(MFI) Zero no Tsukaima (second series) - Episode 1 Discussion / Poll

[UPR]

Spoiler for question of ep1:

is it just me or didn't the prince of wales die in season 1 why is he back again?

[Claies]

A surprisingly and extremely mediocre episode in quality. I expected something better from J.C. Staff after all the quality stuff they've sent out. At least they got rid of that annoying screen wipe...that's always welcome.

Might get a better rating when I watch it subbed.

[Richard_Omega]

i might just wait as well for the subs, due to me not being able to speak japanese, nor understanding it. i still have high hopes on the series

[Omniscient]

Episode 01 Screencaps and Summary

Spoiler:

I had high hopes for this season and it looks like I won't be disappointed. The first episode gets right back into the thick of things, and Louise and Saito are as great a combo as ever.

Originally Posted by Claies

A surprisingly and extremely mediocre episode in quality. I expected something better from J.C. Staff after all the quality stuff they've sent out.

Are you comparing with other J.C. Staff shows or with the previous season of ZnT? I thought this looked like it had better quality than the first season.

[Unearthly]

Originally Posted by UPR

Spoiler for question of ep1:

is it just me or didn't the prince of wales die in season 1 why is he back again?

Spoiler:

They mention in the preview that that he's supposed to be dead, but we'll have to wait and find out why he isn't.

[Village Idiot]

Looking at the OP, they're going to get at least as far as Tifania's part of the novel.

[Kakosan]

Originally Posted by UPR

Spoiler for question of ep1:

is it just me or didn't the prince of wales die in season 1 why is he back again?

Spoiler:

I don't want to say too much, and it also depends on how close are they going to follow the novels, but there's a good reason for him to re-appear so it's not a mistake in the plot

[Kakosan]

Originally Posted by Village Idiot

Looking at the OP, they're going to get at least as far as Tifania's part of the novel.

As long as they don't compress the material too much, it's fine with me. There is also room to innovate from the novels. I'd rather prefer for them to go nice and slow, maybe to have new material in the middle, and have a 3rd season based on the rest of the novels (jejejeje, second season just started and I'm talking about a third one)

[mist2123]

Originally Posted by UPR

Spoiler for question of ep1:

is it just me or didn't the prince of wales die in season 1 why is he back again?

Anime Rule#???? anime characters dont die

[Onniguru]

Originally Posted by Omniscient

Episode 01 Screencaps and Summary

Looks like they are using the first episode to warm us up to the series with light comedy, with only a few scenes devoted to the main plot arc that will develop.

[passenger]

hehe good old anime is back It is early to ask but i have to ask anyway. Who is blond dude in the opening? What is its gender?

[monir]

Originally Posted by Omniscient

Spoiler:

I had high hopes for this season and it looks like I won't be disappointed. The first episode gets right back into the thick of things, and Louise and Saito are as great a combo as ever.

Agreed! The episode couldn't be bad considering it featured an all night session of S&M play..... even if the S&M part may have been wrongly interpreted by one person due to circumstantial posing. Very good episode. The series picked up from where it left off.. and Kugimiya Rie - the god-given voice for playing those fiesty lolis - takes it up right from the top. Seeing Saito's getting abused/punched/kicked/beaten/bombed did the heart so good considering how much I loathe this character. All in all a good start.

I won't comment on the animation considering the series never had much of a good animation to begin with, but the episode is in no way any worse than the overall animation effort in season 1.

[asaqe]

Originally Posted by Unearthly

Spoiler:

They mention in the preview that that he's supposed to be dead, but we'll have to wait and find out why he isn't.

Spoiler for About the prince:

Its about the first time Henrietta and the Prince met...which means...Henrietta's gonna skinny dip!

[Claies]

Originally Posted by Omniscient

Episode 01 Screencaps and Summary

Spoiler:

I had high hopes for this season and it looks like I won't be disappointed. The first episode gets right back into the thick of things, and Louise and Saito are as great a combo as ever.

Are you comparing with other J.C. Staff shows or with the previous season of ZnT? I thought this looked like it had better quality than the first season.

I'm comparing with the other J.C.Staff shows, such as Shakugan no Shana and most importantly Honey & Clover. The latter very pleasantly surprised me and put J.C.Staff forever on my high respect list. Perhaps they had different groups working on different shows, because the quality frequently jumps around.

[Darknemo2000]

Or they are distributing resources (money) not equally. If thats the cass then Znt must be last on J.C. Staffs list, comapring its quality with other animes produced by this company.

[Deathkillz]

"kono inu!! ecchi!!! sukebe!!! hentai!!!" ahh its great to see Louise back again and letting her temperament get the better of her!

Spoiler:

i laughed pretty hard at those haxx glasses XD saito didnt even see it comming and yes it puts a whole new meaning into "leashing your property" but like all healthy teen i cant really blame saito for getting urges when seeing beautiful girls and their bouncy breasts...louise is just mainly over reacting with her tsun tsun mode...but then comes the dere dere mode and oh boy can she melt like toffee in a frying pan

one thing i was shocked about seeing this ep though is that louise actually ordered saito to sleep in her bed...i think their relationship is moving forward smoothly

welcome back!

[Mirrinus]

I do indeed like this opening quite a bit over the first season's. One thing I must say though: I didn't even recognize Guiche until the final shot of him with Tabitha, Kirche, and Montmorency. Did he always look that cool? Or am I just totally misinterpreting this? Must be the sword.

Originally Posted by Claies

I'm comparing with the other J.C.Staff shows, such as Shakugan no Shana and most importantly Honey & Clover. The latter very pleasantly surprised me and put J.C.Staff forever on my high respect list. Perhaps they had different groups working on different shows, because the quality frequently jumps around.

I actually didn't like H&C's animation all that much at all. I blame the overuse of Hagu's SD face...I just couldn't take her character seriously at all, and that ruined it for me. Luckily Morita and Mayama redeemed the show.

I agree that SnS probably does have better overall animation than ZnT, though. JC Staff's animation quality does seem to change depending on the show, so they probably do have different groups working on each show.

[mist2123]

LOL guess the 'DRAGON' can still fly guess magic fixed it

[khryoleoz]

Originally Posted by Mirrinus

I do indeed like this opening quite a bit over the first season's. One thing I must say though: I didn't even recognize Guiche until the final shot of him with Tabitha, Kirche, and Montmorency. Did he always look that cool? Or am I just totally misinterpreting this? Must be the sword.

I think that's the new character, Julius Ceasar.

[Mirrinus]

Originally Posted by khryoleoz

I think that's the new character, Julius Ceasar.

Hmmm...so you are right. My bad.