Grimoire of Zero

Grimoire of Zero (ゼロから始める魔法の書, Zero kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho, lit. "Starting the Magical Book from Zero") is a 2017 anime series based on the Japanese light novel series with the same name written by Kakeru Kobashiri and illustrated by Yoshinori Shizuma. The light novel won the Grand Prize at the 20th annual Dengeki Novel Awards. ASCII Media Works has published it in eleven volumes from February 8, 2014 to December 9, 2017, with a total of 11 volumes.

The series has received a manga adaptation illustrated by Takashi Iwasaki which was serialized and published in ASCII Media Works' Seinen Dengeki Maoh magazine from December 27, 2014 to December 10, 2017, with a total of 6 volumes. A spin-off manga series, Zero kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho Nano! (ゼロから始める魔法の書なの) has also been published and illustrated by Yasuoka.

The anime series was announced at the Dengeki Fall Festival on October 2, 2016. It was adapted by White Fox, directed by Tetsuo Hirakawa, and it aired in Japan from April 10, 2017 to June 26, 2017, consisting of 12 episodes.

Sentai Filmworks licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, it premiered on HIDIVE on June 12, 2018, and then was released on Blu-Ray on June 26, 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

Like most Beastfallen, the half-tiger known as Mercenary hates the witches who created them, so when he’s offered a chance to hunt witches, he quickly agrees. But things go spectacularly wrong when he’s rescued by a witch instead and she wants him to become her bodyguard! Making matters worse, she’s seeking a missing book, the Grimoire of Zero, which contains the secrets of Magic, which could possibly end the world if it falls into the wrong hands. And the author of the book? Zero herself! Worst of all, Zero actually seems to think that Mercenary is cute and cuddly, and wants to do terribly inappropriate things with him! But, if he does as she asks, Zero promises to make Mercenary human, and with that reward in mind, there isn’t much that he won’t do to help retrieve the GRIMOIRE OF ZERO!

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Zero	Yumiri Hanamori	Amanda Lee
	Mercenary	Tsuyoshi Koyama	Jason Douglas
	Mercenary	Emiko Takeuchi (young)	¿?
Secondary Characters
	Albus	Yō Taichi	Chelsea Ryan McCurdy
	Holdem	Masayuki Katō	David Wald
	Thirteen	Takehito Koyasu	Ian Sinclair
Recurring Characters
	Sorena	Yoshiko Sakakibara	Melissa Pritchett
	Clothing Store Owner	Shintarō Ōhata	Luis Galindo
	King	Shinpachi Tsuji	Luis Galindo
	Noble	Kōichi Sakaguchi	John Ramirez
	General	Jirō Saitō	Josh Morrison
	Magic Corps Members	Kaoru Sakura	Margaret Lewis
	Magic Corps Members	Hiroki Gotō	Joe Daniels
Narration
	Narrator	Unshō Ishizuka	Jay Hickman

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
Old Hunter	Kōzō Dōzaka	Carl Masterson	1
Village Chief	Ryōta Takeuchi	Rob Mungle	2
Farmer	Shunsuke Kanie	Jeremy Gee	2
Knight Captain	Ryūnosuke Watanuki	James Belcher	5, 8
Rochelle	Yoshino Aoyama	Kim Prause	7
Rochelle's Father	Nobuaki Kanemitsu	Steve Fenley	7