Review of Fate/Zero

This a review of only the first half of Fate/Zero Fate/Zero is the prequel to the VN Fate/Stay Night. Set during the 4th Holy Grail War, Fate/Zero lived up to what i expected but more. I had watched part of studio Deen's adaptation of Fate/Stay Night and ufotable's Fate/Stay night Unlimited blade works and thought i should give Fate/Zero a try. Story: Fate/Zero take place during the 4th Holy Grail War, 10 years before the events of Fate/Stay Night. The grail selects 7 master to take part in the war by assigning each master a servant. The story take itself very seriously and very well written Theservants all are based on past heroic spirits. The main plot of the story is simple with each master and servant having their own desire for the grail. But the depth of the characters is what really stands out. The story starts out with battle between servants, but slows down toward the end of the first half explaining the motives a bit more.
Characters:

Fate/Zero focuses heavily on the depth of the characters. From learning about the past of the heroic spirits or the desire and planning the Master provides. Fate/Zero does a good job not letting any of the characters feel like they are a side character and make the holy grail war feel more like a free for all. The way the character are described make you feel there is not really a main villain except maybe for caster and his master but I wont go into that much else

Art and Sound:

The style is great for Fate/Zero and very well done. The battle that happen are very intense and the emotion in the characters really show it in the art. It is up to standard of what a 2011 and maybe even better. The sound effects are very realistic and soothing. The OP and ED are great too.

Fate/Zero is a great anime that is not to be taken lightly. The feel of this anime very different from Fate/Stay night (from what I've watched) The show makes sure that the characters stay relevant and that none of them are left out like a support character. The show i feel gets dull during a part where the motives are being explained but there is little to no action. Its a series to watch if you want a strong character development and awesome battles. Ufotable did a great job at this adaptation and can not say much more about that.