Zero no Tsukaima

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Zero no Tsukaima
ゼロの使い魔 (The Zero's Familiar)
Genre	Seinen, Comedy, Magic, Fantasy
Light novel
Authored by	Noboru Yamaguchi
Artist	Eiji Usatsuka
Publisher	Media Factory Sharp Point Press Co., LTD (Taiwan)
Publish date	June 25, 2004 – Ongoing
No. of volumes	10 (currently)
TV anime
Directed by	Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Studio	J.C. STAFF
Network	Kids Station
Original run	July 2, 2006 – September 24, 2006
No. of episodes	13
Manga
Authored by	Nana Mochizuki
Publisher	Media Factory
Serialized in	Comic Alive
Original run	July 27, 2006 – Ongoing
No. of volumes	(Currently 4 chapters)

Zero no Tsukaima (ゼロの使い魔, Zero no Tsukaima^? lit. "The Zero's Familiar") is a fantasy and comedy-oriented series of light novels written by Noboru Yamaguchi and illustrated by Eiji Usatsuka. An anime adaptation produced by J.C. STAFF has just finished airing in Japan, and a manga version drawn by Nana Mochizuki recently began serialization. The first volume of a side story, entitled Tabitha's Adventure, was released on October 25, 2006.^[1] The story features several characters from the second year class of a magic academy in a fictional magical world with the main character being the inept mage Louise and her familiar from Earth, Saito Hiraga.

On December 22, 2006, it was announced that the second season was currently in production.^[2][3] The second season is slated to begin in 2007.^[1]

Contents 1 Places 1.1 Halkeginia 1.1.1 Tristania 1.1.1.1 Locations in Tristania 1.1.2 Germania 1.1.3 Gallia 1.1.3.1 Locations in Gallia 1.1.4 Romalia 1.1.5 Albion 2 Magic 2.1 Concepts 2.2 History 3 Characters 3.1 Minor characters 4 Episodes 5 Music 6 Miscellaneous information 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Places

[edit] Halkeginia

This is the continent that the story of Zero no Tsukaima takes place on. (It can be thought of as a sort of alternate Europe, with similar (though not entirely identical) geographical and political boundaries.)

[edit] Tristania

Tristania (トリスタニア, Torisutania^?), also called Tristain (トリステイン, Torisutein^?), is the nation in which the majority of the story takes place. It is a small kingdom, located in the northwest of Halkeginia. (It occupies roughly the same spot as Belgium in Europe.)

[edit] Locations in Tristania

Tristain Academy of Magic:

A highly acclaimed academy for magical studies, where students gather to study the mysteries of magic. It even attracts students from Germania and Gallia.

Vestri Court:

A courtyard inside the Tristain Academy of Magic where a duel takes place in episode two. (In Norse mythology, Vestri was the dwarf who supported the west cardinal point. He, along with his three kin, Norðri, Suðri, and Austri, appear in the Völuspá, an Icelandic poem about the creation of the world and its future destruction).

[edit] Germania

The biggest kingdom in Halkeginia. Located to the northeast of Tristania. (It appears in a similar location to Germany in Europe; Germania was the Latin name for the Roman province of what is now western Germany and part of the Low Countries. The English word for “German” derives from this name.)

[edit] Gallia

Another kingdom in Halkeginia, located to the southeast of Tristania. Germania is on its eastern border, in the Alden Forest. (Gallia was the Latin name for the Roman provinces Narbonensis, Aquitania, Lugdunensis, Celtica, and Belgica, which more or less make up most of modern France and the rest of the Low Countries. In English, we are more used to seeing the region named Gaul, as a result of the way "Gallia" came to be written in French.)

[edit] Locations in Gallia

La Rochelle:

A city in the mountains, which is also a major treeport. (The real La Rochelle is a coastal city in Western France most famous for the Siege of La Rochelle in the seventeenth century.)

[edit] Romalia

A holy empire, located to the south of Gallia. (Its name dervies from the city of Rome, which once held a vast empire across Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. Romalia is most likely an allusion to the Roman Papal States that took up most of the Italian peninsula from the Middle Ages onward.)

[edit] Albion

A floating island nation, nicknamed the country of white. (Albion is a very ancient name for the Isle of Britain. The word is Celtic in origin comes from an Indo-European root meaning both “white” and “mountain.” ("Alba" in Latin is the word for "white") The Modern Gaelic word for Scotland is "Alba" but no longer refers to the whole island.)

[edit] Magic

[edit] Concepts

• All nobles of Halkeginia are magi (wizards / magicians). However, not all magi are nobles as some (described in Episode 6 of the Anime series) have given up their nobility to use their magic for thievery or to work as mercenaries. No commoners are ever magi and thus never nobles. All magi must use a wand to cast spells. Some of the wands are uniquely shaped and made, such as Guiche's, which was made from the stem of a rose.

• There are four magic elements: fire, water, wind, and earth. All magi have an affinity to one of those elements. There is a fifth element, the legendary lost branch of element is void. The only known user of this so far in the anime is Louise.

• Magi can combine different magical elements or even stack the same element on top of itself to make spells more powerful. The power of a mage is determined by how many elements he/she can combine. There are four ranks of magician based upon this factor. Those who cannot combine any element together have the first rank, which is symbolized as a dot. Most magic students are in this class. Those who can combine two together are called line magi, the second rank. Some of the better students are capable of this. The third rank, triangle mage, is for those who can combine three elements together. If one reaches the rank of triangle, one is worthy of being an instructor of magic (as an elite class mage). The fourth rank, the square mage, is rare. Those who reach it are worthy to be called legends. In myths, there is even a fifth rank called pentagram mage.

• One of the major themes in the anime is that humans from Earth and human technology displaced into the world of Halkeginia are considered to be highly magical. A magical item called the 'Staff of Destruction' is in reality a human-made rocket-launcher. Another item called the 'Dragon's Mantle' is a World War II-era A6M Zero fighterplane.

[edit] History

• The five elements referenced in this show are not the classical Greek elements or the Chinese elements, but the five classical Japanese elements, also known as the Godai. According to this system, they are Chi (Earth), Sui (Water), Ka (Fire), Fū (Wind), and Kū (Void). The concept was borrowed from the Indian five elements through the Chinese, heavily influenced by Buddhism along the way. In the Indian system, the fifth element, Akasha (Aether), was the top point of the pentagram; this is also how the Greek system worked. However, in the Godai, Aether has been replaced by the element of void or nothingness. In this show, Kū has been changed to Kyomu but remains the same in concept.
• Each of the four base elements in Western thought also had an elemental associated with it by Paracelsus during the Renaissance. Undine and Gnome were adopted from German mythology to be the elementals of Water and Earth, respectively. As for the elementals of fire and air, Paracelsus created Salamander and Sylph to fill their domains. Since then, the four elementals have been incorporated into the general element lore and have appeared in numerous works and worlds from The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope to Record of Lodoss War to Tales of Phantasia.

[edit] Characters

Louise (ルイズ, Ruizu^?)

Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière is the main female character. She is a second year student at the Tristain Academy of Magic and a terrible mage who is often scorned by her fellow classmates. Because every spell she casts fails, she is nicknamed "Louise the Zero" after her zero success rate and zero attributes. The third daughter of the noble family La Vallière who owns the north-eastern territory of Tristain.

The fact that Louise is voiced by Rie Kugimiya, who voiced Shana in JC Staff's previous work Shakugan no Shana (incidentally, itself an adaptation of a light novel series) is a source of humor for fans. Her occasional call of "Urusai!" ("Shut up!") being used three times in the first episode of the anime is largely thought to be a reference to Shana's habit of repeating it in the same way.

She is named after Louise Françoise de la Vallière, a French courtesan who was mistress to Louis XIV of France from 1661 to 1667.

• Familiar: A Commoner, Saito Hiraga
• Age: 16
• Height: 153 cm (5')
• Three Sizes: 76/53/75
• Favorite Food: Cookberry Pie
• Hobbies: Knitting (Though she is terrible at it.)
• Special Skills: Horseback Riding
• Hates: Frogs and Kirche
• Runic Name: Louise the Zero (zero no ruizu)
• Magical Affinity: Void

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya

Saito Hiraga (平賀才人, Hiraga Saito^?)

Saito Hiraga, the main male character, is from Earth (specifically Tokyo, Japan). At the time of the summoning, he had just picked up his laptop from getting repaired (in Akihabara, judging by the second episode). A portal of some kind opened in front of him, and, Saito's curiosity getting the better of him, he touched it and was sucked through. At first, Saito had no idea where he was, and was thoroughly disoriented. In the anime, he also could not identify or understand the language the students were speaking, but after Louise attempts to cast a silence spell on him that fails, he can understand and communicate with others as though they were speaking Japanese. (It is not clear whether he was actually gifted with full knowledge of their language, or whether the misfired spell was similar in principle to a universal translator. This was not the case in the light novel, though, where he does understand their language). The Runes inscribed into Saito's hand after he is bound to Louise read Gandalfr (rendered as ガンダールヴ Gandāruvu in kana), which appear to grant him the power to use any weapon at will, provided that the object is actually intended to be used as such (for example, ornamental swords will not trigger his powers, as revealed in the part where he fought with the golem and where Derflinger reveals it to him).

His partner, the talking sword Derflinger, was also the partner of the Gandalfr 6000 years previously.

• Age: 17
• Height: 173 cm (5'8")
• Favorite Food: Teriyaki Burgers
• Hobbies: The Internet
• Special Skills: Good with Action Games
• Hates: His P.E. Teacher
• Weapon: Derflinger (デルフリンガー, Derflinger^?), a sentient sword
• Voice by: Satoshi Hino

Tabitha (タバサ, Tabasa^?)

Tabitha is a quiet girl who is a classmate and the best friend of Kirche and she is also Louise's classmate. Throughout the series she is almost always reading a book. The name Tabitha is an alias; she is in fact Charlotte, daughter of the King's murdered brother, and the rightful heir to the throne of Gallia. Her specialty is wind magic.

• Familiar: A Wind Dragon, Sylphid
• Age: 15
• Height: 142 cm (4'8")
• Three Sizes: 68/49/67
• Favorite Food: Hashibami Grass Salad
• Hobbies: Reading
• Special Skills: Gambling with Dice
• Hates: Ghosts
• Runic Name: Blizzard
• Magical Affinity: Wind
• Voice by: Yuka Inokuchi

Guiche (ギーシュ, Gīshu^?)

Guiche is Louise's classmate, despite being in love with Montmorency, is a conceited playboy who cannot decide which girl he really wants. He always carries an artificial rose with him, the stem of which is his wand. He also likes to dote upon his familiar, a giant mole named Verdandi. As his familiar indicates, his specialty is earth magic.

He is named after Antoine V de Gramont, Duke of Guiche, a French military figure.

• Familiar: A Giant Mole, 'Verdandi'
• Age: 17
• Height: 175 cm (5'9")
• Favorite Food: Soúffle
• Full Name: Guiche de Gramont
• Runic Name: Bronze
• Magical Affinity: Earth
• Voice by: Takahiro Sakurai

Kirche (キュルケ, Kyuruke^?)

Louise's classmate. Fire magic is her specialty--drawn from her strong passion for money. The territory she is from has long since had a dislike for the La Vallière family. She flirts and has dated (and heavily implied in the anime, slept with) many of the academy boys, but falls in love with Saito.

Kirche means "Church" in German, and the rest of her names might be named after Sophia Augusta Frederika of Anhalt-Zerbst.

• Familiar: A salamander, Flame
• Age: 18
• Height: 171 cm (5'7")
• Three Sizes: 94/63/95
• Favorite Food: Baked Bird of Paradise
• Hobbies: Solving Jigsaw Puzzles
• Special Skills: Playing the Harp
• Hates: Rain and Louise
• Full Name: Kirche Augusta Frederica von Anhalt Zerbst
• Runic Name: Subtle Heat
• Magical Affinity: Fire
• Voice by: Nanako Inoue

Siesta (シエスタ, Siesta^?)

A maid at the academy. She has a crush on Saito, and treats him very kindly. It is revealed later that Siesta is actually descended from a World War II Japanese pilot, which explains why she has hair and eyes like Saito's.

• Age: 17
• Height: 162 cm (5'4")
• Three Sizes: 83/60/85
• Favorite Food: Peach-Walnut Bread
• Hobbies: Nap
• Special Skills: Cooking
• Hates: All creatures that have lots of legs
• Voice by Yui Horie

[edit] Minor characters

Montmorency (モンモランシー, Montmorency^?)

Like most Tristain nobles, she has a great deal of pride. She is Louise's classmate.

She is named after the Montmorency family, one of the oldest and most distinguished families in France.

• Familiar: A Frog, Robin
• Age: 16
• Height: 166 cm (5'5")
• Three Sizes: 80/58/79
• Full Name: Montmorency Margarita la Fère de Montmorency
• Runic Name: Perfume
• Magical Affinity: Water
• Voice by: Mikako Takahashi

Henrietta (アンリエッタ, Henrietta^?)

The Princess of Tristain. She is loved by her nationals and is also an old friend of Louise. Later, she becomes the queen of Tristain and decides to defend Tristain from the Albion invasion after the assassination of the Albion prince.

She is named after Henrietta Anne, the youngest daughter of Charles I of England and sister of Charles II of England.

• Age: 17
• Height: 158 cm (5'2")
• Three Sizes: 84/59/85
• Favorite Food: Horn-sheep Soup
• Hobbies: Disguising
• Special Skills: Dancing, especially to the melody of "Fairy's Lunch"
• Hates: Lies
• Voice by Ayako Kawasumi

Osmond

The headmaster of the Tristain Academy of Magic, and an old lecher. Enjoys smoking.

• Familiar - A Mouse, Motsognir
• Voice by: Takeshi Aono

Colbert

A professor at the Tristain Academy of Magic. He was responsible for producing the gasoline for the airplane.

• Runic Name - Flame Snake
• Magical Affinity - Fire
• Voice by: Takuma Suzuki

Chevreuse

A professor at the Tristain Academy of Magic.

• Runic Name - Red Clay
• Magical Affinity - Earth
• Voice by: Noriko Suzuki

Longueville

Osmond's secretary, who is often the target of Osmond's lecherous behavior. She gets mad when Osmond tries anything (for example: getting Osmond's familiar to peek up her skirt).

• Magical Affinity - Earth
• Voice by: Akiko Kimura

Fouquet

• A triangle mage who uses a giant golem made of earth to steal magical valuables.
• Her acquaintances often refer to her as Fouquet, the Crumbling Dirt.
• In Episode 6, The Thief's True Identity, it is revealed that Fouquet and Longueville were one and the same.
• In Episode 7, Louise's Part-Time Job, it is revealed that Fouquet is actually Matilda of Saschen-Gotha, although it is unknown what role that will play in future episodes at the moment.
• In episode 11, Wardes is revealed as a traitor and an ally to Fouquet, the Crumbling Dirt.

Wardes

Jean-Jacques Francis de Wardes is Captain of Tristain's Griffon Knights and Louise's fiancé. When he was younger, he often met Louise, who was feeling down after being compared to her sisters. He is a highly skilled swordsman as well as mage.

• Age: 26
• Magical Affinity - Wind

He is later revealed to be evil as he betrayed Louise and attempts to mind control her in marrying him. He then kills the Prince of Albion when his attempt is revealed.

[edit] Episodes

Screenshot	Title	Original air date	#
	"Louise the Zero" "Zero no Ruizu" (ゼロのルイズ)	2006-07-02	01
	Despite being from a famous magic family, Louise has never been able to successfully cast a single spell. On the day of her familiar summoning exam, she boggles the summoning and accidentally summons a human from Earth. The poor victim of her mistake is Saito Hiraga, a typical high school boy.
	"The Commoner Familiar" "Heimin no Tsukaima" (平民の使い魔)	2006-07-09	02
	An abrupt departure from the normal life he once lead, Saito must deal with being Louise's familiar. Unhappy with the arrogance of nobles, Saito exposes Guiche's two-timing nature as an act of revenge. This of course, provokes Guiche into challenging him to a a duel. Despite being severely beaten up by Guiche's magic, Saito refuses to bow down. Impressed, Guiche tosses him a sword to even up the playing field. In a completely unexpected turn of events, the runes etched on Saito's hands begin to glow the moment he grasps the sword. Feeling a surge of energy, Saito manages to defeat Guiche. However, he soon collapses after the fight from fatigue.
	"The Subtle Heat's Allure" "Binetsu no Yūwaku" (微熱の誘惑)	2006-07-16	03
	With his recent victory over Guiche, Saito has become semi-popular among the commoners and several nobles. Kirche in particular has chosen him as her next boyfriend. In a devious plan, she attempts to seduce him, although this fails when Louise finds out. Annoyed by Saito's lack of defenses, Louise drags him out to town to pick up a sword after considering his hidden talents. Kirche, unwilling to let go so easily, matches Louise's gift with a more impressive sword. Of course, it simply causes more problems between Saito and Louise.
	"The Maid's Crisis" "Meido no Kiki" (メイドの危機)	2006-07-23	04
	Siesta is sold to a royal family from out of town, presumably to be a mistress to the head noble. Disgusted by the lack of regard that nobles have for commoners, Saito tries his best to rescue her, but with no avail. As Saito attempts to take on the noble by fighting, Louise and the others arrive just in time to prevent Saito's death. In an act of kindness, Kirche gives up her family treasure to make up for Saito's actions and win Siesta back. Before leaving the manor, Saito catches a glimpse of the family treasure, and is shocked to find that it is in actuality a rather old porno magazine from Earth.
	"The Princess of Tristain" "Torisutein no Himegimi" (トリステインの姫君)	2006-07-30	05
	The yearly familiar exhibition is literally a day away and Louise is feeling rather depressed about it. Not only does Saito have nothing impressive to show off, but this year the Princess is watching as well, making it even more important. As night approaches, desperation sets in as Saito is unable to produce an act worthy of praise. A sudden mystery visitor turns out to be Princess Henrietta herself and her relationship with Louise is explained. The next day, Saito attempts a presentation only to be dragged off early by Louise. Walking away from the stage, they witness a robbery in progress by Fouquet and her earthen golem. Failing to stop her, Fouquet is able to run off with the fabled Staff of Destruction.
	"The Thief's True Identity" "Tōzoku no Shōtai" (盗賊の正体)	2006-08-06	06
	Worried that the princess may be blamed for Fouquet's theft, Louise volunteers to go out and catch her. With Kirche, Tabitha, and Saito tagging along, they travel to the last sighting of Fouquet with Longueville. There, they discover the hiding place of the Staff of Destruction only to have Fouquet's golem appear. Wishing to show her worth, Louise tries to take it head on with a spell, nearly being crushed in the process. Only by Saito's quick reflexes is she saved. Her confidence broken, Louise breaks into tears. Saito is moved by this and begins attacking the golem in her name. After discarding Kirche's sword and drawing Derflinger, the runes on his hands glow once again and his ability greatly increases. Louise tries to help by taking out the Staff of Destruction, which turns out to be a Rocket Launcher from World War II. Immediately recognizing it, Saito grabs it and quickly uses it, blowing up the golem. Longueville claims the rocket launcher afterwards, revealing herself to be Fouquet. Yet she is unable to use it as it only had one shot, giving the gang a chance to capture her.
	"Louise's Part-Time Job" "Ruizu no Arubaito" (ルイズのアルバイト)	2006-08-13	07
	Having been concerned for the welfare of the commoners, Henrietta asks Louise and Saito to work undercover and figure out if what nobles are taking advantage of the lesser ranked commoners. Louise ends up wasting all of the money given to her for the mission on gambling in hopes of having enough to afford an expensive hotel. Refusing to ask for more money, Louise ends up working in a bar as a waitress. Unused to the brashness of a commoner's life, she is unable to earn any tips with her temper flaring all over the place. Her moment of salvation comes when a rather arrogant noble decides to enter the bar.
	"Tabitha's Secret" "Tabasa no Himitsu" (タバサの秘密)	2006-08-20	08
	It's summer vacation and many students are traveling back to their families. Kirche goes along with Tabitha to her home on invitation, leaving Louise and Saito alone for once. However, mischief is still plentiful. Upset at Guiche's continued flirting with other girls, Montmorency creates a love potion and plots to have Guiche take it. Meanwhile, Saito obtains a large pot that was about to be thrown away and converts it into a makeshift hot tub, similar to the hot springs in Japan. While bathing in it at night, Siesta happens to pass by and much to Saito's embarrassment joins him. Seeing this, Louise becomes so frustrated that she interrupts Montmorency's plans by gulping the drink laced with the before mentioned love potion. As can be expected, when Saito returns to her room, Louise falls completely in love, causing many more problems.
	"Louise's Change of Heart" "Ruizu no Henshin" (ルイズの変心)	2006-08-27	09
	The lovey-dovey antics of Louise under the love potion persist to the point of freaking Saito out. In desperation, Saito demands that Montmorency create an antidote. She refuses to do so until Saito learns of the illegality of creating love potions and threatens her with possible arrest. As the antidote requires the tears of a water elemental, Montmorency leads Saito and Louise to Lake Lagdorian. There, they find Kirche, Tabitha, and a whole new problem.
	"The Princess' Request" "Himegimi no Irai" (姫君の依頼)	2006-09-03	10
	Having taken care of the love potion, a new problem arises again. This time, Princess Henrietta is to be wed to the Emperor of Germania for the sake of backing up the smaller country with a stronger power. In order to do so, a certain letter the princess sent to Prince Wales of Albion. If it is ever publicly revealed then the marriage would be impossible. At the moment, Albion is in a state of civil war, so Henrietta herself cannot see the prince. Therefore, Louise is sent with a message to Prince Wales requesting that the letter be retrieved. Guiche then enters, revealing that he had "accidentally" heard it all and would be willing to aid the princess. Much to both Louise and Saito's ire, Henrietta accepts Guiche's offer. On the day of departure, the escort arrives and is revealed to be Wardes, Louise's fiancé. A growing jealousy develops in Saito on the way to the port city of La Rochelle.
	"Louise's Marriage" "Ruizu no Kekkon" (ルイズの結婚)	2006-09-10	11
	With the arrival of Wardes and Louise alone, they meet up with Prince Wales in a seemingly deserted church. After finishing up business, Wardes suggests to Louise that they should just get married right then. Confused and repulsed by the idea, Louise tries to refuse his offer, but one of Wardes' allies comes out with a mind-control ring, forcing her into agreeing. With the Prince as the minister, the marriage proceeds and is nearly completed until Saito bursts into the church. Snapping Louise out of her trance, Saito rushes to rescue her. In response, Wardes kills Prince Wales, revealing that he is in fact involved with the rebels fighting the government Albion.
	"The Zero Secret Treasure" "Zero no Hihou" (ゼロの秘宝)	2006-09-17	12
	The gang has located a rare dragon, which Siesta's family has kept a map. It turns out to be a Zero-sen, a Japanese aircraft use in World War II. They bring it back to the school. Colbert said someone earlier used another aircraft to fly during the solar eclipse and disappeared. Saito concluded that the person returned home and this is his chance for him to return home also.
	"Louise of the Void" "Kyomu no Ruizu" (虚無のルイズ)	2006-09-24	13
	The enemy is starting attack villages and another solar eclipse is about to happen. The empire has formed an army with Louise and Guiche to avert the attack. Saito finds out and uses the plane to come to their aid, but he has to give up his chance to return home. He was able to use the machine gun to eliminate most of the enemy, but ran out of ammo and couldn't take down Wardes. Louise unlocks her magic, destroying the entire enemy force. After the battle, the solar eclipse is over and the plane is nearly destroyed. Saito ends up staying.

[edit] Music

Opening Theme

"First kiss" by Ichiko

Ending Theme

"My True Feelings" (ホントノキモチ Honto no Kimochi) by Rie Kugimiya

[edit] Miscellaneous information

• Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc, who later became duchesse de la Vallière (in 1667), was a French courtesan at the court of king Louis XIV of France. Named maid of honor to Henrietta Anne of England (Madame), who was then married to the king's brother, Louise was set as a decoy to cover rumors of romance between Louis XIV and Henrietta. She then became the king's mistress, at age 17.
  Louise was brought up with other princesses at the court of duc Gaston d'Orléans, but not with Henrietta.

• Madame Henrietta had an affair going on with the comte de Guiche.
• Zero no Tsukaima season 2 comes out in april 2 ATTE:Blue Dragon

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Japanese) Official Site
2. ^ http://www.moetron.com/2006/12/20/zero-no-tsukaima-2nd-season-confirmed/
3. ^ http://otakuscience.sharper.nl/wordpress/?p=95

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Official site
• (Japanese) J.C. STAFF Official site
• Zero no Tsukaima at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Zero no Tsukaima at AniDB