The Familiar of Zero

The Familiar of Zero
Cover of the first light novel volume featuring Louise
ゼロの使い魔
(Zero no Tsukaima)
GenreAction
Fantasy comedy[1]
Harem[2]
Light novel
Written byNoboru Yamaguchi
Yū Shimizu (final two volumes)
Illustrated byEiji Usatsuka
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runJune 25, 2004 – February 24, 2017
Volumes22 + side story collection
Manga
Zero's Familiar
Illustrated byNana Mochizuki
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 27, 2006 – October 27, 2009
Volumes7
Anime television series
Directed byYoshiaki Iwasaki
Written byTakao Yoshioka
Music byShinkichi Mitsumune
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Original networkCTC
Original run July 3, 2006 – September 25, 2006
Episodes13 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Zero no Tsukaima Gaiden: Tabatha no Bōken
Written byNoboru Yamaguchi
Illustrated byEiji Usatsuka
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runOctober 25, 2006 – March 25, 2009
Volumes3
Anime television series
The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons
Directed byYū Kō
Written byYuji Kawahara
Music byShinkichi Mitsumune
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
  • AUS: Hanabee
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
  • SEA: Muse Communication
  • UK: MVM Films
Original networkCTC, tvk
Original run July 9, 2007 – September 24, 2007
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Manga
The Familiar of Zero Official Anthology Comic
Written byVarious artists
Published byMedia Factory
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 23, 2007 – September 23, 2008
Volumes9
Manga
Zero no Tsukaima Gaiden: Tabatha no Bōken
Written byTakuto Kon
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 27, 2007 – May 27, 2010
Volumes5
Anime television series
The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses
Directed byYū Kō
Written byNahoko Hasegawa
Music byShinkichi Mitsumune
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
  • AUS: Hanabee
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
  • SEA: Muse Communication
  • UK: MVM Films
Original networkCTC, tvk
English network
Original run July 6, 2008 – September 21, 2008
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses
Directed byYū Kō
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
  • UK: MVM Films
ReleasedDecember 24, 2008
Runtime24 minutes
Manga
Zero no Chukaima: Yōchien nano!
Written byTakamura Masaya
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 26, 2009 – March 27, 2012
Volumes3
Light novel
Kaze no Kishihime
Written byNoboru Yamaguchi
Illustrated byEiji Usatsuka
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runOctober 23, 2009 – March 25, 2010
Volumes2
Manga
Zero's Familiar: Chevalier
Written byHiga Yukari
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 27, 2010 – March 27, 2013
Volumes4
Anime television series
The Familiar of Zero: F
Directed byYoshiaki Iwasaki
Written byNoboru Yamaguchi
Music byShinkichi Mitsumune
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
  • AUS: Hanabee
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
  • SEA: Muse Communication
  • UK: MVM Films
Original networkAT-X
Original run January 7, 2012 – March 24, 2012
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Visual novels
  • Zero no Tsukaima: Koakuma to Harukaze Concerto
  • Zero no Tsukaima: Muma ga Tsumugu Yokaze no Fantasy
  • Zero no Tsukaima: Maigo no Period to Ikusen no Symphony

The Familiar of Zero (Japanese: ゼロの使い魔, Hepburn: Zero no Tsukaima) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Noboru Yamaguchi, with illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. Media Factory published 20 volumes between June 2004 and February 2011. The series was left unfinished due to the author's death in 2013, but was later concluded in two volumes released in February 2016 and February 2017 with a different author, making use of notes left behind by Yamaguchi. The story features several characters from the second year class of a magic academy in a fictional magical world with the main characters being the inept mage Louise and her familiar from Earth, Saito Hiraga.

Between 2006 and 2012, the series was adapted by J.C.Staff into four anime television series and an additional original video animation episode. The first anime series was licensed by Geneon Entertainment in English, but the license expired in 2011. Sentai Filmworks has since re-licensed and re-released the first series and released the other three series in North America. A manga adaptation illustrated by Nana Mochizuki was serialized in Media Factory's manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive between June 2006 and October 2009. A sequel manga was serialized from January 2010 to March 2013. Both manga were released by Seven Seas Entertainment in North America. Two additional spin-off manga were also created, as were three visual novels.

  1. ^ "Zero's Familiar". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Kimlinger, Carl (March 3, 2012). "Review - Familiar of Zero F: episodes 1-6 Streaming". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2012. When the flurry lets up though, the series lets off the brakes and goes screaming right to Harem-Harem Land.
  3. ^ "The Familiar of Zero [English Sub]". YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2022.


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