Anime about a guy who becomes a girl's spirit familiar


About two weeks ago, at a Funimation panel, they were showing off some anime
that they had recently dubbed. One of the anime they showed caught my eye, but
I completely forgot what it was called.

As far as I can remember, the plot went something like this:

> By some random circumstance, this guy (I assume he's the main character), a
> human, becomes this girl's spirit familiar (or something). Then they go to a
> special school.

Yep, that's what my brain remembers. If anyone has any clue as to what I'm
talking about, please help.

I was at ACen 2015 (15-17 May, so two weeks ago) when I heard about this. I
honestly don't remember anything about how it looked like, but the series
couldn't have been more than 3 years old.




Given it was recent and from Funimation, I'd argue that it's [**Tokyo
Ravens**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Ravens), rather than _Familar of
Zero_. Both are good series though, so do check them out.

  * Licencer panel was Funimation, and _Tokyo Ravens_ is distributed by Funimation.

  * Tokyo Ravens original run was from October 9 2013, to March 26 2014, which is quite recent. _Familiar of Zero_ has been out for more than 3 years, given that it has 4 seasons.

  * The male protagonist, Harutora Tsuchimikado, fits the **normal guy** setting. He was born into an onmyouji family, but has no power to sense spiritual power whatsoever.

  * He takes up on a promise he made long ago to become Natsume's shikigami ( **familiar** ).

  * As Harutora becomes Natsume's shikigami, he has to follow her back to Tokyo and attend the Onmyo Prep School (which is a **specialized school** ) with Natsume.

Figured I'd give a small quip from work...




That sounds like **Zero no Tsukaima** or **The Familiar of Zero**.

Visit [its Wikipedia
article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Familiar_of_Zero) to verify whether
it matches your description.

It's one of my favorite, and it already has season 2.

