Unboxing [US]: Fate/Zero - Box Set 2: Limited Edition (Blu-ray)

A bit of a delay but the second half of Fate/Zero is finally here. Here's an overview of what Aniplex of America's set has to offer.

Just to recap, Fate/Zero is the prequel to Fate/Stay Night and was written by Gen Urobuchi via light novel and was then adapted into an anime by studio Ufotable. I watched the first half of the series in February a couple months back and I really enjoyed the series thus far. In terms of audio choice I went for the original Japanese audio as I found it easier to listen to and pay attention when I was watching it in the main room, while I also enjoy having consistent voice actors across the franchise (just to note, I'm aware the English dub is well received and I expect Unlimited Blade Works to have returning voice actors from Zero).

This very expensive limited edition set from Aniplex of America contains the second half of Fate/Zero Blu-ray with the second original soundtrack, a DVD with English Cast interviews and some mini goodies like a booklet and a collectible card. This (alongside the Blue Exorcist movie) was one of the last Aniplex sets to have all of the cases placed inside a chipboard artbox (the streak has finally been broken thanks to Sword Art Online II). Like all Aniplex of America sets, the Blu-ray is region free and contains unlockable subtitles. The audio for this set contains the original Japanese language and an English dub, however due to disc space issues the English audio is reduced to Dolby Digital 2.0 only. Note the additional DVD is for Region 1 players only.

Blu-ray Specs (Main Feature):
Languages: Japanese, English
Audio: LPCM 2.0 [Japanese], Dolby Digital 2.0 [English]
Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9
Region: A, B, C
Subtitles: English & Spanish [Japanese language]
Subtitles Locked: No
Discs: 3

DVD Specs (Exclusive English Cast Interviews):
Languages: English
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 [English]
Video: SD NTSC 16:9
Region: 1
Subtitles: English & Spanish [English language]
Subtitles Locked: No
Discs: 1

Plot Synopsis (via Aniplex):

The story starts from zero: the beginning...

The Holy Grail War - in this ultimate battle field, in order to obtain the power of the "Holy Grail" that grants any unattainable wish, seven "masters" summon "servants" and fight against each other until the last one survives.

As the 4th Holy Grail War becomes more furious, one by one the masters and their servants are being eliminated from the war by losing in a battle or falling into an opponents' plot. What will Saber and Kiritsugu find out at the end of the war? And which team will win the war and the Holy Grail?

Extra Content:
Chipboard Limited Edition Artbox
Original Soundtrack 2 from Yuki Kajiura
Exclusive English Cast Interviews
Deluxe Booklet
WeiB Schwarz Collectible Card #2
Aniplex 'Proof of Purchase' card
Collection of CMs, PVs and Trailers

Fate/Zero is available from Aniplex of America as a very expensive Blu-ray set or a DVD set. However it's also available in cheaper form on Blu-ray and DVD in Australia and UK (Madman and MVM respectively).