The Familiar of Zero

What is The Familiar of Zero?

The Familiar of Zero follows Louise, a magician struggling with her craft at Tristein Academy, as she summons an unexpected familiar—Hiraga Saito, an ordinary Japanese teenager. Forced into an unwilling partnership neither can escape, the two must navigate life together despite their initial reluctance. This fantasy romance blends action, comedy, and adventure across its thirteen-episode run.

Louise is a magician at the Tristein Academy, dubbed with the nickname "Zero Louise" due to her inability to effectively use her magic properly, resulting in zero successes. An upcoming test at her academy requires her to summon a familiar, a servant and partner to support her as a magician. Despite desiring a familiar that would be superior to her constantly mocking classmates, Louise ends up summoning Hiraga Saito, your average Japanese boy. Even with Louise and Saito both unwilling to accept each other, they have no choice. Louise cannot attempt another summoning and Saito cannot return to Japan, and so their life together begins. Based on the novel by Noboru Yamaguchi.