Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo Picture Drama

Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo Picture Drama is honestly, imo better than the entirety of S3 itself. If we're picking out moments from S3 then nah, but as a whole? I'd say this is better. Characters don't betray their personality like in S3 and ofc the other faults S3 has that my review pointed out but no need to mention that here as its not relevant to this review. You can (at the time of this review's date posted) find this on YouTube, if you're looking for the English Sub version you can find 6 out of 7.the last one not subbed you canfind with a CC turned on but the sub for the CC is crap. However if you like me have seen enough sub anime and know enough Japanese words then that + the CC and whats going on in the episode you can make out most or all of whats being said/happening. That said the other 6 that ARE subbed are out of order, it was annoying to have to play puzzle to find the right order, thankfully logic and common sense as well as the sub and start of the episode as well as the MAL synopsis here are what made it possible to find the correct order with little trouble. As a result i only saw 1 episode out of order. Ah, my apologies, let's get onto the review itself. Basically the art for these 7 eps in this picture drama is really nice and well done. The story is basically Saito, Louise and Siesta are doing a play. Why, where and for what purpose is never explained, sadly. Likewise I'm unable to say if this is even canon, as only one thing said during the performance they did indicates this may not be canon (Hint: Wedding) however at the same time nothing besides that says it isn't canon. If its mentioned in S4 then its canon, otherwise you can skip this but personally if you like this series or any of the 3 characters then i'd strongly recommend to NOT skip it. (disclaimer: Siesta doesn't get much screen time at all, so its really the other two) The first 3 episodes have Louise and Saito playing roles of the opposite of what they are in the anime. So, the proud stuck up aristocrat is now playing a maid. Mean while Saito is playing an Earl... sadly a cheating one who cheats on his wife but thats just part of the play and I swear this is based on an actual play as i swear I've seen/heard this story before, prolly in another anime or two... anyway, the real question is, will Louise be able to finish the play and stay in character or will she lash out and go back to being herself? Episodes 4-7 put them in a role that's very close to their role in the anime, despite this it ends up going further than even the anime thus far has gone, so if S4 doesn't show serious growth/this then hey, this is a nice way to see what the two might be like in the future, sadly, i can actually see this happening as of the series' state thus far lol that said these short 7 episodes were really great, I'd really recommend checking them out, don't be scared of the other reviews with low scores. That said keep in mind it IS a picture drama so expect a few pics and most of it is just audio, those aren't so bad and certainly not here, especially if you like Saito and Louise! I rate Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo Picture Drama, a 7.0 out of 10.0, check it out :)

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