nobahn's Anime

First of all, this is neither for the children nor the squeemish. THERE IS GRAPHICALLY EXPLICIT VIOLENCE ALONG WITH SOME NUDITY (please note that this in not hentai). For those with a very healthy tolerance of both violence and nudity, then you will probably be interested in this series. The plot lines (and corresponding character development) are excellent. It is true that the violence/gore and nudity does beg the question: To what degree does it advance the plot/character development; and to what degree is it fanservice that panders to the lowest common denominator?

The series should be seen twice in its entirety because everything (and I do mean everything) is inserted into the anime for a reason – if not a purpose. Consider, for example, the song Lilium.

Here is not just a translation, but an interpretation as well.

1. "OS IUSTI MEDITABITUR SAPIENTIAM
   The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom
2. ET LINGUA EIUS LOQUETUR IUDICIUM
   And his tongue shall speak judgement
3. BEATUS VIR QUI SUFFERIT TENTATIONEM
   Blessed the man who resists temptation
4. QUONIAM CUM PROBATUS FUERIT ACCIPIET CORONAM VITAE
   For when proved he shall receive the crown of life
5. KYRIE, IGNIS DIVINE, ELEISON
   Lord, Divine Fire, have mercy
6. O QUAM SANCTA, QUAM SERENA
   O how holy, how serene
7. QUAM BENIGNA, QUAM AMOENA,
   How benevolent, how comforting,
8. O CASTITATIS LILIUM
   O Lily of Chastity.

"Presumably, the point of the song is that the 'just man' (the kid who’s hiding the genetically engineered girl) has to undergo trials, while the mutant girl is being compared to Mary." ―M.S. O'Brien

• Here is an analysis of the OP.
• Here is a listing of YouTube reviews.
• Here is a list of reviews as shown by DuckDuckGo.
• Am in the process of rewatching it and in the 1st episode no one is the slightest bit curious about the not-so-minor fact that everyone but one person in the control room has been murdered by a diclonious; so I'm cutting the ratings by one notch.

• NIce OST! (look up composer)
• Not just AN open-ended ending, but multiple open-ended endings!

1. 10/11
2. 10/11
3. 10/11
4. 10/11
5. 11/11 "Orwell" lives up or, rather, down to her name.....
6. 11/11 So [future] Akari is living for the day when Menou can and will kill her..... That's pretty twisted!

I like the ED!
7. Lots of shady stuff happening in the port of Libelle.....
   There's a missing explanation, though; so rating at 10/11
8. The investigation continues..... But what's up with the repeated use of the bar scene animation?! 9/11
9. So now Akari has questions for Manon Libelle..... 10/11
10. 11/11
11. Damn, but this is exciting! 11/11
12. I'm just dying for a 2nd cour! 11/11

Based on the popular Japanese mobile game, Fate/Grand Order is set in a world where, due to a series of temporal anomalies caused by wishes from the Holy Grail, the extinction of all humanity is only a year away. To fix these broken timelines, the last time travel-capable mage and a girl merged with the soul of the mysterious hero “Shielder” must travel back and fix what once went wrong. Their first stop? A world where the events of Fate/stay night went very, very badly.

Pros:

• Nice graphics!
  
• The ending is paramount.....
  
• "Fou"'s reaction at the 1:07:59 mark is almost priceless ― sorta breaking the 4th wall, really!
  
• Meaningful death confirmed.....
  
• Really open-ended ending.....

• Tristan "Arkada" Gallant's opinion on its watchability.

• "I want to get into Fate, but I don't know where to start!"|Red Bard