Louise de la Valiel is a student at the magic school who is barely able to cast the most simplest spells. When she is to summon her life time guardian familiar, probably a Lizard, Dragon or Salamander in the magic world she lives ine. She instead summons a Japanese boy from earth. Being laughed at her summoning can’t be redo, so she drags the boy to his ‘cage’. The boy still is her familiar and though it doesn’t seems so, it is a gift send from the heavens (for her). Obviously the boy, Hiraga Saito, is kinda confused and doesn’t obey his master commands very well.
Soon after being summoned Hirage clears his mind. Though confused he doesn’t allow anyone to laugh at him and makes a big fuss. It doesn’t even take a day until he discovers his master, Louise reputation. Louise is mostly addressed as Zero at the campus, referring the zero to her spell casting skills. Though she’s incompetent in casting she still tries her best all the time. Even the family spots her and her father is mostly disappointed. A la Valiel, a noble blood, must be able to cast at least those simple spells at the acedemy. This might be the cause why Louise has a low tempter. Can Hiraga find the real Louise behind Zero? Is Zero really the first la Valiel without grand casting spells, or does she behold a more severe spell?
Zero no Tsukaima, The familiar of Zero, is a humorous anime series. Stuffed with ecchi and magic it appears to be quite a charming series over 3 seasons.
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Price: €49.99 (~ $71 American Dollars)
Publisher: Kotobukiya
Sculpted: Masaki Sanada
Scale: 1/8
Store: archonia
Let us first slim the figure down and undress the skirt and cape. IF you watched the series, you won’t find the panties all to surprising. The last OVA at top was really overdoing the ecchi content. Well let’s continue the review. The first pantie/figure shots are placed below.
Figma cape support solution, from Fate Testarossa Figma version
Yup, the mini pantie is there, but I actually wanted to show how firm this figure stands. The base is a plain base and the figure stands using the small pins in the base and gaps in the feet. Additionally a seamless/ transparent stick is required to hold up the cape, we’ll see in the following shots. A stick might be a good supporter, but I prefer the Figma solution. Figma’s “cape-supporter” is hidden underneath the cape. On the other side, Alter’s Fate Testarossa Burst Version does not need any support since it’s firm enough. So, thinking about those two options, I think the stick support shouldn’t have been this simplistic. :/
Well, after we have bothered about the cape support, let’s checkout those crossed legs. She has beautiful legs and a nice tiny euh.. butt. I love her stance, even without the wand you can tell she’s casting a spell. Though having the wand in place, it truely completes the casting impression. I wouldn’t leave out the wand if I were you. Be careful though, the wand should be tend with care as it breaks easily. The wand can’t bent, so don’t try!
Instead only looking and judging her panties (what’s wrong with that?) let’s move on and watch her curly pink hair. The painting job must be hard around the area and isn’t flawless. Though the overall painting isn’t very bad and the hair is quite impressive. The quality is just what we are used of Kotobukiya, not too shabby, not flawless. I even think this figure is good quality Kotobukiya figure.
So how does the full figure represent itself?
Well what’s closely as I shot a view pictures below.
The cape and wand supports Louise casting session. I love the way the cape wappers behind Louise’s back, but I can’t help it to think the angle of blows differs from the hair.
Though Louise’s face is quite plain I truely like this figure. The stance is great and the huge cave wappers as she draws her wand to cast, upholding her book of spells. Certainly not a must have for Zero no Tsukaima fans, but on the other side a fine part of your collection.
