The Grimoire of Zero
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Studio: White Fox.
Hello my friends. Welcome to another entry of my blog.
Well. It is time to conclude what I started with my previous review of The Dawn of the Witch, and I actually have little time because I must wake up early tomorrow. So, with said that, I bring you.
And I am going to ask quickly the same questions:
Are you guys ok? Feeling healthy?
If the answer is yes, then I am very happy.
Now. Time to put the with to rest.
This is The Grimoire of Zero.
PREMISE
For those who read my previous review of The dawn of the Witch, and for those who does not, The Grimoire of Zero (Zero kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho, or ゼロから始める魔法の書) is basically a prequel of the events of the former, based on the elight novels written by Kakeru Kobashiri and illustrated by Yoshinori Shizuma, and piublished by Dengeki Bunko from February 2014 to December 2017. We follow the story of the Mercenary (Yes. That is his actual name), a half-man half-best warrior who is pursued day by day by both humans and witches, and he dreams to become a full human one day. One day, he has a fateful encounter with a young witch, called Zero, who makes a deal with him – That he helps her to find a book that she wrote years ago, called The Grimoire of Zero, and then she will turn him into a human.
With this deal done, both of them go on a journey in a world full of sorcery and magic, where they meet Albus, another young sorcerer that respects a very old witch, called Sorena.
As I mentioned before, The Grimoire of Zero was published for three years in a total of six volumes, and Kakeru Kobashiri immediately continued the story on The Dawn of the Witch. And the anime version was released between April 10 and June 26, of 2017, for a total of 12 episodes.
And from what I heard, the series is available in Amazon. Not pretty sure, but it is definitely worth checking out.
STORY
I must be Honest, When I was preparing my review of The Grimoire of Zero, I though that I will be repeating myself with my opinion of The Dawn of the Witch, but now, after reviving the memories of the episodes I watch, I have to say.
I really like The Grimoire of Zero!!!
In fact, I think it is was better than another favourite anime that was a withc on it. In case you didn’t figure out, that anime is…
Of course, it is ridiculous to compare a series about travelling like Wandering Witch, with a full adventure fantasy like The Grimoire of Zero, but at this point, we all agree that the latter has a pretty decent world-building.
In episode one, we have a very good glimpse of what is this world, how the witches became part of this world, which are most of their powers, but, more importantly, it establishes pretty the plot, with the events of Zero and Mercenary perfectly going calmly and fitting with a tone that, without being dark, it is not too goofy either.
At least in my opinion.
No. Just like Kakeru Kobashiri does with The Dawn of the Witch, the author takes its time to gives the audience the enough information about what needs to be done throughout the story, all of that in two episodes; and while we watch the rest, there are moments of tension that never cease, graping us more and more. Of course that does not happen on the first episodes, but after those. And that is what made me enjoy The Grimoire of Zero over The Journey of Elaina, because it has a story I can get entertained and spent my time getting used to it.
While, with Elaina, is more about our protagonist going from one place to another and meeting people with some other secondary characters being present on an episodic fashion.
But what really surprised me is that The Grimoire of Zero is that its story quickly turns more about characters. What do I mean by this? That each of them have a very defined arc that makes them more compelling, and for me, that is something I enjoy more, rather than just seeing a specific protagonist going from one place to another and meeting new people.
I am not saying that this bad. But some development gives more credibility to the world and to the story, helping me to remember it more.
So yeah, it has good rhythm and pacing.
And the animation… My goodness!!! The animation.
White Fox studio needs no presentation, and again, with Steins: Gate and Re: Zero, I think it is fair to say that they establish a pretty sweet reputation.
So yeah, I am glad I rewatch The Grimoire of Zero, but now I see that it is more enjoyable than I thought.
CHARACTERS
With the characters I am not going into detail, but all of them are pretty well-defined and likeable enough. Of course, you might wondering at first… Who are these people? But believe me, after watching some episodes, you will find Zero and Mercenary pretty interesting.
But other three characters that I enjoyed were Albus, Holdem and Thirteen.
Trust me. Give them time watching The Grimoire of Zero, and these characters will be interesting for you too. I am not saying anything because I will ruin the surprise, and… I don’t have time.
CONCLUSION
To sum up, if you enjoy The Dawn of the Witch, I strongly recommend The Grimoire of Zero. Of course you will prefer to watch this one before go into its sequel, and these are series that… will awaken a certain magic on you.
Now… I apologize, because I am supposed to go to bed now, so, I hope you enjoy my excpress review.
Now… Time for a coma. Really Elaina?
She is really upset of my review.
Have a great week!!!
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