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Maoyu

Maoyū: Maō Yūsha (まおゆう魔王勇者), also known as Maoyu or Archenemy and Hero in English, is a Japanese light novel series by Mamare Touno that was initially posted in a play format on the textboard 2channel in 2009. Enterbrain published five main novels in the series, in addition to three side-story novels between 2010 and 2012, selling over 450,000 copies in total. It has received several manga adaptations. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Arms aired in Japan from January 5 to March 30, 2013. The series follows the exploits of a human hero and the queen of demons who join forces to bring peace and prosperity to their war-torn world.

Plot

The story is set in a world embroiled by war between Humans and Demons. The Humans' greatest warrior, the Hero (勇者), invades the castle of the Demon King (魔王), intent on vanquishing the leader of the Demons. Inside, the Hero discovers that the Demon King is in fact a Demon Queen; and instead of battling him, the Demon Queen proposes an alliance with the Hero. She explains how a sudden end to the war can bring further chaos to the world as the Humans, once united to stand against their common enemies, would eventually begin fighting among themselves, with similar issues already occurring in the Demon Realm. Convinced by her words, the Hero joins forces with the Queen, and together they execute a plan to bring prosperity and a lasting peace to both Humans and Demons alike.

Production

Commercial releases

Game designer Shōji Masuda took note of the series and contacted the author on Twitter.[7][8] This led to the establishment of a project to publish the series commercially as a novel.[9] Masuda acted as the series' publication supervisor, with Atsushi Yamakita and Hiromi Hosoe taking on the role of setting director, Atsushi Yamakita providing extra consulting on map creation, toi8 providing illustrations, with additional character design assistance from Keinojō Mizutama. Besides the novel series, the franchise has received several manga adaptations and drama CDs and a TV anime adaptation, which was broadcast between January and March 2013.

Media

Light novels

Manga

The manga series Maoyu: Archenemy and Hero "Become Mine, Hero" "I Refuse!", illustrated by Akira Ishida, was published in English digitally by Kadokawa Shoten, with the first two volumes made available on BookWalker on December 24, 2014. 16 volumes out of 18 were released.[10] Yen Press had licensed the manga and planned to release it in a digital format,[11] but this didn't happen.

Anime

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, directed by Takeo Takahashi and produced by Arms, aired in Japan on January 5 to March 30, 2013, on Tokyo MX.[15] The screenplay is written by Naruhisa Arakawa and the music is by Takeshi Hama. The anime is streaming by Crunchyroll with English subtitles.[16] The opening theme song is "Headwind" (向かい風) by Yohko and the ending theme song is "Unknown Vision" by Akino Arai. Sentai Filmworks has acquired the series for a release in North America, while in Australia it is licensed by Madman Entertainment.[17]

External links

References

  1. Maoyū Maō Yūsha Fantasy Anime's 2nd Promo Reveals Voices Anime News Network, November 6, 2012, retrieved September 16, 2017^
  2. まおゆう魔王勇者~丘の向こうへ 8 (チャンピオンREDコミックス)^
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  6. Animax Asia to Start Airing MAOYU TV Anime on September 8 Anime News Network, September 3, 2015, retrieved September 16, 2017^
  7. Yo Asami, よう 浅見. Maoyu mao yusha. vol. 1. Entaburein, September 2011^
  8. @ShojiMasuda's Twitter Twitter, retrieved 2023-07-01^
  9. Mamare Touno. Enterbrain, December 29, 2010^
  10. BOOK WALKER Global:MAOYU : Archenemy and Hero "Become mine, Hero" "I refuse!"｜ KADOKAWA eBook Store - BookWalker eBook Store│BOOK WALKER Global, retrieved 2015-12-10^
  11. Yen Press Licenses Silver Spoon, Kemono Friends Manga, A Sister's All You Need, Reborn as a Vending Machine Light Novels, More Anime News Network, July 6, 2017, retrieved July 6, 2017^
  12. 「まおゆう魔王勇者 「この我のものとなれ、勇者よ」「断る！」 （１６）」 石田 あきら[角川コミックス・エース] Kadokawa Shoten, retrieved 4 June 2022^
  13. 「まおゆう魔王勇者 「この我のものとなれ、勇者よ」「断る！」 （１７）」 石田 あきら[角川コミックス・エース] Kadokawa Shoten, retrieved 4 June 2022^
  14. 「まおゆう魔王勇者 「この我のものとなれ、勇者よ」「断る！」 （１８）」 石田 あきら[角川コミックス・エース] Kadokawa Shoten, retrieved 4 June 2022^
  15. Ami Koshimizu, Jun Fukuyama Lead Maoyū Maō Yūsha Anime Cast Anime News Network, September 24, 2012, retrieved September 24, 2012^
  16. Crunchyroll to Stream "Maoyu" Anime Crunchyroll, January 2, 2013, retrieved July 1, 2023^
  17. Sentai Filmworks Offers Maoyu - Archenemy & Hero on Home Video Anime News Network, retrieved 25 February 2014^