/lit/ - Literature

>>21973917
I recommend Fate/Stay Night, and highly recommend Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, though you must read the former prior to the latter.
They are 2004 and 2005 releases respectively, and the artstyle is certainly reflective of that. I find the style charming in a way, but I can see why some people might dislike it.
Try not to let any connotations of the way Fate grew as a franchise and exists today obscure the value in the original visual novel and its sequel. I have much disdain for most media that falls under the Fate name at this point, but the VNs I found to be enjoyable and highly engaging reads in a literary way.
Hollow Ataraxia especially has a fascinating story and structure. The characters have good depth and the themes do not beat you over the head, but are instead presented carefully and even the meta elements it has are handled with subtle grace.
Neither are perfect all the way through though, I can admit that, but what is?
Each does have its own flaws, but I found that the majority of them both was well worth it and brightly outshined the parts that I felt nothing for or disliked.