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Sinestra · 2007-09-04, 10:44

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Originally Posted by cyw1988

I am hoping that the series will end on a better note. But with 3 episodes to go, can the producers do it?

Im wondering as well i am high doubtful that it can be done but i could be wrong. What are the chances that they are planning a season 3 which is why a lot of information has not be reveled in season 2?

HayashiTakara · 2007-09-04, 12:01

even though manga readers are crying foul, I found this episode to be an enjoyable one. Sometimes its better to not read the book, lol. I think if you watch the anime, then read the manga afterwards. If you read the manga, don't watch the anime. Most book readers (like one of my friends) always complains when a movie adaption is made cause it doesn't follow the book to the Tee. Oh well.

**Klashikari** · 2007-09-04, 12:10

The problem isn't actually the lack of adaptation. here, it is a huge problem of pacing and plot. (I enjoyed the first season, and even after the novel summaries, i found the first season quite "not too bad" as an adaptation, and a "good anime" as a stand alone)

i've read the novels summary after the episode 7, and i was already complaining of the miserable plot.
Now it makes even less sense when you compare it with the original material.

There is a difference of "useless whines", "logical and reaonsable comparisons" and "flat critics".
and as i'm reading back everything until now, i certainly see more 2 and 3, than the first option.

Darknemo2000 · 2007-09-04, 12:55

I never said that this episode in particular was terrible. I just commented the weird part of it as it was a forced attemp on directors side to actually remind us that Saito and Louise still exist without reminding us of war.

However, this particular episode was probably the best one of all Agnes arc ones. Still it does not justify the fact that sub-plot took half of the season leaving only half to actually real story line, half of which are original fillers (like ep 5).

Louise and Saito charcter development is basically non exist.

Shiroth misunderstood the point of my complains about war since quite obvious he did not read the ZnT novels about the war at least, as in ZnT novels war is not about action but about character development and rising an interesting questions like the argument between Louise and Saito. War stimulates charcter development, yep, it has action scenes which are avoided in anime but it has character development which anime ignores as well.

Look at Guiche... Do you remember him?

Spoiler for Novels:

You probably think I am a whiner, and I guess its true, yet it makes me sad to think that the same studio that adopted Shakugan No shana novels pretty well does such unsatisfying work with ZnT.

While first season was digging its own grave with ignoring the serious moments it still did pretty good job. It survived but made the chances of making a good sequel pretty low. The fact that second season now has pretty bad director doesn't seem to help either.

You could say that novels would always beat the actual films based on that but there are some examples (like Suzumiya Haruhi) where it stands on the same if not better ground.

I have seen worser adoptations yet during this year so far its one of the worst ones for sure.

I was pretty suspicious about the first season as it created different mood from novels which in longterm would have hurt it badly. Luckily for them it ended fast so all the flaws came out with this season. Yet I wasn't complaining about it all that much compared to this season because it still managed to do a pretty good job.

Even if I would have never read a single line from ZnT novels I would still be unhappy about the second season (surely, reading the novels doubles my unhappinesss about it though). Point is, if they would have done a decent work with it even if it would be pretty different from novels I doubt there would be so much complains about it...

P.S. Hayashi, its novel adaptation, not manga.

cyw1988 · 2007-09-04, 20:04

I am pretty sure Corbert's letter will prove to be the development Saito needs. As for Louise, she probably still believes that going to war and killing ie. following her grand hime sama(I dunno why but I hate henrietta and siesta in the 2nd season) I think thats where it will drive a wedge between them.

In the op animation, I thought I saw the

Spoiler for novel vol 6(or was it 7):

. But that could be the same reason why they used the boat scene in the first season and not show it. Could be teaser for a third season. From the looks of it though, a third season may be unlikely, seeing how they seem to have screwed this season up

snakespm · 2007-09-04, 20:40

I think this was one of the best eps this season. Only two things really bothered me.

1) Colbert dieing was a little predictable. When he started going on about seeing Seito's world, it started setting off alarms in my head.

2) How did those paper balloon things float. At first since it was Kirche doing it I thought she might have been using fire to heat up the air. However that wouldn't work to well with something approaching gun powder. (Yeah yeah, laws of physics. magic, something about killing catgirls)

Nvis · 2007-09-04, 21:06

I wished Colbert didn't die.

Now who's going to make "Dragon Blood" for the Zero Fighter?

Sinestra · 2007-09-04, 21:23

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Originally Posted by Nvis

I wished Colbert didn't die.

Now who's going to make "Dragon Blood" for the Zero Fighter?

Seito better build a still and start making some Zero moonshine or else that plane is going to be on the ground permanently

mist2123 · 2007-09-04, 21:42

from the preview i can see saito getting abused by her and forgeting about the sad mood that this episode provide.

asdffdsa · 2007-09-04, 23:58

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Originally Posted by mist2123

from the preview i can see saito getting abused by her and forgeting about the sad mood that this episode provide.

Where do you see Louise abusing Saito in the next episode? The next episode does seem like a big contrast in mood though. According to the subs, the preview's dialog is:

Spoiler for next episode's preview dialog:

Darknemo2000 · 2007-09-05, 00:58

Nope, the marriage part will definetely happen this season...I would say on episode 11 or 12 (depending if they plan on rushing put the Saito VS 70 000 thing).

In novels there where things in between but I don't think we will see a full scale of argument. They wasted way too much for Agnes scale to be able to get to the final scene without killing things off. It would need about 5-6 episodes to get to Saito vs 70 000 with only small loss of scenes.

But now its going to be another filler. yet this filler is based on novels.

Spoiler for Novels:

You see Louise actually always sleeps without her underwear and during the war she forgot that but it didnt stopped her as she slept naked near Saito. The worst part was that wind blew up the tent all solgiers saw quite a view of a naked girl pressing herserf to Saito. Rumours spread that hey have this kind of relationship, which annoyed Louise to no end. They soon got into an argument, thats where Julio was introduced, as Louise hurted Saito (since Saito started bragging how Louise is so in love with him to solgiers) using Julio. Later she wanted to make up and used Derflingers adviced a VERY ecchi cat costume of hers. Too bad that saito didnt see it but bunch of other guys did that came into the house ahead of Saito. Louise and Saito also had a heated discussion on what is the nobility and what is life worth for. Saito talked about it with Guiche while both getting drunk, Louise talked about it before they could to make it good again the orders came for Louise to hold back the 70 000 army on her own for one day. Ofc outse it was a suicidal mission. Louise before her supposed death wanted to make up with saito and also said that she wanted to feel what is the marriege before her death. saito agreed. They sort of had an engagement ceremony (only between themselves, no one else was present as everyone have left) and drank whine (the scene that you see in opening) yet Saito used a drug that Siesta gave to him (he was making out with her. literally. Which in itself would be worth an episode I think) to put Louise to sleep. Then he stepped instead of her and did his probably the coolest act in the whole novels - a 1 vs 70 000 fight. When Louise woke up Saito was gone a Louise went into a shock and tried to kill herself to be stopped by Siesta... Then...Wait I amspoiling too much.

Of course there were more scenes in between the fight I just anmed the most important ones and I cannot see them doing it in only 2 episodes.

Since 10th episode decided to make an epiosde based on one scene only. Since louise isnt that perverted in anime they had to use cold and body-warmth as a reason for her to get naked...

Its weird that main character of second season Agnes wont be having much screen time... Isn't she supposed to be the main character in second season? wWell no matter how much screen time Louise or Saito would get from now on it wont be able to beat Agnes for sure.

lynx135x · 2007-09-05, 05:34

With only two episodes left (after episode ten which looks like filler), maybe its time to consider that the series' animators never intended to get as far with the story as everyone assumed based from the teaser scenes in the OP. I not familiar with the events of the books, but maybe they only intended to lead up to the begining of the events of the war. It seems to me to make more sense that they decided to make a largely filler/side plot oriented second season in the hope of extending the source material into more seasons than that they were just so stupid they completely ignored better canon material in favor of filler.

Darknemo2000 · 2007-09-05, 08:23

But we all know that animators usually like to end the series with an impressive scene. And Saito vs 70 000 is one like that. The problem is that to get to that in only two episodes would make tham skipping a LOT of scenes...

I was unhappy whenseason one ignored prince Wales story which brought some nice scenes between Louise and Saito even if Wardes still around. Also the first night they spent in single bed before the grand fight with Wardes was also cute as saito tried to comfort Louise who was sort of depressed that she is incapable of doing anything and is just a useless person. Sadly anime ignored this scene too.

Yet overall it wasnt all that bad. Even if they were not completely truthful to novels thay managed to patch up things pretty well. And thats something that season two is missing.

If lynx would be right then they would not have climax in the ending at all since scenes before Saito vs 70 000 are not so impressive, though interesting. if however it would end with that scene (which is very likely) that would mean a lot of canon material would be trashed just because of a filler episodes. Also it would be impossible to return to those scenes in lets say third season since after Saitos fight things take different turn.

So as far as I see its two kind of bad situation - anticlimax ending but not skipping quite a lot of material from novels (or maybe climax original ending, but we already witnessed that director has no talent with original episodes) or climax ending with ignoring quite a bit of scenes that are MUCH more interesting than Agnes filler story (Like Siesta/Saito, Louise/Saito scenes, Guiche and so on).

Agnes is an interesting character but if that means that canon characters like Saito, Louise or Siesta are getting trashed then I would chose them anytime over her or her story that doesnt have any real importance to the story later.

[spoiler removed by a moderator]

Runa · 2007-09-05, 11:26

okay, so we can say that "Anies" chapter already done here... let's get back to the right pace... we want more Louise and Saito here^^ we don't wanna see "Anies no Tsu*** bleep censored" or something like that don't we ?

nice story they have there... it's a good way to end the show, the way Louise hug Saito is kinda touching...love that a lot^^ expect more in the next ep....

neutralizer · 2007-09-05, 16:38

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Originally Posted by Masanori Ota

Well, that makes a lot of sense, actually. Not him being alive again, but Kirche being extremely physically attracted to him. His flames are huge and all, and she's all about heat...

Wonder if Kirche will end up being that hot teacher every male student wants to have at the academy.

Haha, you're right. At first, I was like Colbert? WTF? He didn't seem like Kirche's type, but then they're both flame... so maybe yea.

Ashlotte · 2007-09-05, 18:11

Well it wasnt a really bad episode or even arc really, but the fact that I never really liked agnes that much kept me from really enjoying it completely.

Atleast it looks like where getting back to louise and saito next episode.

Guido · 2007-09-05, 19:43

By far this has been the best episode for season two, as it packed painful drama about how the war not only devastated the innocence of a little girl but left a burning scar of regret upon a man who naivetely misjudged that battles are for the sake of devotion.

Spoiler:

The climax and conclusion were satisfactory to my preferences, and I can proudly say that the battle between Colbert against Benville was spectacular filled with the best soundtrack choices.

Spoiler:

However, on second thoughts I felt that they tried to forcefully setup two themes into the same conflict.

Spoiler:

aikming · 2007-09-06, 01:00

At least we got an episode that ends with Saito & Louise without explosion.

Masanori Ota · 2007-09-07, 13:40

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Originally Posted by neutralizer

Haha, you're right. At first, I was like Colbert? WTF? He didn't seem like Kirche's type, but then they're both flame... so maybe yea.

Well, there went my post, and the one I quoted. Jesus freakin' Christ, I'm going back to /a/ if this is how you mods handle a normal discussion.

Whatever, back to your regular programming.

teachopvutru · 2007-09-07, 19:49

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this episode ... it feels like, err... I dunno how to put it... But seeing how people praise the novel and how the anime doesn't hold true to the merit of its original source, I hope I'll see ZnT English novel released soon, or even better, a remake. (which is no where likely)

But meh, I see so many things being missed in the anime after reading the posts above... I also agree that the 1st season is better than this one.

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2007-09-04, 12:10	Link #43
Klashikari 阿賀野型3番艦、矢矧 Lv180 Graphic Designer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belgium, Brussels Age: 37	The problem isn't actually the lack of adaptation. here, it is a huge problem of pacing and plot. (I enjoyed the first season, and even after the novel summaries, i found the first season quite "not too bad" as an adaptation, and a "good anime" as a stand alone) i've read the novels summary after the episode 7, and i was already complaining of the miserable plot. Now it makes even less sense when you compare it with the original material. There is a difference of "useless whines", "logical and reaonsable comparisons" and "flat critics". and as i'm reading back everything until now, i certainly see more 2 and 3, than the first option. __________________ [Sig art: Kagura Yuu, Nunukko, Maku Rako & Mishima Kurone] / [Twitter]

2007-09-04, 12:55	Link #44
Darknemo2000 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lithuania Age: 39	I never said that this episode in particular was terrible. I just commented the weird part of it as it was a forced attemp on directors side to actually remind us that Saito and Louise still exist without reminding us of war. However, this particular episode was probably the best one of all Agnes arc ones. Still it does not justify the fact that sub-plot took half of the season leaving only half to actually real story line, half of which are original fillers (like ep 5). Louise and Saito charcter development is basically non exist. Shiroth misunderstood the point of my complains about war since quite obvious he did not read the ZnT novels about the war at least, as in ZnT novels war is not about action but about character development and rising an interesting questions like the argument between Louise and Saito. War stimulates charcter development, yep, it has action scenes which are avoided in anime but it has character development which anime ignores as well. Look at Guiche... Do you remember him? Spoiler for Novels: In novels he really became quite interesting character that developed once he became an captain with his own responsibilities. Where he experience death in a close up. It makes him mature quite a bit. Saito also matures too (the talk that he and Guiche had in the inn while drinking beer was pretty mature), Louise too (though the biggest part of her character development comes after volume 8, as she believed in losing Saito for ever which shaken her quite badly and changed her... Given that anime already avoided a very good scene between Saito Louise and the prince in the first season where they discuss what is death and what is it worth to die for (which later lead to cute scene between saito and Louise which was completely ignored by anime as well), I think that it might keep on simplifying and butchering things. The only thing that they dont butcher are subplots that dont have that much importance to storyline anyway... You probably think I am a whiner, and I guess its true, yet it makes me sad to think that the same studio that adopted Shakugan No shana novels pretty well does such unsatisfying work with ZnT. While first season was digging its own grave with ignoring the serious moments it still did pretty good job. It survived but made the chances of making a good sequel pretty low. The fact that second season now has pretty bad director doesn't seem to help either. You could say that novels would always beat the actual films based on that but there are some examples (like Suzumiya Haruhi) where it stands on the same if not better ground. I have seen worser adoptations yet during this year so far its one of the worst ones for sure. I was pretty suspicious about the first season as it created different mood from novels which in longterm would have hurt it badly. Luckily for them it ended fast so all the flaws came out with this season. Yet I wasn't complaining about it all that much compared to this season because it still managed to do a pretty good job. Even if I would have never read a single line from ZnT novels I would still be unhappy about the second season (surely, reading the novels doubles my unhappinesss about it though). Point is, if they would have done a decent work with it even if it would be pretty different from novels I doubt there would be so much complains about it... P.S. Hayashi, its novel adaptation, not manga.

2007-09-04, 20:04	Link #45
cyw1988 Japaholic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: I don't know... T_T	I am pretty sure Corbert's letter will prove to be the development Saito needs. As for Louise, she probably still believes that going to war and killing ie. following her grand hime sama(I dunno why but I hate henrietta and siesta in the 2nd season) I think thats where it will drive a wedge between them. In the op animation, I thought I saw the Spoiler for novel vol 6(or was it 7): "marriage" scene . But that could be the same reason why they used the boat scene in the first season and not show it. Could be teaser for a third season. From the looks of it though, a third season may be unlikely, seeing how they seem to have screwed this season up

2007-09-05, 08:23	Link #53
Darknemo2000 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lithuania Age: 39	But we all know that animators usually like to end the series with an impressive scene. And Saito vs 70 000 is one like that. The problem is that to get to that in only two episodes would make tham skipping a LOT of scenes... I was unhappy whenseason one ignored prince Wales story which brought some nice scenes between Louise and Saito even if Wardes still around. Also the first night they spent in single bed before the grand fight with Wardes was also cute as saito tried to comfort Louise who was sort of depressed that she is incapable of doing anything and is just a useless person. Sadly anime ignored this scene too. Yet overall it wasnt all that bad. Even if they were not completely truthful to novels thay managed to patch up things pretty well. And thats something that season two is missing. If lynx would be right then they would not have climax in the ending at all since scenes before Saito vs 70 000 are not so impressive, though interesting. if however it would end with that scene (which is very likely) that would mean a lot of canon material would be trashed just because of a filler episodes. Also it would be impossible to return to those scenes in lets say third season since after Saitos fight things take different turn. So as far as I see its two kind of bad situation - anticlimax ending but not skipping quite a lot of material from novels (or maybe climax original ending, but we already witnessed that director has no talent with original episodes) or climax ending with ignoring quite a bit of scenes that are MUCH more interesting than Agnes filler story (Like Siesta/Saito, Louise/Saito scenes, Guiche and so on). Agnes is an interesting character but if that means that canon characters like Saito, Louise or Siesta are getting trashed then I would chose them anytime over her or her story that doesnt have any real importance to the story later. [spoiler removed by a moderator] Last edited by Darknemo2000; 2007-09-05 at 08:39.

2007-09-04, 12:01	Link #42
HayashiTakara Chicken or Beef? Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle Age: 41	even though manga readers are crying foul, I found this episode to be an enjoyable one. Sometimes its better to not read the book, lol. I think if you watch the anime, then read the manga afterwards. If you read the manga, don't watch the anime. Most book readers (like one of my friends) always complains when a movie adaption is made cause it doesn't follow the book to the Tee. Oh well.

2007-09-04, 20:40	Link #46
snakespm Member Join Date: Apr 2004	I think this was one of the best eps this season. Only two things really bothered me. 1) Colbert dieing was a little predictable. When he started going on about seeing Seito's world, it started setting off alarms in my head. 2) How did those paper balloon things float. At first since it was Kirche doing it I thought she might have been using fire to heat up the air. However that wouldn't work to well with something approaching gun powder. (Yeah yeah, laws of physics. magic, something about killing catgirls)

2007-09-04, 21:06	Link #47
Nvis Where are the good animes Join Date: Dec 2003	I wished Colbert didn't die. Now who's going to make "Dragon Blood" for the Zero Fighter?

2007-09-04, 21:42	Link #49
mist2123 Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: M.U	from the preview i can see saito getting abused by her and forgeting about the sad mood that this episode provide.

2007-09-05, 00:58	Link #51
Darknemo2000 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lithuania Age: 39	Nope, the marriage part will definetely happen this season...I would say on episode 11 or 12 (depending if they plan on rushing put the Saito VS 70 000 thing). In novels there where things in between but I don't think we will see a full scale of argument. They wasted way too much for Agnes scale to be able to get to the final scene without killing things off. It would need about 5-6 episodes to get to Saito vs 70 000 with only small loss of scenes. But now its going to be another filler. yet this filler is based on novels. Spoiler for Novels: You see Louise actually always sleeps without her underwear and during the war she forgot that but it didnt stopped her as she slept naked near Saito. The worst part was that wind blew up the tent all solgiers saw quite a view of a naked girl pressing herserf to Saito. Rumours spread that hey have this kind of relationship, which annoyed Louise to no end. They soon got into an argument, thats where Julio was introduced, as Louise hurted Saito (since Saito started bragging how Louise is so in love with him to solgiers) using Julio. Later she wanted to make up and used Derflingers adviced a VERY ecchi cat costume of hers. Too bad that saito didnt see it but bunch of other guys did that came into the house ahead of Saito. Louise and Saito also had a heated discussion on what is the nobility and what is life worth for. Saito talked about it with Guiche while both getting drunk, Louise talked about it before they could to make it good again the orders came for Louise to hold back the 70 000 army on her own for one day. Ofc outse it was a suicidal mission. Louise before her supposed death wanted to make up with saito and also said that she wanted to feel what is the marriege before her death. saito agreed. They sort of had an engagement ceremony (only between themselves, no one else was present as everyone have left) and drank whine (the scene that you see in opening) yet Saito used a drug that Siesta gave to him (he was making out with her. literally. Which in itself would be worth an episode I think) to put Louise to sleep. Then he stepped instead of her and did his probably the coolest act in the whole novels - a 1 vs 70 000 fight. When Louise woke up Saito was gone a Louise went into a shock and tried to kill herself to be stopped by Siesta... Then...Wait I amspoiling too much. Of course there were more scenes in between the fight I just anmed the most important ones and I cannot see them doing it in only 2 episodes. Since 10th episode decided to make an epiosde based on one scene only. Since louise isnt that perverted in anime they had to use cold and body-warmth as a reason for her to get naked... Its weird that main character of second season Agnes wont be having much screen time... Isn't she supposed to be the main character in second season? wWell no matter how much screen time Louise or Saito would get from now on it wont be able to beat Agnes for sure.

2007-09-05, 05:34	Link #52
lynx135x Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	With only two episodes left (after episode ten which looks like filler), maybe its time to consider that the series' animators never intended to get as far with the story as everyone assumed based from the teaser scenes in the OP. I not familiar with the events of the books, but maybe they only intended to lead up to the begining of the events of the war. It seems to me to make more sense that they decided to make a largely filler/side plot oriented second season in the hope of extending the source material into more seasons than that they were just so stupid they completely ignored better canon material in favor of filler.

2007-09-05, 11:26	Link #54
Runa Fallen Angel Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: why ask ?? Age: 38	okay, so we can say that "Anies" chapter already done here... let's get back to the right pace... we want more Louise and Saito here^^ we don't wanna see "Anies no Tsu*** bleep censored" or something like that don't we ? nice story they have there... it's a good way to end the show, the way Louise hug Saito is kinda touching...love that a lot^^ expect more in the next ep.... __________________

2007-09-05, 18:11	Link #56
Ashlotte Clockwork Join Date: Oct 2006	Well it wasnt a really bad episode or even arc really, but the fact that I never really liked agnes that much kept me from really enjoying it completely. Atleast it looks like where getting back to louise and saito next episode. __________________ No matter what enemy. No matter what ally. Mowing everything down with maximum destructive power. That is... "The White Devil of the Administration Bureau"

2007-09-05, 19:43	Link #57
Guido Snobby Gentleman Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monterrey, México Age: 43	The Atonement of Flames By far this has been the best episode for season two, as it packed painful drama about how the war not only devastated the innocence of a little girl but left a burning scar of regret upon a man who naivetely misjudged that battles are for the sake of devotion. Spoiler: Definitely predictable but emotionally touching, Colbert was ratted off the spot by Benville as the infamous Serpent of Flames. The climax and conclusion were satisfactory to my preferences, and I can proudly say that the battle between Colbert against Benville was spectacular filled with the best soundtrack choices. Spoiler: It was unfortunate that even that showdown managed a good deal of time for the pacing to develop, Agnes had to step in and rammed Benville with her sword. However, on second thoughts I felt that they tried to forcefully setup two themes into the same conflict. Spoiler: The conclusion to Agne's side-plot about earning her revenge against the man who burnt her village, revealed as Colbert. Second, Colbert's insight experiences about the sins of war that he communicated to Saito via his last letter. Ever since season one Colbert has been one of the most underrated characters and for the writers to totally elevated him on the role of critical character for season one felt to me a little disjointed. I could have been at ease had the writers started from season one giving hints about Colbert's experiences from his days at the battlefield, but I guess they want an immersive conclusion with his death regretting the wrong he did to Anies for following orders and teaching the younger generation that the ways of war and killing should not be made into a common habit; killing changes one and warps the soul.

2007-09-06, 01:00	Link #58
aikming Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	At least we got an episode that ends with Saito & Louise without explosion. __________________ http://anime-horizon.blogspot.com Anime & Manga Horizon - Anime, Manga, Gundam, Figures

2007-09-07, 19:49	Link #60
teachopvutru Urusai~Urusai~Urusai~ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Location Age: 31	I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this episode ... it feels like, err... I dunno how to put it... But seeing how people praise the novel and how the anime doesn't hold true to the merit of its original source, I hope I'll see ZnT English novel released soon, or even better, a remake. (which is no where likely) But meh, I see so many things being missed in the anime after reading the posts above... I also agree that the 1st season is better than this one. __________________ "FOUND YOU!" ~Taiga