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Aug 21, 2015
Season 1: 6/10
The continuation of the 'Familiar of Zero' series, 'Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi' fairs slightly better than the first season in some aspects, but not by much. The previous season had some problems with one of the said problems being an uninteresting story. Another problem to address from the previous season would be the uninteresting characters, however this second season makes an attempt to spice up the story, and it does itself some justice...
Story: 6/10
Much like the first season, the second season of the 'Familiar of Zero' series doesn't really have much of a exciting story. The story is still very cliched
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and predictable. The last episode of this season was a little like that of the first season, which lead to me saying, "Of course."
However to the shows credit, it did attempt to spice up the story by introducing a few new characters. One of these said new characters is named Agnes, a knight for Henrietta; the queen of Tristan. The show reveals that Agnes had a terrible past and is looking to seek revenge against the person that made her endure that terrible past.
This leads to one of the shows major fixes, which is character development.
Character: 7/10
If anything, the second season of the show revolves around the character development between some of the characters such as Saito x Louise, and Agnes.
Agnes wasn't that bad of a character, if anything she was probably the most memorable supporting character out of all of the other side characters. This is because the show teaches us about her past and what motivates her to achieve revenge.
But besides Agnes, what's REALLY refreshing about this second season is the development of the relationship between Louise and Saito. Despite this relationship building being mostly in episodes 4, 10, 11, and 12 of this season, it was refreshing enough. The love-hate humor is still there, but because of the development between Louise and Saito, it made the humor more enjoyable because it makes the person watching this think, "She really likes him, and she cares for him." and vice versa with Saito.
Art: 7/10
The art factor of the season didn't change all that much, there just wasn't anything spectacular and eye catching. However, a memorable moment, at least for me, would be the flash backs of Agnes's past with the scenes involving fire. Was it memorable because it stuck out like a black bead in a container of white beads? For me, this was the reason why it was memorable. The animation for this part of the season was just a bit better then the rest of the other episodes.
Sound: 6/10
Regarding the section of sound, there wasn't anything memorable or worth talking about. To the anime's credit, the sounds were used appropriately when needed and gave the scenes the mood of the situation.
Enjoyment: 8/10
Despite this anime still having flaws, I fairly enjoyed this anime. I really enjoyed the last three episodes where the critical point of development between Saito and Louise bloomed (see what I did there? You gotta watch the last episode to get it.) Despite the ending being sort of like deus ex machina, it was still fun to watch.
Overall: 7/10
This second season of 'The Familiar of Zero' is good. It fixes some of the points that were needed to be addressed in the first season. The points being character development, and art.
Though the show still needs to fix its mediocre story, sound, and character development of the side characters (with the exception of Agnes).
As much as I would love to recommend the third season of this show, I don't recommend it to everyone. I for one, being a fan of the show, watched the third season. The third season is similar to this second season of the anime, but with even more character development between Louise and Saito with the addition of an arc regarding a certain mage.
If you are a fan of the show and want to see the Louise x Saito pairing grow, I recommend you watch it.
If you aren't a fan of the show, I recommend you watch at least episodes 1~5 and maybe episode 7 of season 3. Who knows? You might come to enjoy it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Aug 20, 2015
Do you like tsundere girls? Do you like recycled jokes about boobs and the main character getting caught in misunderstandings and getting blown up in almost every episode? Well this is just a few of the things the first season of 'Zero no Tsukaima' has to offer...
Story: 5/10
If you were preparing yourself to watch a pants dropping fantasy show with a stunning, jaw dropping plot line, you'll be fairly disappointed. To be honest, there's not much to talk about regarding the story. Throughout the season, there wasn't anything fascinating or amazing about the plot line. If anything, it was pretty cliched and predictable. With
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regards to the ending, it really felt a little like deus ex machina and was kind of abrupt.
Art: 6/10
There isn't much to talk about in the art department. There wasn't anything stunning or jaw dropping. The animation was decent and fluid, so there wasn't any eye sores throughout the season.
Sound: 6/10
In regards to sound, there was nothing memorable. None of the shows tracks were ear catching or stunning. However, the sounds did set the mood well and were used appropriately. (Additionally, in my opinion, the opening song wasn't that great...)
Character: 5/10
The characters were very generic and cliched. You have this tsundere girl named Louise that later develops feelings for Saito Hiraga. Then you have Saito, a generic, Japanese boy that takes the sword and saves the day, totally uninteresting. The side characters don't really do much but add to the stories humor and, occasionally, plot line. Despite there being character development, there wasn't a major impact. The character development felt like the show took a sticker and placed it over table.
Enjoyment: 7/10
Despite the show being just a decent anime, I found myself enjoying this show a lot more then I thought I would. Something about this show made me want to watch more. Was it because of the shows harem? Maybe it was because of the shows 'misunderstanding' jokes? For me, I enjoyed it because of the pairing. Saito's and Louise's personalities are totally opposite which lead up to some humorous situations.
Overall: 6/10
This first season of the show is decent. The art, sound, and voice acting are all decent. All except for the story and the characters, they were pretty mediocre.
HOWEVER, this is just the FIRST SEASON of the SHOW.
I highly recommend anyone that gives this show at least a 5 or 6 rating to watch the second season. Though, in my opinion, the second season doesn't fix all the points, it makes an attempt to correct them. And one of the HUGE fixes they make would be in the character development between Louise Françoise and Saito Hiraga. This is a huge point that made the second season of the show, Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi, worth watching.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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