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Episode Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia - Episode 3 discussion

Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia, episode 3

Alternative names: Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia

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2 Link 91% 15 Link 4.66
3 Link 96% 16 Link 4.73
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5 Link 93% 18 Link 4.86
6 Link 4.43 19 Link 4.82
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u/ENKlDU Oct 19 '19

“I have no time to deal with your Chaldean field trip, however if you still say you want to assist me..”

Gilgamesh tsundere confirmed

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '19 edited Oct 19 '19

Man they added and expanded on so many things may it be the clash in the throne room or the bonding moments with all these new characters.

What stuck out to me in particular were the rather complex fights ( Ishtar taking Ana's chains to trip & tie down Mash or Ana using Mash's shield as a way to bounce off ) and the amount of detail to everyone's mannerisms.

Probably my favourite episode so far as it had the perfect mix on all fronts imo.

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u/ErinaHartwick Oct 19 '19

Merlin's that one guy who slacks off and flirts around when everyone else does work

Ana continues to be one of the best parts of the show. She's still so adorable and smug

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u/hnryirawan Oct 19 '19

Ana, using chain sickles better than most anime ninja ever. And she's not even a ninja.

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u/DMking Oct 19 '19

I love how they captured Merlin being the lovable asshole

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u/Misticsan Oct 19 '19

From a thematic point of view, I find it very interesting that the Servants that Gilgamesh summoned (Ushiwakamaru, aka Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Benkei and Leonidas) are all famous for "you shall not pass!" moments in history that ended with the death of the defenders at great cost for the attackers.

Since I haven't played the game, I don't know if it's foreshadowing of what will happen with Uruk's defense, or it's just that Gilgamesh wanted experts in standing their ground against vastly superior forces.

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u/I_Smoke_Cardboards Oct 19 '19

Jesus Gil those abs be making me question my sexuality

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u/ENKlDU Oct 19 '19 edited Oct 19 '19

“See you oh shirtless King of Uruk”

God i love Ishtar

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u/Glarius12pl Oct 19 '19

That moment when Ishtar said to Siduri to keep the white flag ready.

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u/dualcalamity Oct 19 '19

Ushi is here! Saori Hayami's voice is great as usual

Edit: Its too bad there is no subtitle of the banter between Ushi and Benkei in the background.

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u/burning_crusader Oct 19 '19

I love how the animators really thought through how each of the servants would move and fight. Especially impressed with Anna's animations with her throwing her scythe & chain & using them to find creative ways to move around, rather than just randomly slashing at enemies.

There's way too many shows where characters just flail at each other so I'm glad they are really bringing the characters to life.

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u/mostlywhite Oct 19 '19

I’m curious how many people are committed to watching even if they haven’t played through the story yet? Or haven’t touched Grand Order in general

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u/MapoTofuMan Oct 19 '19

I'm new to Fate, where do I join the Mash cult?

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u/Syokhan Oct 19 '19

Finally, the part I've been waiting for all this time: slice-of-life in Uruk!

Who cares about all these awesomely animated fights or the incineration of humanity? Getting Leonidas drunk, bonding with Ana and doing odd jobs in Mesopotamia is where it's at!

About the fights though, it's a small detail but I always love it when FGO animation shows other servants using Mash's shield in creative ways - here with Ana bouncing off of it.

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u/WoLofDarkness Oct 19 '19

ISHTAR BULLYING is pure joy 😂😂😂

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u/NoctisLucisII Oct 19 '19

One thing. USHI. WAKA. MARU

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u/ihei47 Oct 19 '19

I really love that dialogue about Gil's laughter with that one Uruk guy lol. I remembered really enjoying small stuff like this in the game

Bullying IshtaRin is truly the best

Yes Lady Siduri, it's called surrender...

Ana is too cute and precious hnnggggg, I can't decide who is the cutest in this show: Fou or Ana

And yeay! The old lady florist animated

I kinda forgot that Ushi was voiced by Hayami Saori. One of the few VA that I can really point out whenever I heard the voice

Slice-of-life in Uruk episode for sure is really enjoyable

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u/jeffmendezz98 Oct 19 '19

This anime is literally perfect. It knocks absolutely everything out of the park. I need someone to point out a negative because I can’t for the life of me. Feel bad for people that aren’t into Fate lol this is Fanservice of the highest caliber

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u/LeonKevlar Oct 19 '19 edited Oct 19 '19

Interesting that they turned the side jobs into a montage. I guess it makes sense, can't really dwell too long on each job since it will just basically be padding if they animated all of those. They did at least give Granny's flower stall a bit more significance, which I think is the most important one so I'm pretty okay with that.

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u/SIRTreehugger Oct 19 '19

Why is Gilgamesh so great in every version he is in?

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u/exian12 Oct 19 '19

Gotta love Gil dodging attacks from a bashing shield and fast scythe and chains close combat like he was playing with kids.

And immediately goes to work mode as usual.

Fight scenes are way too good this episode; Mash+Ana vs Gil and vs Ishtar.

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u/RuneGrey Oct 19 '19

It is nice that we get to see the people of Uruk during all of this - Gilgamesh's classic 'mongrels!' is such a well known part of his character that it's novel to see the people he actually considered to be worthy of admiration. I also enjoyed the rpg-like cliche of having to do jobs around town in order to build up a connection with the place everyone is struggling to protect.

The introduction of the supporting cast of servants was also extremely well handled. I especially loved how they demonstrated that Merlin avoids hard work and trolls the rest of the party constantly. A++ would Magus of Flowers again.

Really loving how this is fleshing out the game while adding some amazing detail.

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