The Familiar of Zero (TV)

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[ adapted from Zero's Familiar (light novel) ]

Related anime:
Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi (TV) (sequel)
Zero no Tsukaima: Princess no Rondo (TV) (sequel)
(The) Familiar of Zero F (TV) (sequel)

Alternative title:

Chowaniec Zero (Polish)

Zero no Tsukaima (Japanese)

Подручный Луизы-Нулизы (Russian)

ゼロの使い魔 (Japanese)

零之使魔 (Chinese (Taiwan))

제로의 사역마 (Korean)

Genres: adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, romance

Themes: alternate dimension, ecchi, fanservice, harem, tsundere

Objectionable content: Significant

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.

User Ratings: 3206 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 347 votes (sub:285, dub:43, raw:6, others:13

6 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 Italian subtitled

)

Excellent: 709 votes (sub:590, dub:76, ?:4, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:36

19 Spanish subtitled
5 Portuguese subtitled
4 Italian subtitled
2 Polish subtitled
2 German subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed

)

Very good: 997 votes (sub:841, dub:104, raw:11, ?:3, edit.dub:1, others:37

18 Spanish subtitled
5 Russian subtitled
3 Italian subtitled
3 Polish subtitled
2 French subtitled
2 German subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Turkish subtitled
1 Korean subtitled

)

Good: 694 votes (sub:582, dub:79, ?:4, raw:2, others:27

10 Spanish subtitled
4 French subtitled
3 Italian subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Polish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
1 czech subtitled

)

Decent: 290 votes (sub:246, dub:30, raw:4, ?:1, others:9

3 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Russian edited dub
1 Polish subtitled
1 Czech subtitled
1 Russian subtitled

)

So-so: 83 votes (sub:65, dub:15, raw:1, others:2

1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian edited dub

)

Not really good: 29 votes (sub:25, dub:2, others:2

1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled

)

Weak: 41 votes (sub:34, dub:5, ?:2)

Bad: 10 votes (sub:10)

Awful: 3 votes (sub:3)

Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:3)

Seen in part or in whole by 5520 users, rank: #106 (of 5563)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.830 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.4556, rank: #728 (of 5553)
Weighted mean: 7.660 (Very good−), rank: #800 (of 5553) (seen all: 7.72 / seen some: 7.12 / won't finish: 3.94)
Bayesian estimate: 7.659 (Very good−), rank: #589 (of 4225)

Running time: 24 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 13

Episode titles: We have 13

Vintage: 2006-07-02 to 2006-09-24

Release dates: We have 6

Opening Theme:

"First kiss" by ICHIKO

Ending Theme:

"The Real Feeling" (ホントノキモチ) by Rie Kugimiya

Official website:

FUNimation's Official The Familiar of Zero Website

Zero no Tsukaima @ J.C. Staff (Japanese)

TOKYO MX's Official The Familiar of Zero Website (Japanese)

Zero no Tsukaima (Japanese)

零之使魔中文官方網站 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Links: We have 2

Trivia: We have 11

Review:

The Familiar of Zero DVD (Jan 10, 2009)

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Zero no Tsukaima Gets Final Series as TV Anime (Aug 20, 2011)

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Third Zero no Tsukaima TV Anime Series Announced (Dec 18, 2007)

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DVD (Region 1)

The Familiar of Zero - Box Set (DVD) 2008-11-04

The Familiar of Zero - Series One [Viridian Collection] (DVD) 2010-03-09

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki

Series Composition: Takao Yoshioka

Script: Takao Yoshioka

Storyboard:
Hideaki Uehara (eps 3, 9)
Kouichi Sasaki (ep 4)
Michio Fukuda (ep 6)
Shinichi Tokairin (ep 10)
Sōma Ōgami (eps 7, 12)
Yoshiaki Iwasaki (OP; eps 1, 13)
Youhei Suzuki (eps 5, 11)
Yuuichi Nihei (eps 2, 8)

Unit Director:
Daisuke Fukushima (ep 6)
Daisuke Takashima (ep 12)
Hideaki Uehara (eps 3, 9)
Kaoru Yabana (ep 10)
Kouichi Sasaki (ep 4)
Shigeru Ueda (ep 8)
Takeshi Yoshimoto (ep 2)
Tokio Yamauchi (ep 7)
Yasunori Ide (ED)
Yoshiaki Iwasaki (OP; eps 1, 13)
Youhei Suzuki (eps 5, 11)

Music: Shinkichi Mitsumune

Original creator: Noboru Yamaguchi

Original Character Design: Eiji Usatsuka

Character Design: Masahiro Fujii

Art Director: Yoshinori Hirose

Chief Animation Director: Masahiro Fujii

Animation Director:
Isao Kamei (eps 6, 11)
Isao Sugimoto (eps 5, 8)
Kaori Takamura (ep 5)
Masahiro Fujii (OP; eps 1, 13)
Minami Tsuruakari (eps 2, 8, 11)
Motoi Nakamura (ep 11)
Shigeki Kimoto (eps 9, 12)
Shiro Shibata (eps 3, 9)
Yoshiko Nakajima (eps 4, 10)
Yukie Hiyamizu (eps 7, 12)

Sound Director: Tsuyoshi Takahashi

Director of Photography: Rikiya Marumo

Producer:
Maki Horiuchi
Miho Ichii
Mitsuhiro Matsuo

2D CGI: Yoshihide Mukai

2nd Key Animation:
Akio Kitahara (ep 5)
Emiko Kobayashi (ep 13)
Hirofumi Yamashita (ep 6)
Kazuhiko Yabumoto (ep 6)
Mai Matsuura (eps 1, 5, 9, 11)
Michiru Shinoda (ep 6)
Nao Tokunaga (ep 6)
Noriko Takiyama (ep 1)
Takayo Mitsuwaka (eps 1, 6)
Tomomi Kawamura (ep 6)
Yoshinori Miyashita (ep 1)
Yosuke Imakubo (eps 6, 11, 13)
Yuuki Hara (ep 11)

3D Animation:
Jun Shiota (ep 9)
Kenichi Yoshimoto (ep 9)
Kentaro Ono (ep 5)

Advertising:
Shinichi Tsuchiya
Shinya Tsuruoka

Animation producer: Yuji Matsukura

Assistant Animation Director:
Haruko Iizuka (ep 2)
Kyoko Kotani (ep 6)
Manao Miyazaki (ep 2)
Ryo Kobayashi (ep 6)
Souichirou Sako (eps 2, 8)
Yuki Imoto (ep 6)

Background Art:
Kōichirō Bizen
Noriko Ikehata
Satoru Hirayanagi
Teruhiko Niida
Tomonori Kuroda

Color Coordination:
Akiko Uchida (eps 2, 12)
Asuka Hino (eps 5, 8)
Maya Muranaga (eps 6, 9)
Syouko Mori (ep 11)
Tomomi Kato (eps 4, 10)
Yukiko Itou (ep 3)

Color design:
Kyousuke Ishikawa (eps 1, 7, 13)

Composite:
Junichi Watanabe (ED; Buyu)
Rikiya Marumo (OP)
Shingo Fukuyo (OP)
Yuuta Nakamura (ED; Buyu)

Digital Paint:
Akiko Uchida (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 11, 13

)
Asuka Hino (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 6-9, 11-13

)
Chie Nakamura (eps 4, 10)
Emi Kadono (eps 4, 10)
Junko Suenaga (9 episodes

eps 1-3, 6-9, 11-12

)
Kyousuke Ishikawa (7 episodes

eps 1-3, 6, 9, 11-12

)
Maya Muranaga (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13

)
Mayumi Tanahashi (11 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 11-13

)
Miho Kimura (11 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 11-13

)
Mika Funabashi (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 6-9, 11-13

)
Miyuki Ishida (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13

)
Noriko Yamaguchi (eps 4, 10)
Rie Suzuki (eps 1-3)
Rika Fujishima (eps 4, 10)
Shinkichi Umebayashi (eps 4, 10)
Syouko Mori (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 12-13

)
Taisuke Utsumi (eps 4, 10)
Tomomi Andou (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 6-9, 11-13

)
Yoshiyuki Shigama (eps 4, 10)
Yukiko Itou (9 episodes

eps 1-3, 6-7, 9, 11-13

)
Yuushi Ezashi (eps 4, 10)

Editing:
Masahiro Goto (TAVAC)

Effects: Yasuyuki Konno (Suwara Pro)

Finish Check:
Akiko Uchida (eps 2, 12)
Asuka Hino (eps 5, 8)
Junko Suenaga (ep 13)
Kyousuke Ishikawa (eps 1, 7, 13)
Maya Muranaga (eps 6, 9)
Shinkichi Umebayashi (eps 4, 10)
Syouko Mori (ep 11)
Yukiko Itou (ep 3)

In-Between Animation:
Emiko Kobayashi (9 episodes

eps 1-3, 6-9, 11, 13

)
Ena Nishikawa (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13

)
Kimiko Hoshi (ep 3)
Miyuki Yano (ep 3)
Takehiko Kageyama (9 episodes

eps 1-3, 6-9, 11, 13

)
Tomoko Kameyama (9 episodes

eps 2-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13

)
Yoko Ito (11 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 11-13

)
Yu Murakami (11 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 11-13

)

In-Between Check:
Hiroki Okamoto (11 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 11-13

)
Mariko Takahashi (eps 4, 10)
Nobuko Ogino (11 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 11-13

)
Takako Kawano (11 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-9, 11-13

)

Key Animation:
Aimi Sudou (ep 3)
Akihisa Akuzawa (eps 8, 13)
Akira Shinoda (eps 3, 11)
Arihiro Gotou (eps 5, 11)
Asao Takahashi (eps 3, 9, 12)
Atsushi Komatsu (Anime R; eps 4, 10)
Chikai Okado (ep 13)
Daisuke Saito (ep 9)
Daisuke Tsumagari (ep 4)
Eri Yuzuki (ep 9)
Fusako Nomura (eps 1-3)
Haruko Iizuka (ep 13)
Hayato Hashiguchi (eps 5, 11)
Hideaki Tsukioka (eps 2, 8-9, 13)
Hideki Yamazaki (ep 3)
Hidenori Hasaka (ep 9)
Hirofumi Yamashita (ep 12)
Hiroki Handa (ep 13)
Hiroko Kaneda (eps 8, 12)
Hiroko Saito (eps 2, 7-8, 13)
Hiromi Mita (SSC; ep 10)
Hiroyasu Oda (eps 1, 6, 12)
Hiroyuki Ohkaji (ep 8)
Hisami Teshima (SSC; ep 4)
Hisao Muramatsu (eps 2, 8, 13)
Hisashi Yamamoto (ep 8)
Isao Kamei (ep 6)
Isao Sugimoto (OP; ep 13)
Kaori Saito (ep 9)
Kaoru Ohki (eps 1, 6)
Kaoru Yabana (eps 4, 10)
Kazuya Nakamura (ep 5)
Ken Mukaigawara (ep 7)
Kouji Ogawa (eps 8, 11)
Kumiko Kawahara (eps 5, 11)
Kyō Katsuragi (eps 5, 7, 9, 13)
Kyoko Kotani (eps 1, 6)
Mai Matsuura (eps 2-3, 13)
Mai Otsuka (OP)
Makiko Uemura (eps 5, 11)
Mamiko Nakanishi (eps 2, 8, 13)
Manabu Shioda (Anime R; eps 4, 10)
Manao Miyazaki (eps 2, 6, 8)
Mariko Takahashi (SSC; eps 4, 10)
Masakazu Yamazaki (eps 1, 3, 6, 12)
Masaki Miyauchi (ep 9)
Masumi Fujii (ep 11)
Masumi Hattori (ep 7)
Mayumi Tomiie (ep 5)
Megumi Satou (SSC; eps 4, 10)
Michiru Shinoda (eps 7, 12)
Miho Kojima (eps 1, 6)
Miki Wasada (ep 6)
Mina Itou (SSC; ep 10)
Minoru Watanabe (eps 7, 13)
Mio Araki (ep 1)
Misa Kuwabara (ep 1)
Mitsumasa Kimura (eps 6, 12)
Miyuki Honda (ep 5)
Momoko Makiuchi (ep 11)
Motoi Nakamura (OP; eps 5, 11)
Motonao Komiya (eps 5-6, 11-12)
Nao Tokunaga (ep 7)
Naoko Hayashi (ep 5)
Naoko Yoshimori (SSC; ep 10)
Naomi Uogishi (OP; eps 2, 8, 13)
Naoto Yoshida (eps 3, 7, 9, 13)
Noboru Kawamori (ep 7)
Nobuko Shinohara (eps 3, 13)
Nobutaka Masuda (Anime R; ep 10)
Noriko Shibata (ep 12)
Noriko Takahashi (Anime R; eps 4, 10)
Nozomu Abe (OP; eps 1, 6)
Orie Tanaka (ep 5)
Reiko Fujita (eps 5, 12)
Rika Kanetaka (OP; eps 6-7, 11-12)
Rumi Abe (SSC; ep 4)
Rumi Miyata (ep 7)
Rumiko Umemoto (ep 7)
Ryo Kobayashi (eps 6, 12)
Ryoichi Oki (ep 5)
Ryoko Nakamura (5 episodes

eps 2, 6, 8, 12-13

)
Ryotarou Akao (ep 13)
Satoshi Urushihara (ep 1)
Seika Saruwatari (ep 11)
Setsuko Umino (ep 7)
Shigeki Kimoto (eps 2-3, 5-9)
Shigeru Chiba (ep 3)
Shin Tanoue (eps 4, 10)
Shingo Natsume (ep 11)
Shingo Uchida (ep 7)
Shinichi Wada (eps 5, 7, 13)
Shinryou Ishikawa (eps 7, 9)
Shiro Shibata (OP; ep 9)
Shouji Endo (eps 4, 10)
Souichirou Sako (OP; eps 2, 8, 13)
Tadashi Shimizu (SSC; eps 4, 10)
Takahiko Yoshida (ep 11)
Takashi Ajiri (ep 11)
Takashi Tsuda (OP; eps 3, 6-7, 12)
Takayuki Noguchi (ep 3)
Takeo Yoshioka (Anime R; eps 4, 10)
Tatsuya Urano (eps 1, 3, 5)
Tetsuya Koshizaki (eps 2, 7, 13)
Tetsuya Takeuchi (OP; eps 2-3, 5, 13)
Tomokatsu Nagasaku (ep 1)
Tomomi Kawamura (ep 12)
Tomoyuki Ohshita (eps 8, 13)
Toshifumi Niijima (ep 9)
Toshihiko Masuda (ep 1)
Tsuyoshi Kawada (ep 5)
Yoko Iizuka (ep 8)
Yoshiaki Katayama (eps 1, 6, 12)
Yoshihiro Nakamura (Anime R; eps 4, 10)
Yoshiki Mizuno (ep 9)
Yoshiko Nakamura (ep 7)
Yoshimasa Yoshioka (ep 2)
Yoshito Narimatsu (eps 4, 10)
Yosuke Imakubo (12)
Yukari Miyagawa (SSC; ep 10)
Yuki Imoto (eps 8, 12)
Yuki Nomura (SSC; ep 4)
Yuki Terano (ep 6)
Yukie Hiyamizu (OP; eps 2-3, 7)
Yukio Okano (ep 7)
Yumiko Kinoshita (ep 7)
Yuriko Ikehara (eps 2, 8, 13)
Yuu Yamashita (ED; GASHAW)
Yuuko Kamiyama (ep 10)

Mechanical animation Director: Mitsuharu Kajitani (ep 13)

Music producer:
Seiichi Kawashima
Tomoko Shibuya

Photography:
Atsushi Satou (ep 10)
Hiroshi Hayashi (eps 6-8, 13)
Masatoshi Sugawara
Noriko Akutagawa
Rikiya Marumo
Shingo Fukuyo
Sumi Okita
Tomokazu Nakanishi
Yoshio Ookouchi (ep 8)
Yōsuke Matsuzawa (ep 9)
Yutaka Kurosawa (ep 4)

Planning:
Ichiro Seki
Katsuji Nagata
Nobuhiro Osawa

Planning Cooperation:
Ayumi Satō (Media Factory)
Yasuji Misaka (Media Factory)

Post Production:
Hideyuki Kaetsu (Tokyo Laboratory)
Kenichi Nomoto (Tokyo Laboratory)
Ryo Kikuchi (Tokyo Laboratory)
Ryoji Kishi (Tokyo Laboratory)

Production Advancement:
Akira Fujishima (eps 2, 8, 13)
Kenji Gotou (eps 3, 9)
Nobuyuki Umeki (ep 7)
Sanae Terada (eps 4, 10)
Tomohiro Matsukawa (eps 1, 6, 12)
Tomoo Harada (eps 5, 11)

Production manager: Shinitirou Kashiwada

Prop Design: Haruko Iizuka

Recording: Takuya Miura

Scan:
Ayumi Nakahara (eps 4, 10)
Kaori Maruyama (eps 4, 10)
Takehiro Watanabe (eps 4, 10)

Setting Production: Jiro Nakagawa

Sound Production Manager: Naoki Kishida

Special Effects: Shinkichi Umebayashi (ep 4)

Theme Song Arrangement: Riki Arai (OP/ED)

Theme Song Composition: Riki Arai (OP/ED)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Ichiko (OP)
Yuriko Mori (ED)

Theme Song Performance:
Ichiko (OP)
Rie Kugimiya (ED)

Web Design:
Atsuhi Hatano
Hiromasa Suko (Character and Anime)

コンテ: Yasunori Ide (ED)

フランス語訳協力: Ryōko Kondo (eps 4-8, 12)

協力: Yoshimi Nakajima (Big Shot)

製作担当:
Atsushi Iwazaki (Media Factory)
Naoki Sato (Genco)
Tsuyoshi Yoshida (Matsutake)

調整: Hiroki Kurosaki

Rie Kugimiya as Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière

Satoshi Hino as Saito Hiraga

Akiko Kimura as Longueville/Fouquet (10 episodes

eps 1-2, 4-7, 9, 11-13

)

Ayako Kawasumi as Henrietta de Tristain (5 episodes

eps 5, 7, 9, 12-13

)

Mikako Takahashi as Montmorency (8 episodes

eps 1-5, 8-9, 13

)

Nanako Inoue as Kirche (eps 1-6, 8-13)

Takahiro Sakurai as Guiche (10 episodes

eps 1-2, 4-5, 8-13

)

Takeshi Aono as Osman (7 episodes

eps 1-2, 4-6, 12-13

)

Taketora as Styx (eps 1, 3, 13)

Takuma Suzuki as Colbert (7 episodes

eps 1-2, 5-6, 10, 12-13

)

Yui Horie as Siesta (9 episodes

eps 2-5, 8-10, 12-13

)

Yuka Inokuchi as Tabitha (11 episodes

eps 1-6, 8-9, 11-13

)

Akari Higuchi as
Female student (ep 1)
Jessica (ep 7)

Aruno Tahara as Percerin (ep 8)

Go Inoue as Manicamp (ep 3)

Hikaru Tokita as Malicorne (eps 1-2, 5, 13)

Jiro Saito as Cromwell (eps 9, 11-13)

Ken Uo as
Marteau (eps 3-4, 8, 12)
Siesta's father (ep 13)
Turenne (ep 7)

Kumiko Suzuki as
Fairy (ep 7)
Katie (eps 1-2)

Masahiro Yamanaka as
Ajax (ep 3)
Male student (ep 1)
Wales Tudor (ep 11)

Mika Doi as Tabitha's mother (ep 8)

Mikako Takahashi as Water Spirit (ep 9 & 10)

Noriko Suzuki as
Chevreuse (eps 1, 3)
Queen Mother Marianne (eps 12-13)

Satomi Arai as
Bugbear (ep 4)
Koumori (ep 7)
Robin (ep 9)
Verdande (6 episodes

eps 1-2, 5, 10-12

)

Taketora as
Customer (ep 7)
Eiji (eps 5-6)
Soldier (ep 6)

Tatsuhisa Suzuki as
Customer (ep 7)
Perisson (eps 1, 3, 13)

Tetsuo Goto as
Derflingher (eps 3-6, 8-13)
Scarron (ep 7)

Tomoyuki Shimura as Ward (eps 10-13)

Tora Take as Master of Yadoya (ep 11)

Yasunori Matsumoto as Count Mott (ep 4)

Yasuyuki Konno as Golem (ep 6)

Japanese companies

2nd Key Animation:
Akagumi (eps 1, 6, 11)
GAINAX (eps 6, 12)
Garan (6 episodes

eps 1-2, 6, 8, 12-13

)
Kagura (ep 9)
Studio Lagoon (ep 9)
Tama Production (ep 3)
Tanto (ep 9)
Wish (eps 2, 11, 13)
Yumeta Company (ep 1)

Animation Production: J.C. Staff

Backgrounds: Echo (eps 1-3, 5-13)

Broadcaster:
Chiba TV (2006-07-02)
KBS Kyoto (2006-07-02)
KIDS STATION (2006-07-07)
Sun TV (2006-07-05)
Tokyo MX TV (2006-07-04)
TV Aichi (2006-07-06)
TV Kanagawa (2006-07-02)
TV Saitama (2006-07-07)