Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san

is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Kubo. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from October 2007 to December 2018, with its chapters collected in sixteen ''tankōbon'' volumes.

Four original animation DVDs (OADs) were released between 2010 and 2014. A 13-episode anime adaptation by Production I.G aired in Japan between April and July 2011. A second season, titled ''You're Being Summoned, Azazel Z'', aired from April to June 2013. In North America, the series is licensed by Nozomi Entertainment, who released both seasons on DVD in February 2015. Funimation began streaming the series on their website in partnership with Nozomi Entertainment in May 2021.

Characters

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:A dog-like demon. He is a pervert who gets never-ending enjoyment in sexually harassing others, especially Sakuma. He is also deathly afraid of Akutabe, who tends to abuse him when he gets out of line or fails to accomplish a goal. His ability is called ''Lewdness'', which gives him the ability to incite lust. His powers range from making people attractive, unattractive, and even cause impotence. When Akutabe ended their contract, he became contracted with Sakuma much to her chagrin.
:He represents 'Lust' of the seven deadly sins.
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:Rinko Sakuma is the young female assistant of Akutabe. Young and naive, she is just starting to learn about the power of demons. She is bound in a contract with Azazel. She appears to be one of the more moral people in the series early on, but as she learns more about demons, she becomes considerably darker. Many of the demons note she is becoming more like Akutabe. She is also easily influenced by money. Azazel's nickname for her is .
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:Akutabe is a detective that specializes in using demons. He is very knowledgeable in the occult, and uses this knowledge to overpower the demons, even enabling him to block a powered up ''Divulgence'' spell from Beelzebub. He is Sakuma's employer as well as a mentor. He will summon demons to do his bidding and will often mistreat them if they annoy him or mess up their assignments. His reputation for cruelty has caused even demons to fear him.
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:A childhood friend of Azazel who is a part of an elite family of demons. Despite appearing to be a bird, he is actually a fly demon who eats feces much to the disgust of those around him. He also has an ability called ''Divulgence'' which gives him the power to make others reveal their hidden selves ranging from revealing the side of them they don't want people to see, to forced defecation. He can also use goat dung as a doping drug, making his attacks considerably more powerful. Azazel's nickname for him is .
:He represents 'Gluttony' of the seven deadly sins.
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:Salamander is a red lizard like demon who was originally summoned by an amateur for personal, selfish reasons. Because the summoner was uneducated, Salamander dominated his spirit. Salamander has an ability called ''Revolution'' which makes people believe their own words when they say things they don't truly believe. He always carries a Katana that is strapped to his waist. Azazel's nickname for him is .
:He represents 'Greed' of the seven deadly sins.
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:Undine is a mermaid demon, with the ability to take on human form. She has fallen in love with Akutabe much to his chagrin. Her ability is ''Jealousy'', which makes it so that whenever she is jealous of another woman for whatever reason, she is able to transform that woman with her will. When she is happy, these curses are undone.
:She represents 'Envy' of the seven deadly sins.
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:A bull like demon under Akutabe's control. According to Azazel and Beelzebub, he is the most violent demon in Hell and both are evidently scared of him, especially when he is angered. Akutabe praises him as a demon on a higher league than his other demons and explained that he has the ability called ''Violence'' though what it does is unknown. He was apparently killed when Sariel took his grimoire to heaven. His nickname is .
:He represents 'Wrath' of the seven deadly sins.
:In Season 2, a new Moloch appears, more known as . Mossan II is the younger brother of Moloch and has a worse temper than Moloch.
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:A boy who is the grandson of an acquaintance of Akutabe. His overall personality is parallel to Azazel, albeit angrier and verbally abusive. Examples of this includes sexually harassing Sakuma on their first meeting and picks a fight with Azazel. He is contracted with Gusion.
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:A winged monkey like demon who was one of Solomon's 72 demons. He is contracted with Kōtarō whom the later sacrificed the memories of his grandfather to form a contract with him. His special ability is called ''Forgetfulness''. This ability allows him to eat the memories of others, especially fond memories.
:He represents 'Sloth' of the seven deadly sins.
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:An angel sent to collect grimoires of demons. Due to a strict law imposed on angels, he cannot help mortals in need despite his righteous nature and can only act as an observer. Also of note is that they cannot help even themselves if a human is the one tormenting them. The only time angels are permitted to help humans is if a demon is involved, in which case they will take its grimoire back to heaven. He steals Moloch's grimoire and takes it to heaven, killing the latter in the process.
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:Another angel sent to collect grimoires. Like Sariel, he is a hypocrite as an angel, spending years climbing mountains and watching porn, waiting till the last minute to do his duties. He tried to steal Beelzebub's grimoire, but failed and became a fallen angel.
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:A pink dog-like demon similar in style to Azazel, she is an occasional lover of his that believes that the two of them are married due to their physical relationship.

Media

Manga

''Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san'' is written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Kubo. The manga was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from October 5, 2007, to December 11, 2018. Kodansha collected its chapters in sixteen ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from April 23, 2008, to February 22, 2019.

Volume list

Original animation DVD

An original animation DVD (OAD) was bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 4th volume on February 23, 2010 and another episode with the limited edition of the 5th volume on September 22, 2010. A third OAD was bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 8th volume on May 23, 2012. A fourth OAD was bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 11th volume on June 23, 2014.

Anime

A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Production I.G. was broadcast on Tokyo MX and other networks from April 8 to July 1, 2011. The opening song is "Pandemic!!" by Chihiro Yonekura, and the ending song is "Like a Party" by Team Nekokan ft. Chihiro Yonekura.

A second 13-episode season, titled , was broadcast from April 7 to June 30, 2013. For the Second season, the opening song is by Daisuke Namikawa for the first episode, and the opening song for the rest of the season is, by Team Nekokan ft. Chihiro Yonekura.

In North America, Nozomi Entertainment released both series' seasons on DVD on February 3, 2015. Funimation began streaming the series on their website in partnership with Nozomi Entertainment on May 1, 2021.

''You're Being Summoned, Azazel''

''You're Being Summoned, Azazel Z''

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