to the hardcore otakus, since the moe trend is still going pretty strong, with only less than a handful shows each eason to really break out of current tropes.
With that being said, yes I agree that the anime adaptation is just another sign of the industry becoming less quality-focused, which might just end up to being just another nail in the coffin for this industry in the long run. It doesn't really stop me from enjoying it though, which is kind of a scary thought tbh.
If it's more Fate service then why is it THAT different? They literally could have made their own generic characters and there would be no difference to the series right now. In fact F/K wants to stand on it's own with it's half-assed attempt at making a story and practically abandons all attempts at servicing Fate fans in the later segments. The only reason F/K has Fate in it's name is because it wants to bait in poor Fate fans who still trust Fate even after
Nasu stated he didn't want to work for Type-Moon on Fate anymore. Maybe even he saw what was awaiting Fate down the line, a gross misuse of a popular series to promote poor quality productions.
So animation studios should jump on the most profitable means currently rather than producing say, quality work worthy of any time? Prioritizing immediate gains over long term has always resulted in decline and the ire of the people suffering from that decline.
It should stop you from enjoying it, you should realize that the industry is insulting your intelligence by saying that this level of quality they want you to come to terms with.
I kinda misworded my thoughts there. When I said "it doesn't stop me from enjoying it" I meant, that there are parts of it that I really enjoyed - which was most of the fights involving the servant cards and stuff because that is very faithful to the franchise - and parts of it that I really couldn't care less about - which was everything else.
The reason why it is THAT different is because Prisma Illya is written by an author who used to draw Fate doujins. As to the reason why Type-Moon decided to let that person make an official spin-off, well the only logical reason I can think of would be to sell more products. In case of the Fate franchise it's relatively easy to add new spin-offs since you can just explain prety much everything with "parallel universe" and #justholygrailthings.
Was it necessary to use have this story set in the Fate universe? Ofc not, but neither is every other Fate spin-off that is not directly related to the original Fate/Stay Night. It just so happens that the concept of the Fate universe allows for expansions beyond one story.
You can clearly see that by just looking at how many Fate spin-offs are in existence, with only the Fate/extra series being written by Nasu himself.
Yes Nasu said that Fate/extra CCC would his last entry in the Fate franchise, meaning that he has said everything he wanted to say in regards to Fate (which is kinda ironic because apprarently he himself writes the script for the upcoming UBW anime). It's just that the concept he created allowed for more ideas to be expanded upon, something he probably grew tired of doing, so he just let other authors write spin-offs and profits from it.
Because let's be honest, Fate/stay night is an eroge (and thus, pornographic material) and was made with making sales in mind. It was also treated as such until Type-Moon realized that they could resell the exact same game again to a broader audience by releasing an all-ages version 8 years later without any technical updates.
All I want to say with this is: Type-Moon is just a business, aiming at selling entertainment media. I wouldn't necessarily blame anyone in the industry for focusing more on otaku pandering material than anything else. This whole system runs on supply and demand. The industry as a whole just realized that the demand for moeblob bullshit has risen over the past years, with the medium "anime" becoming more and more mainstream and the average consumer only looking at said medium on the most superficial level.
It is just too much effort to work harder towards the same amount of money that be made much easier, especially concerning the really fucked up working conditions in Japan. Companies are just doing things from a business perspective, which I really can't blame them for.