Author Topic: Zero no Tsukaima - Princess no Rondo (Read 16654 times)

wolkec · « **on:** July 07, 2008, 06:40:19 PM »

Ep 1 just came out

What impressions do you have?

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nstgc · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2008, 06:50:20 PM »

Why did you bother using spoiler tags for that?

Blanchimont · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2008, 06:55:20 PM »

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At least it can't be worse than ZnT II ...hopefully $:-\$ ...

geoffreak · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2008, 06:57:37 PM »

Can't understand Jap well enough yet to watch without subtitles :S
I might wait for the higher quality subs to come out because I do know enough to disagree with crappy speedsubs.

Don't spoil too much for us who are waiting, kay?

nashua · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2008, 09:55:17 PM »

Any idea how long it usually takes for higher quality subs to come about? Been waiting a while for ZnT 3 to come out, 2 was so cheesy! But alright if you get past that.

XIII

geoffreak · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2008, 10:03:50 PM »

Seeing as how this is one of the more popular series, I would give the speedsubbers around 48 hours and the higher quality subbers anywhere from a week to two per episode (might be less).

nashua · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2008, 10:13:20 PM »

Found the first and only subs to be done were by Minori-subs, so far only good comments about these subs in particular on anidb.

XIII

nstgc · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2008, 10:38:38 PM »

I haven't seen this yet, but I'll wait for a good HD version. I don't know if the current one up (meaning translated to English) is HD or not, but at 170 MB, I'm not watching it. Also, I agree with Blanchimont. The second season was disappointing.

beezer08 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2008, 11:28:52 PM »

Quote from: Blanchimont on July 07, 2008, 06:55:20 PM

... At least it can't be worse than ZnT II ...hopefully $:-\$ ...

Agreed. Fanservice, lack of character development and a shitty plot ruined the hell outta season 2.

MTR · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2008, 12:15:17 AM »

I personally enjoyed S2 because it expanded on the romance between Louise and Saito...which was the reason I was watching the series to begin with.

Hopefully S3 will do the same =]

geoffreak · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2008, 12:27:06 AM »

I have to agree with MTR on that point. It did get much more romantic in the second season but in the process it left out the quality everywhere else. I hope it keeps up the romance but returns the quality from the first season.

nstgc · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2008, 12:37:32 AM »

I agree that you can't have a romantic comedy without the romance, but it seemed more like a mid-grade etchi comedy. I strongly disagree that the second season expanded on the romance between the two more then the first season did. Yes, it took it another step forward, but that one step wasn't that grand, mostly because it was poorly implemented.

geoffreak · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2008, 12:42:49 AM »

I didn't say it did more than the first, I just said that it took it to a different point than the first left it at.

I really don't see ZnK as an "ecchi comedy". To me ecchi comedies are very poor storylines which attract viewers through fanservice alone (ie Girls Bravo and countless others). ZnK actually has enough good storyline and minimal fanservice to keep it out of the category in my books.

nstgc · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2008, 12:53:54 AM »

Nah, thats just how it usually ends up. An etchi just any comedy that produces comic events my means of perversion.

Blanchimont · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2008, 01:06:25 AM »

Yeah, they threw everything out except ecchi, and perhaps romance, in ZnT II, even by anime standards the "Deuz Ex Machina" bit at the end was a bit... $:-\$

From Wikipedia;

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A deus ex machina (Latin IPA: [ˈdeːus eks ˈmaːkʰina] (literally "god out of a machine") is an improbable contrivance in a story. The phrase describes an artificial, or improbable, character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (such as an angel suddenly appearing to solve problems, or the entire story having been just a dream one of the characters was having).

nstgc · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2008, 01:18:44 AM »

Yeah, but its still better then "A Miniature Giant Space Hamster told me if I ____ then everything would world out".

geoffreak · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2008, 01:48:51 AM »

I have to agree with the deus ex machina in the final episodes of season 2. I was like, "Woah! They're going for it! 'But I saw this fairy... that brought us back where we started in our relationship'. Drat"

Tatsujin · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2008, 02:37:29 AM »

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET ... -puts it on his collection list- I'll be waiting for it to finish. =)

ETL19 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2008, 05:09:22 AM »

Quote from: Tatsujin on July 08, 2008, 02:37:29 AM

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET ... -puts it on his collection list- I'll be waiting for it to finish. =)

me2 me2 inless some more sub grps start subing it like your mom.

MTR · « **Reply #19 on:** July 09, 2008, 12:34:57 PM »

I watched the first episode last night and I was very impressed. It had the romance that I wanted, and the general plot and storyline also drew me in. It looks like it is going to be a great season =] I can't wait to see what else is in store. I also love the new OP theme. It's so good to have more Zero no Tsukaima ;x