Maoyu
| Maoyū Maō Yūsha | |
Cover of Maoyū Maō Yūsha volume 1 featuring the title characters
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| まおゆう魔王勇者 | |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Romance, Action |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Keinojou Mizutama, toi8 |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | December 29, 2010 – December 22, 2012 |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Maoyū Maō Yūsha: Oka no Mukō e | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Hiro Touge |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Original run | May 19, 2011 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Maoyū Maō Yūsha: "Kono Ware no Mono to Nare, Yūsha yo" "Kotowaru!" | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Akira Ishida |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Original run | May 26, 2011 – August 26, 2016 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | You Asami |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Famitsu Comic Clear |
| Original run | June 24, 2011 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Maoyū 4-Koma: Muitemasen yo, Maō-sama! | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Ronchi Nanatsumu |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Magi-Cu Comics web |
| Original run | Jun 29, 2011 – October 2, 2014 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Maoyū Maō Yūsha Gaiden: Madoromi no Onna Mahōtsukai | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Taiki Kawakami |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
| Original run | November 26, 2011 – March 25, 2014 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takeo Takahashi |
| Written by | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Music by | Takeshi Hama |
| Studio | Arms |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, MTV, tvk, SUN, KBS, GBS, Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 5, 2013 – March 30, 2013 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Maoyū Maō Yūsha (まおゆう魔王勇者?, lit. Demon King and Hero), 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.
The story is set in a world embroiled by war between Humans and Demons. The Humans' greatest warrior known as the Hero invades the castle of the Demon King (魔王 Maō?), leader of the Demons who is actually a Queen, as he is determined to vanquish her. However, instead of fighting back, 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.
None of the characters in the story have proper names, and each one of them are only being addressed by their title or occupation.
Later Butler (執事 Shitsuji?)
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