Sprite wrote...
Fate/Stay Night is good if you want to get all the references to the class cards and why certain characters are relevant. Fate Illya actually draws plot and references from F/0, F/SN and F/HA
Please tell me about the plot that F/K draws from other Fate works.
Gravity cat wrote...
Even if they aren't the same continuity, they're still related and part of an overall series.
Besides, I've gotten into F/SN. I've wanted to pick up the series for a while but this just gave me motivation to do so, and I like it so they've gained another follower. I don't see how that's a bad thing or why you're arguing against it.
That does not change the fact that I believe it's pointless to watch F/SN before F/K. F/K takes more from the VN than the anime, for example Alter Saber has only appeared in the VN(and not the anime) and does a cameo in F/K. What it does take is already explained within the F/K series with enough to live by F/K standards. It's true that I'm happy you are interested in the series and certainly I must be a fool to even consider advising you on how to spend your time, but it is my firm opinion that F/K before F/SN based upon your motivation to watch F/K is a fruitless endeavor.
I partially agree with Bagman. My problem with F/SN's anime is that it's awkward and it's only 1/3rd of the VN. The awkward part is pretty much Deen's fault for making scenes with long pauses, strange expressions on the character faces or just downright weirdness(Shirou tripping in a hallway with nothing in it). The problem with having only 1/3 the VN is that the story has a massive overarching plot which pieces together when all the routes are completed (there's even a True End for doing that). Only watching Deen's adaptation will give you a portion of the story leaving large holes in the plot which are filled by the other routes that the anime lacks. I discourage people from the anime because starting with the VN gives the full experience and while the VN is no polished gem it is better than the anime.
My disagreement with Bagman is that the worst route is UBW. Tohsaka not tsundere enough and didn't let Shirou cum inside, among some other things.