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Fate/Zero vs Demon Slayer

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Both anime are adapted by the same Studio and have amazing animation. In terms of the story and the plot, which seems to be better? One more thing, I am only talking about Fate/Zero, so don't remove any points from Fate just because it's a clusterfuck and very hard to get into. This should be a One on One Clean Battle between Fate/Zero and Demon Slayer

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NotWeeb 5y
Fate/zero in every way. What kinda question is this
- Hentaro 5y
  Sorry mate, It's just a little thing I'm probably gonna start here where I'll be having a battle against 2 anime series. And most of these will come from my friends on Discord
- Spacemajin 5y
  69th like lets fuckin gooooooooooooooo
- Synocra 4y
  i love demon slayer but fate/zero in every way for sure
pfp 5y
Fate solos
siddhant26 5y
without question fate.
why is this question even asked
- Hentaro 5y
  Well I was genuinely wondering that myself, I've been surrounded by some Demon Slayer Addicts lately. Had to find some sort of way to prove them wrong
  PapaGene 5y
  @Hentaro I guess all you have to do now is show them this forum thread, and show how one-sided it is lmaoo
  Doom 4y
  You created this thread just to try and Validate your own opinion on something?
  
  Jesus, I dont mean to be rude by saying this but like.. You should try to learn to just enjoy things for yourself and stop worrying about whether your opinion fits in with the majority or not
Dimmadeezy 5y
Demon Slayer has infinitely more likeable characters and a better soundtrack. Fate has a more intricate plot.

It's all personal preference but I'd rewatch DS before I rewatch Fate Zero.
- Jaw 5y
  better soundtrack is debatable
  DrWaifu 4y
  You can't debate an opinion
- BigWig25 5y
  Fate Zero characters may be less likeable, but most of them are not supposed to be liked. They are well written. The characters in Demon Slayer are mainly just shonen archetypes. Nezuko is only likeable, because she is cute for example.
  Dimmadeezy 5y
  Okay. My point still stands.
  Removed 5y
  the only thing demon slayer has going for it is animation and sound i guess
- Removed 5y
  what do you mean has better characters?
  
  every character in demon slayer is annoying and a re-skinned versions of other characters in cliche anime.
  
  fate zero def
  Dimmadeezy 5y
  I didn't say better characters, I said more likable characters. Calm down lol.
- Mangetsuki 5y
  Fate Zero has one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard in any anime. DS didn't really have anything that remarkable in that department. As for characters... Fate maybe doesn't aim to have likable ones but at least doesn't have annoying characters. Can't tell the same about Kimetsu no Yaiba, unfortunately.
  Dimmadeezy 5y
  I disagree entirely. DS has one of the most unique and recognizable soundtracks I've ever heard. Meanwhile I couldn't tell you a single track from Fate Zero.
  
  I also don't find anyone in DS to be annoying. That's just your personal opinion lol.
  Removed 5y
  oh your talking about likable characters.
  fate zero still wins easily actually
  
  theres not one character im fond of in the series accept the slumberous lighting guy and the demon Micheal Jackson, every other character is either annoying or imbecilic.
  
  DS has ok sound this is all based on the scene on ep 19
  
  are you telling me this soundtrack is bad????
  
  Dimmadeezy 5y
  My guy, chill out lol. I wasn't even responding to you.
  
  And I listened to the fate zero soundtrack, and it's quite good. But imo Demon Slayer's is more unique and more memorable. And no, it's not all based on episode 19. The insert song was really well done, but I'm talking about the rest of the ost as a whole. It's just my opinion, don't get too worked up about it.
  Removed 5y
  i understand what your saying but im just saying my opinion too
  
  :)
  Removed 5y
  well nvm
  
  even if i write pages about why fate zero is objectively better its still be your opinion
  
  so yea bye
- avgWeeb 4y
  I am so sorry that you can't have an opinion in 2021. I completely agree with you btw :)
Leofc037 5y
as much as i love demon slayer, the only thing it has that is better than fate/zero is animation and debatably OST(this is very subjective so depends)
- Hentaro 5y
  You're right it depends, but come on, The Story and the Characters of Fate is just wayyy better
  Leofc037 5y
  i meant for which ost is better, it depends, yeah story and characters are a lot better in fate
  Hentaro 5y
  I see
r3trograde 5y
Love both of them but fate/zero was more enjoyable for me
Removed 5y
Fate/Zero is better in terms of plot. Demon slayer is better in terms of animation.
- BigWig25 5y
  Well of course. Fate zero came out 8 years before Demon slayer. Naturally Ufotable have just been getting better since then,
  Removed 5y
  That's true
indexvll 5y
fate/zero easily
SpecificPanda 5y
zero is basically peak fiction compared to demon slayer lmao
Removed 5y
I'd say the only advantage Demon Slayer has in this fight is that it has Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson hasn't been summoned in Fate (yet).
- RustyNail06 5y
  is touching minors a skill or his noble phantasm
  Removed 5y
  I'm no Michael Jackson fan but honestly, dude is dead. Never found guilty of those charges. Left us with an awesome music legacy. Just let this media narrative die.
  RustyNail06 5y
  I just thought it was funny lol
  Removed 5y
  It was. But I still feel bad for him. Miserable death.
  siddhant26 5y
  @cosninety
  totally, American media and the personalities in it are truly hypocritical (Oprah cough cough)
  continue this thread →
- Hentaro 5y
  Lmfao, You're Right!
- YoungAnimeDoctor 5y
  You're right. We already have the King of Heroes, King of Knights and King of Conquerors, so where's the King of Pop?
  Removed 5y
  His noble phantasm will have to be his moon walk which he wraps up with a supersonic hee hee.
Removed 5y
ngl Demon slayer aint sht in comparison to fate/zero , its better in every aspect , Demon slayer is just a boring dororo + akame ga kill rip off Shounen in which mc just uses will power to win , it just got lucky to have ufotable . Fate/zero on the other hand excels in plot , animation , fights , logic , everything in fate verse is far superior to demon slayer.
reddapter 5y
Demon Slayer. I have watched Fate/Zero but i had a hard time watching it. It was not confusing i just didn't like it like other people but i thought it was still a good anime.
RaPrz10 5y
Fate is easily better. The only thing that Demon Slayer has that is better than Fate is the animation but that's understandable because it was made in 2011. The ost are really good on both series but i personally like fate's ost more than kny
KumaYuna 5y
I know it's subjective and all, but there really isn't a comparison in my eyes... Fate/Zero takes the crown, kuma.
- SpecificPanda 5y
  Yuna has intelligence stat maxed out
RustyNail06 5y
1. Fate isn't a hard to get into clusterfuck, the order is: Fate route (vn) UBW (anime or vn) HF (movies or vn) Zero (anime) HA (vn)
2. Demon Slayer sucks
- Removed 5y
  @RustyNail06 Demon slayer is the most overrated sht i ve seen
  RustyNail06 5y
  fr
  Removed 5y
  So far i ll say lol , plot's pretty avg
  BigWig25 5y
  Yeah I think its a good show, but if the animation and art quality was only average, The show wouldn't be nearly as popular
- SpecificPanda 5y
  woke up today and chose to speak facts
Removed 5y
demon slayer

dont hate me for this tho, I love fate too, its literally my 3rd favorite anime. but I've developed emotional attachment to demon slayer
ThunderSword 5y
Demon Slayer, its my favorite anime but i also like FZ s2
Cenjo 5y
I'm a big Fate-head, so I may come off as a bit biased, but I'm going to give you my very honest opinion on both of the shows and how they compare.

Fate/Zero alone is one of the greatest prologues of all time, period. A lot of people complain that there is too much dialogue or it was too boring. I understand where you are coming from, but that just means you just want to see a bunch action, go watch a shounen. The dialogue in F/Z did such an amazing job at expanding on and highlighting every single one of the character's philosophies and motivations on why they want the Holy Grail. The conflicting ideologies of what it means to be a king is one of the few and greatest scenes shown in anime ever. Kiritsugu's ideals to become a hero of justice, believing that it is ok to sacrifice people to save a greater number of people, makes him such an amazing character. There is so many other inner character conflicts and scenes I could mention, but I think you get the gist. Some people may call the whole Fate series pseudo bullshit, but that's what I personally believe makes Fate in general so amazing.

If you compare F/Z to Demon Slayer, it hardly stands a chance against it. I believe that F/Z is more for mature audiences who want to further endive into its series lore and characters, while Demon Slayer is more for those looking for a somewhat comedic yet semi-serious shounen with the beautiful animation of ufotable. To give a little praise to Demon Slayer, it's characters are a nice breath of fresh air. Tanjiro's brotherly personality and willingness to never give up on anyone is admirable and I think gets shaded upon the comedic relief characters in the background like Zenitsu and the Boar. Overall it's story compared to Fate is a generic copy pasta and can be found in a lot of other shounens. Obviously the animation is done by ufotable, so it's obviously going to be amazing. Though the art style itself is a bit playful with the dark outlines which enhances it's comedy. Other than that I would say Demon Slayer is nothing too special and gets heavily over shined because of its overwhelming popularity.

To sum it up Fate/Zero>Demon Slayer 100%

(Also it's really not that hard to get into the series. Just watch Fate/Zero>Unlimited Blade Works>Heaven's Feel movies. After that watch whatever kind of spinoffs you want. I don't understand why it's 'hard to get into' or a 'clusterfuck')
- Yuukimeister 5y
  spitting facts
- Hentaro 5y
  So.. You really explained it huh? That was really Great, and You are 100% correct. I couldn't spot any error in that if I tried. Fate/Zero is better than Demon Slayer it seems. Thank you very much for your Answer
  
  And yea btw, It's really easy to get into it now. People just get confused cuz of the Spin-Offs and because They don't understand that Fate's a visual novel and has Unlimited Bladeworks and Heaven's feel etc. as different endings
  Cenjo 5y
  Haha course, I'm glad I could help!
- RustyNail06 5y
  you're supposed to watch zero after HF
  KumaYuna 5y
  I feel an argument coming, kuma!!!
  SpecificPanda 5y
  “something’s wrong, I can feel it”
  Cenjo 5y
  Can't tell if you joking, but that's one of the many watch orders. You can even go UBW>HF>F/Z. Some argue that F/Z spoils a lot of major things and background information for UBW and HF, hence reasoning why some people save it for last.
  
  For those getting into the show, starting w/ F/Z gives them an amazing introduction and gives them a somewhat basic yet fulfilling understanding to the world and why things happen in UBW and HF. This helps them get a bit more comfortable with the series and little less confused when going to watch UBW and HF.
  
  Of course, the 'F/Z first watch order' is technically the chronological order. But in saving F/Z for last, it helps explain the motives and plot holes not explained in UBW and HF.
  
  So to sum it up, yes you can watch HF before, but it really depends on the person and how they want to enjoy the show. You can watch it any way you want, but this watch order (F/Z>UBW>HF) is the easiest to help you just dip your feet into the whole franchise.
  RustyNail06 5y
  Zero LN came out after the original VN
  BigWig25 5y
  I think watching Fate Zero first isn't ideal, but its the best watch order available, because the adaption of the fate route which is what should be watched first sucks ass.
  BigWig25 5y
  Well there isn't a good adaption of the fate route so people only have two options.
  
  Read the visual novel
  
  Watch Fate Zero, and then Unlimited Blade Works followed by the Heavens Feel trilogy.
  
  RustyNail06 5y
  What does the fate route adaptation sucking ass have to with having to with watching zero first, Zero literally spoils something MASSIVE from HF in episode 1
  KumaYuna 5y
  Was it really that big, kuma?
  
  Note: I don't encourage starting with Zero, kuma.
  RustyNail06 5y
  Sakura is Rin's sister? I'd say so.
  continue this thread →
  BigWig25 5y
  Yeah I don't agree with watching Fate Zero first, but it honestly does a better job at explaining the holy grail war and some context a lot better than unlimited blade works, this is because in the visual novel, most of the basic info dumps happen in the fate route, UBW rushes through explanations, because you were already supposed to know the context after viewing the first route. since the fate route anime sucks and would give people a poor impression of the series. Zero is the best place to start untill Ufotable adapts the fate route.
  Removed 5y
  [Removed]
  siddhant26 5y
  why the third movie of HF last? what kind of funky order is this?
  RustyNail06 5y
  are you fucking mad?
Yuukimeister 5y
lmao it's not even close, Fate/Zero>>>>>>>> under every single aspect
Lampa 5y
I actually enjoyed Demon Slayer more, but it's close. Both of them are kinda overrated to me.
Jaacii 5y
Very subjective and difficult to compare.
I liked the pacing in Demon slayer more.
Fate/zeros first episode, which unexpected was 40minutes long and felt like a summary of everything i need to remember for the other episodes, was something i didn't like at all xD
Besides that Story and Charas are great

I vote for demon slayer because of the pacing and because it's easier to get into
SenbonSuno 5y
fate/zero >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> demon slayer

ufotable's animation enhances fate/zero's already wonderful attributes.

ufotable's animation of demon slayer carries an otherwise generic show.

This is, however, comparing apples to oranges. Both shows are marketed for different demographics.
Caravela 5y
Definitely the Fate Series. Can't even compare.
Removed 5y
Imagine picking Demon Slayer and not Fate/Zero
OppaiEmperor 5y
Ignoring my obvious bias with my Fate PFP aside, what the hell kind of question is that? Did you just compare Fate/Zero to Kimetsu no Yaiba? KEKW

It's easily Fate/Zero and it's not even close, my dude.
- Scathachthighs831 5y
  Factual, you have my respect as a fellow Shishou simp✊
SLoading 5y
Demon slayer's plot is cliche and normal. Fate is more unique and the characters have more depth to them.
Abraham05 5y
fate/zero purely because of waver, iskandar, kirei and gilgamesh
the rest sucks, especially kiritsugu
demon slayer's only good character imo is inosuke, tanjiro is one of the blandest mcs i've ever seen
Mangetsuki 5y
Fate/Zero. In every timeline you ask.
Lucoa 5y
I personally think Fate is way better and that Demon Slayer is pretty average besides from its animation and OST, but in the end it's up to the watcher!
Bigyoshii 5y
There is nothing other than Animation and Ost that demon slayer even gets close to be comparable with Fate Zero

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