So, I just finished Fate/Stay Night myself, and have to say I absolutely loved it. Compared to nearly all the anime I watch, it was refreshing to see a more adult anime. Sure, some of the characterization is a little weak, but I found that the rest of the show more than made up for that.
Too few anime show blood and injuries like Fate/Stay Night does, well, few of the ones I watch anyway. I guess I'm partly to blame for choosing shows geared towards a younger audience, but I usually choose my anime based on the story synopsis. I find that the anime geared towards adults tends to go out of it's way to be really adult, and the anime geared to younger generations tries to keep it to that age group, so you see very few shows that combine aspects of both.
As for the lack of reports of destruction and such, I think that since the government was covering up most of the other effects, it would be safe to assume that they were also covering up the rest of it. Mind you, gigantic energy beams and explosions are a bit difficult to cover up, but given the way that the rest of it is dealt with, I'm pretty sure that the government would come up with something, however weak their explanation might have been.
