The Familiar of Zero

If you wanna watch a fantasy anime show where most of the runtime is spent with the enslaved male lead getting abused by a dumb and annoying tsundere girl who always tries to play the hero while not being able to do any magic correctly then this is the show for you.

Now don't get me wrong, i do get the appeal of tsunderes (trust me, one of my favorite anime characters of all time is Taiga from 'Toradora') but Louise is straight up abusive to Saito, not only does she deny him food for i don't know how long, makes him sleep on the floor and wash her clothes (including her dirty underwear) but she hits him with a stick thingy too, and yeah i do know this isn't the only anime where the tsundere girl hits the guy but at least in other series the guy isn't getting beat up with a freaking stick.

I really don't like saying this but... just imagine if the roles were reversed, there would be way more feedback if it was the case, as everyone would see how abusive this all is, let's be real here ! (or maybe not, cuz some of y'all really don't like women but that's neither here nor there)

What makes it worse is that Louise isn't a good magic user, cause as i said she's not able to do any magic correctly so her being a huge jerk isn't even justified here, i mean yeah she's a noble but does that even matter if she sucks that much? I have no idea how she wasn't expelled from the school when she's this useless.

And i'm saying all that even though i didn't like Saito either (or any of the characters in the show for that matter), sure Louise is the worst main female character/love interest i've ever seen in any media but he's just another boring self insert isekai protagonist who you just follow while not really caring about.

With all that said, I would still recommend this to people who can look past that and just enjoy the show for what it is as it's not something most people would (or should) take seriously, even if I don't believe that abuse is funny in any case but hey maybe that's just me, although i do think it's worth mentioning that it does get better after four episodes or so if you do plan to watch it.

The animation isn't the best quality if you compare this to Kanon 2006 or the two Rozen Maiden series but it isn't a problem. Sounds are also not topnotch but the voices are very well chosen (especially the voice of Louise. great voice with lost of emotion and variation.). The main reason why i will recommend it is the story. The story about a boy who accidentally gets transported to another world and has to serve the one who got him there (a girl) ain't new, but what is is that it is brought in such a fashion that you notice small changes in personality. This enhances the pleasure of watching greatly. Also the interaction between the characters is of high quality. In all it is really worth watching this series and re-watching it to see all small details they carefully inserted into the series.

I had my doubts when I began watching this show, but it turned out to be very entertaining. Overall the show is very funny and lighthearted, with wonderfully cute romance. While the show can be quite naughty at times (the main character is a bit perverted and looks suggestively at several girls), no full nudity is ever shown, and there is no implied or off- screen sex (as far as I can tell). The show is also considerably exciting, as the main characters face off against several villains throughout the four seasons. Though the graphics and animation of this show aren't top-notch, it's still an excellently crafted anime, full of bright colors, catchy music, and a plot that makes you want to watch more and more.

Basically my problem with this show is the lack of respect towards human life and the warped sense of romance presented here. If you've seen love Hina this is very similar in that the protagonist of the story is kicked around a lot. In Love Hina it was somewhat funny, but in this it was just down right demeaning.

This guy who is brought to this magical world against his will is now treated as basically a slave, although he's referred to as a familiar, basically a pet that is supposed to serve their master. Except he's the only familiar who is a human, all the other one's are some kind of animal and yet even they get treated better. Some how this young man from modern day Japan is all accepting of this situation. Why? Why wouldn't he just explain to this girl the situation? Never once in the show is it properly explained, a little here and there, but he never actually makes an effort and yet after her treating him like crap he still likes her, come on now why not the maid? At least she was nice. Maybe girls will like this show, but guys you will not.

Overall the story and especially the romance amongst the characters in this show failed to add any realism even for the world in which they lived.

This anime is good, but the first season is little bit annoying bc how they treat mc, but it gets better. So i suggest that this anime is worth watching, its not great but its not bad, just decent.