Demon King Daimao

Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō (いちばんうしろの大魔王), 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

Torii Mitsuko (鳥井美津子)

[1][2]

Mitsuko Tori is the Magic Academy's school nurse, and the homeroom teacher for Class 1-A.[3] Upon learning of Akuto's future occupation as Demon King, she hopes that when Akuto dies, she can turn Akuto into a zombie and so she can perform research on him.[3] She is a bit too open about this plan, much to Akuto's discomfort.[3] In the manga, it was stated that she was a prodigy at age 10, but Akuto's raw power he displayed on his first day surpasses hers. She cast a mana barrier in the opening episode when Akuto almost blew up the classroom.[3]

Riryi Shiraishi (リリィ白石)

[1][2]

Lily is the Student Council President of Constant Magic Academy. She is always seen wearing a pointed witch's hat that has a face on it. Her hat occasionally talks.[3] Despite her petite appearance, Lily is a capable fighter and mage; her powers include extending her arms to conduct devastating punches. In the anime, like the other girls, Lily also develops feelings for Akuto. She even kisses Akuto on the lips after he defeats Peterhausen. While Lily often prevents the government from acting against Akuto, she has also stated that she will kill him if he fulfills his destiny as the Demon King and tries to destroy society. In the manga, she initially challenges and defeats Akuto, and makes him train at her house while the other girls serve as maids,[13] but in the anime and light novel, she is much kinder and only hits him when she needs to get a point across. She also has a brutal side, which is apparent when she beat up the Iga and Koga Ninja Clans in Episode 11.[14]

Ōtake Michie (大竹美智恵)

[2]

Michie is the Student Council Vice President of Constant Magic Academy, who is frequently seen wearing a long black-and-red cape. She uses magic to control a large swarm of bats, and is seen using it on several occasions in battle and as rapid transportation. She occasionally uses different Japanese dialects when she speaks; sometimes several within the same sentence which some of the other characters have observed or commented on.

Kamiyama Kanna (神山カンナ)

[2]

Kanna is the treasurer of the Student Council who is seen frequently in the company of her friends in the Student Council, including the President and Vice President. Her magic ability is transforming into a giant wolf and uses this form to slice her enemies apart.

Arunūru (アルヌール)

[2]

The secretary of the Student Council, and is always seen in the company of the other Student Council members. She uses a mech in battle. Apparently, she only mutters a made-up word "Guga" in conversation. In the anime, Arnoul speaks for the first time in the final episode. In the light novel and the manga, it is revealed that she is also a Liradan, and that "Guga" is encrypted speech.[15]

Antagonists

Teruya Eiko (照屋栄子)

[2]

Eiko is a member of the Kōga Ninja Clan and is also a Suharist like Junko, her main rival. She has green-hair in a long ponytail. Mysterious and seductive, she has a habit of appearing seemingly from nowhere, then disappearing just as quickly. She often flirts with Akuto, but grows an intense dislike for him when he rejects her. She has a lust for power and tried to assassinate her father to become the new head of the clan, leading an alliance between Teruya and Hattori's Iga Ninja Clan against Akuto and his magic beasts. Throughout the final battle, Eiko attempts to rid herself of both the student council president, who knows she lied about her father dying to Akuto, and her rivals the Hattori sisters, but fails, and in the end is confronted by Junko, who tries to kill her. However, Korone suddenly appears and stops Junko from delivering the killing blow, allowing Eiko to run, until she runs into her father, who turned out to have survived her attack. When she asks how he survived, her now-cybernetic father says he couldn't allow himself to die knowing he raised his daughter wrong. Eiko falls to her knees in shame as Korone tells Junko the Teruya heiress must live so she can atone for her sins.

Yamato Bōichirō (大和望一郎)

[2]

A leader in the Cabinet Intelligence Magic Office (CIMO8). He seems to be connected to past events involving the previous Demon King and Constant Magic Academy's dean. His abilities include wielding a dimensional blade that he uses to slices through his opponents as well as allowing him to teleport. He is also very interested in Kena (because she resembles Boichiro's lover, Rimu), even claiming to have given her the bird hairpin that she wears.

Misutā Ekkusu (ミスターX)

A perverted member of CIMO8, he uses a sea cucumber as his demon beast. He wears a cape that is capable of nullifying magical abilities and mana-based attacks. He sexually abuses Hiroshi's sister, Yukiko, and Kena, and attempts to do the same to Junko. As a result, he's severely beaten by Korone.

Tsū Bui (ツーブイ)

A member of CIMO8 who advises Eizo Teruya on how best to fight the Demon King and his demon beasts. Her ability is the manipulation of puppets, which she uses as stand-ins for herself at all times - mostly in the form of businessmen. Consequently, her true appearance is unknown. On occasion she can animate puppets that can produce their own mana. 2V is a male in the anime whilst in the manga she's the empress's twin sister.

Other characters

[2]

A crow kept by the Academy to make a quick assessment of a student's health, and to make a prediction on their future occupations.[3] It acts much like the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter. He immediately considers Akuto's occupation to be the Demon King.[3]

Pītāhauzen (ピーターハウゼン)

[2]

A massive dragon who belonged to the previous Demon King. He is woken up by Fujiko, and is later defeated by Akuto, who becomes his new master. Peterhausen sacrifices himself in the final episode in order to relieve Akuto's status as the Demon King.

Yukiko Miwa

Yukiko is Hiroshi's younger sister who was sexually abused by Mr X. She strongly believes that Hiroshi is a hero even though her older brother denies his responsibilities.

Rimu

Voiced by: Brittney Karbowski (English)

Rimu was Boichiro's lover. She looks exactly the same as Kena; the only difference being hair color (Rimu's hair was yellow whilst Kena's hair is red). She was captivated by the previous Demon King which traumatized Boichiro, leading him to make an attempt to control Suhara's (God) powers to bring Rimu back. Rimu and Kena meet in the final episode of the anime, in which she helps Kena to relieve Akuto's status as the Demon King.

Hattori Yūko (服部ゆう子) / Hoshino Yuri (星野ゆり)

[2]

Junko's younger sister who lives a double life as both the popular teen idol, Yuri Hoshino, and a Hattori ninja. She was bitten by a demon beast in her younger years, and bears a scar on the left side of her neck. The scar reacts whenever she is near a demon beast, causing her pain. Despite this, she is very eager to beat them up whenever she encounters one. When the hero, Brave saves her from a demon beast, Yuri falls in love and kisses him on the lips.

Keizo Teruya

[2]

Eiko's father and head of the Teruya family, as well as the leader of the Kōga Ninja Clan. In the anime, he orders an assassination attempt on Kena, but was critically wounded by Boichiro. Eiko attempts to seize the opportunity by murdering her father, but Keizo survives the attack.

Yozo Hattori

[2]

Yozo is Junko's father who approved of his daughter’s arranged marriage with Akuto. He is also a long term rival of Keizo.

type	tv series
director	Takashi Watanabe
writer	Takao Yoshioka
music	Tatsuya Kato
studio	Artland
network	Tokyo MX, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, tvk, AT-X, Sun TV, TV Aichi
first	April 2, 2010
last	June 18, 2010
episodes	12
episode list	List of Demon King Daimao episodes

Plot summary

Characters

Main characters

Supporting characters

Antagonists

Other characters

Media

Light Novel

Manga

Drama CD

Anime

External links

References