Zero no Tsukaima F

Saito Hiraga and Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière go on the offensive after the events of Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo. Together, they face off against King Joseph in the Holy City of Romalia with the help of two others who control the power of the "void." But in the midst of the many conflicts ahead of them, an ancient evil begins to stir in the shadows.

Will their close bonds blossom into something more or will they be shattered through the ever increasing difficulty of the tasks that they must undertake? Zero no Tsukaima F follows the story of Louise and Saito as they face their final challenges together.

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Le Blanc de La Vallière, Louise Françoise Main

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Hiraga, Saito Main

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

d'Orléans, Charlotte Hélène Supporting

Inokuchi, Yuka Japanese

Derflinger Supporting

Gotou, Tetsuo Japanese

Siesta Supporting

Horie, Yui Japanese

de Tristain, Henrietta Supporting

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

Westwood, Tiffania Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

von Anhalt-Zerbst, Kirche Augusta Frederica Supporting

Inoue, Nanako Japanese

de Gramont, Guiche Supporting

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Chesare, Julio Supporting

Hirakawa, Daisuke Japanese

Kidani, Takaaki Producer

Yagi, Hitoshi Producer

Katou, Masazumi Producer

Iwasaki, Yoshiaki Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Jan 14, 2023

selby1122

Recommended

I have watched all four seasons of "Zero no Tsukaima" multiple times since I was a teenager, and it always stuck out in my mind as the first anime story I watched where the side characters are actually well-written and have their own conflicts and character development. My rating was a 9/10, but had to lower it to just 7/10 after recently binge-watching the entire series. DO NOT LET THIS REVIEW DISCOURAGE YOU FROM WATCHING THE OTHER 3 SEASONS! In fact, "Familiar of Zero: F" is actually pretty good until the 4th episode, so I would suggest to any first-time viewer: just watch until the ... 3rd episode! My favorite thing about the entire "Familiar of Zero" story is how well the side-characters (Kirche, Jean Colbert, Tabitha) are written and how every character goes through some growth, and any fan of good storytelling will appreciate the soft magic system and the worldbuilding in this show.

My ONLY complaint is how the show couldn't quite stick the landing with a good ending. Part of this might have been that the author of the light novel, Nobura Yamagutchi, was struggling with cancer and eventually passing away in 2013. (The manga ran from 2004 to 2011.) I thoroughly enjoyed the show and absolutely devoured the episodes leading up to this final season, despite some of the flaws with the two main characters (Louise and Saito) in the story, but after the 3rd episode it felt like the story itself was meandering and couldn't find a good place to end. But maybe that's a metaphor for life sometimes...

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 3, 2023

TDBanimefan

Mixed Feelings

So I came back to this anime after years, and I do mean years, of not paying it any attention. Truthfully, I should have probably avoided it. This anime isn't bad, it's just average to a boring degree. Top that with it clearly being a product of its time, and you get an average anime with fanservice that no one should go back to. That being said, I enjoyed taking a trip down memory lane myself and there is some value in this title. Just not enough for me to recommend it. That sums it up if you want to stop reading, more details are ... below otherwise.

Story: 4/10
The story, if you can call it that, is built on a very interesting premise. A Japanese boy is pulled into a medieval world of mages by a failed mage student. He becomes her familiar and chaos ensues. Unfortunately, that is just about it for the intrigue. The characters their selves have weird motivations and don't feel real. The world is bland and largely unexplored or fleshed out. There is kind of a main plot, but it doesn't really come into play until later on. Without blood, death, or even injury it has no real grit. Nothing is really gripping for me and falls short.

Art: 5/10
Like the story, pretty bland. Noticed that the character's eyebrows can be seen through their hair, which seems kind of lazy to me. Animation is subpar too, with it being limited by time period and budget. Nothing bad though and, at times, it can be pretty interesting.

My entertainment: 6/10
While it was a bit painful to sit through again, it was just good enough to keep me entertained. This was one of the anime I watched when I was much younger, so there was a good amount of nostalgia for me. Plus fanservice. Always good to see.

Fanservice: 6/10
Shouldn't give this a high score here. All the fanservice is from one character. Just really liked it.

Overall: 5/10
Besides a trip down memory lane, I hate to inform you that this anime just isn't worth resurrecting. It was alright, for it's time. There is a reason why this anime did get sequels, but I can't imagine it gaining enough traction to become relevant again. No one is going to be looking back at this anime like Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, or any other anime of noteworthy. Goodbye Familiar of Zero, I will be one of the few to remember you fondly.
LIke I sai

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Feb 16, 2021

Resting_Bonfire

Not Recommended

Zero no Tsukaima F.
The Familiar of Zero F.




I actually had realistic hopes for the final season. Especially since the first 2 episodes were reasonably solid despite the fan service. But this season managed to teach me otherwise.

My conclusion is now as follows. It's a perfect example of descending quality that was pretty weak in the beginning anyway. Season 1 was clearly the best here and it has lost more and more. I can't decide whether season 3 or 4 can now symbolize the worst of the series.

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The course of this season was a little different. Compared to the others, this season has had a solid first 2 episodes, whereas it got worse and worse until the end. The closing episodes of this season were therefore also the worst. Whereby it was exactly the other way around with the other seasons.

Besides that, I think it's impressive that this season has managed to make the others seem completely irrelevant. By 1. The antagonist "King Joseph" received a completely irrelevant conclusion and almost looked like a side character. And 2. the implementation of the prophecy regarding the "magician of the void" has been an abysmal joke. I wont go into Detail here, but it was just waste of ressources.

Spoiler !
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Story episodes - fan service - even more fan service> a minor event -> you suddenly see Tiffa's nipples ( the anime suddenly need it? -> final boss spawns completely without context and meaningless -> finale begins -> a plot Armor after the other> end.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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To be honest, I found it impressive and sad at the same time how massive the last episode was and the main thing was that something was brought to the table. They didn't even bother to explain anything and practically had the characters say "I don't know how and why, but the main thing is that it worked" - very aptly, honestly, that's how I felt for 4 seasons.
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This is just some amazing level. Only few Anime can be this pointless after all.



Story

You will certainly remember King Joseph, who was involved in all events between seasons 1-3. And also of the prophecy of the magicians of the void. Well nothing was made of it. Not only that Joseph had a completely irrelevant finale, which made all his previous actions appear like filler episodes. No, the prophecy was a bad joke too. Likewise the final fight and the conclusion. To be honest, I can hardly say anything about this, I lack words to describe it.

I don't know if the novel / manga had a different flow and was changed by the studio, but I really hope so.


Animation / images

No significant or positive changes, remained the same level as with the predecessors. Apart from the fact that the first episode had a slightly improved animation style. With Tiffa's breasts, however, they have cut their budget unprecedented.

Characters

In the whole season there was one scene that actually made me proud. It was Louis's decision and mindset regarding Episode 11 and its plot. Completely understandable and I like the way she acted. It was by far her greatest highlight.

Otherwise nothing has changed. The characters remained monotonous. There were still characters that I personally found likeable. Like Guiche, Kirche and ... even Tiffa, as long as she wasn't abused for her hardcore fan service again. Unfortunately, the character jokes remained enormously monotonous and offered no variety. The same thing was chewed on over and over again, just as in dialogues.

At least 20x the same relationship problems between Saito and Louise with no real results. Saito makes out with other women, Louise gets angry, Saito gets angry (expresses amusing comedy scene irony) and follows the relationship crash.

The new characters that you also see in the intro were completely irrelevant. By the end, they raised more questions than they could answer.

Music

To be honest, I find it a bit disappointing that the fairly solid Osts from Seasons 1 and 2 have so rarely been reused. One has often inserted into the alleged main scenes, quite monotonous East, which the scenes could hardly underline. Then I should have played the intro song more often as they did in episode 12, would have had at least influenced the atmosphere a little more positively. As a kind of puzzle / minigame theme that is inserted into character deaths.

Conclusion


You can look at this title, but you shouldn't have any expectations. Let alone, if you didn't like the first season, you should generally keep your hands off it.

Had this work landed in more capable hands, one could have created a very worth seeing anime from the setting and the plot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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