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Note that this review comes from the perspective of someone deeply familiar with the source material, both the anime this purports to be based on and with the terrible fan translation of the light novel. If this is your first exposure to Zero no Tsukaima, there will be spoilers. If you've seen the anime, you won't find anything you don't already know.

The first thing I noticed was the art. It took a while to get used to. The anime and the light novel illustratoins tend to have harder angles, straighter lines; the manga is all curves and big bubbly eyes, very "moe".This is particularly evident in the faces, which have a more angular, "aristocratic" feel to them in the originals, and a much more "moeblob" feel in the manga.

This visual softening is matched by a softening of characters and scenarios in the manga. Yamaguchi has downplayed somewhat the abusiveness of the nobles toward the peasants. For example, Louise's violence toward Saito is less front-and-center than it is in the Anime (where even the ending credits of the first season has some rather frightening imagry). If the story where Saito runs off to confront a nobleman before he gets the chance to rape Siesta is in the manga, it isn't in this first volume, whereas in both the anime and the light novel it's Saito's first clue that the shiny fancy sword Kirche buys for him isn't all it's cracked up to be, *before* he breaks it on the golem and is forced to draw Derflinger. Even Kirche avoids Saito's reproof with that story omitted. I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this.

That said, the more light-hearted tone allows the funny and adorable to shine through a bit better, I think. Louise didn't look like herself at first, but now that I'm used to the art style, she looks absolutely adorable. The "fun" shines through better in some of the party atmosphere type scenes (such as the Frigg Ball). It's every bit as "squee-worthy" as the anime, and perhaps the softening is necessary in the absence of a soundtrack.

Yamaguchi does seem to be going deeper into the "whys" and "hows" of the backstory, and the villains... either that, or I'm finally getting it reading this third adaptation. For instance, I never realized, before reading this volume, that Reconquista was an international organization, and not just an Albion thing. It might have been covered in the light novel, but as I wrote earlier, the fan translation (there is no authorized translation that I was able to find, beyond book 1) is terribad.

One more observation. This is the first case I've seen where the manga actually had *less* fanservice than the anime (which was, admittedly, pretty fanservicey. I'm not sure if I should be ashamed that slightly disappointed me or not.


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Zero Familiar Omnibus 13 Noboru Yamaguchi Nana Mochizuki Books Reviews

One of the first things that struck me while looking at this in my local bookstore was that you get a bit of "bait and switch" when it comes to the artwork. I'm aware that this is a little normal when it comes to covers and color images, but the artwork for the series is largely more simply drawn in comparison to the cover and initial images. The good news is that the artwork for the series is still pretty nice and it's really very cute to look at. This is pretty much why I ended up purchasing this the artwork was still cute enough to where I could justify getting it.

What is a bonus is that the story here is fairly strong for a series that tends to fall back on some of the more familiar tropes and habits of the seinen genre. You get fanservice, but it's rather sedate for the most part and not overly obtrusive. Zero (Louise) is your typical tsundere, but then you have to figure in that the rules and expectations of the noble class have been fairly hammered into her. Add in another aspect that is revealed at the end of the omnibus, and you can see why she'd be reluctant to admit her attraction for Saito. It's a familiar, familiar plot element and the rationales aren't overly original, but they're good enough that this is explainable and understandable for the reader.

I was also pleased that at times you can tell where the original writer tried to go against the grain a little. You have a well-worn magical sword that Saito is drawn to and is obviously his destined weapon... and he quite easily throws it to the side at one point in the series. This might not sound like much, but you have to figure that the norm would be that he would staunchly defend the magical sword (and by extension, Louise).

This isn't the most groundbreaking series out there and if not for the mixture of a decent story and incredibly cute artwork, this wouldn't really stand out for me like it did. As it is, I enjoyed it enough to where I'll end up buying the next two omnibus editions when they come out. The only word of caution I can extend is that this was based on a light novel series that was never finished due to the author's death. That means two things at times this assumes that you've read the LNs and that there's a very real potential that there will be no true ending to this series. I wouldn't completely advocate abandoning plans to read the series based on this, but if you like definitive endings then you will want to approach this with a tiny bit of caution.

But hey- so far I can tell you that the series is off to a good start and that you really can't beat the amount of manga you're getting for the price. I always include price when it comes to advocating purchasing, but I really have to give a thumbs up to SS for how they price their omnibus editions. I didn't factor this into the review at all, but was something I had to mention about this.
It came in great condition.
I pre-ordered the omnibus because I enjoyed the anime. Although the artwork is different, the story is still very enjoyable and will give you (hopefully) a fun snicker and smirk here and there as you turn the pages.
love it a really good anime to have. have watched it lots and still like it. good price too. A real keeper
Great book love it!
High literature this is NOT, but a fun story about a classic tsundere attending Hogwarts is what you'll get. I am enjoying it enough to get the next volume which is coming out next week.
Note that this review comes from the perspective of someone deeply familiar with the source material, both the anime this purports to be based on and with the terrible fan translation of the light novel. If this is your first exposure to Zero no Tsukaima, there will be spoilers. If you've seen the anime, you won't find anything you don't already know.

The first thing I noticed was the art. It took a while to get used to. The anime and the light novel illustratoins tend to have harder angles, straighter lines; the manga is all curves and big bubbly eyes, very "moe".This is particularly evident in the faces, which have a more angular, "aristocratic" feel to them in the originals, and a much more "moeblob" feel in the manga.

This visual softening is matched by a softening of characters and scenarios in the manga. Yamaguchi has downplayed somewhat the abusiveness of the nobles toward the peasants. For example, Louise's violence toward Saito is less front-and-center than it is in the Anime (where even the ending credits of the first season has some rather frightening imagry). If the story where Saito runs off to confront a nobleman before he gets the chance to rape Siesta is in the manga, it isn't in this first volume, whereas in both the anime and the light novel it's Saito's first clue that the shiny fancy sword Kirche buys for him isn't all it's cracked up to be, *before* he breaks it on the golem and is forced to draw Derflinger. Even Kirche avoids Saito's reproof with that story omitted. I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this.

That said, the more light-hearted tone allows the funny and adorable to shine through a bit better, I think. Louise didn't look like herself at first, but now that I'm used to the art style, she looks absolutely adorable. The "fun" shines through better in some of the party atmosphere type scenes (such as the Frigg Ball). It's every bit as "squee-worthy" as the anime, and perhaps the softening is necessary in the absence of a soundtrack.

Yamaguchi does seem to be going deeper into the "whys" and "hows" of the backstory, and the villains... either that, or I'm finally getting it reading this third adaptation. For instance, I never realized, before reading this volume, that Reconquista was an international organization, and not just an Albion thing. It might have been covered in the light novel, but as I wrote earlier, the fan translation (there is no authorized translation that I was able to find, beyond book 1) is terribad.

One more observation. This is the first case I've seen where the manga actually had *less* fanservice than the anime (which was, admittedly, pretty fanservicey. I'm not sure if I should be ashamed that slightly disappointed me or not.