Review of Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia

Fate/Grand Order is a pretty decent show, but that's it. It's just decent. It's an enjoyable show, but it doesn't really stick to the viewers mind. Especially in comparison to both Fate/Zero and UBW. It just feels like Fate/Apocrypha again. Just with a more compelling story. Story: Aside from the overarching story of the FGO series, which is to go back to different points in time to stop anomalies. The story of this certain adventure is pretty good. It has good twists and is overall just solid with very good pacing. It also shows that the creators cared about the pacing considering they actually chose tojust release 21 episodes instead of stretching the show out to release the usual 24/25 episodes per season.

Art: The art is pretty good with waifus galore, as to be expected with the Fate franchise. The animation is extremely solid and has well choreographed fight scenes and good visuals. Overall a treat to the eyes.

Sound: It was fine. I felt like it had the same problems as Fate/Apocrypha with how they handle explosion sound effects. Other than that it just does its job of being background noise. Not bad, but not noticeable.

Character: The most interesting characters were the side characters. The protagonists have less personality than wet cardboard. But there were at least some times where the main guy actually thinks and focuses on the mission at hand. And another thing that strikes me odd is what feels like a personality switch when it comes to Gilgamesh. The same guy who spares Waver Velvet, then also slits Illyasviel's eyes before stabbing her and taking her heart (which felt like it was unnecessary to slit her eyes if he was gonna stab her anyway). Then now he's like a magnanimous king that rules with wisdom and prioritizes his subjects. I'm just so confused that I feel like I'm actually missing something.

Enjoyment: It's great fight scenes and hot waifus. What's else do you need? It's just an overall pretty enjoyable show.

I'll summarize my thoughts with my opening remarks. The show is good, but it doesn't stick to the viewer. It's just good and that's that