The Familiar of Zero (Zero no Tsukaima) is a fantasy and comedy-oriented series of Japanese light novels 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 on April 4, 2013.[2] 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. A manga version drawn by Nana Mochizuki was serialized in Media Factory's manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive between August 2006 and October 2009. The manga is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for release in North America. Three additional spin-off manga were also created, as were three visual novels.
There is also a limited edition available featuring unique box art, a game disc featuring the "Tsundere Lesson of Louise" and a return of the popular Tsundere STG from "Zero no Tsukaima: Fantasy Fource 2nd Impact".
PLOT:
Louise is a noble girl who is terrible at magic, as her attempts usually result in an explosion. She is nicknamed "Louise the Zero" by her classmates, due to the inability to use any of the four magic elements. Early in the school year at the Tristain Academy of Magic, the second year students perform a special ritual where they summon their familiar, which serves as their eternal protector and partner, and is usually some sort of magical creature. But Louise summons Saito Hiraga, an ordinary teenage boy from Japan, leaving her totally humiliated.
Due to the sacredness of the ritual, Louise reluctantly accepts Saito as her familiar, but proceeds to treat Saito as any other familiar, only worse, making him wash her clothes, sleep on a bed of hay, and whipping him with a riding crop for little or no reason. The Familiar of Zero follows the adventures of Louise and Saito as they help their classmates and friends, while occasionally blundering into situations where they risk their lives to save one another. Saito tries to find a way to get back to Japan, but he also has a mysterious power that allows him to wield swords and other weapons to perform heroic feats. They also eventually learn the truth behind Louise's magic inabilities.
GAMES:
Three visual novels for the PlayStation 2 were developed by Marvelous Interactive. The first, Zero no Tsukaima: Shoakuma to Shunpu Concerto (lit. The Familiar of Zero: Goblins and the Spring Breeze Concerto), was released in limited and regular editions on February 15, 2007 in Japan. This was followed by Zero no Tsukaima: Muma ga Tsumugu Yokaze no Fantasy on November 29, 2007 and Zero no Tsukaima: Maigo no Period to Ikusen no Symphony on November 6, 2008.
Zero no Tsukaima - Shou-akuma to Harukaze no Concerto: Saito is summoned to the another world, and gets involved in "Love" and "Adventure". Staged on Tristheine Magic School, he is teased and loved by Luiz. Luiz has the likeability parameter and dislikeability parameter. If you hang around with other girls, her dislikeability parameter rises. And if it hits the limit, a horrible event happens to you. Keep an eye on them all the time, and have a love-love life with Luiz.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Tsundere adventure of the popular "The Familiar of Zero" in the novel and anime! The parameters of the "kick ass", "delle", Tsun events and delle event occurs! Summoned Saito Hiraga as "familiar" in a different world, is taunted in Pretty witch Louise became a husband like, and loved (?) In school life, we will be caught in love and adventure .
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Romance, Magic, Fantasy & Anime themes.
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