Tanabata was shit, but I did pay my respects, hanged my “wishes” (which would never be fulfilled since wishing for a real, full-sized Gundam ain’t possible), then went to sleep for a whole 16 hours. Add in the ambiance of the rain, and it’s happy hibernating. No use asking for pics of yesterday’s routine, I’ll give you that.
BUT! YES! IT’S! FINALLY! HEEEEEEEEEERE!!! I’ve been waiting for this moment (more like I’ve been HIBERNATING for this moment)! As Kanokon Season 1 (YES, I’m actually implying for another season since season 1 was worthless as shit if not for the fanservice and lack of storyline) draws to a close, so does Zero no Tsukaima: Princess no Rondo come out with a fanservice-y BANG (minus Siesta cockchopblock) as we start the ep with Saito starting some sex scene the way you see them on eroges that Hemi-tan plays… until Siesta OFFICIALLY COCKBLOCKS. Did I say COCKBLOCK? Yeah, COCKBLOCK. More like COCKCHOP, or C-C-C-C-C-COCK BREAKER!!! Let me illustrate a good cockblock courtesy of Siesta:
I’m putting it in…
Then…
C-C-C-C-C-COCK BREAKER!!!
Nice one, Siesta. No wonder you only got around 30 seconds of legit air time this ep.
Anyways, this ep is all about Saito losing his Gandalf powers, and the pair meeting another familiar with a distinct marking which is quite the same as Gandalfr. On Saito losing powers, this explaining would only mean two things:
- He died once, but was resurrected by Tiffania, thus losing the contract with Louise since the contract can only be erased if and only if the familiar dies, or
- He flushed out all his powers on the last fight on Futatsuki no Kishi till the last drop
Of course, this kinda rocks the Louise-Saito relationship. The ties that bind them are gone now. Saito is a free guy. He can pursue whoever he wants, whatever he wants. He can even go to the enemy side if he really wanted to. But this test is up for them to figure out, which would only mean this would testify the truth about their love (shucks, such cool words coming from myself!).
It might be later revealed by Tiffania herself on the next ep. Meanwhile, the unnamed female that was in charge of the war from the last series makes a shadowy appearance, and reveals markings on her forehead that are quite the same as Saito’s. This could only mean:
- Another Servant of Brimir working for the enemy, or
- Another Void Mage
Now, I’m not going to spoil you on this one, but I laid out the facts for you to ponder out on possible outcomes. I’m reading the novel myself (with all the juicy sex, you mongrel Saito), but canonically speaking on the anime, it may change.
Mamiko Noto voices Tiffania, who transfers to Rozenberg Knights-WAIT…. I mean, Tristein Magic Academy.
Aside from this surprise on the OP, there was also this:
Noble Saito!
This was revealed later in the ep when Henrietta was offering Saito a certificate granting him the rank of Chevalier, which also gives him noble status (which I won’t spoil again if he accepts or no). Also, the fact about Gandalfr’s powers is another spoiler I won’t give away. You’ll just have to see for yourselves (or you might brand me as killjoying you, hee hee hee).
Fanservice is currently limited to panty shots, undressing, fondling, boob bouncing, and indirect sex implications. More more “powerful” this time around, but does that matter? Not for me, no. At least we follow a storyline. But yeah, everyone yearns for oldschool Lv10 Fanservice for maximum super effective moenage.
Sylphid sneakshot: Pro captioners don’t let this pass. DESCENDANTS OF AYA SHAMEIMARU DO NOT LET THIS PASS!
And yeah, lots of Louise panty shots today, too!
OH YE THUNDER THAT COMES DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS, STRIKE THEE!
On a last note, this ep ripped one of Melty Blood‘s ingame BGMs, specifically Stillness Dark. Proof would be to listen to this while playing your copy of the ep at around… say… 10:53.
Dude, we don’t even know when the DVD set will come out. But yeah, it will come out.
Second, the novel is ongoing. Season numbers are currently in a mumbo-jumbo state, so I can’t tell.
And no, I won’t recommend you any sites. You can try DL’ing it from the torrents on Tokyotosho, or simply try Youtube since it’s not licensed yet anyway.
HAI shance, I remember back when you were doing blog queue reviews on AnimeNano.
IIRC, Brimir’s…well….dead.
Also, fanservice 100 pasento!
1. Blog qeue reviews?
2. Brimir’s dead, yes. But familiars related to her can still be summoned. Remember, Brimir is a Void Mage, so descendants coming from her bloodline may or may not have Void powers, and can summon Brimir class familiars.
3. No, fanservice it still not Kanokon level. WE NEED MOAR.
As in, asking for blog aggregation approval on Anime Nano.
And yes, we need MOAR.
And IIRC the void mages, familiars, and artefacts are aspects of Brimir, or something.
True enough. Since Brimir created the current kingdom using her powers, there’s a lot of possibilities that her powers have been showered from all over the kingdom: from artifacts, to familiars and Void Magi. That being said, bloodlines will or will not matter, depending on their descendance from Brimir.
No, none around, probably because stupid Seven Seas licensed it. Baka-Tsuki tried to translate the novels using raws from 1.8, but failed doing so.
DAMMIT! GIVE ME MY FUCKING ZNT INTARWEB RAWS, OR ELSE I’LL EAT HEMI-TAN! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWR
Princess no Rondo ftw!!
Nice review and and thanks for clearing a few things up.
I know the new episodes air every Sat in Japan, Sun in America?, and I noticed it took 2 or 3 days for the english subtitles to come out for the first episode, but can we expect this to happen at the same time every week? I need to know the fastest way to watch this RAW or Subbed.
Thanks! -Ideruu
Wow, I’ve been waiting for this, <3 the first two seasons. They really made me want to read the novel but as far as I heard it’s not translated to English
Baka-Tsuki was once in charge of translating the novel back then. Baka-Tsuki died, so blame me for TEARING IT DOWN. Hahaha.
Louise’s Void Magic = OVER 9000!#!@$!@$!
Not really. If I can compare magic, Louise would be a Ragnarok Online Wizard casting an uber long Lord of Vermillion spell. Of course, she would need someone to cover her while she casts, and that’s where Saito comes in: A Knight who gets rid of anything that can interrupt the Wizard’s incantation.
Well, compared to her, Negi’s a different case. See Negi the Ragnarok Online Sage, csating spells while doing physical damage, though his variation kinda upgrades what a Sage can do in a rather unique level if you talk about Magica Erebea.
This gundam serie is the most effective. I cannot overlook my 1st time watching Gundam Wing then know about japan mobile gundam. Hope to possess a lot more fantastic gundam serie in the future