Series synopsis
Kyo Kara Maoh!, also known as 今日からマ王! is a Japanese animation action & adventure comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on NHK BS2 on April 3, 2004. It ended on February 19, 2009. It stars Takahiro Sakurai, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Mitsuki Saiga and Akio Otsuka.
Yuri Shibuya is an average baseball-loving high school student. One day, Yuri tries to save his former classmate from a group of hoodlums. Turning on him, they drag Yuri into the bathroom and push his face into the toilet. When they flush the toilet, he is transported to another world! Yuri is then taken to a castle and crowned King of the Demon World! Is he going to end up as the leader of the land, surrounded by his extraordinarily handsome lieges or will he make it back home?
Premise
Yuri Shibuya is an average baseball-loving high school student. One day, Yuri tries to save his former classmate from a group of hoodlums. Turning on him, they drag Yuri into the bathroom and push his face into the toilet. When they flush the toilet, he is transported to another world! Yuri is then taken to a castle and crowned King of the Demon World! Is he going to end up as the leader of the land, surrounded by his extraordinarily handsome lieges or will he make it back home?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takahiro Sakurai as Yuri Shibuya
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Conrart Weller
- Mitsuki Saiga as Wolfram von Bielefeld
- Akio Otsuka as Gwendal von Voltaire
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Günter von Christ
- Kouki Miyata as Ken Murata
- Masanori Takeda as Yuzak
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 123 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | February 19, 2005 | March 28, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 39 | April 3, 2004 | February 12, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 39 | April 2, 2005 | February 25, 2006 |
| Season 3 | 39 | April 3, 2008 | February 19, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daizensyuu Sono 1 - Maou Tanjou-hen | February 19, 2005 |
| 2 | The Boy King of Small Cimaron (1) | October 26, 2007 |
| 3 | Who Are the Laurels For? | November 30, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Flushed into an Alternate World Yuri Shibuya was just a normal Japanese high school kid on his way home from school he sees a former classmate of his, Murata, being bullied. He steps in to try and stop the bullies but they just grab him instead and dunk his head in a toilet in the girls' bathroom. |
April 3, 2004 |
| 2 |
Duel! Pretty Boy vs. Baseball Boy While attending a dinner party that the former Queen is holding, Wolfram insults Yuri's mother by saying she is dirty human and Yuri reacts to the insult by slapping Wolfram across the left cheek. |
April 10, 2004 |
| 3 |
Yuri Shibuya! I Am the Demon King! When Yuri wakes up after his first time using magic he finds out from Wolfram that Conrad and Gwendal have gone off to protect a human refugee village that is being attacked. |
April 17, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
For Our Bonds Big Cimaron has taken control of Francia making escape hard for Yuri and the others. |
April 2, 2005 |
| 2 |
Conrad's Return Francia has made Conrad a prisoner and decided to join in alliance with the Demon Kingdom. |
April 9, 2005 |
| 3 |
A Distant Promise Yuri's older brother Shori reminisces about a time in Yuri's youth when he would call him his "big brother." |
April 16, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Return of the Demon King Yuri and Murata return to The Demon Kingdom. Günter is preparing for the Maou's 16th birthday where Yuri will determine his path as an adult, Wolfram is on his way back from the Bielefelt lands. It turns out that while Yuri was away, the Ten Noble Family had chosen a new Maoh, which turns out to be Wolfram! |
April 3, 2008 |
| 2 |
A Demon King's Qualifications Yuri goes through with the ceremony and soon finds himself in The Original King's temple where he has to make the final decision. He meets The Original King himself, who tells Yuri that he will eliminate anyone who dares oppose Yuri being king. |
April 10, 2008 |
| 3 |
The Demon King's Decision After Yuri's decision is final, Wolfram brakes off the engagement in order to avoid any conflict and returns to the Bielefelt lands. Yuri pursues him and they have a duel. Yuri then uses his powers to defend himself and Wolfram, and to prove he is worthy of being king. |
April 17, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK BS2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 3, 2004 |
| Last aired | February 19, 2009 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |