is a Japanese

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

series written by Myōjin Katō and illustrated by Sao Mizuno. It began serialization online in August 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website

Shōsetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by . It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. As of December 2022, the site hosts close to 1,000,000 novels, has ove ...

. It was later acquired by

Fujimi Shobo , formerly , was a Japanese publisher that specialized in light novels, manga, role-playing games and collectible card games. Founded in 1972 and reorganized three times, it was at times an independent company and at times an imprint of Kadokawa F ...

, who have published the series since May 2018 under their

Fujimi Fantasia Bunko is a light novel publishing imprint (trade name), imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Fujimi Shobo, a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. It was established in 1988 and is aimed at young adult male audience. Many light nov ...

imprint. The light novel is licensed in North America by

Yen Press Yen Press, LLC is an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published ''Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, Yen Press ...

. A

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

adaptation with art by Misuho Kotoba was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from February 2019 to July 2022. The manga is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey. An

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television series adaptation by

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and Blade aired from April to June 2022.

Characters

; : :A reincarnated Demon Lord named Varvatos who existed 3,000 years prior to the start of the series. ; : :An elf girl who is the first friend of Ard. ; : :A young succubus who gets bullied a lot. She worships Ard after he comes to her rescue. ; : :A soldier in the Demon Lord's Army formerly known as . ; : :One of the Four Heavenly Kings and Varvatos's adopted sister. ; : :The Demon Lord who defeated the Evil Gods and united the world. He chooses to reincarnate three thousand years into the future due to the loneliness brought about by his overwhelming power. ; : ; : :A former member of the Four Heavenly Kings. She is a magical scholar who works at the research institute in the ancient capital, Kingsglaive. ; : :One of the Four Heavenly Kings. According to Ard, in power, he is the strongest member of the Heavenly Kings. ; :

Media

Light novel

The

series is written by Myōjin Katō and illustrated by Sao Mizuno. It began serialization online in August 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website

. It was later acquired by

, who have published ten volumes since May 2018 under their

imprint. It is licensed in English by

Manga

adaptation with art by Misuho Kotoba was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' from February 25, 2019 to July 25, 2022. Seven ''

tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...

'' volumes have been released as of September 2022. The manga is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey.

Anime

adaptation was announced at the " Kadokawa Light Novel Expo 2020" event on March 6, 2021. The television series is produced by

and Blade and directed by Mirai Minato, with

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writing the series' scripts, Takayuki Noguchi adapting Sao Mizuno's character designs for animation, and Takeshi Nakatsuka composing the music. It aired from April 6 to June 22, 2022, on AT-X,

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, BS NTV,

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, and

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. The opening theme is "Be My Friend!!!" by

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, while the ending theme is "reincarnation" by

ChouCho is a Japanese singer from Osaka Prefecture and is signed to Lantis. Career ChouCho initially formed the band ''Lotus Lotus'' in 2007 when still in high school and performed covers of songs from anime. Starting in June 2008, ChouCho began submi ...

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licensed the series.

Muse Communication Muse Communication Co., Ltd. (also known simply as Muse) is a Taiwanese distributor and licensor that specializes in the distribution of anime. Based in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, the company also distributes Asian and European films i ...

licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia. On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series will receive an English dub, which premiered on April 20.

References

External links

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