My first Fate exposure was to the fansubbed version of Studio DEEN’s oft-derided 2006 Fate/Stay Night anime.

Unlike with Monogatari, I am no Fate newbie.

In the meantime, I thought it might be fun to start an in-depth look at another pillar of anime fandom, the world-conquering monolithic behemoth that is TYPE-MOON’s Fate franchise. Don’t worry, I’ll get round to exorcising that aberration from my system eventually. Although I’ve recently finished watching the final season, I can’t quite bring myself to write about it. So for the past year or more, I’ve been gradually trudging my way through the entire Monogatari anime series - all 100 episodes and 3 movies, and writing my thoughts about them on AniTAY. Or maybe she’ll just allow her meat-mountain servant to smush you into itty-bitty pieces.

Deviate from Illya’s instructions and she’ll keep you as an eternally suffering but immobile living doll, unable to scream or beg for forgiveness. Illya and BAHSAHKAH are here to tell you the correct way to experience Fate.

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