{"product_id":"the-familiar-of-zero-dvd","title":"The Familiar of Zero - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003eLouise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière is a second-year student at the Tristain Academy of Magic with one persistent problem:\u003cstrong\u003e she cannot cast a single spell correctly\u003c\/strong\u003e. Every attempt ends in an explosion. Her classmates call her Louise the Zero. The one ritual she cannot fail is the Familiar Summoning — a sacred rite of passage where each mage bonds with a magical creature that will serve them for life. Louise's summoning produces a Japanese high school boy named Saito Hiraga, pulled from modern Tokyo through a dimensional rift. She is horrified. He is confused. The Familiar contract is binding regardless. Saito is now her Familiar — expected to do her laundry, sleep on the floor, and generally accept that his entire existence has been repurposed. He accepts none of this gracefully. Louise retaliates with a riding crop. Their relationship begins exactly as it will continue, and gradually, against everyone's better judgment including their own, it becomes something considerably more complicated. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Familiar of Zero is a 13-episode romantic fantasy comedy produced by J.C. Staff — the studio behind Slayers, Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, and Descendants of Darkness — directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki (Love Hina, Love Hina Again and specials), and based on Noboru Yamaguchi's light novel series published under Media Factory's MF Bunko J label. It aired on Chiba TV and other stations from July to September 2006. The series was one of the flagship titles of the mid-2000s tsundere heroine wave, with Rie Kugimiya — who also voices Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and performs all four ending themes for the franchise — establishing the template for a character type she would define across multiple subsequent series. Originally released in North America by Geneon Entertainment on three individual DVD volumes; the box set collects all 13 episodes. Sub only — no English dub was produced for any Familiar of Zero release in North America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Yoshiaki Iwasaki (Love Hina TV, Love Hina Again, Love Hina specials)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries Composition:\u003c\/b\u003e Hideki Shirane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Light Novel:\u003c\/b\u003e Noboru Yamaguchi (MF Bunko J label, Media Factory, 2004–2011; 20 volumes; completed posthumously 2017 with 22 volumes total)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharacter Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Eiji Usatsuka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e J.C. Staff (Slayers, Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Descendants of Darkness, Revolutionary Girl Utena)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Shinji Ushiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpening Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"First Kiss\" by Ichiko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnding Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"The Real Feeling (Honto no Kimochi)\" by Rie Kugimiya \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Cast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Rie Kugimiya as Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière (Fullmetal Alchemist — Alphonse Elric, El Cazador de la Bruja — Yunyun, High School DxD — Koneko, Ben-To — Koneko)\u003cbr\u003e- Satoshi Hino as Saito Hiraga\u003cbr\u003e- Yui Horie as Henrietta de Tristain (Kurogane Communication, Love Hina, Fruits Basket, Freezing Vibration additional cast)\u003cbr\u003e- Mikako Takahashi as Siesta\u003cbr\u003e- Nana Mizuki as Tabitha (Vandread, Gate Keepers 21, Hyper Speed GranDoll, El Cazador de la Bruja — Nadie) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Features (Geneon Entertainment Season 1 Box Set)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All 13 Episodes — Complete Season 1\u003cbr\u003e- Subtitle Only — No English Dub Produced\u003cbr\u003e- Geneon Entertainment Previews \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e Japanese Audio Only, English Subtitles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e ゼロの使い魔 (Zero no Tsukaima \/ The Familiar of Zero)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~325 Minutes (Complete Season 1, 13 Episodes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Yoshiaki Iwasaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2006–2007 (U.S. Individual Volume Release, Geneon Entertainment); Season 1 Box Set also available\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Broadcast Date (Japan):\u003c\/b\u003e July 3 – September 25, 2006 (Chiba TV)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Geneon Entertainment (Pioneer)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e 14+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region 1 (U.S. \/ Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Subtitle only — no English dub produced for any North American Familiar of Zero release. Series continued for 3 additional seasons (Seasons 2–4). Rie Kugimiya performs all four ending themes across the full franchise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantasy, Romantic Comedy, Harem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Summoned from Modern Japan, Tsundere Heroine, Magic Academy, Familiar Contract, Rie Kugimiya Tsundere Icon Role \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Owned","offers":[{"title":"Complete Box Set DVD - VG+","offer_id":42566101205077,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"V1: An Unfamiliar Familiar (EP 1-4)","offer_id":42776445517909,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"V2: A Familiar Weapon (EP 5-8)","offer_id":42776445550677,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"V3: A Familiar Zero (Ep 9-13)","offer_id":42776445583445,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Think Pak Edition - Series One (EP 1-13)","offer_id":42776483201109,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/9C6133A2-22CF-4C25-9201-FA3C6EE298B9.jpg?v=1784848505","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/the-familiar-of-zero-dvd","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}