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TopicKokoro's top 100 anime of the past five years.
KokoroAkechi
10/04/17 9:21:04 PM
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22. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2Wei Herz!
https://myanimelist.net/anime/27525/Fate_kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_2wei_Herz

A lot of the picks on this list, while being my personal preference, have mostly been shows that people will look at and say "yeah this show did something good". This one though is just about 100% a personal choice. As some background. Prisma Illya is a spinoff of the fate series it currently has 4 seasons and despite there being a 2 in this one it's actually the 3rd one. In any case each season has a different feel to them due to the changing overall focus so I actually like (or dislike) each one to a varying degree. That said I think this season is by far the best one.

The primary reason is that 2Wei Herz is primarily a comedy over a serious fate spinoff with lolis that the first seasons tried to be. While there is some more serious aspects one of the big pluses this has over actual fate (which I dont think is a good series in any of its forms) is that the limited cast and having actual central characters they base the show around allows for more actual character development. Granted the series does have the benefit of doing it over several seasons. Like the story itself is kind of all over the place and in this season the story episodes are sparse, but imo that's not the strength of the show.

The cast is pretty fun, like the side characters are involved in a lot of the comedy and some of the episodes are genuinely extremely funny. But Illya, Kuro, and Miyu are the stars. Miyu less so as she doesn't do as much overall but Illya and Kuro are both great. It's interesting how they basically palette swap them but some tweaking and personality makes Kuro basically extremely seductive and Illya more of the cute one. Rin and Luvia also are around and they basically jab at each other whenever they get the chance.

Production values are pretty high here, unusually so for a spin off. But I guess it's still a fate property so that's somewhat to be expected. The battles and transformations especially are really good. There's also some minor fan service and such, mostly dealing with lolis making out, so if you're not into that you might want to shy away.
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