While the first season of Zero no Tsukaima was hardly a masterpiece, I expected there to at least be a simple and well-executed plot. Unfortunately, what we got was some kind of horribly directed mess of a story that was so bad that it actually interfered with my enjoyment of this series. I [...]
An Albion force of 7 million men is closing in on the city, and Henrietta stubbornly decides to board the very last airship. The head priest wants Louise to use some Void magic mumbo jumbo to buy some time. Louise decides that someone has to protect the lives of Henrietta and the maids, [...]
I haven’t seen the last episode yet, but here are two quick thoughts:
For all this talk of DFC, if your snobby girlfriend was bossy and flat, would you be rushing to marry her or rushing to dump her? Don’t bother commenting that I am a bad person, because I already know.
2 words that could [...]
A cease-fire is called for the Silver Pentecost holiday, and Louise is miffed that they are taking care of the peasants that Albion’s army abandoned. She blabs about how great it is to be a noble, and Saito gets angry that she favors war over celebration. When Henrietta proposes a recon mission to [...]
Henrietta doesn’t want to get peasants caught in the crossfire, and so orders Louise to work some Void magic over Albion’s capitol, Londinium. Unfortunately it seems that the previous success was a result of 10 years of pent-up magic, and Louise is back to being a crappy mage again. Also, Londinium’s dragon riders [...]
Colbert leads the group on an assault, and his flashbangs work very well. Unfortunately, his allies ignore his instructions to not engage the enemies, and Benubiru easily takes out Kirche and Tabitha. Because of his fight with the Flame Serpent, Benubiru is actually blind, and so the flashbangs had no effect on him. [...]
Eleonore kidnaps Louise in the middle of the night and throws Louise in jail. This is to prevent the young mage from trying to join Henrietta on the front lines. This incarceration turns out to be a blessing, as later that night the mercenary Benubiru takes a ragtag group to the Academy in [...]
Henrietta decides to join Germania in declaring war on Albion. The plan is to minimize destruction and avoid a coup d’état, and the initial quick victories bolster Henrietta’s popularity. Henrietta decides to join the front lines herself, once Albion’s supply line is cut off. Meanwhile, Agnes gets permission to research the Massacre [...]
From Agnes’ report, it’s clear that Richemont is a subversive element, but Agnes’ testimonial will not be enough to arrest a high-ranking official. To get rid of him, Henrietta hatches an absurd plot to get Richemont to reveal himself as a traitor. While Agnes continues to tail Richemont and gather evidence, Henrietta secretly [...]
The Valliere sisters show up at the Academy, because Eleonore of the Oriz Magic Academy has arrived to assist in teaching practical combat magic. However, almost immediately a busty masked woman breaks into Principal Osman’s safe and steals the Water and Wind Rubies that he was guarding. Fortunately, Osman expertly tagged the thief’s [...]
Eleonore, Louise’s mean older sister, comes to bring Louise back to the Valliere estate. Most of the family views Louise as a failure as a mage, and are hoping to marry her off to some mid-class nobleman. Eleonore herself has some issues, because the Count of Burgundy recently canceled their engagement. Meanwhile, [...]
New transfer student Julio Chesaré of Romalia shows up to the Academy just as Agnes and her group arrive to train the remaining the female students (the boys have been recruited into the army). With his blue/red eyes and his sweet white dragon ride, Julio is an instant hit with the ladies, and he [...]
3 years ago, Prince Wales and Henrietta went to the Lagdorian Lake, where they first met (when she was skinny dipping). They swear on the water spirits to love each other forever. Back in the present, Henrietta mourns the dead Crown Prince, but is shocked to find that he’s right outside her window. [...]
