Zero no Tsukaima F

Probably my favorite Harem anime to date.

Zero No Tsukaima F, an anime that's been around for quite some time and only now have I finished it. Honestly though, I'm thoroughly impressed with this series. Not just impressed though, I'm actually satisfied. For once a harem anime that doesn't have the MC tripping on some in-animate object to only land in some girls' boobs, a trope that's plagued nearly half of series that I've seen. There's actually a story here, with good characters that are really enjoyable.

However the characters are debatable. If you're not a fan of Tsundere's I would highly suggest you don't watch ... this series (although if you've made it this far then you probably don't mind).

To make this review short: all in all, I highly recommend you watch this (or re-watch this). And my only complaint would be the ending, I REALLY wish they added just a bit more to the ending instead of rushing through the last episode. Albeit, I had a great time and will definitely re-watch this series.

The fourth season of Zero no Tsukaima in my opinion was not the best season of the show, that impotent parts of the story seem to be rushed while the the parts that are not as important seem to drag on forever. I found my self getting annoyed by some of the decisions the characters would make, the story has some very cheesy parts and was very predicable in some cases which annoyed me even more. The ending seems very rushed and kind of complete, I guess the writers want to leave what happens after in your hands. Despite some of the disadvantages in this ... show overall is was an okay show. The overall story was good and some of the characters were rather likable. The animations and art style is really good and on par with its time. I enjoyed a lot of the background music and it fit the show perfectly. I wish they took their time with the more important scenes and and less time on the side story's and less important scenes. I found this anime overall enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone.

Honestly, this anime is one of the better ones I have watched. I mean, there are quite a lot of animes of this genre out there and this is one of the better ones but this season wasn't really satisfying it is like they are still trying to put up the fact that Saito is Saito who loves being Saito and this basically means Louise is still blessed with the Blessing of First Girl from the story. Now let me explain my ratings

Story(3/10)
Just like all other Harem Animes the plot barely moves every season let alone watching how it slugs through its plot ... every episode. Even though rushing through the episodes is just a sad thing to do towards all animes. But honestly, I will suggest this anime only to people who like to see a lot of the girls chest.

Art(7/10)
Now, this animes art style is still pretty nice compared to some other animes as it still gives the viewers a sense of happiness with some cute moments animated well. But I still wouldn't give this anime a 10 because I didn't particularly enjoy this anime as a whole and even though this doesn't have anything to do with the review *whispers Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Bladeworks is still the best art wise.

Sound(5/10)
The sound in this anime is still the same quality as with most others I have watched. So I have no comment. But just to tell you,the voice actress/actor are not so good as to allow to just listen to the voices and know the story.

Character(4/10)
This is a Harem... Need I say more?

Enjoyment(8/10)
I enjoyed this anime because I get to see Tabhita oh and Tabhita and Tabhita... Oh wait I can assure you this is a diferent reason Saito. Just Joking, Tabhita :D

This review assumes you have seen seasons 1-3 and may reference some or all of my past reviews for the entirety of this series. This review WILL contain spoilers for Season 4.

Let me start off by saying I love/really like The Familiar of Zero series, if i didn't i wouldn't have watched the entire 48 episodes worth of it + the OVA and the other stuff in this series such as the 7 short episodes of the Tristain Love Theater. Side note, that's prolly canon, when and where and why it takes place no one can say, my review on it wasn't sure if it's ... canon and pointed out something but given what S4 did, i feel its prolly canon. Anyway, with that outta the way let's start the review...

The Familiar of Zero F (F for final because it's the final entry in the series) for me was a let down, and its ending was incredibly rushed. I've heard the manga for the series is much better and the anime changed up a lot, especially with people's character growth/personality, namely Saito, I'm unsure how true that is as I only saw it in a review and i ahve no intention of reading the manga (I'm not into reading books so its rare when i do) The The Familiar of Zero series itself has some contradictions and plot holes in its story and also after S1 changes how characters' personalities are. Whats more it pretends certain events never happen just to keep the characters mostly the same so yes, sadly there is little character growth for everyone which is a HUGH disappointment. For example, at the end of S2 Saito saves everyone by sacrificing himself. When he's brought back to life (Which the anime doesn't give much of an explanation involving how that ring did that and plot hole Giche cus he was revived too by that same person but that was never mentioned again), he returns to Louise, whom at the end of that anime has more or less admitted she loves him and can say such. In comes S3 and we're back to Louise: SAITO! YOU PERVERTED HORNY DOG! *EXPLOSION* Saito: AHHHHH! And this continues even through season 4... LOOK! I don't care WHO made this, or was responsible for crap like this. He gave his freakin LIFE for them, Louise KNEW this, was told HARD it was HER FAULT and SHE got him killed and NO ONE who actually LOVES SOMEONE that much would sit there and revert back to as if he didn't give his life and yes S3 confirms he did.

At that point character growth SHOULD have happened but NOPE! In comes plot points that are mostly or entirely just there to add to Saito's growing harem. In S3 Saito legit cheats on louise and i called him cheating scum. S4? He redeems himself somewhat, I won't call him scum but i will call him a cheater and an idiot. (It happens twice) Further more if that wasn't bad enough, the villains behind everything are just, treated as if they are a side plot. That was SERIOUSLY disappointing and they went out with such a whimper it was sad and yes they did die, I kept expecting em 9and another character that died this season) to return but nope, they're dead... not to mention the motive and reason behind why the king did all these terrible things was so bad and sad and just, cheap. He has no reason besides he wants to feel sadness and emotion. His title clearly proceeds him, what an idiot king.

As if THAT shit wasn't bad enough, let's tack on a world ending event plot that's shoe horned in in S4 and make it very cheap, pathetic and sad. Not to mention the final showdown was just, rushed. (I mean last we saw the elves' race was trying to KILL Saito and co, why are they now helping them? This is never sad and i DOUBT that world ending event would actually end the world once it gets what it wants...) This was just poorly done, as was the explanation for WHY Elves hate humans and why humans are scared of elves. Its never really explained properly and when it is somewhat explained, its only for the elves' side, not the human side (Theres a conspiracy/contradiction here)

Let's also not forget the promise Saito made tot he water spirit to return her ring is never kept. Yeah, I seriously was on the look out for that as I had a feeling it wouldn't happen when it got stolen. In S4 its never shown that i noticed, certainly not used or mentioned. So maybe he returned it to her off screen but nothing shows this or confirms this. Maybe it was done in the manga? Either way, it didn't happen in the anime. Further more, last we saw of Louise' parents her father was trying to kill Saito, why is he now ok with them marrying each other? This and the wedding/honeymoon was SO RUSHED it hurt that it wasn't done properly, we need 2-3 more eps, maybe 4-5 for getting the ring back to the spirit... Side note really quick, I guess the wedding Saito & Louise has in S2 wasn't legit, since they mention getting married here in S4. Gotta love dem plot holes and retcons even though it was never actually retcon'd :P

The characters that DO GROW significantly are done mostly off screen. E.g. Why was Zerbert no longer attracted to Saito and why is she now all over and only about Colbert Sensei? How and why did whats his name (The familiar to his holiness) have interest in others and became friends with Saito (To him, to Saito to an extent he still didn't like the guy early on here) and ofc his holiness himself, WHY the frick did he sit there and not help Saito and Tiffa when they were abducted? That's never explained. So many plot holes and shit not explained or properly shown.

I could prolly go on and on about this series many faults, but I won't. I won't explain what i did like about S4 either, but I did still enjoy it, however its faults seriously weigh it down and made it less enjoyable as a result. I rate, The Familiar of Zero F, a 6.0 and give it a Love score of 6.5, both out of a 10.0. I'm glad Saito and Louise finally got some actual character development in S4, even if it should've happened long ago. Ultimately I enjoy the characters and to an extent the world itself, but aside from that i can't tell you why i like this series, it certainly isn't for everyone and is certainly frustrating at times, but for some reason still enjoyable.

Bonus: My most fav moment in this series was seeing Louise in a catgirl outfit and saying she'd be Saito's familiar for the night while saying meow at the end. That pose, reaction and words were just so CUUUUTE!

I'll make this revies as short as possible:))

Story(7/10)
It has good plot but the love story and romance here kinda sucks.. too much corny..I can't stand it
Art(9/10)
It has a good art like in the MMORPG
Character(9/10)
It has kinda like MMORPG like I said and has multiple races
Enjoyment(9/10)
It's funny coz it has kinda ecchi and something like that..
... Overall(8/10)
It's definitely good anime but I guess the love story here the only thing that is sucks

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

I want to write this review about Zero No Tsukaima as a whole. Please forgive me for my bad English.

Zero No Tsukaima is clearly the kind of anime that gets deeper and deeper as the seasons goes on.

You start by saying to yourself "great anime without needs to think" and it is clearly that all along. It can be displeasing and I understand but when you adhere to the concept it's just incredible.

The depth and the development of the story and the characters make this anime absolutely great.if you like sentimental stories. In spite of this "romance" side, the geopolitical and main storyline ... part is also very interesting.

Yes I note this end as a masterpieces because it's been a long time since I enjoyed an anime so much.

The reuse of the openning musics in instrumental version during the episodes is really very appreciable

A little thought for Noboru Yamaguchi, rest in peace, your work was a treat, and I am deeply disappointed that you couldn't finish it. Even if the 4th and last season is not the end of the manga, it is very well done and will not leave you in lack of everything.

Here we are at the final season of what has been a somewhat decent isekai show. Protagonist-kun's harem is reaching visual novel levels, and his budding relationship with Zero is actually starting to look like it might actually go somewhere. There is a plot and they finally finish hammering out the details of the overarching story they wanted to tell but that's honestly not why I'm watching the show at this point. The story was never really anything special, generic bad guy number 35 has an evil scheme to unleash Chaos or the Darkness or whatever (I think it actually was one of those) and ... the heroes beat him by believing in themselves and the power of friendship. All standard forgettable stuff.

What I'm here for is Siesta continuing to be the best girl, and the occasional sex mirror tunnel. Minor spoilers I guess but my favorite moment of the whole season was when the queen gives the heroes a new house, being fully aware that said house has a secret sex dungeon room that connects directly to her bedroom via magic mirror. Apparently the last royal that built the thing had a lot of secret affairs, and this was how they got away with it. Protagonist-kun in that moment finally realizes the queen is speedrunning becoming worst-girl of the franchise and leaves her to go recommit himself to Siesta... sorry I mean Zero. I guess Zero is still the better option if it's the Queen we're talking about because she is just the absolute worst.

I thought the ending was nice, him getting to go home but bring Zero with him seemed really fitting. It's also nice when a show actually has the decency to end and not just go on forever/10 or never get picked up for another season despite the story not being over. It was a fun watch

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.

I am so damn glad I kept watching after season 3. This season alone was worth staying through the previous three. Every single thing has improved here.
Now, to the categories:

STORY:
This season's story is the climax of the entire anime. This is what you came for. It took an entire 3rd season to set the stage for this. This is where the hypothetical narrator says "Alright, enough joking. It's time for shit to get real". Finally a different formula than the one used before.
The story is aligned well and nothing is left behind, everything happens for a reason. No high-effort humor here, almost pure story and ... a strong emphasis on character relationships (more on that later). The story also features great plot twists, and as the biggest guesser in the world when it comes to stories even I couldn't predict some of the twists happening.
There are two things that lower my rating for the story:
• Although it was very good, it didn't blow me away. I gave a couple of animes a 10/10 in story and it's just not the same.
• Unfortunately, this season introduced something that barely existed in the other seasons - plot holes. One of them is in the season finale.
Therefore, I wholeheartedly give this season's story the maximum rating for one that matches this criteria - 8.5/10.

ART:
The improvement from last season is noticed almost immediately. The location art got more creative, character design looks better, and the battle scenes feature the best animation in the anime.
I'm not too keen in this topic, though, and it didn't stand out from any other category, so I'll simply give it the same rating as the overall one - 8/10.

SOUND:
After four entire seasons, it happened: Some songs finally managed to stick. Great mixture of a couple of new tunes and the old ones that got too damn addictive.
The voice acting is fantastic and in a way even better than before.
The OP+ED are okay, but they made me kinda miss the ones from the first couple of seasons. Even though they're from the same artists they're not as fun if you ask me.
The sound effects are awesome, had to mention that too.
9/10.

CHARACTER:
If you complained about lack of character development in the previous seasons, then I have excellent news for you.
Everyone are finally more rational and mature.
Yes. Even Siesta. You'll be happy to see her this time if you missed her season 1 persona.
The villains this season are a lot less dull than seasons 2 and 3, and there is now some spice as well. The "final boss" bored me though. It was rather everything that happened around it that made its existence good.
It's impossible for me to elaborate any further without spoiling.
8/10

ENJOYMENT:
It was very fun to watch!! I rarely watch OVAs and this is the first time I consider watching if there are any actual spin-offs that extend the storyline (and slightly humorous hopefully). I especially can't get goddamn enough of Saito and Louise.
I could use a bit more humor this season but whatever!
I binged the entirety of Zero no Tsukaima from start to finish in 7 days. This season alone in 24 hours. The only two anime I ever binged like this were Death Note and Vinland Saga and both got a 10 from me. Unlike them, though, I wasn't left speechless this time. Therefore I believe 9/10 is a fair rating.

Final verdict - You CANNOT drop if you made it this far. You should absolutely watch this season. I guarantee that you'll at least be partly satisfied.

"LOVE AND HATE"

This is what I feel everytime I watched this anime, you will love the character at some point but there will also be times that you will hate them. This last season really satisfies me from watching this until the end and I don't regret watching it.

This is my own opinion and perspective but LOUISE really deserves this ending
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Why? It may differ from your perspective but out of all the characters, she is the one that is really the only one that is genuinely willing to do everything for Saito and it may contradict at some point in the story but she act ... rather than talk only. It may be a controversial since she is a tsundere that always hit Saito but out of all girls, she just not always seduce Saito but act and prove it how much she cares for him(which always contradicts in what she says) because for me Love may not just be always sweet, sometimes having spice, bitterness, and problems makes it even better and that lacks with other character since most of them just used their b**bs to get near Saito. I just love and hate her character which makes me like her.

Henrietta may love Saito in the eyes of other but there are some point in the story that she is not even willing to act or sacrifice for Saito just because she is the Queen.

Next is the Maid girl, at first I kinda like her but god damn it, she always ruined the moment of the two and that is one of the reason I kinda hated girls with big b**bs that use it to ruin things(I don't mind if it is just for love but it always used for seduction, gaining advantage, and lust).

The next is elf girl, Tittania. she is one of the most useful magic user in the story but she still has many things to learn to reach Louise level of power and love to Saito.

Tabitha > Henrietta in terms of love for Saito. Willing to give up and sacrifice for someone you love because you know that he will be happier with someone else is much better than trying to get that man behind the back of your friend that is even willing to sacrifice her life for you before.

So if I'm gonna make a ranking for best girl in this series(not for Saito though) this will be my list.

1. Louise
2. Tabitha
3. Kirche
4. Tiffania
5. Siesta
6. Henrietta

but for best boy, there will be only one and that is DERFLINGER.


I know I'm being biased here but I have a soft heart for tsunderes since they make the story more interesting since for me it's either become couple from the start and start their couple development, or become a tsundere and slowly develop their relationship.

So with this, you may know who will I choose between Chitoge and Onodera.

#FlatIsJustice

Ok, I will just get straight to to the point. What pretty much the guy that got the most highest vot said would be true. I would like to say that I am reading light novel so I kinda can't help but to compare.

But anyway the anime was enjoyable, very very rush. I mean the episode1 to 3, who is suppose to be Joseph act was super rush. The light novel took 3 books to get to josep death, but the point is he got kill though not in the way but anyway that the anime and I know they had limited amount of ... episodes. Anyway majority of the scenes didn't make much sense. I mean the best example would be site stealing the plane, I mean shit man, if this is the level of security in a air base, military must be really crap. .....

Spoiler there for the novel
Majority of the stuff doesn't actually happened like that from what I've read from the book, and it is the pop who showed sito world to only Harietta, Tiffania, and Louis. Also when Louis tried to send him home she didn't send him to his home but 6000 years In the past during the era of the founder. Also Julio becomes an enemie, the pop wants to take over the elfe lands. Louis forgets her memories of sito ( read novel for the reason), sito sward doesn't get broken by the dragon ( from what I seen , the dragon was not part of the story but again not all volumes are translate) sito news ward is a katana. Harieta is a real bitch after showing her true color to use sito as a tool of war. Sito do get married to louis in volume 18 but by then the anime would have had another season. Tabith does become queen but some shit happens and escap her kingdom and was replac with Joseph daughter (yes he have a daughter) and planning for world domination. A new void user appeared.

Anyway read the novel a lot more shit happens. Only season 1 & 2 of the anime stay true to th story


Anyway, the anime compared to the light novel would be like a 2 or 3. But by itself, I guess a 7 mayb lower but it still pretty much got to the point of the story so it's was pretty enjoyable.

As a super recommendation, read the light novel. It takes time to come out but those guys at bakatsuki still do a great job. The story have a lot more interesting stuff going on thant what all zero no tsukaima anime series showed in all season. It will also make more sense.

But I glade they finish the show, so guys I'm out . Watch this show with out comparing it with the novel, it. Was still a awesome show just to rush