Zero no Tsukaima – Anime Review
Review: Louise is the third daughter of the de la Valiel family. She lives in a world where there are Nobles (rich people that can use magic) and Commoners (peasants that can’t use magic). Even though Louise visits a fancy magic school, she is known for being unskilled and whenever she tries to use magic it will end up in an explosion. In the sacred ritual of summoning a familiar, she summons a Commoner (Hirago Seito, a boy of the same age) from the “real world”, unlike everyone else who summons small dragons and other animals. Louise has no choice but to accept Seito as her familiar, while Seito himself do not know what is going on. The rumour of a Commoner being summoned as a familiar is being spread around the school and everyone makes fun of Louise for it, but what is that weird mark on Seito’s hand?
Zero no Tsukaima is the first of 3 successful seasons of an anime story taken from a light novel series. It’s a perfectly balanced and enjoyable mix of romantic comedy, magical fights and political themes.
Rating: 9/10
Saturday, 19 March, 2011 at 10:10
Hey! when will season 4 will be released? Danke
Sunday, 22 May, 2011 at 22:16
you missed spelled saito’s name
Tuesday, 21 June, 2011 at 6:29
YEESSSS IM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT REALIZED!!….I MEMORIZED THE FIRST OF THE THREE… FUTSAKU NO KISHI’S ENDING WAS WERE ITS AT!!!!!
Tuesday, 7 June, 2011 at 5:12
wow season 3 episode 7 was just insane… it was like chilling goosebumps like blizzard and my heart was sinking every beat when them tears came out…
definitely one of the best animes i’ve ever seen in my life!
Tuesday, 21 June, 2011 at 6:35
BUT THIS PERSONE DIDNT MENTION LUISOS HINT….SHE IS JUST AF IMPORTANT AS SAITO IS….I MEAN THE DOG… SORRY…lol… HE SAYES WHAT IS THE THING ON HIS HAND BUT DOESENT MENTION THE PENTAGON THING HINT……….SOOOOO EPIX SHOW WERY NICE GERENTIED REWACHES…IF YOU ARE INTO COMEDY,Romance,ECHI,SEMI-harem,ACTION AND, SCHOOL LIFE…AND FOR HENTAI FREAKS SEASON 1? or was it 2…maby 3 WACH IT!jk…..BUT VERY RECOMENDED FOR PEOPLE AGES 12-16
Tuesday, 21 June, 2011 at 6:36
KIRICHE X SESEI XD
Tuesday, 21 June, 2011 at 6:38
KIRICHE X SESEI XD the picture maks the show seem dirty..”sits here..pointing down hahahahhahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol compleatly mis guyding!
Thursday, 4 August, 2011 at 7:50
when will the season 4 be released?
Sunday, 2 October, 2011 at 10:00
2012
Sunday, 14 August, 2011 at 12:10
familiar of zero is the best anime i ever see every one must see it
Thursday, 1 December, 2011 at 12:11
lol .. even though zero no tsukaima is a wonderful shoujo anime,but since i watch bleach i probably say that bleach is the best shounen anime,since then i starting to love bleach :DD and i thought fairy tail is the best although fairy tail gained best shounen manga but bleach never fails in their charismatic and wonderful anime plot :DD
Sunday, 18 September, 2011 at 0:54
Really seems to be aimed at YOUNGER ages (especially judging by the comments!) will give this one a pass.
Wednesday, 19 October, 2011 at 14:06
OMG!!!!the final season? couldn’t wait for it!!! i miss saito n louise very much! ^^
Saturday, 17 December, 2011 at 22:55
Very good anime, now just waiting for Season 4. Unfortunately the anime’s always stop at a certain point, the thing that I don’t actually like about all that stuff. I wish it was something like a soap, continuously anime movies of the same serie. (Only with the same storyline or a little adapted)
I would give it a 9 also.
Sunday, 18 December, 2011 at 14:38
I can’t wait for season 4…
Saturday, 28 January, 2012 at 6:33
i cant believe kon is the sprite for the anime
Thursday, 7 June, 2012 at 17:12
the one thing that makes this an anime you might as well skip is Louise herself. There are some good moments but it falls under the typical “girl catches guy in a bad situation, assumes the worse, beats him up.” even when there are good scenes of development it is almost instantly ruined.
Judging by what a previous poster said, talking about blech as if it is some masterpiece, you can see this is an anime made for those lesser anime fans that wouldn’t know a good anime if it hit them in the face with a paper fan.
I am however going to try and watch the rest, outside of the painful to watch romance, the other themes are rather interesting and there are likeable characters.
Tuesday, 24 July, 2012 at 13:01
i love anime!
its my world ang may friend!
Tuesday, 24 July, 2012 at 13:02
i love anime!
its my world and my friend!
ANIME WORLD makes me soooooooooo…happy!
Sunday, 9 September, 2012 at 23:20
Too many authors use romantic tension too much. They play on the fact that viewers will be on the edge of their seats until the couple finally gets together, and then when they do, end of story. ZNT doesn’t do that.
People complain about Louise’s sadistic Tsundere-ness, but I think hear spoiled, unlikable nature mixed with her initial disgust with her familar, Saito makes for a much more turbelant, interesting, and fun trip towards love . . . rather than if the characters were instantly likeable and instantly fall in love without obstacle or incident.
I like the S & M references, but they do tend to play on the whole “jealous girl beats the shit out of beau because of a misunderstanding” shtick a little too much. In ZNT, you have to get used to intimate moments being ruined by this sort of thing. Luckily the series is ridiculously mushy, and not short of romantic, intimate moments. Most kissing scenes I’ve ever seen in an anime that wasn’t a hentai or a full-on 100% cheesy harem.
Sunday, 18 November, 2012 at 4:06
This anime is definitely top. I watched all 4-seasons in 2 days straight, I could barely manage too take my eyes off of my computer screen. Even after, I was searching for a continuation from the original story, but sadly it wasn’t continued and season 4 was the end.. I hope that someday someone with the writing talent and animation will come and continue this poetic story. I’ts a fantasy tale that id love too see more of.
Tuesday, 4 December, 2012 at 14:16
I agree pretty much with all your comment. After having seen the entire series over a week – damn work – now trying to find an anime thats as good as ZNT is hard. Best scene for me was the end of the 2nd season. Never cried to an anime before, till then anyway. I really wished they had another season – continue the adventure even through married life im sure the soty could carry though and be gold.
Saturday, 8 December, 2012 at 18:43
I wish have season 5 pls pls
Sunday, 3 March, 2013 at 12:08
WHEN WILL SEASON 5 BE RELEASED IM DIEING TO SEE IT!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, 5 March, 2013 at 13:52
I HOPE THAT THEY WILL HAVE SEASON 5 BECAUSE I LOVE THIS ANIME ITS FULL OF ACTION IM BEGGING THE ONE WHO CREATED ZERO NO TSUKAIMA TO MAKE MORE EPISODES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, 4 May, 2013 at 15:11
i hope that they will also make season 5 🙁 awesome anime much more awesome than SAO
Wednesday, 4 September, 2013 at 1:27
It’s very sad that the author died this year because of stupid advanced stage cancer. I felt that I should’ve had the cancer not him so that he can live on and finish the dang series.
Wednesday, 4 September, 2013 at 1:30
People who say they are true fans that don’t like every single part of the series aren’t. People who love and support everything about the series are real and true fans. Just saying
Friday, 13 September, 2013 at 10:22
Is there a english name for this anime?
Tuesday, 5 November, 2013 at 10:57
the familiar of zero
Friday, 17 January, 2014 at 21:49
Episode 3 and he still doesn’t make out with Louise sad very sad.
Tuesday, 8 July, 2014 at 5:15
I hope some one cares enough to make some ova to pick up where they left off from the end of season 4. ending before they meat his parents is a horrible cliff hanger and it makes a lot of people mad. I hope it gets ova at least but not expecting a 5th season.