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Kyou kara Ma no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! (Manga)

Kyou kara Ma no Tsuku Jiyuugyou!

  • Kyo Kara Maoh!
  • 今日から㋮のつく自由業!
  • MaruMa
  • God (?) Save Our King!
  • From Today
  • the Demon King!
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Yuuri Shibuya is an average high school student whose passion in life is baseball. That is until he intervenes in the bullying of a classmate, Ken Murata, and gets his head dunked in a toilet. Surprisingly he is sucked into the toilet, and ends up in another world. When he reaches dry land, he sees some people dressed in medieval costume and speaking in some weird vernacular. He assumes that it is a theme park of some sort. However, the people are afraid to see him and begin to pelt him with stones. There he meets Adalbert von Grantz who uses some form of magic so Yuuri understands the local language. Conrad Weller and Günter von Christ then rescue Yuuri and take him to Blood Pledge Castle, the residence of the Maou, where he soon finds out he is the new Maou or Demon King will rule over 'Shin Makoku' (True Demonic Kingdom). He also meets up with Wolfram, to whom he accidentally becomes engaged through a mishap. Throughout the series, Yuuri is constantly confronted with the results of even the smallest choices he makes. With a strange power dwelling inside of him, Yuuri becomes a deliverer of justice in the world of Shin Makoku. (Source: Wikipedia)

Publication notes

Kyou kara Ma no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! was published in English as Kyo Kara MAOH! by TokyoPop from October 14, 2008 to August 31, 2010 before dropping it after the seventh volume. The seven volumes were also published digitally by VIZ Media under the VIZ Select imprint from September 30, 2014 to March 24, 2015.

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Apr 23, 2005 to Jul 23, 2016

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  • Wolfram von Bielefeld
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    Aliases: - Little Lord Brat/Spoiled Prince/Arrogant Poo - (わがままプーwagamama puu in Japanese (プーPuu short for Prince)) - by Günter, Gwendal, Anissina - Bishounen - (美少年 ー pretty boy) - by Yuuri - Sannan Boy - (さんなん坊 ー "The Third Son") - by Adalbert - Wolfie - by Cecilie - Lord Von Bielefeld - (フォンビ-レフェルト卿) - by Murata and Shinou - Wolf-chan - Miko (Jennifer) Shibuya - Mr. Wolfram - (ヴォルフラムさん ー Wolfram-san) - by Yuuri - Wolf - (ヴォルフ) - by Yuuri, Cecilie, Conrad - Honey-chan - by Cecilie (when Wolfram was young in the novels), Yuuri (once in the novels) Race: Mazoku Gender: male Age: 82 (at the start of the series) Birthday: Spring (falling under the months February-March-April in his world) Hair color: blonde Eye color: emerald green Height: ~170cm or 5.6 feet Status: Third son of the previous Maou, engaged to Yuuri Clothing: United States Officer's Uniform from during the Mexican American War Wolfram is a mazoku man who finds himself engaged to Yuuri after a cultural mistake. He is a "bishounen," which means a pretty or beautiful boy. He is quite androgynous looking, with a notably beautiful face, shoulder-length hair and long eyelashes. His appearance is so influential, that several dying people in the hospital have a miraculous recovery after laying eyes on him. Wolfram possesses fire magic, as well as being adept with a sword. He is the half-brother of Conrad and Gwendal. He has extremely high pride as a demon and is hot-headed. He is arrogant and short-tempered but can also show a compassionate side at times. He is the only one of the previous queen's three sons who inherited her emerald green eyes and blonde hair, bearing a striking resemblance to her. In his mother's words, it seems he inherited his looks from her but his temperamental personality from his late father. Wolfram is obsessed with Yuuri and insists on following him everywhere as he claims it is his duty to protect his fiancé, though he also seems to want to prevent him from cheating on him. His ancestor, Rufus Bielefield, fought alongside the Original King (the great one). Near the end of the second season, there is a time when Wolfram is possessed by Original King, who in turned was possessed by Soushu. The key he possesses, his heart, is ripped out by Original King in order to open one of the four boxes, "Hellfire in Frozen Land" ("Hellfire on Frozen Tundra" in Japanese translation). Because of this, Wolfram temporarily dies, but is revived when the Original King returns the keys to their owners. Wolfram is the youngest son of the former Maou, Cecilie von Spitzweig. He initially dislikes humans, even Conrad's father. Because of his mazoku pride, he does not like to admit that Conrad is his brother, even though he cares for Conrad (Wolfram always referred to Conrad by his last name—Lord Weller; however, after Conrad's return from his supposed betrayal, Wolfram refers to Conrad by his first name). In the graphic novels, it is hinted that this hatred towards humans stems from his late father's prejudice against humans. His liking for humans improves throughout the series, progressing to the point that he adopts the human girl Greta as his daughter, starts acknowledging Yuuri's parents as his future "in-laws" and also runs into a raging fire to save a human child. Years ago when he was a child, Wolfram accidentally slapped Elizabeth, Raven's niece, on her left cheek. Elizabeth never forgot this incident, insisting that they swore everlasting love that day, while Wolfram insists he forgot why he slapped her in the first place. Some time after collecting three of the Four Forbidden Boxes, Elizabeth becomes Stoffel's tool to separate Yuuri from the three brothers, pronouncing an engagement proposal to Yuuri. Elizabeth's real goal is to marry Wolfram, but Wolfram says that his only fiance is Yuuri. During the duel which ensues, (as Yuuri accidentally picked up a knife and a fork pointing it at Elizabeth; symbolizing a fight to settle a triangle love affair), Yuuri turns into the Maou, protecting Wolfram from being hurt by fire majutsu that Elizabeth summoned. He proclaims the two go on the date and remember their childhood memories. It is eventually learned that Wolfram slapped Elizabeth because he wanted to touch a butterfly that flew past, and Conrad was watching the entire event. Wolfram is an extremely "pretty" person—Yuuri calls him this upon first meeting him (specifically using the term "bishōnen" in the Japanese version and very often in the light novel). This is also why Yuuri slapped Wolfram when he badmouthed Yuuri's mother instead of punching him, stating that it's a pity to dirty such a pretty face (Source: the novels). This image is enhanced by his choice of nightwear—a frilly nightgown that contrasts violently with his rather quick temper. When he first becomes engaged to Yuuri, he is extremely upset, but the idea quickly grows on him. He takes the engagement much more seriously than Yuuri does. He follows Yuuri practically everywhere so he can keep an eye on him and even sneaks into Yuuri's bedroom at night. He gets extremely jealous when Yuuri talks to a girl or good-looking guy and often accuses him of being unfaithful which is sometimes used as comic relief, but as a character he is popular between fans and is considered to be the anime's breakout character. Even if he does not like to admit it, the series hints that Wolfram deeply cares about Yuuri. He tends to think Yuuri can be saved from bad situations because of his cuteness. By the end of the anime, he is making blatant declarations of love. A major weakness is that he gets sea-sick. Yuuri also says that Wolfram cannot paint well, even though he insists on painting. It is revealed that Wolfram used to paint impressively realistic portraits of his family, but got bored of realism at some point and decided to adopt a more abstract art style, much to Yuuri's disappointment. During the end of season two and the beginning of season three, Wolfram is chosen by the Ten Noble Families of Shin Makoku (Christ, Voltaire, Grantz, Bielefeld, Karbelnikoff, Wincott, Spitzberg, Gyllenhaal, Rochefort, and Radford) to become the next Maou, due to the belief that Yuuri would not be able to return to Shin Makoku at the time. When Yuuri does in fact return, Wolfram's uncle, Waltorana, places pressure on Wolfram to obtain the throne. Because of this, Wolfram dissolves the engagement with Yuuri and travels back to his homelands, in hopes that he would not be used to sabotage Yuuri. Discovering of Wolfram's predicament, Yuuri and his retainers travel to the Bielefeld lands in the hopes of persuading Wolfram to return to Blood Pledge Castle, only to be forced into a formal duel by Wolfram himself. The battle becomes quite intense, as Wolfram gives his all against Yuuri and Yuuri trying his best to persuade Wolfram to stop the duel. At the climax, Yuuri was forced to protect himself by becoming the Maou and, angered by Wolfram's reckless dueling, prepares to hit Wolfram with a potentially fatal attack. In the process of hitting Wolfram with the attack, Yuuri watched as Wolfram prepared himself for what seems to be his last moment and gave his final words to Yuuri: "Yuuri. Be a good king." Realizing that Wolfram had planned the whole thing from the beginning so Yuuri could remain the Maou, Yuuri absorbed the attack onto himself at the last moment, sparring Wolfram of the damage. The Ten Noble Families then changed their decision to keep Yuuri as their king and Waltorana steps down from forcing Wolfram onto the throne. After a reconciliation between the two, Wolfram happily decides to annul the disengagement to a comically shocked Yuuri and proceeds to return to his normal attitude towards their engagement. During the course of the series, Wolfram has grown exponentially from a spoiled prince to a selfless young man who stands by Yuuri with no question. Though, he had no plans of becoming Maou in the first place, he was willing to protect and serve Shin Makoku when it was resolved that Yuuri would not be returning back at the end of the second season, wanting to protect the beautiful job Yuuri did as Maou. (Source: Wikipedia, light novels, manga, edited)

  • Yuuri Shibuya
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    Aliases: * Yuri * Your Majesty - by subjects and foreign citizens/rulers * Your/His Majesty, the Demon King * King Yuri * Double Black Demon King - by Dragon poachers * Wimp - by Wolfram * Shibuya - by Murata * Yu-chan - by his family * Young Master (bocchan) - by Yozak * Shibuya Yuuri Harajuku Fuuri * Harajuku Fuuri - used by Yuri as an alias when he is outside the castle Race: Demon Gender: Male Age: * Episodes 1-78: 15 * Episodes 79-117: 16 Birthday: July 29 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Black Weight: 52 kg Status: Demon King (Maoh), engaged to Wolfram von Bielefeld. Clothing: Black Japanese School Uniform described by von Christ as cloaked in the night. The stories protagonist. Born and grew up in Saitama prefecture. A high school student who enjoys baseball more than textbooks. He was 'named' by Conrad when he mentioned to Yuri's mother how, where he comes from, Yuri means July. Early in the show, bullies make fun of Yuri's name by calling him "Shibuya Yūri, Harajuku Fūri" (advantage Shibuya, disadvantage Harajuku)—a reference to popular districts of Tokyo. In the English dub, this becomes a pun on "Yuri is short for urine." When Yuri arrives in Shin Makoku, he is declared the 27th Maoh of the Mazoku ("Demon Race"). Yuri easily gets caught up in his emotions to the point of losing control of himself. He is a little bit quick to anger, and once he's on a rampage he can't even stop himself. A music teacher he once had dubbed his rants "the Turkish march." When he is angry or sad or has a strong emotion his natural powers emerge. Yuri uses expressions from historical dramas when he gets this way, which probably has to do with the fact that he loves historical dramas. They call this condition is sometimes called "Maou mode" (「上様モード」 in Japanese, "emperor mode"). In the anime this form can be recognized mainly by the longer hair and demon eyes. He can summon powerful magic (majutsu), even in the human territories (a notable feat as most Mazoku cannot perform magic outside their country), and even more remarkable he can use majutsu in souseki filled areas such as the souseki mines where other mazoku have difficulty standing and even breathing. Yuri's magic is manifested in various shapes—usually one or more great water dragons, or some messy magical "creature" made from mud, food morsels etc. After spending time in this form, Yuri becomes worn out and in some cases passes out and doesn't remember what happened afterwards. Later, Yuri learns to control his power and uses it to close the first of the Forbidden Boxes. In the beginning of season 1, he often fainted after he used Maryokou (especially in Human land) due to exhaustion. But later on he was able to maintain his consciousness after returning to his "former self." Yuri has many allies and friends. His closest allies are Wolfram, Conrad, Günter, Gwendal, Murata, and Josak. They help Yuri throughout the series. At his first encounter with Wolfram von Bielefeld he ends up engaged to him due to a mishap: Wolfram, angry that Yuri has been chosen as the Maoh, makes the mistake of insulting Yuri's mother—which earns him a slap. Slapping another noble on his or her left cheek is the way in which Mazoku propose marriage (some consider the slap as unmanly, but Yuri explains in the light novel that he only slapped Wolfram because he has a beautiful face, otherwise he would have punched him). Incensed by this insult, Wolfram challenges Yuri to a duel, which is also mistakenly accepted because of Yuri's unfamiliarity with Mazoku custom (he picked up the knife that fell off the table). Throughout the series, his main goal is to create a world in which Mazoku and humans can live together in peace, something that progresses slowly but surely as the series goes on. (Source: Wikipedia)

  • Conrad Weller
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    Name: Sir Conrart/Conrad Weller Aliases: The Lion of Lütenberg The Patriot of Lütenberg Commander Captain (Taichou)- by Josak Lord Weller (Weller-kyo)- by people in general, including Wolfram Conrad - by Yuuri (who claims it is easier to pronounce than his given name, Conrart) Later on in the series, Wolfram and Gwendal also call him this. Man-Who-Named-Me/ (Nazukeoya)- by Yuuri. This is similar to Godfather. Little Big Brother (Chiisai aniue)- young Wolfram Sir Weller - by Suzanna Julia von Wincott Race: Half human, half Mazoku Gender: Male Birthday: Summer Age: 96 (Appears 20+) Hair Color: Light Brown Eye Color: Light Brown w/ silver specks Status: Second son of the previous Maoh, Commander of Security. He oversees Yuuri's Safety. Clothing: 1914 German Infantry Uniform Conrad is a swordsman ("the best swordsman in Shin Makoku" - according to Wolfram) who looks after Yuuri. He possesses no maryoku (demonic magic) due to his mixed heritage of human and mazoku. His given name is Conrart; Yuuri nicknames him "Conrad," which is "closer to English" and easier to pronounce with a Japanese tongue. Conrad is the second child of the previous Maou, Cecilie von Spitzweig. His father was human (also considered the greatest swordsman in the Demon Kingdom; Dan Hiri Weller). His ancestor, Lawrence Weller, fought alongside the Original King during the war against Soushu. As Conrad's father was not a Mazoku noble, he doesn't have "von" in his name. On his 16th birthday, he decided to live as a Mazoku instead of a human. He fought on the front lines for the Mazoku during a war against the humans. He and Yozak are the only two survivors of the Battle of Lütenburg, and at the request of Julia von Wincott, he was also put in charge of the soul that was to be the new Maoh. He transported it safely to Earth so that it could be born. Furthermore, he was the one who was the inspiration for Yuuri's name. He stated that "Where I come from, the month of July is called Yuuri", which made Yuuri's mother name him 'Yuuri' because he was born in July. For this reason, Yuuri dubs him 'Nazukeoya', which is a person who names someone (Conrad is also known as Yuuri's Godfather by his mother). Cecilie named the blue flowers she grew "Conrad Stands Upon Earth". When Yuuri first came to Shin Makoku, Conrad was the one to find him (after some humans and Adelbert) and bring him safely to the castle. He acts as Yuuri's bodyguard and vows to protect Yuri with his life. He was described by Yuri as almost perfect with fine looks and a mild demeanor but he makes the worst jokes. Typically, he could be found with an unassuming smile on his face, and persists in calling Yuuri 'Heika (Your Majesty)' except in dire situations, and when Yuuri scolds him for it. He was also very close to Suzanna Julia von Wincott, whose soul now resides inside Yuuri. Source: wikipedia.org

  • Günter von Christ
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    Aliases: * Snow Günter (Yuki Günter in Japanese) * GünGün - by Günter himself while under the influence of Ulrike's spirit * Lord Günter Race: Mazoku Gender: Male Age: Appears 30 (Novels) Mentioned to be almost 150 by Wolfram (novels) Hair color: Lilac Eye color: Violet Status: Adviser to the Maou Clothing: No historical reference A teacher and swordsman who adores Yuuri. Günter is a skilled swordsman and magician but has retired to teach Yuuri about Shin Makoku and his future duties as the Maou. Günter once stated that he was the one who taught Conrad to "become His Majesty's sword and shield" indicating that perhaps Günter was once Conrad's teacher. When Günter accidentally travels to Earth, he becomes a model in New York City for a brief period of time so that he can earn money to find Yuuri. He is a very whimsical person and poetic in his thoughts. Günter is another test subject of Anissina. Günter, along with the three brothers, helps Yuuri run the country. He is Yuuri's adviser and mentor, teaching him about various aspects of Shin Makoku. He usually spends his time doing numerous duties for both Yuuri and Shin Makoku. When Günter was shot with a poisoned arrow containing the Wincott poison, his soul was temporarily housed in an Okiku Doll that flies, shoots lasers from its eyes, and has hair that grows naturally. During this time his body was known as Snow Günter and could be controlled by or released from the effects of the Wincott poison by anyone of the Von Wincott bloodline, like Julia's father and nephew. Günter's personality is usually that of a good nature, but when he puts on his serious face he can be awe-inspiring. He has an extremely strong attachment to Yuuri and tends to pine when Yuuri has been gone from Shin Makoku for any considerable amount of time. He is very popular among women and men because of his good looks. Günter's political views make a radical change due to Yuuri's influence. In the beginning, he was the one pushing most strongly for the war that would exterminate the human race. As the series goes on Yuuri's views are impressed upon him, and he begins to truly believe in and work for a peaceful alliance between Mazoku and humans. Günter's only family seems to be his adopted daughter Gisela. (Source: Wikipedia)

  • Gwendal von Voltaire
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    The eldest son of Cecilie. From the beginning, Gwendal has objections to Yuri becoming the Maoh. He is a skilled tactician and is capable of using earth magic and can cast barriers. When not otherwise busy, Gwendal indulges in his hobby of knitting and sewing but often his creatures look nothing like what they're supposed to (for example a bear got mistaken for a black pig or a cat that looks like a raccoon). He is adamnant that knitting helps him sharpen his concentration but actually its a stress reliever for him since childhood. He is also quite fond of cute animals or cute objects such as the dolphin keychain (Bandou-kun) Yuri received at the dolphin show and later gave to him. His childhood best friend is Anissina von Karbelnikoff, an inventor who often tests out her inventions on him, much to his displeasure. Anissina is also the one who taught Gwendal how to knit. Gwendal's left eye is a key to one of the four Forbidden Boxes, the "End of the Earth". Gwendal is a tough guy except when it comes to his childhood friend, Anissina, and his brothers. He is afraid of Anissina and often hides from her so he can prevent being used in one of her crazy experiments. He is even seen sweating in panic at the thought of her. While he does not outwardly show much affection towards his brothers, he shows in times of great stress that he does care, an example being his decision to stand against the Original King to save his little brother, Wolfram. Jozak, who was sent to locate one of the Four Forbidden Boxes, tells Conrad that Gwendal really cares for Conrad's wellbeing and doesn't want Conrad to worry despite the Original King's wishes for Conrad to find the Boxes. His ancestor, Siegbert Voltaire, fought along the Original King. When he was younger, Gwendal despised humans, a habit called the Mazoku Pride by Dunheely Weller. On Dunheely's last journey to a nameless village, he told Gwendal to enjoy the ride before their last duel. Upon arriving in the village, Gwendal is shocked that the village isn't recognized by Shin Makoku, and leads the attack on the bandits which targeted the village. In this duel, Gwendal sees Dunheely for who he really was, an old man, not the agile man he knew when he was younger. Dunheely later dies of old age, and Gwendal buries him near the tree where Dunheely told Gwendal what he was looking for. Years later while on a picnic with his family and Yuri, Gwendal admits that Dunheely was a larger existence than anyone else within him, because he hated that man. Gwendal has no interest in love affairs, and even points out that issues coming from love affairs are beyond his abilities to influence. He does occasionally show care towards Greta, often being in charge of her while Yuri and Wolfram are in one of their adventures. Gwendal knows how to bake, as he does so for Greta when Günter, who would usually bake cookies for Greta, leaves the castle for a short journey. Greta comments that Gwendal's cookies look cute while Yuri comments Gwendal is good at baking as Gwendal's cookies are made into animal shapes, similar to the ones he knits. When Greta asks Gwendal if she is disturbing him while he is doing work, Gwendal says "Since it's you, I don't mind". He is the commander of the demon army and often comes with reinforcements when Yuri finds himself in big trouble. He is also the one who does the paperwork and essentially runs the kingdom for Yuri. Often enough, when Yuri leaves the castle, Gunter is seen barging into Gwendal's office, demanding where Yuri is. Gwendal would usually look tired and suggest an idea which sounds appealing to Gunter, for example locking Yuri up in a room where no one will interfere. (Source: Wikipedia)

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