Carnival Phantasm (カーニバル・ファンタズム Kānibaru Fantazumu?) is a comedy OVA series based on the Type-Moon Gag manga, Take-Moon (テイク・ムーン Teiku Mūn?) by Eri Takenashi, the author of Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens. The OVA series was created by Type-Moon to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary. The series focuses on funny and absurd situations happening to the various characters of the Type-Moon franchises mostly from Fate/stay night and Tsukihime.
Characters
Rin Tōsaka (遠坂 凛 Tōsaka Rin?)
Voiced by: Kana Ueda
One of the main heroines of Fate/stay night. In Carnival Phantasm, she also appears in a Magical Girl alter ego form known as Kaleido Ruby.
Lancer (ランサー Ransā?)
Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna
A hotheaded, prideful Servant of Kirei Kotomine and Bazett Fraga McRemitz. One of the recurring gags with Lancer in Carnival Phantasm is that due to bad luck, he will always be killed off in every episode. The other characters will exclaim, "Lancer died!" and "You bastards!" This appears to be a reference to Kenny from South Park.
Gilgamesh (ギルガメッシュ Girugamesshu?)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki, Aya Endo (child)
An arrogant Servant who is consonantly showing off his wealth and interrupting others much to everyone's chargin. Gilgamesh here also makes an appearance as a younger version of himself, Caren Ortensia's Servant. Unlike his older self, the younger Gilgamesh is more kind and respectful.
Tsukihime and Melty Blood characters
Ahnenerbe Cafe
Neco Arc (ネコアルク?)
Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki
An anthropomorphic cat spirit and employee of Ahnenerbe resembling Arcueid. She along with the other cats serve as the hosts of the show and often comment on the episode's story, as well as introduce upcoming segments in interludes. In some episodes she plays other roles aside from host.
Neco Arc Chaos (ネコアルク・カオス?)
Voiced by: Jōji Nakata
An anthropomorphic cat spirit resembling Nrvnqsr Chaos. He is often seen smoking a cigarette.
Neco Arc Destiny (ネコアルク・ディスティニー?)
Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka
A pink haired anthropomorphic cat spirit. She is sensible and converses regularly with the others with a more reserved attitude.
Neco Arc Bubbles (ネコアルク・バブルス?)[1]
Voiced by: Kumi Sakuma
A blond haired anthropomorphic cat spirit. She babbles and nods her head in agreement to any situations while keeping a spaced-out grin on her face.
Neco Arc Evolution (ネコアルク・エボリューション?)
Voiced by: Kenji Nojima
An otaku anthropomorphic cat spirit. He is a big fan of magical girls and cosplay. While not actually an employee of Ahnenerbe, he often hangs out with its staff.
Other characters
Grail-kun (聖杯くん Seihai-kun?)
Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya
A giant slime-like creature which is the embodiment of all the evil in the Holy Grail. Grail-kun is the host of his own segment, reminiscent of Doraemon where various guests ask him for help over certain matters. Due to his nature, Grail-kun's solution to every problem is a small butcher knife, along with a flashy name for it and a suggestion to commit violence.
Red Saber (赤セイバー Aka Seibā?)
Voiced by: Sakura Tange
The female protagonist from the videogame Fate/Extra. While similar in appearance to Saber from Fate/stay Night, Red Saber is arrogant, proud and shamelessly flaunts her sexuality, noting that her transparent skirt does not bare her flesh, but rather 'deliberately allows others to see it'. She makes an appearance at the end of episode 8, during the Tiger Dojo segment.
The anime is produced by Lerche studios and directed by Seiji Kishi, produced by Yūji Higa, written by Makoto Uezu and music by Yasuharu Takanashi. The anime were released in seasons which each season contain 4 episodes. The first season was released on August 12, 2011, the second season on October 28, 2011 and the third season on December 31, 2011. An extra episode titled "Carnival Phantasm EX Season" was released together with the omnibus version of the Take-Moon manga on November 26, 2011.
The anime's opening theme song is "Super Affection" (すーぱー☆あふぇくしょん) by Minami Kuribayashi, Miyuki Hashimoto, Faylan, Aki Misato, Yozuca* and Rino and the ending theme song is "Fellows" by Masaaki Endoh.
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