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| The Familiar of Zero | |
 Cover of the first light novel volume featuring Louise | |
| ゼロの使い魔 (Zero no Tsukaima) | |
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| Genre | Action Fantasy comedy[1] Harem[2] |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Noboru Yamaguchi |
| Illustrated by | Eiji Usatsuka |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | June 25, 2004 – February 24, 2017 |
| Volumes | 22 + side story collection |
| Manga | |
| Zero's Familiar | |
| Illustrated by | Nana Mochizuki |
| Published by | Media Factory |
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| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 27, 2006 – October 27, 2009 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Written by | Takao Yoshioka |
| Music by | Shinkichi Mitsumune |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
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| Original network | CTC |
| Original run | July 3, 2006 – September 25, 2006 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Light novel | |
| Zero no Tsukaima Gaiden: Tabatha no Bōken | |
| Written by | Noboru Yamaguchi |
| Illustrated by | Eiji Usatsuka |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | October 25, 2006 – March 25, 2009 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons | |
| Directed by | Yū Kō |
| Written by | Yuji Kawahara |
| Music by | Shinkichi Mitsumune |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
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| Original network | CTC, tvk |
| Original run | July 9, 2007 – September 24, 2007 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| The Familiar of Zero Official Anthology Comic | |
| Written by | Various artists |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | August 23, 2007 – September 23, 2008 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Manga | |
| Zero no Tsukaima Gaiden: Tabatha no Bōken | |
| Written by | Takuto Kon |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 27, 2007 – May 27, 2010 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses | |
| Directed by | Yū Kō |
| Written by | Nahoko Hasegawa |
| Music by | Shinkichi Mitsumune |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
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| Original network | CTC, tvk |
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| Original run | July 6, 2008 – September 21, 2008 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Original video animation | |
| The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses | |
| Directed by | Yū Kō |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
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| Released | December 24, 2008 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Zero no Chukaima: Yōchien nano! | |
| Written by | Takamura Masaya |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 26, 2009 – March 27, 2012 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Light novel | |
| Kaze no Kishihime | |
| Written by | Noboru Yamaguchi |
| Illustrated by | Eiji Usatsuka |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | October 23, 2009 – March 25, 2010 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Zero's Familiar: Chevalier | |
| Written by | Higa Yukari |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 27, 2010 – March 27, 2013 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| The Familiar of Zero: F | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Written by | Noboru Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Shinkichi Mitsumune |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
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| Original network | AT-X |
| Original run | January 7, 2012 – March 24, 2012 |
| Episodes | 12 |
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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.
- ^ "Zero's Familiar". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Kimlinger, Carl (March 3, 2012). "Review - Familiar of Zero F: episodes 1-6 Streaming". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
When the flurry lets up though, the series lets off the brakes and goes screaming right to Harem-Harem Land.
- ^ "The Familiar of Zero [English Sub]". YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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