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“Beastfallen Mercenary protects witch Zero seeking dangerous Grimoire, bridging human-witch hatred through compassion.”
Grimoire of Zero
ゼロから始める魔法の書
7.06
4,440 rank · 288,734 viewers · 634 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Anthropomorphic
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Synopsis
Beastfallen Mercenary protects witch Zero seeking dangerous Grimoire, bridging human-witch hatred through compassion.
In a world of constant war between humans and witches, there exist the "beastfallen"—cursed humans born with the appearance and strength of an animal. Their physical prowess and bestial nature cause them to be feared and shunned by both humans and witches. As a result, many beastfallen become sellswords, making their living through hunting witches. Despite the enmity between the races, a lighthearted witch named Zero enlists a beastfallen whom she refers to as "Mercenary" to act as her protector. He travels with Zero and Albus, a young magician, on their search for the Grimoire of Zero: a powerful spell book that could be extremely dangerous in the wrong hands. During their journey, his inner kindness is revealed as he starts to show compassion and sympathy towards humans and witches alike, and the unlikely companions grow together.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 40 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 40 viewers settled on.
79%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.1 pts
Recommenders 7.6 · others 3.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.55
Running avg · May 2017 → Feb 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The story showed great potential to be a really good anime with good art and characters, particularly Zero who was a standout. However, it lacked the punch and thrill of adventure, and the mystery...”
- 7 “The anime charms with plenty of cute moments and a solid fantasy premise, plus the tiger-zero duo share an endearing Beauty-and-the-Beast-style chemistry. Mid-series stretches turn plain, the...”
- 7 “The fantasy-race premise is refreshing, yet cramming one novel per cour makes the pacing both sluggish and under-detailed. The heel-face turns for the wolf and 13—after mass killings and enslaving...”
Verbosity
Short · 30%
Medium · 38%
Long · 33%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2017 – Jun 2017 Spring 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11897 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Half H.P Studio Producer
- Happinet Pictures Producer
- Infinite Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor