Zero No Tsukaima

The Familiar of Zero
Cover of the first light novel volume
ゼロの使い魔 (Zero no Tsukaima)
Genre	Adventure, Fantasy, Harem, Romantic comedy
Light novel
Written by	Noboru Yamaguchi
Illustrated by	Eiji Usatsuka
Published by	Media Factory
Demographic	Male
Imprint	MF Bunko J
Original run	June 25, 2004 – February 24, 2017
Volumes	22
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Written by	Takao Yoshioka
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	J.C.Staff
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	CTC
Original run	July 3, 2006 – September 25, 2006
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Manga
Zero's Familiar
Illustrated by	Nana Mochizuki
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA Seven Seas Entertainment
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Monthly Comic Alive
Original run	June 27, 2006 – October 27, 2009
Volumes	7
Light novel
Zero no Tsukaima Gaiden: Tabatha no Bōken
Written by	Noboru Yamaguchi
Illustrated by	Eiji Usatsuka
Published by	Media Factory
Demographic	Male
Imprint	MF Bunko J
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
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	CTC, tvk
Original run	July 9, 2007 – September 24, 2007
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Manga
Zero no Tsukaima Gaiden: Tabatha no Bōken
Written by	Takuto Kon
Published by	Media Factory
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Monthly Comic Alive
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
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	CTC, tvk
English network	SEA Arts Central
Original run	July 6, 2008 – September 21, 2008
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses
Directed by	Yū Kō
Studio	J.C.Staff
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Released	December 24, 2008
Runtime	24 minutes
Light novel
Kaze no Kishihime
Written by	Noboru Yamaguchi
Illustrated by	Eiji Usatsuka
Published by	Media Factory
Demographic	Male
Imprint	MF Bunko J
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	NA Seven Seas Entertainment
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Monthly Comic Alive
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 Hamaguchi
Music by	Nippon Columbia
Studio	J.C.Staff
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	AT-X
Original run	January 7, 2012 – March 24, 2012
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Games
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 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, but the series is continuing to its conclusion with a different author. 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 version drawn by Nana Mochizuki was serialized in Media Factory's manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive between August 2006 and October 2009. The manga was released by Seven Seas Entertainment in North America. Three additional spin-off manga were also created, as were three visual novels.