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Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly

2019 · 117 min

A lush, brooding plunge into magical war and intimate trauma, where every tender moment carries a shadow of doom.

Directed by: Tomonori Sudo
Genres: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Starring: Noriaki Sugiyama, Noriko Shitaya, Hiroshi Kamiya

Overview: Shirou has lost his Servant, Saber, and is no longer a Master in the Holy Grail War. Despite this, he refuses to leave the battle, determined to protect Sakura. Meanwhile, a mysterious shadow engulfs the city, killing Masters and Servants one by one. As Shirou faces new dangers, Sakura is drawn deeper into her own destiny as a mage.

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Directed by: Tomonori Sudo
Genres: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Starring: Noriaki Sugiyama, Noriko Shitaya, Hiroshi Kamiya

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
trauma
identity
obsession
fate
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	7
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	3
Romance	6
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: animation, action, fantasy, drama, romance
Directed by: Tomonori Sudo
Written by: Akira Hiyama
Starring: Noriaki Sugiyama, Noriko Shitaya, Hiroshi Kamiya, Ayako Kawasumi, Kana Ueda, Miki Ito, Jouji Nakata, Masane Tsukayama
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Cinematography: Yuichi Terao
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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