Alimango Island is actually a real island in the Philippines. It’s located in Negros Occidental, in the middle of the Visayas. Now whether the island in Fate/Zero is really Alimango island, what we can technically be sure of is that they used a Filipino Island setting for Episode 18.
Alimango is Spanish for crab, but also Filipino for the same word. The whole island with the church, the houses, the roosters . . . it’s definitely a Filipino island. Fate/Zero probably used it because Philippines is one of the only countries in Asia with Christianity as its main religion. Also the whole Kerry thing feels very “Bisaya” (no racism intended).
Though I am worried that the only time Philippines is mentioned in anime is when zombies (Fate/Zero), assassins and terrorists are involved.
I find this reference very funny! I was surprised why the annotations at Nico Nico has “Kuya Kerry” and then it led me to the bakatsuki translation note about the island. It made me remember the whole Nameless Island concept of Ragnarok Online.
KUYA KERRY! Oh god that totally fits him
There’s Ate Shirley too.
We once had a maid named Ate Shirley
LOL, BUT Seems LEGIT
Very lol indeed
Nice .
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Ate Shirley aswang na .. “bamfires”. Gin patay ni Kuya Kerry ang iya taytay…. lol
sister Shirley monster…”vampire”. Gin killed by brother Kerry the ??? father…..
Kerry was born in japan… but he and his father was on the run from mage’s association…. and ended up in alimango island
damn! so Kerry’s father is the reason why there’s aswang in the philippines