From now on, Demon King!
| From now on, Demon King! | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 今日 か ら マ 王! |
| transcription | Kyō kara Maō |
| genre | Comedy , fantasy , adventure , shōjo |
| Light novel | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Tomo Takabayashi |
| illustrator | Temari Matsumoto |
| publishing company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| First publication | October 2000 - ... |
| expenditure | 17 + 5 extra volumes |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2004-2009 |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 117 in 3 seasons |
| Director | Junji Nishimura |
| production | Yūji Shibata |
| music | Yōichirō Yoshikawa |
| First broadcast | March 3, 2004 on BS 2 , NHK |
| Manga | |
| title | Kyō kara Ma no Tsuku Jiyūgyō! |
| country |
Japan
|
| Illustrator | Temari Matsumoto |
| publishing company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| magazine | Asuka |
| First publication | July 2005 - July 2016 |
| expenditure | 21st |
From now on, Demon King! ( Japanese. 今日 か ら マ 王! , Kyō kara Maō! ) is a light novel series by the Japanese author Tomo Takabayashi and the illustrator Temari Matsumoto . The series was also known as manga , anime - TV Series , OVA , video game implemented and radio drama series.
The work is about the student Yuri Shibuya, who arrives in a strange world and is supposed to become the demon king there. The light novel can be classified into the genres of comedy , fantasy , adventure and shōjo .
content
The 15-year-old student Yuri Shibuya ( 渋 谷 有利 ) wants to protect his friend from a group of thugs. But this makes off, Yuri is now the new victim and is immersed in a toilet. A suction pulls him through the toilet into a strange, medieval world. In this he wakes up between people who threaten him. Completely overwhelmed, he is lucky to be saved by Conrad Weller. Soon it is revealed to Yuri that he is to become the new Demon King ( Maō ) in this world in which demons and humans face each other. But Yuri is a pacifist and refuses to wage war against humans, also because he does not see himself as a demon, but as a person and does not think of reigning as the demon king.
When Yuri witnesses how a village is destroyed in battle, he decides to become the demon king and to ensure peace. Now, however, he must also acquire the customs of the land and assert himself against his adversaries. But he doesn't yet know how to fight and use his magical powers.
In the further course Yuri has to assert himself against many, create peace and fulfill his responsibility as the new demon king.
Light novel
The light novel has been published in Japan by the publishing house Kadokawa Shoten under the girl's light novel imprint Kadokawa Beans Bunko since October 2000. To date, 22 volumes have been published.
The first volume was published in German in March 2008 by Carlsen Manga ; so far 21 volumes have been published.
Anime
As of 2004, the produced Studio Deen a Anime - TV series with 78 episodes for the light novel. Directed by Junji Nishimura, the character design was created by Yuka Kudo and the artistic direction was taken over by Toshihisa Koyama. The series was broadcast from March 3, 2004 to February 25, 2006 by BS 2 and NHK in Japan. It was later repeated on Animax . A second season with a total of 39 episodes has been broadcast by NHK since April 3, 2008.
The anime was broadcast by Animax in South Korea, South and Southeast Asia. The channels Hero and QTV 11 broadcast the series in the Philippines. She has appeared in English with Madman Entertainment in Australia and Geneon Entertainment in the USA, and in French with Dybex.
From October 2007 to March 2008, an OVA named Kyō kara Maō! R ( 今日 か ら マ 王！ Ｒ ) published on the anime, which includes five half-hour episodes. The OVA was produced by Studio Deen by the same team as the series. It was later broadcast by the NHK broadcaster.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Yuri Shibuya | Takahiro Sakurai |
| Conrad Weller | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
| Wolfram from Bielefeld | Mitsuki Saiga |
| Gwendal by Voltaire | Akio Ōtsuka |
| Günter von Kleist | Kazuhiko Inoue |
music
The music for the television series was composed by Yōichirō Yoshikawa . The opening title of the series was Hateshinaku Tōi Sora ni ( 果 て し な く 遠 い 空 に ) from The Stand Up and Sekai yo Warae ( 世界 よ 笑 え ) from Jungo Yoshida and M-Tone. The end credits are Suteki na Shiawase ( ス テ キ な 幸 せ ) by The Stand Up, Arigatō ～ ( あ り が と う ～ ) by BON'z and Going by Jungo Yoshida.
The opening credits of the OVA were underlaid with Romantic Morning , the credits with Hitsuyō no Pocket ( 秘密 の ポ ケ ッ ト , Hitsuyō no Poketto ), both played by The Stand Up.
Further adaptations
Manga
From July 2005 to July 2016, a manga by Temari Matsumoto on the light novel with the title Kyō kara Ma no Tsuku Jiyūgyō! Was published in Asuka magazine by Kadokawa Shoten . . The series has been summarized in 21 edited volumes . In autumn 2016, with the end of the series, a side story was announced that would take place after the events of the main series.
In German, the manga was published in 21 volumes by Carlsen Manga from April 2009 to September 2019 . An English translation is published by Tokyopop , and a Chinese translation is published by Kadokawa itself through a subsidiary in Taiwan.
radio play
In Japan three radio play CDs on Kyō kara Maō have been released .
Video game
Under the title Kyō kara Maō! Hajimari no Tabi ( 今日 か ら マ 王！ は じ マ り の 旅 ) an adventure RPG for the light novel series for the PlayStation 2 console was released in Japan in 2006 .
Stage plays
The first adaptation of the material for the stage was made in April 2013 with the musical Kyo Kara Maoh! Birth of the Maou , which was reissued in 2016. In the fall of 2015, a play on Kyo Kara Maoh! shown. Shintaro Sugano was responsible for the direction and script for both adaptations.
reception
According to Irene Salzmann from Splashcomics, the light novel is aimed primarily at girls aged 13 and over and is kept in a simple style, both graphically and linguistically. Nevertheless, the drawings are appealing and the translation is of high quality. The series relies on a mixture of student milieu, fantasy and comedy , similar to Inu Yasha , In A Distant Time and Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden . The approach of dealing with the conflict between demons and humans, prejudice, hatred and intrigue, but soon stepped behind the conflicts between the characters and the humor. Despite the tendencies of the main male characters to each other, from now on Demon King is not a Shōnen-Ai , but these allusions are often a means of humor. The work offers a lot of fun with the usual Manga elements, especially for younger readers.
Web links
- NHK's official site for the anime (Japanese)
- Official page for the Manga (Japanese)
- Namco page about video game (japanese)
- Carlsen on the German publication of the light novel
- Anime News Network on the television series , the OVA , the second season and Manga (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kyo Kara Maoh! Fantasy Manga Ends. Anime News Network , July 25, 2016, accessed July 25, 2016 .
- ↑ 魔 劇 「今日 か ら マ 王！」 舞台 版. In: www.maomyu.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Kyo kara Maoh! Gets New Stage Play This Fall. Retrieved July 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Review of Volume 1 at Splashcomics, by Irene Salzmann
- ↑ Review of Volume 2 at Splashcomics, by Irene Salzmann