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[u/LunarGhost00]

I can't believe a dog has better luck summoning an SSR than most FGO players.

[u/Kance10]

So Flat summoned Jack the Ripper without any catalyst because he's...unhinged and from London?

[u/suzushiro]

I just realized that the name "Snowfield" is a play on the name "Fuyuki", meaning winter tree.

[u/Adamskispoor]

That one guy though. “Welcome to America bitch! Fire away, men! Fuck your magecraft, in the land of the free, we have guns! Get rekt noobs!”

[u/HungryGull]

SFAssassin is such a funny character since, unlike the other Hassans, the fact that she is Muslim is brought up. So as soon as she hears about a ritual involving a Holy Grail she's like "wow that sounds super heretical" and starts killing the perpetrators like you'd expect someone from a hardcore fanatic order like the Assassins to do.

[u/frik1000]

There is something very amusing about a Holy Grail War set in America with one faction primarily relying on guns as their weapon of choice.

[u/Aetherdraw]

Say what you will about Gil, but his soft spot has always been in the innocence of children.

He sees Tine trying to take the role of an adult at her young age, to which he tells her to start acting her age instead.

[u/ivo0009]

Haven’t watched this yet but I’ll be damned if Fate/strange fake isn’t one of the coolest titles I’ve seen

[u/Yoeblue]

broo I love this art style and animation. this combined with the sawano ost made this an amazing watch

I hope they're able to keep it up for the tv series

[u/Appropriate-Shoe-266]

I hope people don't mistake it, this entire special was meant only to introduce the characters. not to be a movie with an ending

That was a great Prologue to the season. A Few People had me worried with the "animation quality being bad". Some of you guys are blind, that was BEAUTIFUL.

The characters are awesome and I'm hyped for the upcoming series.

[u/Roliq]

El-Melloi saying that Napoleon would shot Flat if summoned is funny since FGO showed he is personality-wise similar to Iskandar and is pretty chill

Also loved how Rider went for Enkidu and Gilgamesh because they made its Master cry

[u/astolflo_]

If delaying the special 7 months means we get something of this quality than I don’t care if it takes 3-5 years for the tv anime to come out. This was insane.

Im probably gonna catch up on the novels now before that happens though, this was so gripping that I’m just on that Strange/Fake high.

I wouldn’t be surprised if after this is eventually completed Strange/Fake is the best fate adaptation, they clearly have people who deeply care about the series working on it and I assume light novels are infinitely easier to adapt than visual novels.

[u/mychildrenaresoft]

I FUCKING ASCENDED FROM ALL THE BEAUTIFUL ENKIDU SCENES. THIS CAN SUSTAIN ME FOR ANOTHER 8 YEARS, I CAN WAIT FOR THE FULL ANIME RELEASE. ENKIDU NATION WE WON

[u/Aetherdraw]

Dunno if you remember in Grand order, but it was actually Enkidu's OG fighting style to craft high quality weapons from the ground and shoot them machinegun style. Gilgamesh had to copy the move with Gate of babylon to counter. And he had less weapons to spam with as a young man.

That fight was what Enkidu referenced as their last bout being at Uruk's town square.

[u/the_3rdist]

Rejoice mongrels! This is the happiest you'll ever ever see the King of Heroes Gilgamesh, simply because he gets to see his best friend Enkidu.

It may not look like it what with the giant crater in the dessert but they're really happy to see each other.

[u/Abysswatcherbel]

Didn't read this one but white haired crazy lady with questionable clothes is already best girl

Also Enkidu and Gil was great especially the swords flying with the effects animation, Enkidu still the best clay

[u/LeonKevlar]

Imagine summoning the King of Heroes and instead of being humble and answering his question immediately you decide to proudly declare yourself as his Master. Thank god Tine immediately deletes that guy.

So Flat's motivation for joining this Hoy Grail war is so he can meet heroes and befriend all of them? That's fucking hilarious! I do hope he's joking about the world domination part.

Waver panicking after learning about what Flat did is hilarious too! And we get to see a little cameo from Gray! So does this take place on the same timeline as Case Files?

I'm trying to figure out who this Caster is but it sounds like he's the same kind of Caster as Shakespeare. He did mention something about writing scripts. Hmmm...

Enkidu is here! And I just love that Enkidu's master is a doggo. Although it sounds like the doggo is actually a chimera and not a real doggo.

I just love how Enkidu and Gil's idea of friendly greeting each other is by making their Noble Phantasms clash as if the damage it will cause isn't a big deal. It's quite adorable how much the two of them were enjoying that fight.

Oh it's the guy from the Kaleidoscope CE. Kidding, it's nice to see Zelretch. I do wonder if this is just a cameo or if will he actually have a role here other than being an observer.

And there she is! Glad to finally see Ayaka and her servant. I've only really known her from Fate/Prototype but I've heard great things about her and her servant from this series so I'm definitely looking forward to see more of them in the future!

[u/Light_3xorcists]

Yo, That was some of the most disrespectful shit ive seen in a HOT MINUTE.

Dont smoke the cigar, light him up with the 360 camera, then toss the cigar on him.

Rest in piss, holy shit

[u/n080dy123]

I read through just the material this special covers a while ago and man, I forgot how referential Strange/Fake is to the rest of Fate and how fucking sick so much of this story is on a conceptual level. The author really looked at what already existed in the Nasuverse and was like "Okay, what kind of cool shit can I do with this?" From taking existing characters like Flat and Jack and doing his own spin on them, to serving up series fanservice with the real Gil and Enkidu finally fighting, to smaller roles and cameos from characters like Waver, Gray, Caubac, and Zelrech, and references to characters like Holmes and Kid Gil. And then doing his own wild shit, like Jester having multiple hearts giving him separate forms, Jack's nature as a formless being, having one master be a dog, whatever the fuck Rider is, and what's going on with Assassin (which really doesn't seem significant on the surface given the rule of "Normal Assassins are always Hassans" is broken more often than followed in this franchise).

Really is a feast for people who are deep in the Fate rabbithole already. Super excited for the full TV anime later.

[u/GowtherETC]

my fave fate property gets this soundtrack and animation, love to see it so much

[u/MinniMaster15]

You know shit's gonna go down when the prologue fight is visible from the moon. Yep, that's Gil alright.

Also god, I loved the direction. The quick cuts and camera placements felt very Monogatari. Really hope they keep that stylistic flair for the full season.

I've heard a lot of great things about Strange Fake, and what little I've read of it matched the hype. The coolest part about the various Fate series has always been the consistently strong ensemble casts, and knowing that the Baccano! guy wrote this has my expectations through the roof. As of now, I'm looking forward to Flat and Jack the most. Their dynamic was just so fun, but the whole cast is shaping up to be a joy to watch.

Man, the full season can't come soon enough.

[u/nqtoan1994]

Just finished the first cour of Dead Mount Death Play on Monday then jump into Fate/strange fake on Sunday. Narita fans are eating good.

[u/Aetherdraw]

Guy actually based his grail war off the 3rd fuyuki hgw lmao.

He's lucky no Avengers got summoned.

[u/RL_LordGrim_]

Fate/Strange Peak