Demon King Daimao


Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō, also known as Demon King Daimao, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōtarō Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Itō, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, and was completed with a total of 13 volumes available on March 29, 2014. A manga adaptation began monthly serialization in the September 2008 issue of Akita Shoten's magazine Champion Red, and a 12-episode anime adaptation by Artland aired between April and June 2010 on Tokyo MX and other channels.

Plot summary

This story of "love, magic, and battles" revolves around Akuto Sai, a boy who aims to become part of his country's highest order of magicians and contribute to society as one of its clergy. On the day he's admitted into the Constant Magical Academy, his aptitude test predicts the following: "Future Occupation: Demon King." Thus begins his very severe and complicated school life in which he is resented by his studious female class head, desired by a girl with mysterious powers, and guarded by a beautiful female android.

Characters

Main characters

Supporting characters

Antagonists

Other characters

;Yukiko Miwa
;Rimu
; /
;Keizo Teruya
;Yozo Hattori

Media

Light Novel

The first volume was published on February 1, 2008 by Hobby Japan under its HJ Bunko imprint, with a total of 13 volumes available. Each volume in the series are called Acts. Light novel publisher J-Novel Club has released the light novels in English digitally.

Manga

A manga adaptation began serialization in the November 2008 issue of Champion Red. The series ended in the February 2014 issue of Champion Red. The first volume was published by Akita Shoten on May 20, 2009, and the fifth and last on May 5, 2014.

Drama CD

Two drama CDs produced by Edge Records were released. The first drama CD was released on February 25, 2009, and the second on September 30, 2009.

Anime

An anime adaptation of the first 5 novel volumes produced by Artland and directed by Takashi Watanabe broadcast on Tokyo MX between April 3, 2010 to June 18, 2010, with subsequent broadcasts on Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, AT-X, Sun TV, TV Aichi, Nico Nico Channel, and ShowTime, Inc. The series aired uncensored on AT-X, while it was heavily censored on other networks. Six DVD and Blu-ray Disc volumes were released by Marvelous Entertainment between June 25 and November 25, 2010, each containing an original video animation called Another Great Demon King's Omake. Simulcasts of the series are provided by Crunchyroll and Anime Network on its video website. The series also became part of Anime Network's Video On Demand service starting October 21, 2010. The opening theme is "REALOVE:REALIFE" by female Japanese pop group Sphere, while the ending theme is "Everyday Sunshine Line!" by Natsuko Aso. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks under the title Demon King Daimao, and Section23 Films released the complete series with an English dub on Blu-ray and DVD on June 14, 2011.