Fate/Zero, Vol. 5

Fate/Zero (Manga) #5

by Gen Urobuchi, Shinjiro (Illustrator), Type-Moon (Creator)

Two desperate hunts stalk the dark woods that shroud Einzbern Castle, as Lancer and Saber confront the hideous sorcery of Caster, incarnation of the fiendish Gilles de Rais, while Irisviel follows Maiya in search of the master magician Kirei. Is mage killer Kiritsugu risking both his wife and his mistress in a cold-blooded scheme to assassinate Kirei . . . ?

Genres: Manga

168 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2013

About the author

Name in kanji: 虚淵玄

(虚淵玄 Urobuchi Gen) is a Japanese writer for visual novels, light novels, and anime. He is known for his dark style, nihilistic themes, and tragic plot twists, earning him the fan nickname "Urobutcher." Some of his more popular works include the 2003 visual novel Saya no Uta, the 2011 anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the 2012 anime Psycho-Pass, the light novel and anime Fate/Zero, and the 2013–2014 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Gaim. He currently works at Nitroplus.

Reviews

[Tiffany Martin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay....so, up until this latest book, I relatively enjoyed this series but after this one, I am not going any farther. While I enjoy the combat, I have ultimately lost interest in the storyline and only a few characters are still intriguing to me and even they are a bit repetitive at this point.

[Lai Hoi Ching Sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each of the character has encountered situations that can really be best described as being at the extremes of human experiences. The level of personal tragedy that many of the characters are familiar with makes them easy to understand on an intellectual level but ironically, harder to relate to. There are some exceptions to this, of course, but by and large, it is difficult to really put yourself in the emotional shoes of characters who have either been through or inflicted tremendous pain and suffering and trauma. Yet for all that, the characters are almost all rich and complex, and they are very effectively deployed throughout the series.

[kerrycat · Rating 5 out of 5]

If 'mistress' means in the physical sense and not just Maiya's torchbearing, then I missed something huge in the anime. I can't imagine Kiritsugu doing that to Irisviel - I just can't.

[Milie_Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

La suite du combat, on en découvre plus sur la femme de Kiritsugu qui utilise enfin ses pouvoirs.

[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

[REVIEW TO COME LATER UPON RE-READ.]