ゼロから始める魔法の書

Grimoire of Zero

The "grimoire fantasy" series follows a witch named Zero who is ignorant of the world and a half-beast half-human mercenary who longs to be human. Witches who practice sorcery exist in the world, however, in this era no one knows how about the art and study of witchcraft. Zero is going on a journey to search for a magical tome called "The Book of Zero" that hides a power that can destroy the world. The mercenary travels with her as her guard. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ゼロから始める魔法の書 (japanese)
Romaji	Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho
English	Grimoire of Zero
Also known as	ปฐมมนตรา ตำราพลิกโลก · Grymuar Zero · El mágico libro de Zero · 从零开始的魔法书 · 제로부터 시작하는 마법의 서

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 25 min · 5h total
Aired	2017-04-10 → 2017-06-26 (Spring 2017)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	WHITE FOX
Source	Light novel
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Drama Fantasy
Themes	Witch Magic Kemonomimi Anthropomorphism War Tsundere
Streaming	Amazon Prime Video · Hoopla · Netflix

Reception

Community score	6.85 / 10
Bayesian score	6.89 / 10
Composite	48.5
On lists	69,779
Favourited	668 (1.0%)
Completion	83.1%
Drop rate	6.6%
In backlog	25.4%
Score spread σ	1.59

Score distribution

11782157356241,05852,73664,94278,57185,50492,450101,088

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	WHITE FOX	D	30 of 39
Broadcast season	Spring 2017	D	53 of 101
Year	2017	C	186 of 376
Source material	Light novel	D	516 of 927
Era	Late 2010s	C	909 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Spring	D	1,012 of 1,868
Genre	Fantasy	D	1,192 of 2,142
Genre	Drama	D	1,291 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	D	1,391 of 2,668
Genre	Action	D	1,629 of 2,765
Format	TV series	D	1,870 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	3,741 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Tetsuo Hirakawa, Yoshito Takamine
Character design	Yoshinori Shizuma, Daisuke Mataga, Ryousuke Kimiya
Original creator	Kakeru Kobashiri, Yoshinori Shizuma