So I like Shirou, he's a pretty cool dude and has an interesting arc across UBW and Heavens Feel and for once I actually understand what it is about him that the ladies like. No matter his form he has this naturally caring nature that really comes across with how he fusses around like a mother hen, then turns into ultra-protective crazy-person. I also like how he's got an actual character arc.
Having said that, watching this makes me very aware of something: he doesn't hold a candle to Rin. Overall Rin is probably one of my favorite characters ever, and she just has this charisma that makes her steal the scenes. Add into this that literally every route Rin is the one who actually comes up with the plans to win, and is generally pretty baller makes me incredibly sad that Rin isn't our protagonist.
Also, it's refreshing to see a female character who can be implusive (see her response to Archer being a troll) yet can also just be sarcastic and fuck with people. Her telling Shinji in no uncertain terms to go fuck himself was beautiful, and her responses to Archer once she worked out he's a trolling bastard where great.
Also something I have apparently missed, Rin tells Archer there is only one other mage family and they dun goofed their magic line, but she knows that isn't true, since a huge part of her character is her conflicted feelings on that matter (Are spoilers okay to post here? I'll refrain for now). It makes no sense that she doesn't even consider the Matoi a threat considering.
Having said that, watching this makes me very aware of something: he doesn't hold a candle to Rin. Overall Rin is probably one of my favorite characters ever, and she just has this charisma that makes her steal the scenes. Add into this that literally every route Rin is the one who actually comes up with the plans to win, and is generally pretty baller makes me incredibly sad that Rin isn't our protagonist.
Also, it's refreshing to see a female character who can be implusive (see her response to Archer being a troll) yet can also just be sarcastic and fuck with people. Her telling Shinji in no uncertain terms to go fuck himself was beautiful, and her responses to Archer once she worked out he's a trolling bastard where great.
Also something I have apparently missed, Rin tells Archer there is only one other mage family and they dun goofed their magic line, but she knows that isn't true, since a huge part of her character is her conflicted feelings on that matter (Are spoilers okay to post here? I'll refrain for now). It makes no sense that she doesn't even consider the Matoi a threat considering.