Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ ep. 12 [END] + Review ~ 71/100
[ Episode 12: The Farewell Wedding Ceremony ]
Can you say, Deus Ex Machina? Yup, that was fully utilized here but I’ll get back to that soon. We get to see the incomplete marriage ceremony and the battle of Saito versus 70,000 men. The battle scenes were awesome and I liked how they showed the struggle rather than having him outright outclass the soldiers. The death scene was great as well but crafted so that you didn’t really see him die. Now that’s where the Deus Ex Machina comes in. While everyone at the academy is in mourning because they think Saito is dead it seems like out of no where the flower Louise had had resurrected itself (it had died earlier in the episode) and, of course, Louise goes running to see Saito with no so much as a scratch on his body or clothing. Why? Of course, Tifania, the big-breasted elf who is voiced by none other than Mamiko Noto, resurrected him as she did with Guiche. After all this happens everyone is glad to see him back and Louise as usual gets pissed at Saito and tries to kill him for his obsession with big breasts and thus ends the episode.
[ Final Thoughts ]
The biggest problem with this season of ZnT was pacing. Honestly, too much time is invested into things that, while they are fun, didn’t contribute to the overall plot. Some characters, especially a few of my favorites, were pushed completely to the side with very little roles throughout the majority of the season (Kirche, Tabitha, Guiche, Montmorency). I also felt that the use of the soundtrack could have been better in regards to the Colbert arc and the final episode. Ending the episodes with the same upbeat ending theme didn’t really compliment the content of those episodes. While I did enjoy this season much in part to Agnes’ storyline I didn’t like it as much as the first season which, in my opinion, is the best of the two so far. The ending for this season leaves things wide open since the war is still ongoing, Sheffield is still on the move, and Louise and Saito are still taking one step forward and two or more steps backward in their relationship. When it was all said and done, the ending wasn’t as satisfying as I felt it could have been. Now, what would have been awesome was if the season ended with a cliffhanger of Saito dying. That definitely would have left something for us to look forward to. Oh well, I guess it’s time to wait for the third season to be announced some time in the future.
[Overall series review: 71/100]
2 commentsZero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ ep. 11
[ Episode 11: The Silver Pentecost ]
This episode was rather decent. It continued to play on the whole ‘dying for one’s status and reputation’ thing Louise brought up in the previous episode. Guiche also joined in with that belief and it had me wondering just how many nobles feel that way (such as Kirche, Montmorency, and Tabitha). I suppose if I were born into royalty or a noble family I’d probably be the same way but I probably wouldn’t follow that ideology as I am right now. Anyway, there were some good laughs in this episode as well such as Louise wearing a cat suit and Siesta wearing a super-skimpy bunny suit (of which her top came off and practically blinded Saito).
As of this point I’m not sure how the final episode will be pulled off without feeling rushed since the only real buildup for it happened in the final few seconds of this episode. Well anyways, at least Tifania was mentioned in this episode (she’s the elf that saved Guiche). Next up: the final episode.
No commentsZero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ ep. 10
[ Episode 10: The Enemy on the Snow Alps ]
This wasn’t a favorite episode of mine. It was largely about Saito and Louise and a lot of talk about dying for the sake of reputation and honor. I think that is pretty much a setup for Saito and Louise to stray from each other a bit because of their beliefs/ideologies. Given the track record of their relationship though I can’t imagine such a separation lasting long even if it has to deal with such topics. I admit that I missed Agnes, Kirche, and Tabitha in this episode.
With two episodes left it doesn’t seem like this season will end on a high note but I’d like to be proven otherwise. The next episode doesn’t seem to be action-oriented so I suppose that leaves the final episode to contain the majority of action scenes.
2 commentsZero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ ep. 9
[ Episode 9: The Atonement of Flames ]
Well they hinted on it a few times in the previous episode so it didn’t come as a total surprise that Colbert was the Flame Serpent. I didn’t expect him to die despite Agnes knowing that he was the one responsible for the fall of her village. He truly was following orders in the past though, falsely being led to believe that he was purifying a village with a plague so what he did, in my eyes, can eventually be forgiven. The moment he died was pretty sad and I surely had some tears in my eyes at how intense that entire scene was. The only thing that could have been better though was the use of a special ED after all of those emotional scenes. The regular ED pretty much out of place after such powerful scenes.
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[ Episode 8: The Magic Academy`s Crisis ]
Wow. How long has it been since Kirche and Tabitha have had some screen time? I’ve missed them both, especially Kirche. Anyways, this episode was pretty plot-heavy and as such a revelation or two are revealed. The guy leading the attack against the Academy is one of the persons responsible for burning down Agnes’ hometown. However, he apparently was only the vice Captain at the time and the Captain is even more cold-blooded as him as he was the one who set fire to everything in that village. The only name we have to go by is the Flame Serpent. However, it seems as if Colbert is the Flame Serpent. After all, he knows about that incident so well and he probably received a shock that night for killing so many people or something. The preview doesn’t really provide much help in figuring out what’s going on but it seems like Kirche will have a big role in the next episode. Yay!
4 commentsZero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ ep. 7
[ Episode 7: The Underground Secret Document ]
Siesta + sailor uniform = Absolute Hawt Win.
No commentsZero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ ep. 6
[ Episode 6: The Queen's Vacation ]
This episode was much better than last week’s. It focused mostly on Agnès getting her revenge on Lishimon for destroying her village 20 years ago. It was a rather opportune time for her since the same guy was suspected of trying to overthrow Henrietta’s reign. Speaking of Henrietta, I really find it hard to believe nothing happened between her and Saito when she kissed him and took off her shirt so that they could avoid detection from the palace guards. Does Saito really have that much willpower? From the way he acts the majority of the time, it surely doesn’t seem so.
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Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ ep. 4
[ Episode 4: The Three Vallière Sisters ]
Lots of kissing, boob groping, and snogging. Oh yeah, and the origin of Louise’s seemingly inherited S&M skills.
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