Illya~ Illya… Illya!
Yes, this show is about Illya. Remember the loli from Fate/Stay Night? Here we get an alternate scenario of the world of Fate/Stay Night, that is kind of a parody but not quite. This is about magical girls.
So Rin Tohsaka and Luvia Edelfelt are magical girls who has recently arrived in Japan on some kind of mission.
But here’s the thing, while they supposedly are allies, they bicker and fight far too much.
And this greatly disappoints their sticks / wands. And by that I do mean we have sentient magical sticks. To be honest, Ruby is stealing the show.
Ruby and Sapphire are disappointed to the point where they just say, “Screw it, we’ll look for new masters.” And indeed they do.
Enter Illya. On one fine evening as she is bathing, Ruby chooses her to be the new victim master.
That is, not before we get a random Shirou-walks-in-on-Illya-bathing-scene. They’re step siblings in this timeline.
Ruby descends like a shooting star on them, knocking out Shirou in the process…
The offer is simple: Become a magical girl and use magic! Illya’s response is golden: What the hell is this stick talking about?
It’s a scam. It really is. Ruby just looked for an opportunity for Illya to grab her, after which a contract is automatically made even without Illya’s consent. And thus, magical girl Illya!
Rin soon shows up, and tries to take back Ruby. But you know, stick’s a troll.
Rin gives up and lets Illya fulfill the role of Ruby’s master, all without Illya’s prior agreement. Rin then proceeds to charge Illya of her task, in a scene paying homage to FSN’s classic scene.
I absolutely loved this episode. It hit home on every fiber of my inner Fate fanboy. The lore is still present, albeit transformed in a parody-ish way. What’s even cooler is that the show carries the same chaotic humor Carnival Phantasm had, which I loved. And man, that stick was awesome… that stick.
It was an absolute joy to watch even during my second viewing of the episode. That was how much I loved it.
My only concern is this: Who are all these additional characters?