Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II. lost butterfly (2019) User Reviews (14)

One more step to the grand revelation

[speed3106 · 9/10 · 30 March 2019]

The series of films and anime was built on an interactive novel published by TypeMoon. In which through different reading path and interaction the main character Shirou Emiya would end up in a romantic relationship with a different female lead. Each season of anime or film focuses on one route of the ending a novel reader would end up with in one of their read through. This movie is the second part of a three-part film that focuses on the relationship between Shirou Emiya and Sakura.

What is constant in all these parallel universe endings is the endless fight amongst masters and servants in pursuit of the holy grail. The larger questions revolve around why magus chase the holy grail, what undying wish these historical heroic spirits have they want to realise so bad that their ghosts linger in our world, and the ultimate questions what is the holy grail and is it worth it?

In order to really appreciate the delicate story lines this series have woven, in particular this second part of the Sakura story line, viewer is advised to gain prior knowledge of the settings of each character in this fictional universe. Because the way the stories are told is in a way that all characters' retain their history and backgrounds, only in each different alternate universe they interact differently. Basically viewers are watching the same period of time in a universe with different historical event turnout.

Other than that, it must be said, answers to a lot of the major questions the whole Fate/Stay Night franchise has built up are getting slowly revealed. There is a real sense of satisfaction in learning those answers. Comparing to Evangelion series, Fate/Stay Night reveals its plot in a very well thought out and methodical order, with a back drop of philosophical and existential provocation, and not handled heavy handily like EVA does. No preaching, which is always a plus to Japanese anime since their characters usually monologues a lot.

Visual wise, the character design may not be everybody's cup of tea. But the scenes are absolutely stunning and the fighting sequences are edge of the seat style breath taking, because the story makes you care about the characters. It is a must see for the fans. And to anyone wants to get into the series, you won't be disappointed.

Another Spectacular Spin to an Amazing Franchise

[Syakirin-Ghazali · 8/10 · 8 October 2020]

From my knowledge, this is the 3rd storyline of the Fate/Stay Night franchise. The first one was the original series while the second was the unlimited Blade works. However this time they are ding it as a trilogy and it was amazing to watch. Even though some scenes might be like a deja-vu but the different spin it took is really interesting and refreshing. You were left wondering what is going to happen but certainly without the certainty that something you thought is going to happen. The fight scene is this one is well written and animated. The most satisfying and intense yet. I love this franchise so much. Can't wait for the end of the trilogy.

For newcomers it will be kinda confusing for the first hour

[EasternZZ · 8/10 · 15 March 2019]

In the end this anime has what a great anime should have, bloody over the top violence, comedic scenes, amazing soundtrack, great animation, sex, and a very intriguing story.

This is a second part of a three part film, and it does bring up more questions than answers. Despite this, I believe you will enjoy the action scene (unfortunately there i only one action scene in this movie and it takes place in the middle, although it is a good 15 minutes of nothing but fighting), the soundtrack by Aimer is good, the voice work is good (although there is a little bit too much high pitch screaming and yelling), and it has a cool final 15 minutes.

The fighting is ok but there are too many explosions, making it hard to see what is happening. A typical fight scene is like this, a person hits someone, there is a slight pause, then the other person flies off into the distance while there are colors and lights everywhere. The person then flies back and hits the other person, and the same thing happens. I wish we could had seen more of the action instead of a light show.

8/10

A "Strikes Back" Equivalent, But Better

[Jack_Slates · 10/10 · 15 July 2019]

Fate/Stay Night's expert subversion of modern heroic morality along with the excellent deconstruction of idealism is further exemplified in this amazing film. A combination of incredible animation and consistent balance of action and character moments creates a marvelous viewing experience that is both pleasing to fans and creates a solid foundation for itself in its own right.

Ufotable's best work to date

[ste_palom · 10/10 · 26 June 2019]

This movie has something that Unlimited Blade Works unfortunately lacked which is to be a complete adaptation of the original material (not saying that UBW series was bad, it was still great but it could have been so much better). With Heaven's Feel, it seems like Ufotable finally learnt it's lesson, and the result, was an absolutely breathtaking movie...

In both Heaven's Feel movies we have seen the best adaptation of the Emiya Shirou character, a man who takes the extreme decision to throw away the ideals that had ruled his entire life and all for the woman he loves, but of course, in typical Emiya fashion this is not just a decision driven by just pure love, Shirou's past trauma is still inside him and what happened is that he simply remplaces his ideal of "becoming a superhero" with the objective of "protecting Sakura no matter what". Still, his old ideals have not completely leave him and I love how the movie shows us his inner conflict. That was brilliant.

This movie also gives us a perfect adaptation of the Matou Sakura character and her brutal descent into madness, which is the 100% logical result after all pain and suffering she had to endure. There are two specific scenes in this movie that are not only brilliant in the representation of Sakura's downfall but also are simple terrifying, it make my blood cold realizing just how twisted she has become.

Also, if you think Ufotable's animation and art work couldn't get any better, well... that fight...THAT FREAKING FIGHT between Saber and Berserk.... oh man... is going to take years for any other anime studio to be able to top this, only Ufotable itself will be able to top that scene in the last movie.

The soundtrack by Yuki Kajiura, as always, was fantastic.

Overall, before Lost Butterfly, Kara no Kyoukai part 5 was the best work of Ufotable. But Lost Butterfly has overthrown it, and is now (at least until the next movie comes out) the best work by this anime studio.

Even better than the first movie!

[TheGreatGreenBadger · 10/10 · 12 May 2022]

This movie is so awesome! Like I said for the first Heaven's Feel movie, this is my most favorite entry in the franchise, and this movie adds to the drama built up by Studio Deen's Fate and Ufotable's UBW. This is really intense!

The best

[yakhnimoni · 10/10 · 26 January 2022]

This trilogy movies of Heaven's feel Deserve 10/10 you can't compare this movies to other anime movies. You can't find a mistake in this movies.

Animation 10/10 Anime drawing 10/10 Ost 10/10....everything is this anime is 10/10 Recommended to everyone . You will not regret watching this masterpiece.

If you're already a fan...

[wintersoldier-44268 · 8/10 · 15 March 2019]

I've been a fan of the Fate series for a long time. And these films somewhat rely on the viewers already having knowledge of the series as a whole in order to fully appreciate them. Like the first film, the animation is spectacular. Zero complaints there. The fights, when they happen, are flawless and a true spectacle to see. Where this film suffers though is the pacing. What should have been the climax of the movie ended up happening about halfway through, and the rest of it was a somewhat slow burn until the end credits. The Fate series is known for its Servant battles, but this one didn't give us one to top off the third act like the first one did. Bottom line is, if you're already a fan, you'll enjoy this despite the pacing issues. Could have been better, (Unlimited Blade Works is still the superior rendition of the Stay Night routes so far in my opinion) but it was fun, investing, and left me wanting more.

Better than Part I, Still Wish it Adapted more Detail for New Viewers

[ACollegeStudent · 8/10 · 4 August 2021]

Rating: 8.0

Much better than part I. The pacing felt slower and they hit all the big plot points well. There's still, no Shirou monologues and they removed some direct explanations like Sakura requiring the semen of magi to ward off the crest worm, this was explicitly explained in the VN, but implicitly here so it looked like she just wanted ordinary sex. As well as: Shirou's bandage experiments and explaining the sword of zelretch. They made up for it with incredible fight scenes, and overall top-tier directing. It's a passable adaptation.

This film is incomprehensible

[mechstorm-99713 · 3/10 · 26 November 2020]

The characters are unlikable. The action is there not to service the story, but just to look cool (although I couldn't really tell what's happening anyways). The plot is incomprehensible, even through I watched the TV shows and previous movie. What a mess.

I am but overwhelmed

[Sh31kh_H0kv5 · 10/10 · 2 April 2022]

Notin beats the adaptation of this series, i just couldn't stop i couldn't even move it's that beautiful every moment every scene was notin but the best an anime could offer but this was too beautiful to content with i commend the author the crew and anyone associated with the production of this movie you stole my heart with your wok and i thank you 4 making anime what it is.

WOW

[konkontakis · 9/10 · 31 October 2022]

Amazing movie the animation is on another level and is a fantastic entry to the franchise. A must for all fate series fans. The fight s in this are something else and I really believe that is the best movie about of the three heavens feel movies . The story keeps you at the edge of your seat . Definitely better than the first one in terms of the plot and a master piece compared to the fate stay night and fate unlimited blade works in terms of animation Incradible character development of sakura and Shiro and Saber alter is such a well drawn character . Congratulations to the animators for making such a masterpiece...

Another episode of fate heaven feel 1

[thuzunn · 10/10 · 9 May 2021]

Part 2 is more hyper than 1. Just watch it once until you die.

Beautiful movie

[martin_merelesc · 8/10 · 3 June 2022]

This is a film that is made for Type-Moon x ufotable fans through and through. You will especially get a lot of out of this film if you have already read the visual novels and have seen all the previous main Fate franchise anime. Ironically, the core hook of this film is its story and characters, which I didn't think was going to be the case because I just simply didn't think they would go in such depth in exploring the themes and characters in a humanistic way.