HAY GUYS

**Tails** · 02:02 PM

J.C. Staff is back again with a sure to be a hit summer anime, Zero no Tsukaima. The story revolves around a failure of a witch who summons a human as her familiar, causing hilarity to ensue. A short plot rundown taken from the Anime News Network:

Originally Posted by ANN

Plot Summary: Meet Louise, a budding magician. The students at the Tristein Academy call her "Zero Louise", due to her current record of zero successes with magic. In fact, her magic tends to go spectacularly wrong. Now, as an important test of her aptitude for magic, she must summon a familiar to be her servant. At this critical moment, she summons up all her magic and wishes for a familiar that is "devoted, beautiful and powerful", and gets... Hiraga Saito, an ordinary Japanese boy. It's difficult to say who is more surprised and dismayed, but the rules don't allow for second attempts. Louise is stuck with her strange familiar, and he with her.

THE CAST

Meet Louise, the star of the show and a failure of a witch. The rest of the students all laugh at her for it, and her "explosive" techniques often cause trouble around the school. She's got pink hair, it's cute. =o

Meet Hiraga, Louise's familiar. He was summend from his normal place in life to the Academy. He finds himself in a bit of peril as he seems unable to communicate with Louise and everyone else until one of Louise's silence spells backfires.

This is Osman, principal of the academy and an old pervert. His familiar is a mouse which he apparently uses for nefarious purpouses.

This is Ms. Longueville, who keeps an eye on Osman as his seceretary, when he's not sexually harassing her, that is. I hear she wears a white G-string, but that's all hearsay. >_>

Sup Kirche. She fills the roll of your typical huge chested lusty anime babe. She apparently spends a lot of time flirting with the boys of the academy, and hangs out with Tabitha and Montmorency in her spare time. Her familiar is a salamander.

This is Montmorency. Despite her strange name she seems rather well mannered, but that doesn't stop her from taunting poor Louise. Her familiar appears to be a big frog/toad.

This is Tabitha. She's very quiet and reserved, and usually has her face in a book of some kind. Think Yuki from Haruhi.

Flamboyant and overly full of himself, Guiche is your typical lady-killer character. And that rose in his mouth, that's acutally his wand. I think his familiar is a mole of some sort.

A commoner (much like Saito) she works as a servant at the Academy and seemingly harbors feelings for our unlucky hero after he rescues her from an unsightly situation.

And finally,

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**Tails** · Jul 13, 2006, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by Luxo

Meh, I actually expected more of this show. It does have some fun moments but it's not really something otherworldly.

Maybe it will improve as the story progresses (hopefully).

sup tails i didnt steal your name okay

Of course. =O The first episode was setting up all the characters and introducing everyone.

The second episode is out by the way, check the first post for links.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

**Tails** · Jul 15, 2006, 03:30 AM

Someone asked me today about which version to download, and having seen both episodes by both groups, I'll give everyone a heads up.

Kuroneko's is of acceptable quality, though there are a few typos here and there. Nothing too big, but if you're picky over stuff like that you'll want to avoid them. As far as source quality goes:

Kuroneko:

FROTH-BITE:

It's pretty clear whose subs I'm sticking with after this.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

**Tails** · Jul 29, 2006, 02:28 PM

Ahahaha man, FB finally released episode 3 (see first post) and I love it. LOVE IT. An episode with SEXY RESULTS.

SEXY:

All in all very hilairous. The characters continue to be unique and extremely interesting (ahahah Tabitha using a silence spell on Kirche) and many laughs are had during the duration of the entire episode.

Also, Kirche is hot.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

**Tails** · Aug 1, 2006, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Taco

Yeah, I also think it's starting to get pretty generic. It's caught my attention, though, so unless it gets really bad I'll stick it out till the end.

I do like the characters though, despite how Tabitha is a blatant Yuki ripoff.

More like despite how Yuki is a Rei clone and Tabitha is also a Rei clone.

OMG TEH REI

I was speaking idiomatically.

**Tails** · Aug 14, 2006, 10:12 PM

Episode 6 folks!

Hungry Tabitha is huuuuuunnnnngryyyyy. =ooooooooo

We seem to be into the few episodes where they try to establish characters backgrounds a little more. I'm guessing we'll be seeing mostly Louise, Kirche (<3) and Tabitha as our main focus. As an aside:

Episode 6:

I wonder what's causing such weird items to go from Saitos word to Louise's world. I mean come on, first a porno magazine, then a soldier with a rocket launcher? What's the deal. Anybody else have any clues?

Also, please tell me that wasn't the real Mrs. Longueville. ;_____;

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

**Tails** · Aug 19, 2006, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by masa

Louise's "SHUT UP!" reminds me of Shana from Shakugan no Shana. And I thought of her as a Shana clone up until episode 6, where she branched off and became her own character. She's still somewhat generic, but not a clone. Saito? He wins. "Your breasts are Zero" is a comment that would leave most guys in their graves. Also, he has Haxx sword skillz. All in all I enjoy it, and look foreward to the next episode.

That's because both chataracters (Louise and Shana) have the same voice actor (Rie Kugimiya).

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**Tails** · Sep 20, 2006, 02:59 PM

SLOW-BITE has finally put out Episode 11 (no word from Kuroneko yet), so rejoice!

I am kinda upset with the way it looks like it's going to end with Louise x Saito for good. Needs more Saito x Siesta or Kirche or something ;___;.

Stupid Louise.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

**Tails** · Sep 28, 2006, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Qwarky

Yeah, what the hell, guys. It's not as if it was out of the blue =/

"Keiichi and Belldandy getting together WTF WAS THAT ABOUT HUH?"

Doesn't make it any less terrible.

Also I hate the OP, a lot. Skip through it every time.

Jam it back in, in the dark.