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Shakugan no Shana
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Both have Red-haired, tsundere characters who are the lead protagonists, accompanied by a brown-haired powerless male protagonist. Both of them are voiced by the same Voice Actors.
Zero no Tsukaima goes more fantastical, as it is a totally different world set in the medieval ages. ZnT features more of a school environment and a larger cast of side characters. It's also more detailed in expanding its magical universe so you really get a feel of the premise.
In sunmmary, Zero no Tsukaima has more of everything Shakugan no Shana has: Romance, School-life, Ecchi, Magic Rules and Universe, Better Soundtrack, More Side Characters. The only thing it doesn't
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Awesome anime! The characters in general are one of the best parts of this anime.
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Recommended by FullMetal628
These two are ALOT alike. Both have lolicon characters doing the main role, both fall in love but are too shy to talk about it and both have a bit idiotic guys they like :P
Louise -> Kugimiya Rie <- Shana
They are both Tsundere protagonist that are good at beating the crap out of their love interest and defeating some enemies, Louise blows them up while Shana cuts them down with a fiery sword. They also become jealous easily and are very much possessive of their love interests.
Saito -> Saoshi Hino <- Yuuji
Both are forced to adapt after being thrust to live in a different aspect of life, Saito was hurled in a new world, and Yuuji found out he was no longer alive and that he is just a replacement. They do their best to protect their love interest.
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Recommended by SnowmanGrimm
Featuring Rie Kugimiya and Satoshi Hino in similar leading roles, Shakugan no Shana and Zero no Tsukaima tell the story of male high school students drawn into the unfamiliar and encountering flat-chested, ill-tempered girls. While both shows are produced by the same studio and based on a series of light novels, Zero is meant to be more fun and light-hearted compared to Shana.
Main character personalities are very much the same and the whole show has the same feel
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Recommended by spikesreign
Both are very similar.
Have the same synchro and the same character - qualities.
In these animes aim is to fight the evil ... whether with magic or a sword.
But the love is not too short and in both animes.
The anime also has what funny, the comedy is there, too.
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Recommended by Foxygirl05
louise = kugimiya rie = shana
tsundere protagonist that's good at beating the crap out of their love interest and defeating some enemies (louise blows them up while shana slices them down). they also have huge tendencies to become jealous and is very much possessive of their love interests.
saito = saoshi hino = yuuji
forced to adapt to change after being thrust to live in a different aspect of life (saito was hurled in a new world and yuuji found out he was dead). they do their best to protect their love interest. generally idiotic/dense and are easily attracted by other women which results in
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Recommended by edgewalker00
I've never seen such a close comparison:
Shakugan no Shana
Talking amulet
Love between powerful girl and someone no longer human which whishes to become stronger.
Zero no Tsukaima
Talking sword
Love between powerful girl and someone no longer huma which wishes to become stronger.
Of course, Louise (main girl of ZnT) and Shana have the same seiyuu.
I think this is just the tip of the iceburg.
Same voice actor and Louise and Shana got alot in common.
Shakugan no Shana is more action based.
Same Seiyuus for the main characters...
Saito and Louise have pretty much in common with Yuji and Shana.
Not only are there a lot of the similar cast, but also Louise and Shana both act alike. They both always go "shut up! shut up! shut up!". They also are very violent towards the guy they like (Saito and Yuugi) and they seem to be semi-oblivious about it (like you think they notice, and then they dont). It also both involves magic and fighting.
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Recommended by kallykinsCXIII
Both male & female character from Zero no Tsukaima and Shakugan no Shana have the same seiyuu..
Shana = Kugimiya Rie = Louise
Yuuji = Satoshi Hino = Saito
Both Shana and Louise are tsundere characters too... Shana likes Yuuji, and Louise likes Saito ...
If you want the romance + battle anime , watch both of them , you'll like it... Even though Shakugan no Shana has more battle, and Zero no Tsukaima has more romance...
Some of the voice actor are the same... Shana and louise got the same Personality. Romance and other stuff....
both shows are fiction-based, and both contain protagonist that are female with flat chest, which is where the humor comes in. both are good show, but zero no tsukaima is funnier. on the negative side, both have shitty endings, but its they are still worth watching
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Recommended by BlackTruth
Shana and Louise basically have the same personality. If you enjoyed Shana's cuteness, firey attitude, shyness, and her unawareness of the emotion called "love" you will love Zero no Tsukaima.
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Recommended by audacious1
Well, for a start the protagonists for both have the same Seiyuus along with the same tsundere, loli main female role - the same jealousy. BUT, Zero has (in my opinion) a better romantic character development, though this may just be due to Shakugan no Shana being unfinished. It has more humour and action, if you 'like' Shakugan no Shana you will 'love' Zero no Tsukaima.
There are little issues what resemble each others. In Zero no Tsukaima is talking sword, in Shakugan no Shana is talking amulet (+ book). In Zero no Tsukaima the maincharacter girl is powerful and fanatic, so in Shakugan no Shana. In Shakugan no Shana the maincharacter boy has got thought little... accident and is following the girl. Also, he want to become stronger. And so is in Zero no Tsukaima too.
And also, Shana and Louise has the same seiyuu, but also Saito and Yuuji has the same one so if you just listen to them, it's hard to tell which anime you're watching now.
the mood and characters are pretty much similar. Girl falls for boy boy falls for girl. The girl however is pretty stubborn, but it all works out. If you liked this, youll definately like Zerno tsukaima, vise versa
The first similarity is probably the character's personalities, the very flashy and colorful art and a great mix of romance comedy, action and supernatural.
The plot in these two stories are very different, but the character relations are very similar. How are they similar? Well lets just say the female character dominates the male character....=/
-In both storys the mainchara is thrown out of his normal world
-2 girls fight over his love
-The guy gains great strength
If you like little annoying girl with magical abilities who is very loud and loves a normal boy (main character) and humiliates him because of that, it's the best thing you can get if we speak about anime. In addition, both of them (Louise Zero & Shana) are shown as very strong warriors or with secret power but in the course of time we can see their helplessness (but in the end they save the world anyway)
Similar character relations and similar characters voiced by the same seiyuus. Powerful girl + guy who wants to become stronger. Both shows have quite the same feelings and I loved both of them.
This two shows are essentially the same in every aspect aside from the setting. You have your male lead who is powerless and the female lead that looks down on him because of his lack of power at first. The male then becomes stronger in order to protect the female all the while getting abused and whipped by the female... and eventually they fall in love. Even the voice actors of both the male and female leads are the same people in both shows. If you have watched Shana, and you start to watch Zero, you will be expecting an "Urusai Urusai Urusai" at just
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Recommended by shinigamidono
Not only do they both star a prepubescent girl who’s supposedly very powerful, but her power hasn’t been fully awaken yet, they also feature a clueless guy who basically follows her orders. And of course they both somehow fall in love with each other, but have a hard time expressing so.
Actually, they're very similar. Main characters are really alike. The way they defeat enemies, all about proud, love and attitude. They're both awesome series.
Both female main characters are the strong ones. The guy main character starts off weak. However, unlike Zero no Tsukaima, it's not really a harem... since only two girls like the guy.
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Recommended by fantasylover
both guys get a new way of life after meeting the girl,they are both special and both girls have the same character and almost the same looks so you'll get almost the same feeling from both animes....
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Recommended by Rejuvination
A bit of magic and the main character, who can not admit to that he loves his subordinate
The two main characters share the same voice actors. Shana is also a tsundere like Louise; looking at one reminds me of the other.
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Recommended by MiraelWhite
They seem to have the same air to them, plus Shana and Louise have similar personalities, But as you find out their abilities are quite different.
Both of them shares the same seiyuus, contains a Tsundere as the lead character, similiar character developments, same enjoyment, etc.
Zero no Tsukaima has more ecchi,comedy,and medieval settings. while Shakugan no Shana has more battles and modern settings.
If you like Shakugan no Shana, Zero no Tsukaima is highly recommended unless you're an anti-ecchi.
and if you liked Zero no Tsukaima, Shakugan no Shana should be fine for you.
both female protagonist gets to have a weaker guy by their sides...though these guys are actually the source of their strength...shana and louise also have the same level of "strictness" and behavior when jealous...zero no tsukaima focuses more on magic and sorcery while shakugan no shana involves god-likes and soul eaters...or something like that
Both animes have tsundre female main characters, as well as pathetic male co-lead characters. The men grow stronger to protect and be with their partners, and love blossoms. Love triangles also form in the animes. There is more humour in the zero no Tsukamia series than the Shakugan no shana, but magic is a huge theme in both, except that the latter sees it as being more supernatural.
Shakugan no Shana has a lot of similarities to Zero no Tsukaima: From seiyuu's (Rie Kugimiya, Satoshi Hino, Ayako Kawasumi), flat-chested loli's with great power (Louise, Shana), almost useless guys but with hidden power (Saito, Yuji), love rivals that are completely opposite to the main character (Siesta, Kazumi), magical elements and, of course, romance. Both anime's has also its own atmosphere that would make you love them for its differences.
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Recommended by Yukari_Hiwada
Both animes have a stubborn girl who doesnt admit that she loves a guy
Similar Tsundere type theme anime. The plot is not nearly as heavy but the character development is just as good as Shana. The female leads are nearly identical except there is some role reveral with the males. Shana is the protector where as Louise is the protected.
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Recommended by Swiftstrike
Not only sharing most of the same cast, the character's personalities are somewhat similar, and in both of them, the female lead character meets a "regular" boy, doesnt seem to accept him at first, then falls for him and can't express her feelings. Also, girls other than the female lead are interested in the boy...
The way the story advances is almost the same.. with the female characters hopelessly in love with the main male character but are always in denial.. which adds to the comedy of the anime =) Plus, both are a MUST-WATCH and the plots although different in certain ways, are just simply awesome with many twists thrown in at many unexpected parts.
Everyone compares the two together, but these shows are both great. It's a story that has two characters that are forced to work together and forced to rely on each other, bringing them closer. Lots of drama and action. I recommend all seasons of both. And Shakugan no Shana is said to be getting a third season too, so that's always a good reason to start a show.
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Recommended by senilehitman
In both series a normal boy is dragged into a strange new world. while they are at first, know nothing about this new world, they later on try to help the female lead fight battles. it starts off with the female lead ingoring and mistreating the male lead but later on fall in love with them. it turns out in both shows that the seemingly normal boy happens to be special (SNS)Yuji has the Reiji maigo and (ZNT)Saito is a Gundalfr. SNS has more romance and action, while ZNT has comedy and ecchi.
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Recommended by kazuki-shikimori
In plot the stories are different but in characters they are very similar especially the female protagonist they are both tsundere types and the voice actress is the same. The entire cast is mostly the same.
Both of the main girls are alike and the sidekick guy as well. So much i often get the guy characters confused
For most of us, Just saying 'Shakugan no Shana' or 'Zero', two VAs will pop in our heads. If you ever want to see the exact heroine and its tsundere act in another anime, and the dull male protagonist and its pain to handle the female protagonist. Shakugan No Shana and Zero No Tsukaima offer this + comedy.
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Recommended by lightningfalcon
Produced by the same studio, you can see that there are some similarities between the two series. Not to mention that the same VA for both the main male and female characters will give you the same feeling when you're watching the two animes. With the famous -tsundere- personality, the heroines in both animes (plus the main male characters) will try to endure hardships which are going to fall on them.
The main character of the anime is a tsundere and both anime involves fighting people/monsters and the male protagonist helped during those times to prevent disasters. The tsundere and the male main character fell in love and there are also other characters who love the male protagonist as well.
Both have the same leading pair of voice actors which most know. While the stories are different, the tales do have a lot of the same qualities. Following a young women of the Tsudere genre with a young man who slowly becomes something to the girl. Plenty of epic adventures and misunderstandings. If you enjoyed one you are sure to enjoy the other.
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Recommended by Tired_Smurph
Both are REALLY similar, and if you love tsunderes (I do :3) you will love SnS and ZnT.
Both have a nice understanding guy with a tsundere romance, with other girls also falling for the nice guy and the tsundere getting jealous over it (the predominant reasons some of you people continue watching the series after 5 episode or so).
The main tsundere character (and some other characters too) also possess Magical powers to fight of the antagonist of the series and the nice understanding guy acting as her assistant.
Both of the tsundere are flat. :P
Shakugan no Shana, Zero no Tsukaima, Hidan no Aria, and Toradora are exactly the same. character wise.
Louise, Shana, Aria, and Taiga are all girls with a petite figure but are set on making the male protagonist, Saito, Yuji, Kinji, and Ryuji their 'slave'.
Hidan no Aria and Shakugan no Shana both involve fighting and missions.
Toradora and Zero no Tsukaima both are more focused on school life and shoujo. However, I am sure, you will find that ALL of them are the same because of the protagonist, and all four anime are INCREDIBLY AMAZING.
Despite the looks of both these animes, Shakugan No Shana and Zero No Tsukaima have one or two things that are similar. First of all, the relationships that are in both animes are almost similiar because it contains one hero and one heroine will have a differcult time to get together since there is always a distraction or someone getting in the way. Second, both heroines of these two animes have a similiar personality except for the fact that Shana doesn't punish Yuji for doing such pervented actions since Yuji is hardly pervented, but Lousie does punish Saito; and also they have different powers.
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Recommended by SireDarkDerp
Leads feature the same voice actors as well as some of the other cast.
They both have Tsundere type lead heroines in both stories share similar relationships with there counterparts.
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Recommended by -Deactivated-
Both main charas are tsundere, Fantasy, good storyline and both the same voice actor.
Apesar de não achar um anime muito bom, me lembrou muito Zero no Tsukaima. A personagem principal também usa magia e é de outro mundo, além de ser tsundere. Enquanto o personagem masculino principal também é bonzinho e é uma pessoa "comum" que aprende a lutar... E ambos estão destinados a se separarem em algum momento.
Fantasy action shows in which the main female leads are petite, flat-chested tsundere, both of which voiced by Kugimiya Rie.
There are plenty of romance fitted into the story. As the male and female leads fight alongside with each other and overcame many obstacles along the way, including dodging other girls who have taken an interest in the male lead, the two of them grow more and more attached.
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Recommended by bunny1ov3r
Well these two animes are kinda similar i say because they both have two main characters that are meant to be together. Not only that but that after a while of watching these series you will find yourself unable to stop watching and very attached to these shows.
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Recommended by CallMeEzio
The main characters (a boy and a girl) are very similar in both series, and are in fact voiced by the same two voice actors. Besides that, it stays true to confused emotions, first love romantic comedy aspects.
Zero no Tsukaima is a more-harem, more-ecchi, more comedic counterpart to Shakugan no Shana. If you enjoyed Shakugan no Shana and are looking for something light-hearted and enjoyable, and aren't put off by the aforementioned themes you will enjoy Zero no Tsukaima.
Both involve Tsundere mains -although Shana's main is more of the just doesn't know type
Both have to deal with protecting a city/kingdom/whatever
Both have a prominent romance aspect
Shakugan has a lot less comedy though, but that doesn't mean it has more action
Both MC's are also loli-type
and both try letting their main partner go at times
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Recommended by thereisonlyone
Both have romance and action, the voice actors for the leads are the same and the male lead is liked by the surrounding female characters
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Recommended by Stitches327
Shakugan no Shana and Zero no Tsukaima take a weak and confused boy, And turn them into a magic, Sword wielding powerhouse, As the characters build their strained relationships together as well as going on many adventures and mishaps, Both are great action shows with funny moments and developing romantic moments. These shows do a great job at keeping the story compelling and fun to watch
Both of these shows are fantasy/action with plenty of drama and romance mixed in . The characters are not very similar nor are the settings. However, both worlds are very interesting and fun to learn about and both shows have a similar feeling while watching them.
Both have tsundere main character and voiced by the same seiyuu. Both involve a guy that trapped in a supernatural world.
The main characters have a look-like appearance. Shana and Louise are small, tsundere, and in love with the other guy main chara. Yuji and Saito have dark hair.
If you liked ZNT, maybe you would like Shana too.
Both these anime contain awesome tsunderes who come from different world in respect to their male protagonist counterparts. Both male leads are dragged into these "other worlds" and must adapt. Both main characters are voiced by the same VAs. Both are romcoms mixed with supernatural themes. In both, the tsundere has a hard time to coming to terms with her feelings for the male protagonist. There are heaps of funny moments throughout, and the stories are great :) I recommend either series to any romcom lover!!
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Recommended by almostacrayon
-Both female protagonist are little girls
-with special powers
-Male protagonist always had other girls hanging around him
-thus, making the female protagonist jealous
First the two shows both have a very similar leading pair. A good-natured male protagonist, who is suddenly thrown into life-changing, worldview-altering new circumstances. In both cases, he wants to support his female partner, who in both cases possesses magical abilities, is short and feisty. And what do you know, both of them happen to be voiced by the woman whose name is synonymous, Kugimiya Rie. It doesn’t stop there, however, as both of the male leads are also voiced
by the same man, Hino Satoshi. It looks like we’re off to a pretty good start when it comes to a basis for
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Both main character has similar story line in which he gets involved after meeting their girl which is also both tsunderes.
This anime shows:
-Fantasy
-Romance
-Some comedy
The plot of both story is awesome as you go throughout the episodes which even made me watch one by one at the day of each release of episodes.
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Recommended by NexusRaiser
Both anime are about guys getting dragged into a new world or situation were their primary goal is survival, and helping some girl that played some role in their coming to that world.
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Recommended by --Aurabreaker--
Zero no Tsukaima have many similarities with Shakugan no Shana . A few of them are:
-Both heroine is a Tsundere type girl
-Both MC guy get involve with the girl without him knowing it
-Both heroine have their favourite phrase or words example would be Louise from Zero no Tsukaima . Her favourite word are ''You dog !'' . While Shana from Shakugan no Shana , her favourite one are gotta be ''Urusai ! Urusai !! Urusai !!!'' or shut up in english .
-Both anime involve powers like magic
-Louise has the same voice and personality as Shana
-The MC dude from both anime has the same like strength
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Recommended by Saruwatari-san
-Both have a main character tsundere. And when story goes on they fall in love and they fight monsters together.
-Same voice actors for main characters.
-In both anime main characters appears in a monster/fantasy world.
-has 3-4 seasons.
-mostly action,romance and slice of life
-this is a must watch if you liked/loved Shakugan no Shana.
-At the start both main characters are pretty weak and clueless as the story goes on they get stronger.
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Recommended by ChuuniShana
Both are about a average everyday high school dude (voiced by Satoshi Hino) whos life turns around when he encounters loli tsundere magic girl (voiced by Rie Kugimiya) and they start fighting evil people together and eventually fall in love.
- Lots of harem aspects/dragged out romantic storyline
- Boring protagonist guy
- Cute loli tsundere waifu
- Animated by JC Staff
- Lots of verbal abuse directed at boring protagonist guy from tsundere waifu
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Recommended by Tamakiiiiiiii