Review of Fate/Zero

Even without full knowledge of the Fate franchise, I thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish.It is so mature & complex, at times it felt like I was watching a Shakespeare or Greek tragedy the anime. I cannot give enough praise to the art direction or music score either, it was absolutely phenomenal. Yes, I was confused at times & felt a need to have a literal spider diagram to connect all the plot points & characters. But honestly, even that's minimal to the sheer enjoyment I got out of the first season. The best way I can explain this is that it's afirework that never stops exploding; and is simply out of this world.