Zero no Tsukaima, Volume 2: Albion of the Wind

Zero No Tsukaima #2

by Noboru Yamaguchi

A Witch... and Her Boy Toy In a world where sorcery reigns supreme, bumbling witch-in-training Louise Francoise Le Blanc de La Valliere is known by her classmates at the Tristan Academy of Magic as "Louise the Zero." During an important coming-of-age ritual where each student must summon a lifelong familiar, Louise proves that she's the ultimate klutz when she mistakenly conjures a teenage boy from Earth. Now, whether they like it or not, Louise and her unwilling servant, Saito, are bound to each other by the laws of magic for all eternity!

Genres: Manga, Light Novel, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Fiction, Food

263 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2004

Reviews

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second volume, again, reading the omnibus, hopefully one day GR will understand that an omnibus counts as more than one book! This was delightfully fun to read, this time our group goes after the thief, which we all know is that person. It was full of adventure, magic, antics, and poor Saitou you should not have said or done that. I really loved seeing our trio (and Saitou) try to get the staff back. What the staff was, haha, when I saw it I knew. That is quite a weapon to have. I like that later we find out some more about it. I liked the ball and I love how different Louise looked. So fabulous! The last chapter of this volume just felt like it didn't fit, I think the volume should have stopped at 10. That worked better. But oh well, at least now we know someone is coming. Louise should treat her familiar a bit better, but she is so tsundere about her feelings, oh Louise.
There is also something that may happen later (something to do with our thief) and I cannot wait!
Great art!

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.6*

This volume is better than the first, even though they both drag a bit. I really feel like Saito deserves better treatment from Louise.

Also, it wasn't all that hard to figure out that the headmaster's secretary was the dreaded thief. I figured it out pretty early-on.

I did appreciate that Louise tried to get some recognition for Saito when he saved them from the thief. I wish that had worked out.

[Denisa (lapetitedeny) · Rating 4 out of 5]

To byla bomba! OwO Nah... Jsem si původně říkala, že se po tomhle pustím do posledního Percyho, ale, hm... Možná bych si mohla přečíst ještě třetí díl... :D

[Limyyyy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice novel, although some words I don't understand, but the romantic hit me.

[MC · Rating 2 out of 5]

Zero's Familiar continues in this second volume. I was eager to start reading this, and it began really well, it really did. Then, it went downhill from there. The story wasn't bad, so much as just a way of story-telling that didn't appeal to me.

As the volume begins, Louise, Saito, Tabitha and Kirche investigate the whereabouts of the the “staff of destruction” that a notorious thief swiped out from under their noses. They eventually do recover the staff, in a moment that is really awesome for Saito, and sweet for him and Louise. All of this is ruined, however, with the combination of bad behavior on the part of Saito, and an unwillingness on the part of Louise to admit her growing feelings for him. Therefore, she punishes Saito brutally.

I know that so-called “amusing injuries” are a trope of Japanese fiction, and that is fine, so long as it is a gag. A quick gag is one thing. To have a character repeatedly beg for mercy in terror, as Saito does, and then see him tortured relentlessly for an ENTIRE ISSUE, is quite a different matter. It just rubbed me the wrong way. Torture doesn't strike me as amusing. Again, a quick gag would have been fine, but an entire issue's worth ruined it all for me.

For that reason, though I enjoyed everything prior to the issue in question, and plan to continue the series eventually, I can neither rate it highly, nor recommend it.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.6*

This volume is better than the first, even though they both drag a bit. I really feel like Saito deserves better treatment from Louise.

Also, it wasn't all that hard to figure out that the headmaster's secretary was the dreaded thief. I figured it out pretty early-on.

I did appreciate that Louise tried to get some recognition for Saito when he saved them from the thief. I wish that had worked out.

[emily_oriley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is pretty much episodes 10 & 11 and that is all with many differences. I sort of preferred the anime version to the book this time which s surprising since 90% of the time the book's always better. I just think the drama and the dynamic of Saito and Louise's feelings for each other was better portrayed in the anime. Here it seemed to just suddenly sting them like a cheesed off bee.

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

A continuation of the series, with the focus beginning to shift from Saito's fish-out-of-water story and Louise's magical ineptitude to political intrigue.

[Diana Rojas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me ha gustado....






ME HA MATADO DE LA RISA QUE LOUISE OBLIGARA A SAITO A COMPORTARSE COMO UN PERRO.