The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
| The Devil Is a Part-Timer! | |
Cover of the first light novel volume
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はたらく魔王さま! (Hataraku Maō-sama!) |
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| Genre | Action, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Satoshi Wagahara |
| Illustrated by | 029 (Oniku) |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Original run | February 2011 – present |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Satoshi Wagahara |
| Illustrated by | Akio Hiiragi |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Dengeki Comics |
| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | February 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Manga | |
| The Devil Is a Part-Timer! High School! | |
| Written by | Satoshi Wagahara |
| Illustrated by | Kurone Mishima |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Dengeki Comics |
| Magazine | Dengeki Maoh |
| Original run | May 2012 – February 2015 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Naoto Hosoda |
| Written by | Masahiro Yokotani |
| Music by | Ryosuke Nakanishi |
| Studio | White Fox |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS Nittele, TVA, AT-X |
| Original run | April 4, 2013 – June 27, 2013 |
| Episodes | 13 |
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (はたらく魔王さま! Hataraku Maō-sama!?, lit. Working Demon King! or Demon Lord at Work!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Satoshi Wagahara, with illustrations by Oniku (written as 029). ASCII Media Works has published 18 volumes since February 2011. The story is about a demon king named Sadao Maou seeking to conquer the world of Ente Isla but, when confronted by the Hero Emilia, he is forced to retreat through a gate that transports him to modern day Tokyo, Japan. To survive and find a way to return to Ente Isla, Satan gains part-time employment at a fast food restaurant called MgRonald. There have been two manga adaptations published by ASCII Media Works in Dengeki Daioh and Dengeki Maoh. A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by White Fox and directed by Naoto Hosoda aired between April and June 2013.
The Demon Lord Satan and one of his generals, Alciel, escape the world of Ente Isla through a gate to modern Tokyo, Japan after being confronted by the Hero Emilia and her companions. However, due to the lack of magic in the modern contemporary world, both Satan and Alciel change into forms representing what they would look like if they were human. In order to survive, Satan takes a part-time job in a fast food restaurant named MgRonald while Alciel serves as his houseman. One day, Satan, who now goes by Sadao Maō, meets a girl who is actually the Hero Emilia, who now goes by Emi Yusa. The story then unfolds and explores the personalities of each of the characters and their moral values. More characters show up from Ente Isla and they too face the new world dilemmas, often comically.
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! began as a light novel series written by Satoshi Wagahara, with illustrations by the artist 029 (Oniku). Wagahara originally entered the first novel in the series, originally titled Maōjō wa Rokujō Hitoma! (魔王城は六畳一間!?), into ASCII Media Works' 17th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2010 and the novel won the Silver Prize. The first novel was published by ASCII Media Works on February 10, 2011, under their Dengeki Bunko imprint, and 15 novels have been released as of September 10, 2015. In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Yen Press announced their plans to publish the light novels in 2015.
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