Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi

Revered as heroes for their role in defending Tristain, Louise Françoise and her familiar Saito Hiraga face heavy pressure to continue protecting the Kingdom. With an uneasy peace now established within Albion, the newly crowned Queen Henrietta must deal with a political struggle brewing on the horizon. To make matters worse, a new villain has begun plotting in the shadows against the Crown.

With the continuing threats that face the Kingdom, Louise and Saito are compelled to work together once more. No longer "Louise the Zero," the young mage's newfound aptitude for Void magic gives her enough power to wipe out an entire village; however, wielding these abilities comes with its share of challenges. As more conflicts arise, the idea of placing honor above oneself is put into question—regardless of their answer, their only choice is to see it through until the end.

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Le Blanc de La Vallière, Louise Françoise Main

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Hiraga, Saito Main

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

de Tristain, Henrietta Main

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

d'Orléans, Charlotte Hélène Supporting

Inokuchi, Yuka Japanese

Derflinger Supporting

Gotou, Tetsuo Japanese

Siesta Supporting

Horie, Yui Japanese

Westwood, Tiffania Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

von Anhalt-Zerbst, Kirche Augusta Frederica Supporting

Inoue, Nanako Japanese

de Gramont, Guiche Supporting

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Chesare, Julio Supporting

Hirakawa, Daisuke Japanese

Matsukura, Yuuji Producer

Ichii, Miho Producer

Katou, Masazumi Producer

Kawakami, Ryuutarou Assistant Producer

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Aug 20, 2024

GjsBurner

Recommended

So you like pink haired Tsunderes?
I mean I could personally take it or leave it, but it has it's mereit even if it is a little annoying from time to time.

So Familiar of Zero Season 2, what does it do good?
1. Huge overarching plot, For an anime that has a Tsundere and a lot of moe in it, it seems a little odd that theres such an impactful plot nonetheless an entertaining one. This anime centers on geopolitical kingdom warfare where all of the boys in the academy go off to the military, while all the girls stay behind. I won't go much more ... in detail than that but it allows for some interesting character moments for Saito (Mc).
2. Romance, Some people may not like Louise all that much and say shes some annoying brat, me personally they're not wrong she definitely comes off as that, but it does make some sense as to why she is that way (being the runt of the family and literally zero magical ability will do that to a mf) but it doesn't take away from the romance in this season in particular. Compared to the other 3 seasons, this one has the most amount of romance between Saito and Louise. Since I'm a romance anime junkie this acts as a positive.
3. Character Drama, This season capitalizes on the character drama the most, whether it's the relationship between Saito and Louise changing on a whim, or giving deep personal backstories to a side character that builds up to an incredible moment. While everything may not be executed like it's cinema I believe that the attempt itself in an anime like this is more than enough to get anyones praise.

Where does it go wrong?
1. Harem and misunderstandings, Since this anime does have a harem, thankfully in this season it moves further away from it, but it doesn't solve the same relationship issues that Louise and Saito have had since season 1. When it comes to misunderstandings, the size of a certain area on the female body ends up being attached to Saitos arm every few episodes which leads to a gag where Saito explodes.
2. Execution, It does seem odd for me to rate this anime so highly and say the execution isn't the best, but it is the truth, there are some things that could've been done better, but I feel that mostly because of the type of show that it is, rather than the plot points it was trying to execute being poorly done. It just conflicts sometimes and seems jarring because of the preconception of the being a goofy little fantasy isekai from the 2000s.

While this show does have some questionable moments like most anime out there from the 2000s, unlike those shows it can reach a pretty high height and nearly reach its potential as a story.
Zero's Familiar S2 is Amazing, 9/10.
(mfw the talking sword is the best comedy in the entire show, but they still insist on making Saito into a thermonuclear bomb)

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 24, 2013

mikozee

Mixed Feelings

Loved the characters.

Hated the direction the director took in making the series.

It's like they tried too hard to mix rom-com and action-adventure, and they ended up with a bland concoction that appeals to neither fans of either genre. They should have just picked one and used the other as a supplement.

Including season 1, we're currently 25 episodes into the series. So far, there are far too many crucial questions that have been left unanswered, such as: What is a Void mage? Why is it important? Why was Saito chosen as the reincarnation of Gandalfr? Why is Louise the only Void mage to appear in ... centuries? Why now, as opposed to 10 years ago or 10 years into the future?

Back story aside, let's look at current questions: Has Louise made any progress as a Void mage? Has Saito learned to harness his inner power?

Important development questions like these are left unanswered, nor are they shown. We don't see either characters making progress. In an anime like Zatch Bell, we see definitive progress being made -- When Zatch improves through battle, we know he improved because we SEE him learning a new skill that are later actively used. Louise has a book of Void Magic. We see her use it once, and that's it. Has she learned any new skills or progressed further into the book? We dont know, because it's not shown.

Other characters who are seemingly important actually end up having little to no relevance at all. When Julio was introduced as the 3rd member of Team Zero, I thought, "Awesome, another character to finally add some dynamic". Instead, he's been useful exactly twice, had maybe 1/10th the amount of lines even Siesta had, and hardly played a relevant role. No development with him is made, or shown on screen.

Instead, silly scenes with Siesta are shoved on screen on practically every episode, despite it not furthering the series in any productive ways, and the plot dealing with the war is just dashed in as a side story.

As stated at the start, I love the characters. Louise is like a magical version of Taiga from Toradora, and I love that. Saito is a perverted high schooler, who acts the part very nicely, though, it does get old once you see him doing the same thing (and getting beat for the same thing) an over abundant amount of times because the directors just can't seem to decide on what they want.

That said, I still did enjoy the series, but these criticisms just keep me from giving it a high score. The series had so much potential and it really makes me sad that it's been squandered away.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Feb 15, 2021

Resting_Bonfire

Not Recommended

Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi
The Familiar of Zero: The Knight of the Twin Moons



The second season and what I feared happened. The first season was mostly acceptable, simply because the fan service seemed irrelevant and was covered by subtle humor. Now we have even more rpants, asses and breasts without end.

And it gets worse, the mentioned humor has almost completely died. The jokes consistently only of "Some girl grabs Saito, Saito feels sexually aroused and stares at her breasts. Then Louise comes in and spams" EXPLOSION "in the low budget format. And that was it, repeated this every episode. And yes, it goes ... on in the other seasons.


The only reason why this season has not slipped further with the rating is the last 3 episodes and especially the final fight. One can certainly not speak of drama here, since the characters have no real relationship. However, the implementation was not bad and the atmosphere of the finale was right. Under different circumstances and with a different author, this would even have been a potentially successful ending.



Story

Nothing changed in the plot. The war continues, mostly in the background and only towards the end of the season do you find relevance for this as the main topic again. Apart from that, everything is again the everyday perverse life of the protagonists.

The background story in the area of ​​episodes 6-8 was okay though.


Animation / pictures

Are a bit better than before. However, still not an average level.


Characters

Louis becomes more understandable from episode to episode without irony, while Saito can barely control his sexual drive.

The supporting characters hadn't changed, apart from the fact that they hardly had any screen time.


Music

Just like the first season we have a more individual intro and the Osts are basically the same.


Conclusion

This season had two distinct strengths that outperformed the first. However, everything else was a complete downgrade.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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