History Anime / CarnivalPhantasm

At December 31st 2020, Type-Moon announced a sequel known as ''Anime/FateGrandCarnival'', which features the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters cast]] of ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''.

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[[caption-width-right:225:[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "And now for]] [[SomethingCompletelyDifferent something completely different."]]]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** In the Illya's Castle Episode, [[TokenMiniMoe Illya]] complains that [[AllMenArePerverts all Japanese men]] are pedophiles.
** In Episode 10, Brainwashing Detective Hisui-chan is investigating a series of murders in a small city. One of the dead shown is Tohno SHIKI, crucified like a scarecrow with the word [[BrotherSisterIncest "siscon"]] written in marker on his chest.

** Illya also gets a little bit... since she's based mostly on her Fate route self with a bit of ''Zero'' thrown in for flavor. Nowadays, the complete lack of any ''[[Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya Prisma Illya]]'' content for her, or even much in the way of UBW or Heaven's Feel route refs, feels perplexing (especially since ''Prillya'' had been ''running'' for a couple years when the main body of ''CP'' episodes came out, though the real explosion of ''Prillya'' popularity was a few years out yet).

Based on the official Type-Moon gag manga ''Take Moon'' by [[Manga/{{Kannagi}} Eri Takenashi]], ''Carnival Phantasm'' takes the casts of ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and places them in a series of wacky situations, such as the [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fifth Grail War]] being reduced to a game show or grand prix.

** Episode 7 features Arcuied lounging around on her bed wearing [[SexyShirtSwitch just a large mens shirt]]. And then immediately proceeds to go spear fishing for squid in her bikini.

** [[spoiler: Bazett later one]] makes an appearance in clothing that leaves very little to the imagination, accompanied by camera angles that leave even less.

At December 31st 2020, Type-Moon announced a sequel known as ''[[Anime/FateGrandCarnival Fate/Grand Carnival]]'', which features the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters cast]] of ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''.

At December 31st 2020, Type-Moon announced a sequel known as ''Anime/Fate/Grand Carnival'', which features the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters cast]] of ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''.

At December 31st 2020, Type-Moon announced a sequel known as ''Fate/Grand Carnival'', which features the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters cast]] of ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''.

** ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai'' fans may spot a familiar blue kimono/red jacket combo in the audience in the first episode.

** Season three's finale has brief glimpses of cast members from essentially every Nasuverse continuity, even ones that [[Literature/AngelNotes debatably aren't part of it]] or [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai definitely aren't.]]

* CatGirl: Taiga briefly appears as a tiger girl in a HotTeacher outfit during the opening sequence, and in the next episode preview at the end of Episode 5.

* CatchPhrase: "This is all within my calculations." by Sion, minor variations of which are used to end the Back Street Alliance gags at the end of the second through fourth episodes as well.

* ZettaiRyouiki: [[{{Tsundere}} Rin Tohsaka]], [[TeenGenius Sion Eltnam Atlasia]], [[MagicalGirl Phantasmoon (Arcueid Brunestud)]], Magical [[MadScientist Amber]] and Magical Caren, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[LadyOfWar Saber]] when in {{Meido}} outfit.

*** And by extension, the Grail War Race. It was essentially the Type-Moon version of ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces''. But the most prominent example was the ''epic rapid-fire coin inserting'' on Shirou's part near the end.

* AndThatsTerrible: The reaction to Gilgamesh's SequenceBreaking in the first episode, which is a a parody of ''South Park'', being what the Japanese dubbed version says when Kenny dies. It becomes a running gag throughout the rest of the series, especially the ''Illya's Castle'' special, being exclaimed whenever something bad happens to Lancer.

%%* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Phantasmoon, for [[ShoutOut obvious reasons]].

* IdenticalStranger[=/=]ReusedCharacterDesign: Caster and Len appearing together in the afterparty highlights the fact that Caster is basically what Len would look like as an adult woman.
* IdiotHair: Never make Saber remove her ahoge. You will regret it (or love it, like Gilgamesh).

* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Phantasmoon, for [[ShoutOut obvious reasons]].

* ICallItVera: Rider quickly names her granny bike, "Unit Pegasus" in episode 9.
* IdiotHair: Never make Saber remove her ahoge. You will regret it (or love it, like Gilgamesh).

* InTheBlood: EX Season shows us that Caren inherited just a little bit more of her father's sadism than she would like to admit.
* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Phantasmoon, for [[ShoutOut obvious reasons]].

* CatSmile: Done by the male protagonists of all people. It's also the Neko Arcs' default expression.

* AndThatsTerrible: The reaction to Gilgamesh's GameBreaker episode in the first episode, which is a a parody of ''South Park'', being what the Japanese dubbed version says when Kenny dies. It becomes a running gag throughout the rest of the series, especially the ''Illya's Castle'' special, being exclaimed whenever something bad happens to Lancer.

* AnachronismStew: A bit - Type-Moon works are typically set during their debut year. [[MST3KMantra Granted, other TM works are more careful about the timeframe, while CP... doesn't need to be.]]

%%** Everyone gets one in the 9th episode.

** ''Not'' Satsuki Yumizuka, who in fact gets a decent chunk of screentime considering her low overall importance. She has a dedicated slot concerning her and the Back Alley Alliance at the end of the episodes during Episodes 2 through Episode 4. Rather, the person who got hit with this trope the hardest is ''Sakura''. One of the three main heroines of ''[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/stay night]]'', and she doesn't even get a speaking role for the entirety of season one! [[MemeticMutation Isn't it sad, Sakura?]] When she finally gets an episode devoted to her, it focuses more on Rider with the joke being that all Sakura has going for her is putting up with Shinji. And Sakura is ''really'' not portrayed as sympathetic, even in an episode about her abuse....

* {{Foil}}: The series outright admits that the only thing [[TheScrappy Shinji]] has going for him is that he makes the people around him look good.

* NoblewomansLaugh: Rin, in episode 4. While assuring Shirou that, because she's a genius, recording a TV show will be easy for her. The results are [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilarious]], especially when she realises it's a Blu-ray player and she doesn't know what to do. [[spoiler: Or rather, is told by Archer that it is a Blu-ray recorder. She thought it was a [=MegaDisk=].]]

%% * SleepCute: Shirou and Illya, courtesy of a sleep spell Illya put on him.

* TrueLovesKiss: Illya claims that she is the only one who can break the sleeping spell she cast on Shirou by kissing him, as she is the Princess; however, one can't help but wonder [[FridgeBrilliance how effective Saber would be at the task.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Sakura in Episode 12. Also part of a FunnyBackgroundEvent as it's very easy to miss her being the first to get wise to Shirou's ZanyScheme when she begins [[http://i40.tinypic.com/30xj2fc.jpg showing up]] ''everywhere'' else that Shirou goes to during his segments and always gets there before he does! The special season episode shows her being even more yandere than before [[spoiler: by having her put ''crest worms'' in Shirou and Saber's food when Shirou decides to date only Saber]].
** In defense to Sakura, pretty much every girl does this during said special season: Rin leaves the house and sets up magic circles that drain Shirou's energy. Akiha uses her magic hair on Shiki while he is bathing. Ciel follows Shiki around and lets him know by forcing curry on him to the point where he hallucinates that the faucet water in his house is curry. And, to top it off, the maids [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking lock Shiki out of the mansion]]!

* ManipulativeBastard: It's subtle but it's implied that Sakura is responsible for Shirou's TwoTimerDate scheme going down in flames. She not only follows Shinji to each of his date locations with Saber and Rin, but when all the girls start confronting Shirou after learning the truth, Sakura puts on a fake [[TheIngenue ingenue]] persona to mask that she knew what was going on.