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In contrast to the previous two seasons, which were somewhat enjoyable, the third season was the most disappointing of all for multiple reasons. It manages to start off well however there were many possibilities that were available but were infrequently explored which could've potentially made this season much better or so. Unlike the first season, the third season seemed to not focus on the plot as much. It seems as though there was an excessive amount of romance cliches which strongly detracted from the season, such as the overly emotional and volatile tsundere (ex : Louise zapping Saito as comic relief), ecchi fanservice (ex : ... hotsprings, nosebleeds, yuri, breasts). Though the storyline does bring along some good results that are decent to the viewers such as the highlight of Tabitha's storyline, development of henrietta's character and Louise's insecure side and Saito shows his chivalry side. In addition, with the introduction of new characters, each character has a unique personality. More often than not, Louise and Saito bring out romantic moments which bring out a refreshing experience to the audience. Saito accompanies latterly his incredibly and heart-warming feats of courage and caring devoted and engaged in singularly towards Louise, while Louise introspectively loves him so, she cannot express it properly and openly until there is more character development.

One of the best aspects of Zero no Tsukaima are the animations, the character designs are fairly decent visuals, and the illustrations successfully convey the character's expressions to the audience without a problem while adding onto the humorous moments. There is also a fair amount of detail in the background which would enlighten the audience respectively.

The opening and ending themes are fairly decent and manage to fit well and the bgm is also well-accustomed to the particular moments. The voice actors are consistent throughout the series as well with their voice acting.

In conclusion, Zero no Tsukaima ~Princesses no Rondo~ is an above average sequel to the series with some intriguing moments. It seemed to ignore the most compelling and intriguing aspects of the series, the storyline. It could have been possible to focus on the two main antagonists and the overall objective of the antagonists while filling in the plotholes instead or it could of spent more effort on the relationship of Saito and Louise.

Hopefully, the next season will end this cliffhanger.

Though the enjoyability of this series is dependent on what exactly you are expecting.

Shigofumi starts out with much potential as it deals with issues with sophistication while the brutal unpredictability which never ceases to convey a melancholy yet intriguing experience, however Shigofumi seems to go downhill from there as the short episodic stories thereafter lack the justification for behavior of the characters as the characters don't go beyond the superficial means (just evil and good) and the story writing becomes short of well-written plots because of the questionable disbeliefs by the audience. (ex : episode 6). The ending or major plot (episode 10-12) was quite mediocre but light-hearted nether the less. It could have been a brilliant masterpiece ... for a short series as its own uniqueness could be portrayed well-above all the other animes, letting the audience connecting on an interpersonal level and pointing out humanity's flaws. However, it does warrant a score of 8 from me.

The animation I must say, was above average and consistent throughout the series while the characters were distinctive enough for the audience to differentiate between them effortlessly.

The sound quality and tracks that were chosen for this series matches the unfathomable episodic stories while adding a dramatic effect, I must say, it never bored me once, thought it varies from person to person.

The major characters within Shigofumi are well comprehended without contradiction in persona or 180 degree spins, however some minor characters in certain episodes are represented as plainly as 'good' or your typical feeble-minded psychologically-disoriented villains or high school bullies that have a lack of characterization which might of detracted from the overall series.

Overall, it was a brilliant series, though I would treat it into three separate series, the first arc(ep 1-3), the second arc(ep4-9) and the final arc(ep10-12).