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I'm going to be honest with you all: I don't actually know what a gratin is. ("A gratin is an ingredient made of animal fat and used as a gelling agent." "No, you're thinking of gelatine, a gratin is...")
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Right, here's the explanation for Fate/Prototype as I understand it: once upon a time, Type Moon took the original notes and setting they had for the Fate franchise and animated a tiny part of it! This was back when the anime apparently had a female protagonist (I AM SULKING THAT THEY CHANGED THIS) and Saber was a guy! I am confusion at the idea, but also very here for the idea of replacing Shirou with a goth girl who understands the plot and would rather not.
(Obviously the romances with Rin/Saber/Sakura would have to remain unchanged, gimme.)
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(Obviously the romances with Rin/Saber/Sakura would have to remain unchanged, gimme.)
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We're back! I continue to have feelings about Today's Menu for the Emiya Family! Today: ILLYA GETS TO BE ADORABLE AND LOVED AND THIS IS GREAT FOR ME AND MY HEART.
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TODAY'S MENU FOR THE EMIYA FAMILY CONTINUES TO BE REALLY CUTE, YOU GUYS. And in this episode, my TOTALLY NOTE FAVOURITE FATE CHARACTER EVER shows up! Yay! (I don't know who IS my favourite character in Fate, for the record, but Lancer is one of the like THREE PEOPLE who treats Rin with the respect she deserves so I loooooove hiiiiiim.)
... I'm not saying that this reaction shot is literally just endless variations of LANCER I LOVE YOU but I'm not NOT saying that.
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... I'm not saying that this reaction shot is literally just endless variations of LANCER I LOVE YOU but I'm not NOT saying that.
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Once upon a time while looking for icons, I discovered that Today's Menu For The Emiya Family is a show that exists! It's a cute little series that appears to be set in the happiest timeline, where all of the Masters and Servants are living happily, not committing murders, and cooking together instead!
... It's delightful, it's so pure, I love it. I'm so happy that for once, it was me that got to bring a Fate series to Lex instead of the other way around, and that it's so lovely! It's basically the Fate/Sweetness & Lightning fusion AU, and I am so here for it.
(Apart from the fact that Shinji is still alive and in people's lives, because I straight up hiss at the screen whenever he appears. GO AWAY SHINJI, YOU DON'T DESERVE NICE THINGS.)
But, because I do, and because I cope with nice things by capslocking: reaction shot!
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But yeah, I really like Today's Menu for the Emiya family. It's sweet and wholesome and kind, and I kinda love that it's just a load of people who we've seen trying to kill each other being domestic together like it's a perfectly normal thing. A+ work everyone involved, please keep that up.
Oh, and as promised, the recipe included in the show for toshikoshi soba, with all the attendent provisos that I don't cook, I cannot judge how accurate or reasonable this recipe is, and I take no responsibility if it kills you after you try it. I googled it and the recipes online seem to match up, so it might NOT kill you, but I am not to be trusted on stuff like this beyond "That's what the tv said!"
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... It's delightful, it's so pure, I love it. I'm so happy that for once, it was me that got to bring a Fate series to Lex instead of the other way around, and that it's so lovely! It's basically the Fate/Sweetness & Lightning fusion AU, and I am so here for it.
(Apart from the fact that Shinji is still alive and in people's lives, because I straight up hiss at the screen whenever he appears. GO AWAY SHINJI, YOU DON'T DESERVE NICE THINGS.)
But, because I do, and because I cope with nice things by capslocking: reaction shot!
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But yeah, I really like Today's Menu for the Emiya family. It's sweet and wholesome and kind, and I kinda love that it's just a load of people who we've seen trying to kill each other being domestic together like it's a perfectly normal thing. A+ work everyone involved, please keep that up.
Oh, and as promised, the recipe included in the show for toshikoshi soba, with all the attendent provisos that I don't cook, I cannot judge how accurate or reasonable this recipe is, and I take no responsibility if it kills you after you try it. I googled it and the recipes online seem to match up, so it might NOT kill you, but I am not to be trusted on stuff like this beyond "That's what the tv said!"
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya should really be my thing. I like to imagine that it got made because someone in the office accidentally sent in their Fate/Card Captor Sakura fusion AU instead of their work, and management went "!!!!!" It should be my thing! I like magical girls capturing cards! I like the Fate mash-up of mythologies and Pokémon battles! I like yelling at my ships and the steady inexorable knowledge that this is basically a slasher movie in terms of survival odds! I should be the target audience for this show!
... Except that someone went "Fuck, how can we get straight dudes to watch this show?" and the answer was "I dunno, ramp up the male gaze and put in a ludicrous amount of fanservice, that should get 'em."
Motherfuckers.
(I actually asked Lex "Was it really that bad? I know it was bad enough that I stopped watching like three episodes in, but was it that bad?" And even Lex was like "Oh yeah." And my tolerance for fanservice was a lot higher back when Lex was watching Kaleid Liner. Apparently it got better after I stopped watching, but it also got a hell of a lot worse.)
ANYWAY, yes, it has Illya as an adorable happy magical girl trying to catch the cards of heroic spirits that Rin and her rival let loose; Illya's rival/best friend is a magical girl called Miyu who is VERY SERIOUS. Like, full-on "There is an entire episode revolving around how she can't use magic to fly because she understands too much physics to suspend her disbelief." That part is REALLY CUTE. And they made a movie that's entirely just Miyu's backstory and pretty much no fanservice! EXCELLENT.
Disclaimer: there are spoilers for both the show, the main Fate universe (Mainly Zero, Stay/Night and Unlimited Bladeworks), and the movie here! I'm not sure how much of Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya you need to have seen for the movie to make sense – I've only seen three episodes, but also Lex has seen all of it so whenever I was like "Wait, no, what was that about?" Lex was there to explain what the hell. So... Fair warning, I guess! The important thing to know is that this branch of the Fate multiverse revolves around the heroic spirits being embodied through cards.
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... Except that someone went "Fuck, how can we get straight dudes to watch this show?" and the answer was "I dunno, ramp up the male gaze and put in a ludicrous amount of fanservice, that should get 'em."
Motherfuckers.
(I actually asked Lex "Was it really that bad? I know it was bad enough that I stopped watching like three episodes in, but was it that bad?" And even Lex was like "Oh yeah." And my tolerance for fanservice was a lot higher back when Lex was watching Kaleid Liner. Apparently it got better after I stopped watching, but it also got a hell of a lot worse.)
ANYWAY, yes, it has Illya as an adorable happy magical girl trying to catch the cards of heroic spirits that Rin and her rival let loose; Illya's rival/best friend is a magical girl called Miyu who is VERY SERIOUS. Like, full-on "There is an entire episode revolving around how she can't use magic to fly because she understands too much physics to suspend her disbelief." That part is REALLY CUTE. And they made a movie that's entirely just Miyu's backstory and pretty much no fanservice! EXCELLENT.
Disclaimer: there are spoilers for both the show, the main Fate universe (Mainly Zero, Stay/Night and Unlimited Bladeworks), and the movie here! I'm not sure how much of Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya you need to have seen for the movie to make sense – I've only seen three episodes, but also Lex has seen all of it so whenever I was like "Wait, no, what was that about?" Lex was there to explain what the hell. So... Fair warning, I guess! The important thing to know is that this branch of the Fate multiverse revolves around the heroic spirits being embodied through cards.
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Guys... Did we have an episode that made sense?
(I would like it noted that I asked Lex when new episodes of "the bad show" came out and he knew EXACTLY what I meant. He SAYS it's because it's the only show we're watching together, but you and I know the truth.)
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(I would like it noted that I asked Lex when new episodes of "the bad show" came out and he knew EXACTLY what I meant. He SAYS it's because it's the only show we're watching together, but you and I know the truth.)
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Okay, I absolutely need to get this done and queued today (Monday) because Lex and I are going to watch the newest episode at some point today or tomorrow and I NEED TO BE READY. It's a lot harder to keep episodes separate in my head for Fate than it is for Princess Principal, because Princess Principal is discrete non-linear blocks, and Fate/Apocrypha is one mostly-linear narrative, but I'm doing my best. Even though Fate/Apocrypha is doing some things. *drags hands down face*
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THE BATTLE CONTINUES and everything is... Slightly less Not Okay than last week? Although caution warning for this episode because that sure was on-screen abuse right there, and also apparently I'm still mad about one of the characters from the main timeline so caution warning for yelling about rapists.
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Reaction Shot: Fate/Apocrypha Episodes 7 and 8
Thursday, 24 August 2017 10:45 pmIt turns out that Lex and I missed an episode of Fate/Apocrypha, so enjoy this twofer, I guess! (Also I'm gonna TRY to separate it out into the right episodes, but uh... That might not work so well...)
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Reaction Shot: Fate/Apocrypha and Princess Principal episodes six
Tuesday, 15 August 2017 11:16 pmI promised that I’d be back with the bullet points and yelling, and look! Fate/Apocrypha is back! Oh my beautiful darling show, it’s been too long! *dreamy sigh*
So let’s get this rolling by yelling about ( Fate Apocrypha Episode Six! )
And this episode of Princess Principal was really fucking bleak in an entirely obvious way, but it was still bleak, as a fair warning. Caution warning for physically abusive parents and alchoholism! Let's go and yell about ( episode six. )
So let’s get this rolling by yelling about ( Fate Apocrypha Episode Six! )
And this episode of Princess Principal was really fucking bleak in an entirely obvious way, but it was still bleak, as a fair warning. Caution warning for physically abusive parents and alchoholism! Let's go and yell about ( episode six. )
Reaction shots: Fate/Apocrypha Ep 5 and Princess Principal Ep 4
Tuesday, 8 August 2017 12:00 amMan, watching TV when it comes out is REALLY WEIRD. WHERE IS THE REST OF FATE/APOCRYPHA, GUYS, WHY CAN'T I MAINLINE IT ALL YET.
Okay, so, ( Fate/Apocrypha )
AND THEN WE WATCHED PRINCESS PRINCIPAL which was honestly happier but I still have an abundance of emotions about everything, so.
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Okay, so, ( Fate/Apocrypha )
AND THEN WE WATCHED PRINCESS PRINCIPAL which was honestly happier but I still have an abundance of emotions about everything, so.
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Reaction Shot: Fate/Apocrypha episode 3
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 11:57 amI probably have more to say about this one, but I have forgotten most of it I'm afraid. (Lex managed to distract me by watching Doctor Who afterwards while I was trying to do a transcription, so my brain has glitched and rebooted to "Wow, that Missy lady is pretty and I have no idea what's going on but she threw the Master up against a wall and now I might ship it."
IN NON-SHIPPING NEWS: THIS THING.
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Yeah, I have no ships here yet, just anti-ships. Maybe I'm not well.
IN NON-SHIPPING NEWS: THIS THING.
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Yeah, I have no ships here yet, just anti-ships. Maybe I'm not well.
Reaction Shot: Fate/Apocrypha episodes 1 and 2
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 11:46 amHello my darlings! Lex is showing me Fate/Apocrypha as it comes out, because the Fate franchise is that rare beast: a fandom that we both like.
I am very cautiously excited, because this could be great. I am going to see about rough reaction shots as we go, you may well end up tracking me going through pits of despair as the characters I love die and the characters I was hoping for a gruesome death for get to live past the ending. (I am still not over Fate/Zero or Unlimited Bladeworks, it turns out.) WE SHALL SEE. But yes, this is all written after the fact, so nothing will be in the correct order, I'm afraid, just as I think of it.
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I am very cautiously excited, because this could be great. I am going to see about rough reaction shots as we go, you may well end up tracking me going through pits of despair as the characters I love die and the characters I was hoping for a gruesome death for get to live past the ending. (I am still not over Fate/Zero or Unlimited Bladeworks, it turns out.) WE SHALL SEE. But yes, this is all written after the fact, so nothing will be in the correct order, I'm afraid, just as I think of it.
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