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Yuri Shibuya was living a pretty normal life. That changed the day he was dunked into a toilet after an attempt to save a classmate from a gang of bullies. Instead of just getting a good soaking, he's pulled in. The next thing he knows, he's in a world that vaguely resembles medieval Europe. If that's not odd enough, he's told that he is to be the next Maoh, just because he has black hair and black eyes. The Maoh is the King of the Mazoku, who are coexisting not-so-peacefully with the humans in this world. Much to his subject's dismay, he's totally different from the rulers they're accustomed to. He's kind, considerate, a believer in justice, and not willing to use violence to solve conflicts. Not exactly someone they want running a country on the very brink of war. Now, Yuri has to deal with trying to become a good Maoh, while at the same time attempting to adapt to this land's customs and culture, all in a world where the tension between the humans and Mazoku is reaching its peak.

i only have vol 1 but it is great (my mom's getting me the rest of the series for christmas, i'm so excited!!!!!!!)

the queen is pretty funny but i like the guy with the long, purple hair, i think his name is Gunter

whee oh lol the series isn't fully finished being released yet.

have they released the manga yet?

i've only seen the scanlations...

Synopsis

Yuuri Shibuya is an average high school student whose passion in life is baseball. On his way home from school one day, Yuuri spies his classmate, Ken Murata, being harassed by a group of boys. He decides to help and calls out to the bullies. When the bullies notice him Murata runs away. The bullies drag Yuuri to the girl's bathroom to dunk his head in a toilet for letting their prey escape. However, something strange happens and Yuuri finds himself getting flushed into another world. When he reaches dry land, he sees some people dressed in medieval costume. He assumes that it is a theme park. However, the people are afraid to see him and begin to pelt him with stones. Conrad Weller and Günter von Kleist rescue Yuuri and take him to Blood Pledge Castle, the residence of the Maou. He meets some key characters, his fiance Wolfram for one, and soon finds himself being called the 'Maou', or Demon King. There, Yuuri learns he is to be crowned king and rule over 'Shin Makoku' (眞魔国).

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.

Characters

Main characters

Yuri Shibuya (渋谷有利, Shibuya Yūri?)

Name : Yuri Shibuya
Alias : Baseball boy, Your Majesty aka 'Heika', Wimp (Wolfram von Bielefeld's preferred nickname), Shibuya Yuri Harajuku Furi
Race : Half human, Half demon
Gender : Male
Age : 15 years old
Hair : Black
Eyes : Black
Height : 171cm.
Weight : 40kg.
Status : Maou of the Demons.

A high school student who enjoys baseball more than textbooks. The name Yuuri means July in Shin Makoku. When Yuuri arrives in Shin Makoku, he is declared the 27th Maou of the Mazoku, the demon race. He has a strange power that suddenly transforms him into the Maou, deliverer of justice. Throughout the story, Yuuri gets dragged between worlds at inconvenient times until the end when he has the power to travel between worlds on his own. Yuuri's soul was once the soul of the healer Julia von Winncott who died during the war against humans 20 years ago. The pendant Conrad gave to him belonged to her. Very close to the end, it turns out that Julia was a key as well, which makes Yuuri the key to the final box.

He has many allies and friends. However his closest allies are Conrad, Wolfram, Günter, Gwendal, Murata, and Josak. They help Yuuri out throughout the series.

At his first encounter with Wolfram von Bielefeld he ends up engaged to him due to a mishap. He also has to fight with Wolfram. During that battle Yuuri turns into the true Demon King.

Yuuri can transform into this true Demon King form whenever he feels great anger. In this form he can summon powerful magic, even in the human territories. However, after spending time in this form Yuuri becomes worn out and in some cases passes out and doesn't remember what happened afterwards. Later in the show(after the episode when Ken and Yuuri meet up with Yozak), Yuuri learns to control his power and uses it to close the first box. He still turns into the more handsome form though.

Seiyu: Takahiro Sakurai
- Haruka (Tactics) - Shun Ukiya (Gatekeepers) - Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children)

Voice actor: Jimmy Benedict (a.k.a. Yuri Lowenthal)
TRIVIA: The producer of Kyou Kara Maou! is Yuji Shibata, whose name is suspiciously similar to Yuri Shibuya-only two letters away.

Conrad Weller

Name : Lord Conrad Weller
Alias : The Lion of Luttenberg, Enticing Eyes, Commander
Race : Half human, Half demon
Gender : Male
Age : ?
Hair : Brown
Eyes : Brown
Height : ?
Weight : ?
Status : Commander

A swordsman who looks after Yuuri. Conrad is the second child of the previous Maou, Cecilie von Spitzberg. Conrad possesses no maryoku (demonic magic) due to his mixed heritage of human and mazoku (demon). Eventually it is discovered that Conrad's left arm is one of the keys to the 4 magical boxes that have the power to destroy the world and for a brief period Conrad betrays Yuuri and Shin Makoku to join their human enemies. Later, however, it is learned that Conrad only betrayed them to learn about the whereabouts of the boxes. His plan was when the 4 boxes were gathered to steal them and return to Shin Makoku. His given name is Conrart; Yuuri nicknames him Conrad, which is "closer to English" and easier to pronounce with a Japanese tongue.

His father was human while his mother was a demon. On his 16th birthday he decided to live as a demon instead of a human. He fought on the front lines for the demons during a war against the humans. He also was put in charge of the soul that was to be the new Maou, and brought it safely to Earth so that it could be born.

Furthermore, he was the one who was this 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).

Once Yuuri came back to Shin Makoku, Conrad was the one to find him and bring him safely to the castle. He acts as Yuuri's bodyguard and vowed to protect Yuuri with his life.

Seiyu: Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Homura (Gensomaden Saiyuki) - Naraku (Inuyasha) - Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children)

Voice actor: Doug Erholtz
- Squall Leonhart(Leon) (Kingdom Hearts II)

Wolfram von Bielefeld

Name : (Lord) Wolfram von Bielefeld
Alias : Blondie, Spoiled Brat, Little Lord Brat (by Günter and Anissina), Pretty Boy
Race : Demon
Gender : Male
Age : 82 years old
Hair : Blonde
Eyes : Green
Height : 171 cm
Weight : 52 kg
Status : Fiance to Yuuri
Quote : "Now listen, you think you're cute and maybe you actually are, but being cute doesn't make it okay for you to be unfaithful."

A young man who finds himself engaged to Yuuri after a mistake. Wolfram possesses fire magic, as well as being adept with a sword. He is the half-brother of Conrad and brother of Gwendal. He has extremely high pride and is hot-headed. Wolfram is obsessed with Yuuri and insists on following him everywhere as he claims it's his duty to protect his fiancé. The blond noble often hides his true feelings for Yuuri but it is obvious he loves him. There's a time when Wolfram is possessed by Shinou and temporarily died. Wolfram's heart is also a key.

Wolfram is the youngest son of the former Maou. He dislikes humans, even Conrad's father. Because of his demon pride, he doesn't like to admit that Conrad is his brother, even though he cares for Conrad.

Wolfram is an extremely 'pretty' person - Yuuri even calls him so upon first meeting him. This image is only enhanced by his choice of nightwear - a rather frilly pink creation 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.

Wolfram is a very good sword fighter and also can use fire magic and even healing magic somewhat. His magic is second only to Yuuri's own in power. He is arrogant and short-tempered but can also be quite compassionate at times.

Seiyu: Mitsuki Saiga
- Tsukasa (.hack//SIGN)

Voice actor: Mona Marshall
- Kite (.hack//INFECTION)

Gwendal von Voltaire

Name : (Lord) Gwendal von Voltaire
Alias : -
Race : Demon
Gender : Male
Hair : Black
Eyes : Blue
Status : Commander of the Demon Army

The eldest son of Cecilie. From the beginning, Gwendal has objections to Yuuri becoming the Maou. He is a skilled tactician and is capable using earth magic. When not otherwise busy, Gwendal indulges in his hobby of knitting and sewing but often his creatures look nothing like what they're suppose to (for example a bear got mistaken for a black pig). He is also quite fond of cute objects such as the dolphin keychain Yuuri received at the dolphin show. His childhood best friend is Anissina von Khrennikov, an inventor who often tests out her inventions on him, much to his displeasure. Gwendal's left eye is a key as well.

Gwendal is a tough guy except when it comes to his childhood friend, Anissina. He is afraid of her and often hides from her so he can prevent being used in one of her crazy experiments.

Gwendal is a good sword fighter and can also use magic. He can use earth magic and can cast barriers. He is the commander of the demon army and often comes with reinforcements when Yuuri finds himself in big trouble.

Seiyu: Akio Ohtsuka
- Shunsui Kyoraku (Bleach)

Voice actor: Dan Woren

Günter von Christ

Name : Günter von Christ
Alias : Mr. Beautiful Hair
Race : Demon
Gender : Male
Hair : Very Light Purple
Eyes : Light Purple
Status : Advisor to the Maou

A teacher and swordsman who adores Yuuri. Günter is skilled in the ways of the blade and magic, but has retired to teach Yuuri about Shin Makoku and his future duties as the Maou. 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. Günter is another test subject of Anissina.

Günter, along with the three brothers, help Yuuri run the country. He is Yuuri's advisor and mentor. He usually spends his time doing various duties for Yuuri or day dreaming about him.

Though Günter may look somewhat serious, he usually is not. If Yuuri goes missing he becomes a nervous wreck and rushes around the castle yelling for him. He also becomes very sullen when Yuuri goes back to Earth or is away on a mission.

Günter is a very good swordsman. He also has very powerful maryoku. However, he makes sure not to kill the enemy since that is what Yuuri does as well. Overall, he is a very nice and friendly person who would do anything for Yuuri.

His title, "von Christ" ("von Kleist" accurately) is German name.

Seiyu: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Kakashi (Naruto) - Yuki Eiri (Gravitation)

Voice actor: Sam Riegel
- Lil' Slugger (Paranoia Agent)

Ken Murata (村田健, Murata Ken?)

Name : Murata Ken
Alias : MuraKen, The Great Sage, The Great Wise Man of Double Black
Race : ?
Gender : Male
Age : 15 years
Hair : Black
Eyes : Dark Brown

An acquaintance of Yuuri's. Ken is known to smile often and keep relatively quiet. He later finds himself involved with Yuuri and the other world when it is discovered he houses the soul and memories of the Great Sage.

He was actually the reason Yuuri was given a swirly, since he was the kid the bullies had been picking on. He helps get Yuuri to and from worlds, although Yuuri does not know this for most of the anime.

He is very smart and calculating. He is known as the Great Sage due to his past life where that was his title. He still remembers things from that life and other lives that he has had. He is a good friend and ally to Yuuri and helps him a lot throughout the series.

Seiyu: Kouki Miyata
- Hanataro Yamada (Bleach)

Voice actor: Grant George
- Kilik (Soul Calibur III)

Jozak Gurrier/Grie;
(Pronounced Yosak)

Name : Yozak Grie
Alias : The Spy, Ms. Biceps
Race : Half human, Half demon
Gender : Male
Age : Unknown
Hair : Orange
Eyes : Blue
Height : ?
Weight : ?
Status : Spy of the Demon army; Maou personal guard

Introduced by Conrad to Yuuri during the episode that they are captured on a ship. Originally doubted Yuuri, but eventually gained his trust when Yuuri left him in charge of Morgif's Jewel (his power source, which he later returned due to a attack on a human village by the holy sword stolen from its rightful owner).

He seems to have gone a long way with Conrad as shown in some episodes where he is included in Conrad's flashbacks as both a child and a warrior.

He's a kind hearted man despite his huge appearance and no matter how masculine he looks he doesn't seem bothered when his job requires him to crossdress.

Seiyu: Masanori Takeda
- Kouzaburo (Windy Tails)

Voice actor: Marvin Lee

Supporting characters

Cecilie von Spitzberg
The previous Maou and mother of Gwendal, Conrad, and Wolfram. Although initially, Cecilie seems to be rather airheaded, she is actually very astute and intelligent and a very caring person. Cecilie goes by the name Celi, which is pronounced "Cheri" in Japanese. Because of that some fans call her "Cheri" while others use "Celi" (Pronunce as "Tseri" accurately in Romanization of Japanese). Both spellings are acceptable however and just depends on personal preference.

Seiyu: Masako Katsuki
Voice actress: Kirsty Pape

Anissina von Khrennikov
Anissina is an inventor and possesses powerful maryoku. She is also Gwendal's childhood friend and often uses him to test out her inventions. It is for this reason that Gwendal seems to fear Anissina. When Gwendal is not around, Gunter becomes her test subject.

Her title is written in a Japanese original as "von Karbelnikoff" (フォンカーベルニコフ卿).

Seiyu: Minami Takayama
Voice actor: Michelle Ruff

Ulrike
A 800-year old priestess with the form of a young girl. Ulrike is known as the "Original Priestess" as she was the one who served the "Original King". Ulrike is the one who, at the order of the Original King, transports Yuuri to and from his world to Shin Makoku.

Seiyu: Yukana
Voice actor: Lara Cody

Adelbert von Grantz
Adelbert is the first important character that Yuuri meets in Shin Makoku. He is Julia's former fiancé and abandons Shin Makoku upon her death, as he feels that the way of the Mazoku is wrong. He believes that the Mazoku are simply toys of the "Original King". Though in the beginning he is considered an enemy, as the series progresses he begins to protect Yuuri.

Seiyu: Masaki Terasoma
Voice actor: Kirk Thornton

Stoffel von Spitzberg
Cecilia's older brother; he was the former regent of the former Maou and was kicked out of the castle when Yuuri arrived. He got mad at Yuuri and his nephews for kicking him out of the castle, waged a war against his nephews, and tried to convince Yuuri that his 3 nephews were just using him to control Shin Makoku. Yuuri, as the Maou, made his punishment for waging war house arrest in his own castle and lands. His favourite food is sauteed Neguroki no Mayakishi.

Gisela
She is the adopted daughter of Günter and was a friend of Julia von Winncot. She is usually sweet and caring, but has her 'scary' moments. During these moments, she is feared by Dorcas, Kennan, Wolfram and many others. Her nickname is sergeant, a military physician.

Seiyu: Hiroko Taguchi
Voice Actor: Mia Bradly

Greta
Greta is the adopted daughter of Yuuri and Wolfram. After she tries to kill Yuuri by posing as his illegitimate daughter, he forgives her and adopts her. Wolfram also adopts Greta, reasoning that as Yuuri's fiancé he is also Greta's parent.

Seiyu: Motoko Kumai
Voice Actor: Rebecca Frostadt

Jose Rodriguez
Associates of the Maou of Earth and also of Conrad. Transported the Great Sage's soul to Japan at the same time Conrad transported Julia's. He became Ken's pediatrician when Ken was younger and began to remember his previous lives.

Seiyu: Keiji Fujiwara

Bob
The Maou of Earth. A businessman who owns several prosperous companies and is even called the Maou in the business world.

Seiyu: Takaya Hashi

Shouri Shibuya (渋谷勝利, Shibuya Shouri?)
Yuuri's older brother who is apparently a genius and who is very protective of Yuuri. He is to become Bob's successor as the Maou of Earth. Shouri eventually goes to Shin Makoku as well. He also has very powerful maryoku.

Seiyu: Katsuyuki Konishi

Miko Shibuya (aka Jennifer Hamano)
Yuuri and Shouri's mother. She has known about Yuuri becoming Maou since before Yuuri was born. She is very energetic and sometimes easily confused. (Example: When she was first told that Yuuri was going to be Mazoku, she thought he was going to be born with wings...) Through the series little is learned about her, but she is known to be an excellent sword fighter.

Seiyu: ??????
Voice Actor: ?????

Shoma Shibuya
Yuuri and Shouri's father. He is a Mazoku from Earth. He originally knew about Yuuri becoming Maou when he met with Conrad shortly after Conrad came to Earth.

Seiyu: ??????
Voice Actor: Joe Cappelletti