List of Kyo Kara Maoh! characters
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The Kyo Kara Maoh!
light novel
, anime
, and manga
series features a cast of characters created by Tomo Takabayashi and Temari Matsumoto
. The story mainly takes place in an alternate world, in a country called which the main character of the series, Yuri Shibuya, a high school student from Earth, travels to by coming into contact with water. Earth is a different world, and it's flow of time is noticeably shorter than in the other world. For this reason, when Yuri travels between worlds, a lot of time passes by in the other world whereas on Earth less than a moment goes by. When Yuri first visits the alternate world he is informed he is the king of The Great Demon Kingdom and that he will be tasked with destroying all the humans who oppose them.
The country of The Great Demon Kingdom is split into 11 different sections. One section is ruled over directly by the king and the rest are each ruled over by one of the ten noble families of The Great Demon Kingdom (Christ, Voltaire, Grantz, Bielefelt, Karbelnikoff, Wincott, Spitzweg, Gyllenhaal, Rochefort, and Radford). "Von" comes before the surname of anyone who is a member of one of the noble families.
The Original King's era took place 4000 years before the present storyline.
is the protagonist
of the story. He was born in Boston
, USA and grew up in Saitama
, Japan
. He is high school student who enjoys baseball more than textbooks. In the story, many people make fun of Yuri's name since the kanji for his name, , means profitable. calling him (roughly translated meaning "if Shibuya is profitable then Harajuku is unprofitable"). His mother insists that he is named Yuri because he was born in July and it has nothing to do with money. In the English dub, this becomes a pun on "Yuri is short for urine." He later finds out that Conrad that helped her come up with his name because he mentioned to Yuri's mother how, where he comes from, July is called Yūri.
When Yuri arrives in The Great Demon Kingdom, he is declared the 27th King of the Demons. Throughout the series, his main goal is to create a world in which demons and humans can live together in peace, something that progresses slowly but surely as the series goes on.
Yuri has many allies and friends. His closest allies are Wolfram, Conrad, Günter, Gwendal, Murata, and Jozak. They help Yuri throughout the series. During his first encounter with Wolfram von Bielefelt he ends up engaged to him due to a mishap: Wolfram, angry at the idea that Yuri is supposedly the king, makes the mistake of insulting Yuri's mother - which earns him a slap. Slapping another noble on his or her left cheek is the way in which demons propose marriage (Yuri explains in the light novel that he only slapped Wolfram because he has a beautiful face, otherwise he would have punched him). Incensed by this insult, Wolfram challenges Yuri to a duel, which Yuri also mistakenly accepted because of his unfamiliarity with demon custom (he picked up the knife that was thrown on the ground).
Yuri easily gets caught up in his emotions to the point of losing control of himself. He is a little bit quick to anger, and once he's on a rampage he can not stop himself. When he is angry or sad or feels a strong emotion his powers emerge. Yuri uses expressions from historical dramas when he gets this way (since he is a fan of historical dramas) Fans call this condition Maou mode (or 上様モード (uesama mo-do/emperor mode) in Japanese). In the anime this form can be recognized mainly by the longer hair and demon eyes. He can summon powerful magic, even in the human territories (a notable feat as most demons cannot perform magic outside of the country), and even more remarkable is that he can use magic in souseki filled areas such as the souseki mines where other demons have difficulty standing and even breathing. Yuri's magic is manifested in various shapes - most notably as one or more great water dragons, but he has made messy magical "creatures" made from mud, food morsels etc. After using his magic, Yuri becomes worn out and in some cases passes out and does not remember what happened afterwards. Later, Yuri learns to control his power and uses it to close the first of the Forbidden Boxes. In the beginning of season 1, he often fainted after he used magic due to exhaustion. But later on he was able to maintain his consciousness after returning to normal.
Yuri is in fact the reincarnation of Susanna Julia von Wincott who died during the war against humans 20 years ago. The pendant Conrad gave to him belonged to her. Since Adalbert brought out his stored language memory in his soul, he can understand the spoken demon language but because Suzanna Julia was blind he is unable to read the language. Although, he can read raised letters with a finger. There are times in the novels where when he goes into a panic mode Julia's influence takes over a bit and he temporarily loses his eyesight.Yuri blood is also one of the key's of the forbidden boxes in season 1 he inherited this from Julia.
In the anime, Yuri is said to be the greatest Demon King after defeating The Originator and freeing The Great One from the dark power. Because of that, Yuri is able to travel between worlds even without the help of The Great One.
17 years ago he was also put in charge of the soul that was to be the new Demon King, and brought it safely to Earth so that it could be born. Furthermore, he was the one who was the inspiration for Yuri's name. He stated that "Where I come from, the month of July is called Yuri", which made Yuri's mother name him Yuri because he was born in July.
After he loses his arm in a battle, he disappears after swearing to Yuri that he'll never die and leave him alone. Later, he reappears with a new arm, and seems to have betrayed The Great Demon Kingdom by joining their human enemies, Big Cimaron, who were after the four boxes. However, it is learned that Conrad only betrayed them to learn about the whereabouts of the boxes. His plan was, when the four boxes were gathered, to steal them and return to The Great Demon Kingdom. He went as far as pushing Jozak off the edge of the cliff to show his alliance to Big Cimaron. When King Belar orders Conrad to execute Yuri, Conrad instead frees them, and protects Yuri from arrows.
Eventually it is discovered that Conrad's left arm is one of the keys to the 4 magical boxes ('The End of the Wind') that have the power to destroy the world.
His ancestor, Lawrence Weller, fought along side The Great One. As Conrad's father was not a demon noble, he does not have "von" in his name.
He was also very close to Suzanna Julia von Wincott, whose soul is inside Yuri.
His handsome appearance is so influential, that several dying people in the hospital have a miraculous recovery after laying eyes on him. This is also why Yuri slapped Wolfram when he badmouthed Yuri's mother instead of punching him, stating that it's a pity to dirty such a pretty face. In the novels, Yuri even refers him as 'angel' and 'Prince Charming'.
Wolfram possesses fire magic, as well as being adept with a sword. He is the half-brother of Conrad and Gwendal. He has extremely high pride and is hot-headed. He is arrogant and short-tempered but can also be quite compassionate at times.
He initially dislikes humans, even Conrad's father. Because of his demon pride, he does not like to admit that Conrad is his brother, even though he cares for Conrad. In the graphic novels, it is hinted that this hatred towards humans stems from his late father's prejudice against humans. His liking for humans improves throughout the series, progressing to the point that he adopts the human girl Greta as his daughter, starts acknowledging Yuri's parents as his future "in-laws" and also runs into a raging fire to save a human child.
A major weakness is that he gets sea-sick. Yuri also says that Wolfram cannot paint well, even though he insists on painting. For example, he tries to paint Yuri, although it turns out unintentionally impressionistic. He also sometimes got low-blood-pressure from Yuri's observance in the novel
During the course of the series, Wolfram has grown exponentially from a spoiled prince to a selfless young man who stands by Yuri with no question. Though, he had no plans of becoming Demon King in the first place, he was willing to protect and serve The Great Demon Kingdom when it was resolved that Yuri would not be returning at the end of the second season, wanting to protect the beautiful job Yuri did as Demon King.
Years ago when he was a child, Wolfram accidentally slapped Elizabeth, Raven's niece, on her left cheek. Elizabeth never forgot this incident, insisting that they swore everlasting love that day, while Wolfram insists he forgot why he slapped her in the first place. Elizabeth becomes Stoffel's tool to separate Yuri from the three brothers, pronouncing an engagement proposal to Yuri. Elizabeth's real goal is to marry Wolfram, but Wolfram says that his only fiance is Yuri. During the duel which ensues, (as Yuri accidentally picked up a knife and a fork pointing it at Elizabeth; symbolizing a fight to settle a triangle love affair), Yuri uses his magic to protect Wolfram from being hurt by fire magic that Elizabeth summoned. He proclaims the two go on the date and remember their childhood memories. It is eventually learned that Wolfram slapped Elizabeth because he wanted to touch a butterfly that flew past, and Conrad was watching the entire event. He claimed he forgotten about it because he did not want to embarrass Elizabeth.
Near the end of the second season, there is a time when Wolfram is possessed by Original King, who in turn was possessed by The Originator. The key he possesses, his heart, is ripped out by Original King in order to open one of the four boxes, 'Hellfire in Frozen Land' ('Hellfire on Frozen Tundra' in Japanese translation). Because of this, Wolfram temporarily dies, but is revived when The Great One returns the keys to their owners.
At the beginning of season three of the anime, Wolfram is chosen by the Ten Noble Families of The Great Demon Kingdom to become the next Demon King, due to the belief that Yuri would not be able to return to The Great Demon Kingdom at the time. When Yuri does return Wolfram's uncle, Waltorana, places pressure on Wolfram to obtain the throne. Because of this, Wolfram dissolves the engagement with Yuri and travels back to his homeland, in hopes that he would not be used to sabotage Yuri. When Yuri hears of Wolfram's predicament, he and his retainers travel to the Bielefelt lands in the hopes of persuading Wolfram to return to Blood Pledge Castle, only to be forced into a formal duel by Wolfram himself. In the process of aiming a strong attack at Wolfram, Yuri realizes that Wolfram seems to be preparing himself for his last moments and gives his final words to Yuri: "Yuri. Be a good king." Realizing that Wolfram had planned the whole thing from the beginning so Yuri could remain the Demon King, Yuri absorbed the attack onto himself at the last moment, sparing Wolfram from damage. The Ten Noble Families then changed their decision to keep Yuri as their king and Waltorana steps down from forcing Wolfram onto the throne.
After a reconciliation between the two, Wolfram happily decides to annul the disengagement to a comically shocked Yuri and proceeds to return to his normal attitude towards their engagement.
His ancestor, Rufus Bielefelt, fought alongside The Great One.
The original author of this story, Tomo Takabayashi has said that Wolfram is her favorite character.
When he and Yuri were alone in the desert following a sand trap that sucked in Wolfram and Conrad, Gwendal showed certain care he tried to hide towards Yuri. It was at that time Yuri later commented to Conrad that all of the siblings have similar kind smiles, even though Gwendal's is covered up by his "scary face".
He is the commander of the demon army and often comes with reinforcements when Yuri finds himself in big trouble. He is also the one who does the paperwork and essentially runs the kingdom for Yuri. Often enough, when Yuri leaves the castle, Gunter is seen barging into Gwendal's office, demanding where Yuri is. Gwendal would usually look tired and suggest an idea which sounds appealing to Gunter, for example locking Yuri up in a room where no one will interfere.
When he was younger, Gwendal despised humans, a habit called the Demon Pride by Dunheely Weller. On Dunheely's last journey to a nameless village, he told Gwendal to enjoy the ride before their last duel. Upon arriving in the village, Gwendal is shocked that the village is not recognized by The Great Demon Kingdom, and leads the attack on the bandits which targeted the village. In this duel, Gwendal sees Dunheely for who he really was, an old man, not the agile man he knew when he was younger. Dunheely later dies of old age, and Gwendal buries him near the tree where Dunheely told Gwendal what he was looking for. Years later while on a picnic with his family and Yuri, Gwendal admits that Dunheely was a larger existence than anyone else within him, because he hated that man.
Gwendal has no interest in love affairs, and even points out that issues coming from love affairs are beyond his abilities to influence. He does occasionally show care towards Greta, often being in charge of her while Yuri and Wolfram are in one of their adventures. Gwendal knows how to bake, as he does so for Greta when Günter, who would usually bake cookies for Greta, leaves the castle for a short journey. Greta comments that Gwendal's cookies look cute while Yuri comments Gwendal is good at baking as Gwendal's cookies are made into animal shapes, similar to the ones he knits. When Greta asks Gwendal if she is disturbing him while he is doing work, Gwendal says "Since it's you, I don't mind".
His name may be derived from that of Gwendal Peizerat
, Marina Anissina's skating partner.
His ancestor, Siegbert Voltaire, fought along side The Great One.
When Gunter was shot with a poisoned arrow containing the Wincott poison, his soul was temporarily housed in an Okiku Doll that flies, shoots lasers from its eyes and has hair that grows naturally. During this time he referred to his body as Snow Gunter and it could be controlled by or released from the effects of the Wincott Poison by anyone of the direct line of the von Wincotts like Julia's father and nephew.
When Günter accidentally travels to Earth, he becomes a model in New York City
for a brief period of time so that he can earn money to find Yuri. He is very popular among females and males because of his good looks.
Gunter is an odd mixture of manly fighting skills and stereotypical feminine personality, and as such is a comic presence in most episodes.
Günter's only family seems to be his adopted daughter Gisela.
He is the reincarnation of the Great Sage. The double black tactician and strategist to the Original King of The Great Demon Kingdom. He remembers parts of the past lives he has had over the past 4000 years. Other people in the story don't seem to remember any of their past lives, so his remembering some seems to be very special. He describes the memories as like watching a movie. Because of his past lives he is able to speak many languages such as The Great Demon Kingdom's language, English and French. His parents are always busy with work so he is home alone a lot. He also spends a lot of time with Yuri's family. Since Yuri saved him from getting mugged, they have become very close. Murata is now the co-owner and manager of Yuri's grass lot baseball team in the novels.
In Murata Ken's last life before this one he was an adult film actress named Christine who lived in Hong Kong. The life before that he was a French doctor named Henry Régent who appears in the extra story novel "Ojyousama to wa Kari no Sugata!" Murata's other past lives include a Spanish bread maker, a Venetian bakery worker, an ancient Egyptian mummy maker, and a knight in the crusades.
While in the novels, 4000 years ago, right after The Originator was sealed in the boxes they took two of them to earth and he was reincarnated there, in the anime it seems like he and Shinou were closer and around 2000 years ago he was reincarnated as Jeneus and made an organization in Shinou's memory called the white crows.
It was established in a drama CD that he Placed 2nd in the country on the trial entrance exam to get into the University of Tokyo
. Also, even though he's still a high school student he's developing software and trading stocks.
Dr. Rodriguez was responsible for handling his soul, during the time that Conrad transported Julia's soul to Earth.
was the 26th Demon Queen and the mother of Wolfram, Conrad and Gwendal, each with different fathers. One of the three great witches of The Great Demon Kingdom. Commonly known as "Golden Celi." She can use fire magic. Although initially, Cecilie seems to be rather airheaded, she is actually very astute and intelligent and a very caring person. Having been replaced as the Demon King by Yuri, Cecilie takes advantage of her open schedule to hunt for men on a "free and easy quest for love." Cecilie is also quite powerful, and has admirable skill with a whip. When fighting she dresses in red leather and mask. This form and her skill tends to scare her enemies, and if they ever meet her the second time, they are usually unwilling to fight her again.
Cecilie likes flowers and grows new types of them in the Blood Pledge Castle. She also names them, examples being "Beautiful Wolfram（麗しのヴォルフラム）", "Secret Gwendal（内緒のグウェンダル）", "Conrad Stands Upon the Earth（大地立つコンラート）", and "Celi's Red Sigh（シェリの桃色吐息）", and also, in season 3 she makes a new one which she called "Filled with Yuri's Naivete"
She can take control of situations easily and effectively, however, and cares for her sons deeply. When Wolfram temporarily dies, she is devastated and throughout the series she can be seen doing her best to protect her sons without directly interfering.
Anissina von Karbelnikoff
is one of the three great witches of The Great Demon Kingdom. Commonly known as Red Anissina. Self titled poison woman. She has red hair and blue eyes. Anissina is an inventor and is also Gwendal's childhood friend. She often uses him to test out her inventions and it is for this reason that Gwendal seems to fear Anissina. When Gwendal is not around, Günter becomes her test subject. She is also the one who taught Gwendal how to knit and later Greta too. She is afraid of roosters.
Aside from her inventions, she spends her time writing adventure story books involving herself as a super-heroine figure.
She belongs to one of the 10 noble families of the kingdom and her brother Densham rules their area.
She may be named after real life French-Russian figure skater Marina Anissina
.
Susannah Julia von Wincott
is one of the three great witches of The Great Demon Kingdom. Commonly known as white Julia. She was engaged to Adalbert. She was a tomboy who was a top class martial artist. She was also incredibly skilled at medical magic. During the war since she wanted to help so many people she over spent her magic, which resulted in her death. Gisela was one who remained by Julia's side in during the latter's final moments. She was very close to Conrad, and she gave him her pendant, which Conrad then gave to Yuri.
In the anime, she was Wolfram's teacher. She met her future self, Yuri, just before the Lutenburg Division left for the battlefield. Her chance meeting with Yuri prodded her that she is making the right choice accepting her fate to be the soul of the next Demon King and that Yuri will heal the world in the future. Her ancestor, Erhard Wincott, was one of the chosen that was entrusted with one of the Four Forbidden boxes, "The Mirror at the Bottom of the Sea". The younger brother, Christel Wincott, brought the box to Earth for safe keeping. Julia's blood is the key to the box, and Yuri inherited this trait of being a key from her. When Yuri's body is taken over by The Great One, whose soul is taken over by The Originator, she saves Yuri by letting him remember that he has courage to fight and change the world.
is Cecilie's older brother. He was the regent of the former Demon Queen. Since he dislikes humans he started the war between the humans and the demons. His own nephews do not trust him, as he was responsible for the last war against the humans. He tries to get close to Yuri but fails.
In the anime, Stoffel tried to regain his authority by kidnapping Yuri and trying to convince him that his three nephews were just using him to control The Great Demon Kingdom. This action almost resulted in a civil war with his nephews when they tried to rescue Yuri. Luckily, with Yosak's help Yuri escaped and prevented war from breaking out. Yuri made Stoffel's punishment, for waging war, house arrest in his own castle and lands. Later, he tries to win back Yuri's trust by celebrating Yuri's visit, though the plan backfires when his sister returns instead. By the end of the anime, he has given up his power struggles, and instead becomes a faithful noble willing to fight and protect the Demon King against The Originator's armies.
Lord Gegenhuber "Hube" Griesela
is Gwendal's cousin from his father's side. Years ago, Hube's bigotry and ambition led to many deaths forcing Gwendal to banish Hube from the Demon Kingdom under the guise of searching for a lost artifact, the Great Demon Flute. Twenty years later, Yuri learns of Hube in Conansia Svelera (Suberera) from the human woman, Nicola, who is bearing Hube's child. Yuri struggles to learn details about Hube's past but no one wants to talk about the acts that were so terrible, even Conrad is content to watch him die. Hube becomes the bodyguard for a corrupt lord who swindles people into gambling and taking their shop deeds. When Yuri eventually discovers the truth, he forgave Hube for unintentionally trying to kill him, and begs Gwendel not to kill Hube. Gwendal eventually agrees not to, and Hube leaves for his own castle, but not before he tells Gwendal about a box he saw in Suberera. The incident left Hube without his left eye, indicating this box was one of the Four Forbidden Boxes.
In the anime, Hube swore loyalty to Yuri because Yuri chose spare his life despite Hube's crime. As such, Hube would go to extreme lengths to protect Yuri, such as leaving Nicola to fight against the possessed Original King.
Yozak Gurrier
is a spy for The Great Demon Kingdom. Code name: Ōniwaban. Born in Big Cimarron. He was born from a traveling demon and a human prostitute. His mother abandoned him at a young age and he was taken in by a local church. He inherited his orange hair and blue eyes from his father. Yozak and Conrad have been forced acquaintances since they were children. Yozak and Conrad are the only survivors of the Rütenburg division who returned from Arnold, a special division of the The Great Demon Kingdom army created by Stoffel made completely of half-blood troops.
He's a kind-hearted man despite his huge appearance, and no matter how masculine he looks, enjoys cross-dressing and frequently dresses as a woman in his work as a spy. He says he carries a dress around as a good-luck charm because dressing as a female has saved his life many times.
He originally doubted Yuri, but Yuri eventually gains his trust by entrusting him with Morgif's Jewel. This is Morgif's source of power, and Yozak later returns it so Morgif can help Yuri defend a human village from a stolen Holy Sword and its not-quite-human wielder.
Greta
is the adopted human daughter of Yuri Shibuya and Wolfram von Bielefelt. She is a princess of the fallen kingdom of Zorashia. Before the kingdom fell her mother, Izura, sent Greta to her homeland (Svelera) as a hostage. Since it was going badly with her adopted parents she plotted to kill Yuri. At first Greta tried to kill Yuri by posing as his illegitimate daughter because her uncaring foster parents hated the Demon King and she believed she could earn their love by assassinating him. Not long after that Yuri forgives and adopts her. Wolfram follows suit, reasoning that as Yuri's fiancé he is also Greta's parent. In the novels she is currently studding abroad in Cavalcade.
Greta met and befriended Hube while he was imprisoned in her adoptive parent's castle and later helped him to escape.
Adalbert von Grantz
is Julia's former fiance. He's from one of the 10 noble families but because of a personal grudge he hates demons. He refuses demon magic and learns how to use houjutsu. Adalbert is the first important character that Yuri meets in The Great Demon Kingdom.
Gisela von Christ
Gisela von Christ is the adopted daughter of Günter. In the novels she has dark brown hair. She is a member of the healer tribe so she has green eyes and her blood is green so her skin is a bit of a different colour. She is usually sweet and caring, but is strict and commanding when it comes to work. Her attitude toward work and her ability to order people around earned her the nickname "Sergeant" even though she's only an officer. Her 'Sergeant mode' have earned her respect and fear from Dakoskos, Keenan, Wolfram and many others. A military physician, she was Julia's aid during the war so she cared for her and cremated her body when she died.
Dakoskos
is one of the men-at-arms of Covenant Castle, Dakoskos sacrificed his hair for one of Günter's schemes but ultimately remains a loyal subject - even as he's often the source of comic relief.
Dakoskos often becomes emotional over good food.
In the anime, Dakoskos travels to Vandavia Island with Günter to help Morgif regain its original form.
Ulrike (ウルリーケ)
With the exception of the Great Sage, she is the only one with the gift of being able to hear Shinou's words. Though she looks like a young girl she is 800 years old. Ulrike comes from a long line of priestesses each chosen by The Great One to act as a channel between him and the people of The Great Demon Kingdom.
In the Anime, She succeeds Ondine, whose final assignment after retirement was to get Yuri to form a pact with the elements. Ulrike is the one who, at the order of and with additional powers from The Great One, transports Yuri to and from his world to The Great Demon Kingdom. Just like all other priestesses, she is not permitted to leave The Great One's castle. Yuri however, once tried to take her out to show her the beautiful world outside, but Wolfram barged in thinking he was flirting with her. At one point in the anime, her "childhood spirit" escaped from her body and went outside to play. Her skills frightened the other children and caused chaos in the village. Ulrike chased after her younger form, and revealed her ability to take on the form of a young woman (as opposed to her current child-like one) to "comfort" her younger self.
Anissina's older brother. The current ruler of Karbelnikoff. He has red hair and blue eyes. He really loves money and birds. He has many birds and chickens. He tried to marry his sister off for money until Gwendal intervened.
Dunheely Weller
Dunheely Weller was Cecelie's second husband and Conrad's father. At his time of death he was 89 years old. On his left arm he has a tattoo marking him as the last descendant of the exiled three continent royal family(大陸三王家). Despite resistance from many corners, he married Cecelie and had a son – Conrart. Celi herself admitted that their wedding was approved by The Great One. In his youth Dunheely took Conrad on trips with him to the human lands. Dunheely championed the rights of half-human, half-demon and spent decades in making their lives better.
It is known later on that an ancestor of the Weller family was entrusted with the key (left arm) for one of the Forbidden boxes. Dunheely Weller kept the family secret and became a wandering swordsman of amazing prowess.
In the Anime, Dunheely wanted proof of his life. Gwendal detested him, having the pride of a demon, as Dunheely stated. However, after taking Gwendal along for a trip to settle their duel, Gwendal changes his opinions of Dunheely. While appearing young to Gwendals' eyes, Dunheely was actually an old man by the time he and Gwendal fought off bandits to keep the Nameless Village safe.
Effe
is a Chef. She is friends with Conrad. She has a lover who is in the guard. She has a younger brother. In the novels she is there from the beginning but in the anime they introduce her as a new maid in the third OVA episode.
The Great One
is the first King of The Great Demon Kingdom. His soul watches over the lands of The Great Demon Kingdom, and priestess such as Ulrike and Ondine can communicate with him in a limited fashion, one they call "hearing His Majesty's voice". Murata also appears to be able to communicate with him, and is often seen scolding him for meddling in The Great Demon Kingdom's affairs.
4000 years ago, the Great One sealed The Originator into four boxes, which became known as the "Four Forbidden Boxes". However, while part of The Originator was sealed in the boxes, a small part of The Originator infected the Great One to the extent where his right arm seemed slightly decayed. The Great One knew that The Originator would eventually take over his mind and body completely, so the Great One came up with a plan along with his Great Sage to completely eradicate The Originator in the future. This involved sealing The Originator with a pure soul, and then destroying it. This soul turned out to be the Great One, but Yuri manages to eradicate The Originator without harming the Great One, earning Yuri the title of the greatest Demon King. The Great One commented that he was glad he chose Yuri as the Demon King.
The Great One appears to be well alive in the OVAs, having seem to regain a physical body unlike his soul form at the end of Season 2.
The Great One told Yuri that with The Originator destroyed, his aim of choosing Yuri as the Demon King has been reached, and Yuri no longer needed to be the Demon King. Since Yuri can achieve his goal very well, the Great One said that he will not hold back the decision of choosing Yuri as the Demon King and blesses him. The Great One has stated he will reduce anyone who opposes Yuri as the Demon King to ash.
The Double Black Great Sage (双黒の大賢者)
By Shinou's order he reincarnates wile keeping memories from his previous lives (in the anime it's his own decision)
He inherited his black hair and eyes from his mother and he is the reason that double blacks are so highly regarded in The Great Demon Kingdom.
Actually he is Shinou's brother from another mother. He was sent to kill Shinou but on the way to do so he hit his head and lost his memories so he decided to help Shinou.
Nicola first met Yuri and Gwendel at her "wedding" where she escaped after hearing Yuri's speech about gloves and mates. She was delighted to learn that her rescuers include her lover Hube's cousin. She was the one to change Hube's views about humans. The couple fell in love and she was already pregnant by Gegenhuber "Hube" Grisela when she met Yuri. Nicola kept half of the Great Demon Flute which she gave to Yuri.
In the anime, She has the baby which she names El (which is short for Ernest). While it is never mentioned in the Anime, it is stated in promotional material that El is a boy.
Lady Flynn Gilbit
Lady Flynn Gilbit assumed the role of her husband Lord Norman Gilbit to protect her small country, Caloria, and its lands after his death. She chose to wear a mask and pretend to be her husband because Small Cimaron had conquered Caloria and, under their laws, women cannot inherit lands or titles, and adoptions are only valid before the death of the husband. Upon discovering that Big Cimaron has one of the Forbidden boxes ("The End of the Wind"), she assists Yuri and his group in retrieving it.
The original rulers of Caloria were the Wincott family, and because of Flynn's ancestors, the Wincott family was forcefully removed from rule. Due to this incident, Flynn is troubled when Julia's father, Lord Odell von Wincott, visits Blood Pledge castle on Yuri's request.
Nigel Weiz Maxine
Nigel Weiz Maxine is a soldier of Small Cimaron. King Sararegi's faithful servant. Because of his hair style Yuri calls him Cropped-Pony. He accidentally falls under a spell which changes him into female. After he loses his position he becomes Adalbert's adopted daughter.
In the anime, Lord Maxine and Adalbert von Grantz encounter Yuri in Caloria during Maxine's attempt to bully Lord Gilbert around.
Saralegi
Saralegi is the King of Small Cimaron. He is 17 years old. He has golden eyes and white gold hair. Rather than just Small Cimaron he aims to rule the world. He is a child between his mother Alazon the former empress of Seisunakoku and Small Cimaron's former king Gilbert. He has a twin brother Yelshi. Since it appeared he did not have any Houryoku he was chased out of Seisunakoku. He can see in the dark but he is weak to light so he wears sunglasses.
In the Anime, he has the power of hypnosis, which he tried to use on Yuri, but with no effect.
is Yuri's older brother who goes to Hitotsubashi University
. He likes to play dating simulators and is very protective of Yuri (once described by Murata as having a "brother-complex"). He is to become Bob's successor as the Demon King of Earth. When he was younger, he met Bob who rescued Yuri and him from some bullies. While initially despising his parents for having a divorcement argument, he also resented the fact that Yuri will have to go to The Great Demon Kingdom eventually. Bob explained to him it will happen in the future, and Shori was contented being with Yuri for the time being. Shori wanted Yuri to call him "oni-chan" but Yuri refused to and became more independent when he went to elementary school. It is seen that Shori communicates regularly with Bob, who he complains emphasizes his age more than anything else. Apparently his short term ambition is to become the Governor of Tokyo.
Often carrying a cold attitude, he did not welcome having Wolfram and the others in his house. He seems especially distasteful to Conrad, and makes a point of demanding that Conrad returns his clothes to him properly cleaned (since the two of them are about the same build and size, Jennifer usually lends Shori's clothing to Conrad). Later, he and Conrad form an understanding based on their mutual desire to protect Yuri.
In the anime, Once Shori ends up in The Great Demon Kingdom, he becomes suspicious of The Great One, Ken Murata, and the four forbidden boxes. Shori eventually goes to The Great Demon Kingdom where he learns to use the powerful magic he possesses. Wolfram gave Shori a pact to the elements, somewhat like how Odine gave a pact to Yuri to gain control of his magic. Shori's magic is like of Yuri's, the control of water, but initially Shori's magic takes the form of a giant hand. He is, however, seen to be able to shape his magic into water dragons after some training with Ulrike, who comments that Shori is extraordinary because he learned to control his magic slightly in a short span of time.
Miko Shibuya
is Yuri and Shori's human mother. During her school days she was a fencer and was known as Jennifer of Yokohama. She went to Ferris University
. She has known about Yuri becoming Demon King since before Yuri was born but did not tell him. She is very energetic, loves fantasy and has a big imagination. (Example: When she was first told that Shoma was a demon, she thought he had been born with wings.) Miko had always wanted to have a baby girl, so when Yuri was young she let his hair grow long and dressed him in girls' clothes. Through the series little is learned about her, but she is known to be an excellent fencer, always ready and willing to defend her family.
Miko often gives strange advice to Yuri, and in some situations it really helps Yuri out. She likes to be called "Mama" instead of "Mom" or "Mother" by her sons, and "Jennifer" by other people. The only ones who actually call her "Mama" are not her sons, but Murata and Wolfram.
Her specialty is curry, which she says can unite the world in peace.
Shoma Shibuya
is the father of Yuri and Shori. He is a demon. He originally knew about Yuri becoming Demon King when he met with Conrad shortly after Conrad came to Earth. Shoma was originally angered by Conrad's cold attitude, and told him to never let his son or wife see that unsmiling face. Conrad takes those words to heart, and later grows to become the 'smiling godfather' Yuri often sees. Shoma is much more soft-spoken than his wife, and a fan of the Boston Red Sox.
Bob
Bob is an Earth born demon who is the Demon King of Earth. A businessman who owns several prosperous companies and is even called "the Demon King in the business world" and "The demon who looks like a movie star". He met Yuri and Shori when they were children and saved them from some bullies.
In the anime it is said that he is a direct descendant of Christel Wincott (and that all Earth demons are related to him). Christel Wincott brought "The Mirror at the Bottom of the Sea" from The Great Demon Kingdom to Earth. Bob was the keeper of the box, before he entrusted it to Yuri, who took it back with him to The Great Demon Kingdom.
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez is an associate of the Demon King of Earth and also a friend of Conrad. Dr. Rodriguez is a pediatrician who loves Japanese anime and often travels to Akihabara to buy anime toys. It seems he was close Christine and took care of her spirit after she died which was then born as Ken Murata. He became Murata's pediatrician when Ken was younger and began to remember his previous lives. Later on he is seen working for the Demon King of Earth.
The Originator according to Murata, is a formless being which has all negative emotions of humanity. Due to its state, it can easily enter the hearts of people who have negative feelings. When the people of The Great Demon Kingdom began to rebel against The Great One, The Originator further infected The Great One due to his frustration with his people.
The Great Sage and The Great One came up with a plan to completely eradicate The Originator. This involved sealing The Originator with a pure soul, and then destroying it. This soul turned out to be The Great One, whose soul was sealed with The Originator into the Four Forbidden Boxes. The pair decided the Great Sage would be reincarnated in order to find and assist the person who would finally be able to destroy The Originator completely. The Originator (using The Great One's memories) tells Yuri that The Great One and the Great Sage intended that person to be Julia von Wincott, but she was, ironically, too pure for The Originator to possess. Yuri became the last, best hope for victory. With the help of Morgif in its original form, Yuri managed to destroy The Originator without harming The Great One. Yuri inherits The Great One's power, which earns him the title of the greatest Demon King.
The Originator's shadow was a tall gigantic masked figure which possessed Belar for a short time. When Yuri breaks the control spell on Jozak, Aldebert and Keenan, the shadow of The Originator disappears, but not before it possessed Wolfram. When The Originator possessed Wolfram, Wolfram was forced to disrupt the sealing ceremony, and stay still while the key, Wolfram's heart, was ripped out by the form of The Great One.
Yelshi
Yelshi (イェルシー) is the emperor of Seisunakoku and Sararegi's twin brother. He has very powerful houryoku which he can use to translate foreign languages and to manipulate the dead. He pretends to be an obedient younger brother but is just as ambitious as his brother. He has a mother complex.
Venera
Venera (ベネラ) is the leader of the Seisunakoku slaves. It is revealed that she is actually Hazel Graves. One day in 1936 was pulled to the other world by the box's power. She is April Graves's grandmother.
Abigale Graves
Abigale Graves (アビゲイル・グレイブス) is April's great-grandchild. When she came to visit Bob in Japan she incidentally ran into Shori at the airport, after that they work together. She speaks German. She looks a lot like her great-grandmother. Her mother is Crystal.
Alazon
Alazon (アラゾン) is the previous empress of Seisunakoku. Sararegi and Yelshi's mother. Since Sararegi was a stillbirth she shaved off from her own life to revive him.
In the third season of the anime she is the leader of the "white crows" and kidnaps Shori.
Characters from the extra story novel
Ojousama towa kari no sugata!
April Graves
April Graves (エイプリル・グレイブス)is an American business man's daughter. Born in 1920. 18 years old. She has dark brown hair and blue grey eyes. She is her grandmother's successor in the treasure hunter business and inherited the box "mirror at the bottom of the lake". Later she marries Richard and their grandchild(Crystal) succeeds her.
Richard Dueter
Richard Dueter (リヒャルト・デューター) is a young German SS officer. Born in 1911. 27 years old. He has brown hair and light brown eyes with specks of silver. He has the arm of an ancestor who died 100 years ago that had not rotted at all. He's the descendant of Robert Belal (ローバルト･ベラール)(Conrad's distant relative) who when Cimaron was destroyed he threw himself into the lake and came out in 1798 Earth. Since he has the key to "wind's end", He is forced to be one of Hitler's bodyguards. After the war he flees to America and marries April.
Henry Régent
Henry Régent (アンリ・レジャン) is a French doctor. He appears to be over 40.
Raven, a childhood friend of Celi and Stoffel, advises Lord Stoffel and executes orders on the ex-Regent's behalf. Raven's strategies and ruthlessness endanger Yuri, however in his heart Raven is more loving than malicious.
King Belar
The power-hungry monarch of Big Cimaron knows no limitations to his ambitions of or the measures he will take to achieve them. However his lust for power, Belar's cowardice undermines his chances for success. Belar is possessed by The Originator for a time. He was forced to abdicate and was replaced by Lanzhil the Second.
Kyo Kara Maoh!
, is a series of Japanese light novels written by Tomo Takabayashi and illustrated by Temari Matsumoto. The first light novel was published in 2000 by Kadokawa Shoten and to date 22 novels have been released...
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Light novel
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, anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, and manga
Manga
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series features a cast of characters created by Tomo Takabayashi and Temari Matsumoto
Temari Matsumoto
is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator from Nagano Prefecture.She illustrates yaoi light novels and manga. She chose Temari as her pen name since the town she is from, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, is known for making temari....
. The story mainly takes place in an alternate world, in a country called which the main character of the series, Yuri Shibuya, a high school student from Earth, travels to by coming into contact with water. Earth is a different world, and it's flow of time is noticeably shorter than in the other world. For this reason, when Yuri travels between worlds, a lot of time passes by in the other world whereas on Earth less than a moment goes by. When Yuri first visits the alternate world he is informed he is the king of The Great Demon Kingdom and that he will be tasked with destroying all the humans who oppose them.
The country of The Great Demon Kingdom is split into 11 different sections. One section is ruled over directly by the king and the rest are each ruled over by one of the ten noble families of The Great Demon Kingdom (Christ, Voltaire, Grantz, Bielefelt, Karbelnikoff, Wincott, Spitzweg, Gyllenhaal, Rochefort, and Radford). "Von" comes before the surname of anyone who is a member of one of the noble families.
The Original King's era took place 4000 years before the present storyline.
Yuri Shibuya
Protagonist
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of the story. He was born in Boston
Boston
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, USA and grew up in Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, Japan
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. He is high school student who enjoys baseball more than textbooks. In the story, many people make fun of Yuri's name since the kanji for his name, , means profitable. calling him (roughly translated meaning "if Shibuya is profitable then Harajuku is unprofitable"). His mother insists that he is named Yuri because he was born in July and it has nothing to do with money. In the English dub, this becomes a pun on "Yuri is short for urine." He later finds out that Conrad that helped her come up with his name because he mentioned to Yuri's mother how, where he comes from, July is called Yūri.
When Yuri arrives in The Great Demon Kingdom, he is declared the 27th King of the Demons. Throughout the series, his main goal is to create a world in which demons and humans can live together in peace, something that progresses slowly but surely as the series goes on.
Yuri has many allies and friends. His closest allies are Wolfram, Conrad, Günter, Gwendal, Murata, and Jozak. They help Yuri throughout the series. During his first encounter with Wolfram von Bielefelt he ends up engaged to him due to a mishap: Wolfram, angry at the idea that Yuri is supposedly the king, makes the mistake of insulting Yuri's mother - which earns him a slap. Slapping another noble on his or her left cheek is the way in which demons propose marriage (Yuri explains in the light novel that he only slapped Wolfram because he has a beautiful face, otherwise he would have punched him). Incensed by this insult, Wolfram challenges Yuri to a duel, which Yuri also mistakenly accepted because of his unfamiliarity with demon custom (he picked up the knife that was thrown on the ground).
Yuri easily gets caught up in his emotions to the point of losing control of himself. He is a little bit quick to anger, and once he's on a rampage he can not stop himself. When he is angry or sad or feels a strong emotion his powers emerge. Yuri uses expressions from historical dramas when he gets this way (since he is a fan of historical dramas) Fans call this condition Maou mode (or 上様モード (uesama mo-do/emperor mode) in Japanese). In the anime this form can be recognized mainly by the longer hair and demon eyes. He can summon powerful magic, even in the human territories (a notable feat as most demons cannot perform magic outside of the country), and even more remarkable is that he can use magic in souseki filled areas such as the souseki mines where other demons have difficulty standing and even breathing. Yuri's magic is manifested in various shapes - most notably as one or more great water dragons, but he has made messy magical "creatures" made from mud, food morsels etc. After using his magic, Yuri becomes worn out and in some cases passes out and does not remember what happened afterwards. Later, Yuri learns to control his power and uses it to close the first of the Forbidden Boxes. In the beginning of season 1, he often fainted after he used magic due to exhaustion. But later on he was able to maintain his consciousness after returning to normal.
Yuri is in fact the reincarnation of Susanna Julia von Wincott who died during the war against humans 20 years ago. The pendant Conrad gave to him belonged to her. Since Adalbert brought out his stored language memory in his soul, he can understand the spoken demon language but because Suzanna Julia was blind he is unable to read the language. Although, he can read raised letters with a finger. There are times in the novels where when he goes into a panic mode Julia's influence takes over a bit and he temporarily loses his eyesight.Yuri blood is also one of the key's of the forbidden boxes in season 1 he inherited this from Julia.
In the anime, Yuri is said to be the greatest Demon King after defeating The Originator and freeing The Great One from the dark power. Because of that, Yuri is able to travel between worlds even without the help of The Great One.
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- The Demon sword which can only be handled by the Demon King. Yuri sets out on a journey to find it and, once he's found it, reluctantly takes it with him on most adventures. Morgif originally had a jewel on its 'forehead', that served as the source of his power. It fell out when Ceri-sama dropped Morgif. Yuri gave the jewel to Jozak and tells him to do whatever he wanted with it. The jewel is not returned until much later when Morgif has to fight a powerful Holy Sword. That's not to say Morgif is helpless without his jewel. The extent of his powers without that source are a mystery, and his powers with it are said to be limitless.
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- Morgif is a sword with a personality of a cheerfully lecherous old man. Murata, having been the Great Sage in his former life, mentioned that Morgif had changed a lot; apparently Morgif used to have "a young and handsome face" and a "soothing counter-tenor voice". When the "Stone of the Dragon King", a jewel belonging to the royal family, was "stolen", Yuri uses Morgif to help find it, reasoning that Morgif saw the thief. However, it just turns out that Cheri took it to use it as a centerpiece of her necklace, leaving an IOU for it in the treasure room.
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- Erhard Wincott, the ancestor of Susannah Julia von Wincott, was an inventor who carried out many tests. One of them included Morgif and its history. Morgif was created from powerful lava streaming from a particular volcano on Van da Via Island. If Morgif is thrown into the lava again, it would assume its original form, a heavily decorated black sword, which Yuri uses to defeat The Originator.
Conrad/Conrart Weller
is the second child of the previous Demon Queen, Cecilie von Spitzweig. His given name is Conrart; Yuri, and many other people, calls him "Conrad" since it is "closer to English". His father was human (who was considered the greatest swordsman in the Demon Kingdom; Dunheely Weller). Conrad is a swordsman ("the best swordsman in The Great Demon Kingdom" - according to Wolfram) who looks after Yuri. When Yuri first came to The Great Demon Kingdom, Conrad found him and brought him to the castle. He acts as Yuri's bodyguard and vows to protect Yuri with his life. He was described by Yuri as almost perfect with fine looks and a mild demeanor but he makes the worst jokes. Conrad possesses no magic due to his mixed heritage of human and demon. On his 16th birthday, he decided to live as a demon instead of a human. He fought on the front lines for the demons during a war against the humans. He and Jozak are the only two survivors of the Lütenburg platoon from the Battle of Arnold.17 years ago he was also put in charge of the soul that was to be the new Demon King, and brought it safely to Earth so that it could be born. Furthermore, he was the one who was the inspiration for Yuri's name. He stated that "Where I come from, the month of July is called Yuri", which made Yuri's mother name him Yuri because he was born in July.
After he loses his arm in a battle, he disappears after swearing to Yuri that he'll never die and leave him alone. Later, he reappears with a new arm, and seems to have betrayed The Great Demon Kingdom by joining their human enemies, Big Cimaron, who were after the four boxes. However, it is learned that Conrad only betrayed them to learn about the whereabouts of the boxes. His plan was, when the four boxes were gathered, to steal them and return to The Great Demon Kingdom. He went as far as pushing Jozak off the edge of the cliff to show his alliance to Big Cimaron. When King Belar orders Conrad to execute Yuri, Conrad instead frees them, and protects Yuri from arrows.
Eventually it is discovered that Conrad's left arm is one of the keys to the 4 magical boxes ('The End of the Wind') that have the power to destroy the world.
His ancestor, Lawrence Weller, fought along side The Great One. As Conrad's father was not a demon noble, he does not have "von" in his name.
He was also very close to Suzanna Julia von Wincott, whose soul is inside Yuri.
Wolfram von Bielefelt
is the youngest son of the former Demon Queen, Cecilie von Spitzweg. He is the only one of the previous queen's three sons who inherited her emerald green eyes and blonde hair, bearing a striking resemblance to her. It seems he inherited his selfishness from his father, but he can be very manly and reliable. He finds himself engaged to Yuri after a misunderstanding. When he first becomes engaged to Yuri he is extremely upset, but the idea quickly grows on him. He takes the engagement much more seriously than Yuri does. He follows Yuri practically everywhere so he can keep an eye on him and even sneaks into Yuri's bedroom at night. He gets extremely jealous when Yuri talks to a girl or good-looking guy and often accuses him of being unfaithful which is sometimes used as comic relief.His handsome appearance is so influential, that several dying people in the hospital have a miraculous recovery after laying eyes on him. This is also why Yuri slapped Wolfram when he badmouthed Yuri's mother instead of punching him, stating that it's a pity to dirty such a pretty face. In the novels, Yuri even refers him as 'angel' and 'Prince Charming'.
Wolfram possesses fire magic, as well as being adept with a sword. He is the half-brother of Conrad and Gwendal. He has extremely high pride and is hot-headed. He is arrogant and short-tempered but can also be quite compassionate at times.
He initially dislikes humans, even Conrad's father. Because of his demon pride, he does not like to admit that Conrad is his brother, even though he cares for Conrad. In the graphic novels, it is hinted that this hatred towards humans stems from his late father's prejudice against humans. His liking for humans improves throughout the series, progressing to the point that he adopts the human girl Greta as his daughter, starts acknowledging Yuri's parents as his future "in-laws" and also runs into a raging fire to save a human child.
A major weakness is that he gets sea-sick. Yuri also says that Wolfram cannot paint well, even though he insists on painting. For example, he tries to paint Yuri, although it turns out unintentionally impressionistic. He also sometimes got low-blood-pressure from Yuri's observance in the novel
During the course of the series, Wolfram has grown exponentially from a spoiled prince to a selfless young man who stands by Yuri with no question. Though, he had no plans of becoming Demon King in the first place, he was willing to protect and serve The Great Demon Kingdom when it was resolved that Yuri would not be returning at the end of the second season, wanting to protect the beautiful job Yuri did as Demon King.
Years ago when he was a child, Wolfram accidentally slapped Elizabeth, Raven's niece, on her left cheek. Elizabeth never forgot this incident, insisting that they swore everlasting love that day, while Wolfram insists he forgot why he slapped her in the first place. Elizabeth becomes Stoffel's tool to separate Yuri from the three brothers, pronouncing an engagement proposal to Yuri. Elizabeth's real goal is to marry Wolfram, but Wolfram says that his only fiance is Yuri. During the duel which ensues, (as Yuri accidentally picked up a knife and a fork pointing it at Elizabeth; symbolizing a fight to settle a triangle love affair), Yuri uses his magic to protect Wolfram from being hurt by fire magic that Elizabeth summoned. He proclaims the two go on the date and remember their childhood memories. It is eventually learned that Wolfram slapped Elizabeth because he wanted to touch a butterfly that flew past, and Conrad was watching the entire event. He claimed he forgotten about it because he did not want to embarrass Elizabeth.
Near the end of the second season, there is a time when Wolfram is possessed by Original King, who in turn was possessed by The Originator. The key he possesses, his heart, is ripped out by Original King in order to open one of the four boxes, 'Hellfire in Frozen Land' ('Hellfire on Frozen Tundra' in Japanese translation). Because of this, Wolfram temporarily dies, but is revived when The Great One returns the keys to their owners.
At the beginning of season three of the anime, Wolfram is chosen by the Ten Noble Families of The Great Demon Kingdom to become the next Demon King, due to the belief that Yuri would not be able to return to The Great Demon Kingdom at the time. When Yuri does return Wolfram's uncle, Waltorana, places pressure on Wolfram to obtain the throne. Because of this, Wolfram dissolves the engagement with Yuri and travels back to his homeland, in hopes that he would not be used to sabotage Yuri. When Yuri hears of Wolfram's predicament, he and his retainers travel to the Bielefelt lands in the hopes of persuading Wolfram to return to Blood Pledge Castle, only to be forced into a formal duel by Wolfram himself. In the process of aiming a strong attack at Wolfram, Yuri realizes that Wolfram seems to be preparing himself for his last moments and gives his final words to Yuri: "Yuri. Be a good king." Realizing that Wolfram had planned the whole thing from the beginning so Yuri could remain the Demon King, Yuri absorbed the attack onto himself at the last moment, sparing Wolfram from damage. The Ten Noble Families then changed their decision to keep Yuri as their king and Waltorana steps down from forcing Wolfram onto the throne.
After a reconciliation between the two, Wolfram happily decides to annul the disengagement to a comically shocked Yuri and proceeds to return to his normal attitude towards their engagement.
His ancestor, Rufus Bielefelt, fought alongside The Great One.
The original author of this story, Tomo Takabayashi has said that Wolfram is her favorite character.
Gwendal von Voltaire
is the eldest son of Cecilie. He is the current lord of Voltaire. He is a skilled tactician and is capable of using earth magic and can cast barriers. Gwendal is a tough guy except when it comes to his childhood friend, Anissina, and his brothers. He is afraid of Anissina and often hides from her so he can prevent being used in one of her crazy experiments. He is even seen sweating in panic at the thought of her. While he does not outwardly show much affection towards his brothers, he shows in times of great stress that he does care. When not otherwise busy, Gwendal indulges in his hobby of knitting but often his creatures look nothing like what they're supposed to (for example a bear got mistaken for a black pig or a cat that looks like a raccoon). He is adamant that knitting helps him sharpen his concentration but actually its a stress reliever for him since childhood. He is also quite fond of cute animals or cute objects such as the dolphin key chain (Bandou-kun) Yuri received at the dolphin show and later gave to him. His childhood best friend is Anissina von Karbelnikoff, an inventor who often tests out her inventions on him, much to his displeasure. Anissina is also the one who taught Gwendal how to knit. Gwendal's left eye is a key to one of the four Forbidden Boxes, the "End of the Earth".When he and Yuri were alone in the desert following a sand trap that sucked in Wolfram and Conrad, Gwendal showed certain care he tried to hide towards Yuri. It was at that time Yuri later commented to Conrad that all of the siblings have similar kind smiles, even though Gwendal's is covered up by his "scary face".
He is the commander of the demon army and often comes with reinforcements when Yuri finds himself in big trouble. He is also the one who does the paperwork and essentially runs the kingdom for Yuri. Often enough, when Yuri leaves the castle, Gunter is seen barging into Gwendal's office, demanding where Yuri is. Gwendal would usually look tired and suggest an idea which sounds appealing to Gunter, for example locking Yuri up in a room where no one will interfere.
When he was younger, Gwendal despised humans, a habit called the Demon Pride by Dunheely Weller. On Dunheely's last journey to a nameless village, he told Gwendal to enjoy the ride before their last duel. Upon arriving in the village, Gwendal is shocked that the village is not recognized by The Great Demon Kingdom, and leads the attack on the bandits which targeted the village. In this duel, Gwendal sees Dunheely for who he really was, an old man, not the agile man he knew when he was younger. Dunheely later dies of old age, and Gwendal buries him near the tree where Dunheely told Gwendal what he was looking for. Years later while on a picnic with his family and Yuri, Gwendal admits that Dunheely was a larger existence than anyone else within him, because he hated that man.
Gwendal has no interest in love affairs, and even points out that issues coming from love affairs are beyond his abilities to influence. He does occasionally show care towards Greta, often being in charge of her while Yuri and Wolfram are in one of their adventures. Gwendal knows how to bake, as he does so for Greta when Günter, who would usually bake cookies for Greta, leaves the castle for a short journey. Greta comments that Gwendal's cookies look cute while Yuri comments Gwendal is good at baking as Gwendal's cookies are made into animal shapes, similar to the ones he knits. When Greta asks Gwendal if she is disturbing him while he is doing work, Gwendal says "Since it's you, I don't mind".
His name may be derived from that of Gwendal Peizerat
Gwendal Peizerat
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, Marina Anissina's skating partner.
His ancestor, Siegbert Voltaire, fought along side The Great One.
Günter von Christ
is Yuri's adviser and teacher. Günter is a skilled swordsman and magician. He is a very whimsical person and poetic in his thoughts. He is Anissina's number 2 test subject. He has an extremely strong attachment to Yuri and tends to pine for Yuri when has been gone from The Great Demon Kingdom for any amount of time. 20 years ago he was an instructor at a military academy.When Gunter was shot with a poisoned arrow containing the Wincott poison, his soul was temporarily housed in an Okiku Doll that flies, shoots lasers from its eyes and has hair that grows naturally. During this time he referred to his body as Snow Gunter and it could be controlled by or released from the effects of the Wincott Poison by anyone of the direct line of the von Wincotts like Julia's father and nephew.
When Günter accidentally travels to Earth, he becomes a model in New York City
New York City
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for a brief period of time so that he can earn money to find Yuri. He is very popular among females and males because of his good looks.
Gunter is an odd mixture of manly fighting skills and stereotypical feminine personality, and as such is a comic presence in most episodes.
Günter's only family seems to be his adopted daughter Gisela.
Ken Murata
was born in Hong Kong and raised in Japan. Murata Ken met Yuri in middle school, where they were in the same class for two years. He now goes to a famous private school. Yuri states that his name is similar to his favorite historical drama actor Matsudaira Ken, so he is the only one of Yuri's former classmates that he actually remembers the name and face of other than baseball club members. Murata is known to smile often and keep relatively quiet. He often tells jokes which don't suit his age.He is the reincarnation of the Great Sage. The double black tactician and strategist to the Original King of The Great Demon Kingdom. He remembers parts of the past lives he has had over the past 4000 years. Other people in the story don't seem to remember any of their past lives, so his remembering some seems to be very special. He describes the memories as like watching a movie. Because of his past lives he is able to speak many languages such as The Great Demon Kingdom's language, English and French. His parents are always busy with work so he is home alone a lot. He also spends a lot of time with Yuri's family. Since Yuri saved him from getting mugged, they have become very close. Murata is now the co-owner and manager of Yuri's grass lot baseball team in the novels.
In Murata Ken's last life before this one he was an adult film actress named Christine who lived in Hong Kong. The life before that he was a French doctor named Henry Régent who appears in the extra story novel "Ojyousama to wa Kari no Sugata!" Murata's other past lives include a Spanish bread maker, a Venetian bakery worker, an ancient Egyptian mummy maker, and a knight in the crusades.
While in the novels, 4000 years ago, right after The Originator was sealed in the boxes they took two of them to earth and he was reincarnated there, in the anime it seems like he and Shinou were closer and around 2000 years ago he was reincarnated as Jeneus and made an organization in Shinou's memory called the white crows.
It was established in a drama CD that he Placed 2nd in the country on the trial entrance exam to get into the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
. Also, even though he's still a high school student he's developing software and trading stocks.
Dr. Rodriguez was responsible for handling his soul, during the time that Conrad transported Julia's soul to Earth.
Three Great Witches of The Great Demon Kingdom
Cecilie von Spitzwegwas the 26th Demon Queen and the mother of Wolfram, Conrad and Gwendal, each with different fathers. One of the three great witches of The Great Demon Kingdom. Commonly known as "Golden Celi." She can use fire magic. Although initially, Cecilie seems to be rather airheaded, she is actually very astute and intelligent and a very caring person. Having been replaced as the Demon King by Yuri, Cecilie takes advantage of her open schedule to hunt for men on a "free and easy quest for love." Cecilie is also quite powerful, and has admirable skill with a whip. When fighting she dresses in red leather and mask. This form and her skill tends to scare her enemies, and if they ever meet her the second time, they are usually unwilling to fight her again.
Cecilie likes flowers and grows new types of them in the Blood Pledge Castle. She also names them, examples being "Beautiful Wolfram（麗しのヴォルフラム）", "Secret Gwendal（内緒のグウェンダル）", "Conrad Stands Upon the Earth（大地立つコンラート）", and "Celi's Red Sigh（シェリの桃色吐息）", and also, in season 3 she makes a new one which she called "Filled with Yuri's Naivete"
She can take control of situations easily and effectively, however, and cares for her sons deeply. When Wolfram temporarily dies, she is devastated and throughout the series she can be seen doing her best to protect her sons without directly interfering.
Anissina von Karbelnikoff
is one of the three great witches of The Great Demon Kingdom. Commonly known as Red Anissina. Self titled poison woman. She has red hair and blue eyes. Anissina is an inventor and is also Gwendal's childhood friend. She often uses him to test out her inventions and it is for this reason that Gwendal seems to fear Anissina. When Gwendal is not around, Günter becomes her test subject. She is also the one who taught Gwendal how to knit and later Greta too. She is afraid of roosters.
Aside from her inventions, she spends her time writing adventure story books involving herself as a super-heroine figure.
She belongs to one of the 10 noble families of the kingdom and her brother Densham rules their area.
She may be named after real life French-Russian figure skater Marina Anissina
Marina Anissina
Marina Vyacheslavovna Anissina is a French-Russian ice dancer. With partner Gwendal Peizerat, she is the 2002 Olympic champion.- Career :...
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Susannah Julia von Wincott
is one of the three great witches of The Great Demon Kingdom. Commonly known as white Julia. She was engaged to Adalbert. She was a tomboy who was a top class martial artist. She was also incredibly skilled at medical magic. During the war since she wanted to help so many people she over spent her magic, which resulted in her death. Gisela was one who remained by Julia's side in during the latter's final moments. She was very close to Conrad, and she gave him her pendant, which Conrad then gave to Yuri.
In the anime, she was Wolfram's teacher. She met her future self, Yuri, just before the Lutenburg Division left for the battlefield. Her chance meeting with Yuri prodded her that she is making the right choice accepting her fate to be the soul of the next Demon King and that Yuri will heal the world in the future. Her ancestor, Erhard Wincott, was one of the chosen that was entrusted with one of the Four Forbidden boxes, "The Mirror at the Bottom of the Sea". The younger brother, Christel Wincott, brought the box to Earth for safe keeping. Julia's blood is the key to the box, and Yuri inherited this trait of being a key from her. When Yuri's body is taken over by The Great One, whose soul is taken over by The Originator, she saves Yuri by letting him remember that he has courage to fight and change the world.
The Great Demon Kingdom
Stoffel von Spitzwegis Cecilie's older brother. He was the regent of the former Demon Queen. Since he dislikes humans he started the war between the humans and the demons. His own nephews do not trust him, as he was responsible for the last war against the humans. He tries to get close to Yuri but fails.
In the anime, Stoffel tried to regain his authority by kidnapping Yuri and trying to convince him that his three nephews were just using him to control The Great Demon Kingdom. This action almost resulted in a civil war with his nephews when they tried to rescue Yuri. Luckily, with Yosak's help Yuri escaped and prevented war from breaking out. Yuri made Stoffel's punishment, for waging war, house arrest in his own castle and lands. Later, he tries to win back Yuri's trust by celebrating Yuri's visit, though the plan backfires when his sister returns instead. By the end of the anime, he has given up his power struggles, and instead becomes a faithful noble willing to fight and protect the Demon King against The Originator's armies.
Lord Gegenhuber "Hube" Griesela
is Gwendal's cousin from his father's side. Years ago, Hube's bigotry and ambition led to many deaths forcing Gwendal to banish Hube from the Demon Kingdom under the guise of searching for a lost artifact, the Great Demon Flute. Twenty years later, Yuri learns of Hube in Conansia Svelera (Suberera) from the human woman, Nicola, who is bearing Hube's child. Yuri struggles to learn details about Hube's past but no one wants to talk about the acts that were so terrible, even Conrad is content to watch him die. Hube becomes the bodyguard for a corrupt lord who swindles people into gambling and taking their shop deeds. When Yuri eventually discovers the truth, he forgave Hube for unintentionally trying to kill him, and begs Gwendel not to kill Hube. Gwendal eventually agrees not to, and Hube leaves for his own castle, but not before he tells Gwendal about a box he saw in Suberera. The incident left Hube without his left eye, indicating this box was one of the Four Forbidden Boxes.
In the anime, Hube swore loyalty to Yuri because Yuri chose spare his life despite Hube's crime. As such, Hube would go to extreme lengths to protect Yuri, such as leaving Nicola to fight against the possessed Original King.
Yozak Gurrier
is a spy for The Great Demon Kingdom. Code name: Ōniwaban. Born in Big Cimarron. He was born from a traveling demon and a human prostitute. His mother abandoned him at a young age and he was taken in by a local church. He inherited his orange hair and blue eyes from his father. Yozak and Conrad have been forced acquaintances since they were children. Yozak and Conrad are the only survivors of the Rütenburg division who returned from Arnold, a special division of the The Great Demon Kingdom army created by Stoffel made completely of half-blood troops.
He's a kind-hearted man despite his huge appearance, and no matter how masculine he looks, enjoys cross-dressing and frequently dresses as a woman in his work as a spy. He says he carries a dress around as a good-luck charm because dressing as a female has saved his life many times.
He originally doubted Yuri, but Yuri eventually gains his trust by entrusting him with Morgif's Jewel. This is Morgif's source of power, and Yozak later returns it so Morgif can help Yuri defend a human village from a stolen Holy Sword and its not-quite-human wielder.
Greta
is the adopted human daughter of Yuri Shibuya and Wolfram von Bielefelt. She is a princess of the fallen kingdom of Zorashia. Before the kingdom fell her mother, Izura, sent Greta to her homeland (Svelera) as a hostage. Since it was going badly with her adopted parents she plotted to kill Yuri. At first Greta tried to kill Yuri by posing as his illegitimate daughter because her uncaring foster parents hated the Demon King and she believed she could earn their love by assassinating him. Not long after that Yuri forgives and adopts her. Wolfram follows suit, reasoning that as Yuri's fiancé he is also Greta's parent. In the novels she is currently studding abroad in Cavalcade.
Greta met and befriended Hube while he was imprisoned in her adoptive parent's castle and later helped him to escape.
Adalbert von Grantz
is Julia's former fiance. He's from one of the 10 noble families but because of a personal grudge he hates demons. He refuses demon magic and learns how to use houjutsu. Adalbert is the first important character that Yuri meets in The Great Demon Kingdom.
Gisela von Christ
Gisela von Christ is the adopted daughter of Günter. In the novels she has dark brown hair. She is a member of the healer tribe so she has green eyes and her blood is green so her skin is a bit of a different colour. She is usually sweet and caring, but is strict and commanding when it comes to work. Her attitude toward work and her ability to order people around earned her the nickname "Sergeant" even though she's only an officer. Her 'Sergeant mode' have earned her respect and fear from Dakoskos, Keenan, Wolfram and many others. A military physician, she was Julia's aid during the war so she cared for her and cremated her body when she died.
Dakoskos
is one of the men-at-arms of Covenant Castle, Dakoskos sacrificed his hair for one of Günter's schemes but ultimately remains a loyal subject - even as he's often the source of comic relief.
Dakoskos often becomes emotional over good food.
In the anime, Dakoskos travels to Vandavia Island with Günter to help Morgif regain its original form.
Ulrike (ウルリーケ)
With the exception of the Great Sage, she is the only one with the gift of being able to hear Shinou's words. Though she looks like a young girl she is 800 years old. Ulrike comes from a long line of priestesses each chosen by The Great One to act as a channel between him and the people of The Great Demon Kingdom.
In the Anime, She succeeds Ondine, whose final assignment after retirement was to get Yuri to form a pact with the elements. Ulrike is the one who, at the order of and with additional powers from The Great One, transports Yuri to and from his world to The Great Demon Kingdom. Just like all other priestesses, she is not permitted to leave The Great One's castle. Yuri however, once tried to take her out to show her the beautiful world outside, but Wolfram barged in thinking he was flirting with her. At one point in the anime, her "childhood spirit" escaped from her body and went outside to play. Her skills frightened the other children and caused chaos in the village. Ulrike chased after her younger form, and revealed her ability to take on the form of a young woman (as opposed to her current child-like one) to "comfort" her younger self.
Anissina's older brother. The current ruler of Karbelnikoff. He has red hair and blue eyes. He really loves money and birds. He has many birds and chickens. He tried to marry his sister off for money until Gwendal intervened.
Dunheely Weller
Dunheely Weller was Cecelie's second husband and Conrad's father. At his time of death he was 89 years old. On his left arm he has a tattoo marking him as the last descendant of the exiled three continent royal family(大陸三王家). Despite resistance from many corners, he married Cecelie and had a son – Conrart. Celi herself admitted that their wedding was approved by The Great One. In his youth Dunheely took Conrad on trips with him to the human lands. Dunheely championed the rights of half-human, half-demon and spent decades in making their lives better.
It is known later on that an ancestor of the Weller family was entrusted with the key (left arm) for one of the Forbidden boxes. Dunheely Weller kept the family secret and became a wandering swordsman of amazing prowess.
In the Anime, Dunheely wanted proof of his life. Gwendal detested him, having the pride of a demon, as Dunheely stated. However, after taking Gwendal along for a trip to settle their duel, Gwendal changes his opinions of Dunheely. While appearing young to Gwendals' eyes, Dunheely was actually an old man by the time he and Gwendal fought off bandits to keep the Nameless Village safe.
Effe
is a Chef. She is friends with Conrad. She has a lover who is in the guard. She has a younger brother. In the novels she is there from the beginning but in the anime they introduce her as a new maid in the third OVA episode.
The Great One
is the first King of The Great Demon Kingdom. His soul watches over the lands of The Great Demon Kingdom, and priestess such as Ulrike and Ondine can communicate with him in a limited fashion, one they call "hearing His Majesty's voice". Murata also appears to be able to communicate with him, and is often seen scolding him for meddling in The Great Demon Kingdom's affairs.
4000 years ago, the Great One sealed The Originator into four boxes, which became known as the "Four Forbidden Boxes". However, while part of The Originator was sealed in the boxes, a small part of The Originator infected the Great One to the extent where his right arm seemed slightly decayed. The Great One knew that The Originator would eventually take over his mind and body completely, so the Great One came up with a plan along with his Great Sage to completely eradicate The Originator in the future. This involved sealing The Originator with a pure soul, and then destroying it. This soul turned out to be the Great One, but Yuri manages to eradicate The Originator without harming the Great One, earning Yuri the title of the greatest Demon King. The Great One commented that he was glad he chose Yuri as the Demon King.
The Great One appears to be well alive in the OVAs, having seem to regain a physical body unlike his soul form at the end of Season 2.
The Great One told Yuri that with The Originator destroyed, his aim of choosing Yuri as the Demon King has been reached, and Yuri no longer needed to be the Demon King. Since Yuri can achieve his goal very well, the Great One said that he will not hold back the decision of choosing Yuri as the Demon King and blesses him. The Great One has stated he will reduce anyone who opposes Yuri as the Demon King to ash.
The Double Black Great Sage (双黒の大賢者)
By Shinou's order he reincarnates wile keeping memories from his previous lives (in the anime it's his own decision)
He inherited his black hair and eyes from his mother and he is the reason that double blacks are so highly regarded in The Great Demon Kingdom.
Actually he is Shinou's brother from another mother. He was sent to kill Shinou but on the way to do so he hit his head and lost his memories so he decided to help Shinou.
Human Lands
NicolaNicola first met Yuri and Gwendel at her "wedding" where she escaped after hearing Yuri's speech about gloves and mates. She was delighted to learn that her rescuers include her lover Hube's cousin. She was the one to change Hube's views about humans. The couple fell in love and she was already pregnant by Gegenhuber "Hube" Grisela when she met Yuri. Nicola kept half of the Great Demon Flute which she gave to Yuri.
In the anime, She has the baby which she names El (which is short for Ernest). While it is never mentioned in the Anime, it is stated in promotional material that El is a boy.
Lady Flynn Gilbit
Lady Flynn Gilbit assumed the role of her husband Lord Norman Gilbit to protect her small country, Caloria, and its lands after his death. She chose to wear a mask and pretend to be her husband because Small Cimaron had conquered Caloria and, under their laws, women cannot inherit lands or titles, and adoptions are only valid before the death of the husband. Upon discovering that Big Cimaron has one of the Forbidden boxes ("The End of the Wind"), she assists Yuri and his group in retrieving it.
The original rulers of Caloria were the Wincott family, and because of Flynn's ancestors, the Wincott family was forcefully removed from rule. Due to this incident, Flynn is troubled when Julia's father, Lord Odell von Wincott, visits Blood Pledge castle on Yuri's request.
Nigel Weiz Maxine
Nigel Weiz Maxine is a soldier of Small Cimaron. King Sararegi's faithful servant. Because of his hair style Yuri calls him Cropped-Pony. He accidentally falls under a spell which changes him into female. After he loses his position he becomes Adalbert's adopted daughter.
In the anime, Lord Maxine and Adalbert von Grantz encounter Yuri in Caloria during Maxine's attempt to bully Lord Gilbert around.
Saralegi
Saralegi is the King of Small Cimaron. He is 17 years old. He has golden eyes and white gold hair. Rather than just Small Cimaron he aims to rule the world. He is a child between his mother Alazon the former empress of Seisunakoku and Small Cimaron's former king Gilbert. He has a twin brother Yelshi. Since it appeared he did not have any Houryoku he was chased out of Seisunakoku. He can see in the dark but he is weak to light so he wears sunglasses.
In the Anime, he has the power of hypnosis, which he tried to use on Yuri, but with no effect.
Earth
Shori Shibuyais Yuri's older brother who goes to Hitotsubashi University
Hitotsubashi University
is a national university specialised in the social sciences in Tokyo, Japan. The University has campuses in Kunitachi, Kodaira, and Kanda.Hitotsubashi is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It is ranked 25th in the world in 2011 by École des Mines de Paris.Hitotsubashi...
. He likes to play dating simulators and is very protective of Yuri (once described by Murata as having a "brother-complex"). He is to become Bob's successor as the Demon King of Earth. When he was younger, he met Bob who rescued Yuri and him from some bullies. While initially despising his parents for having a divorcement argument, he also resented the fact that Yuri will have to go to The Great Demon Kingdom eventually. Bob explained to him it will happen in the future, and Shori was contented being with Yuri for the time being. Shori wanted Yuri to call him "oni-chan" but Yuri refused to and became more independent when he went to elementary school. It is seen that Shori communicates regularly with Bob, who he complains emphasizes his age more than anything else. Apparently his short term ambition is to become the Governor of Tokyo.
Often carrying a cold attitude, he did not welcome having Wolfram and the others in his house. He seems especially distasteful to Conrad, and makes a point of demanding that Conrad returns his clothes to him properly cleaned (since the two of them are about the same build and size, Jennifer usually lends Shori's clothing to Conrad). Later, he and Conrad form an understanding based on their mutual desire to protect Yuri.
In the anime, Once Shori ends up in The Great Demon Kingdom, he becomes suspicious of The Great One, Ken Murata, and the four forbidden boxes. Shori eventually goes to The Great Demon Kingdom where he learns to use the powerful magic he possesses. Wolfram gave Shori a pact to the elements, somewhat like how Odine gave a pact to Yuri to gain control of his magic. Shori's magic is like of Yuri's, the control of water, but initially Shori's magic takes the form of a giant hand. He is, however, seen to be able to shape his magic into water dragons after some training with Ulrike, who comments that Shori is extraordinary because he learned to control his magic slightly in a short span of time.
Miko Shibuya
is Yuri and Shori's human mother. During her school days she was a fencer and was known as Jennifer of Yokohama. She went to Ferris University
Ferris University
is a private women's college in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded by American Presbyterian missionaries in 1870 with the assistance of James Curtis Hepburn, primarily to teach the English language and western cultural values to women. The male counterpart of the...
. She has known about Yuri becoming Demon King since before Yuri was born but did not tell him. She is very energetic, loves fantasy and has a big imagination. (Example: When she was first told that Shoma was a demon, she thought he had been born with wings.) Miko had always wanted to have a baby girl, so when Yuri was young she let his hair grow long and dressed him in girls' clothes. Through the series little is learned about her, but she is known to be an excellent fencer, always ready and willing to defend her family.
Miko often gives strange advice to Yuri, and in some situations it really helps Yuri out. She likes to be called "Mama" instead of "Mom" or "Mother" by her sons, and "Jennifer" by other people. The only ones who actually call her "Mama" are not her sons, but Murata and Wolfram.
Her specialty is curry, which she says can unite the world in peace.
Shoma Shibuya
is the father of Yuri and Shori. He is a demon. He originally knew about Yuri becoming Demon King when he met with Conrad shortly after Conrad came to Earth. Shoma was originally angered by Conrad's cold attitude, and told him to never let his son or wife see that unsmiling face. Conrad takes those words to heart, and later grows to become the 'smiling godfather' Yuri often sees. Shoma is much more soft-spoken than his wife, and a fan of the Boston Red Sox.
Bob
Bob is an Earth born demon who is the Demon King of Earth. A businessman who owns several prosperous companies and is even called "the Demon King in the business world" and "The demon who looks like a movie star". He met Yuri and Shori when they were children and saved them from some bullies.
In the anime it is said that he is a direct descendant of Christel Wincott (and that all Earth demons are related to him). Christel Wincott brought "The Mirror at the Bottom of the Sea" from The Great Demon Kingdom to Earth. Bob was the keeper of the box, before he entrusted it to Yuri, who took it back with him to The Great Demon Kingdom.
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez is an associate of the Demon King of Earth and also a friend of Conrad. Dr. Rodriguez is a pediatrician who loves Japanese anime and often travels to Akihabara to buy anime toys. It seems he was close Christine and took care of her spirit after she died which was then born as Ken Murata. He became Murata's pediatrician when Ken was younger and began to remember his previous lives. Later on he is seen working for the Demon King of Earth.
Others
The OriginatorThe Originator according to Murata, is a formless being which has all negative emotions of humanity. Due to its state, it can easily enter the hearts of people who have negative feelings. When the people of The Great Demon Kingdom began to rebel against The Great One, The Originator further infected The Great One due to his frustration with his people.
The Great Sage and The Great One came up with a plan to completely eradicate The Originator. This involved sealing The Originator with a pure soul, and then destroying it. This soul turned out to be The Great One, whose soul was sealed with The Originator into the Four Forbidden Boxes. The pair decided the Great Sage would be reincarnated in order to find and assist the person who would finally be able to destroy The Originator completely. The Originator (using The Great One's memories) tells Yuri that The Great One and the Great Sage intended that person to be Julia von Wincott, but she was, ironically, too pure for The Originator to possess. Yuri became the last, best hope for victory. With the help of Morgif in its original form, Yuri managed to destroy The Originator without harming The Great One. Yuri inherits The Great One's power, which earns him the title of the greatest Demon King.
The Originator's shadow was a tall gigantic masked figure which possessed Belar for a short time. When Yuri breaks the control spell on Jozak, Aldebert and Keenan, the shadow of The Originator disappears, but not before it possessed Wolfram. When The Originator possessed Wolfram, Wolfram was forced to disrupt the sealing ceremony, and stay still while the key, Wolfram's heart, was ripped out by the form of The Great One.
Guest Characters
Seiunakoku arcYelshi
- Drama CD voice: Yuki KaidaYuki Kaidais a voice actress and radio personality from Tokyo, Japan. Although she has an extensive vocal range, voicing a large variety of characters throughout her career, she is commonly typecasted as young males, achieving mainstream success as her roles in Hunter × Hunter as Kurapika, The Prince of...
Yelshi (イェルシー) is the emperor of Seisunakoku and Sararegi's twin brother. He has very powerful houryoku which he can use to translate foreign languages and to manipulate the dead. He pretends to be an obedient younger brother but is just as ambitious as his brother. He has a mother complex.
Venera
- Drama CD voice: Hisako Kyouda
Venera (ベネラ) is the leader of the Seisunakoku slaves. It is revealed that she is actually Hazel Graves. One day in 1936 was pulled to the other world by the box's power. She is April Graves's grandmother.
Abigale Graves
- Drama CD voice: Houko KuwashimaHouko Kuwashimais a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. Kuwashima is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her given name, , is sometimes misread as Noriko, even in Japan...
Abigale Graves (アビゲイル・グレイブス) is April's great-grandchild. When she came to visit Bob in Japan she incidentally ran into Shori at the airport, after that they work together. She speaks German. She looks a lot like her great-grandmother. Her mother is Crystal.
Alazon
- Drama CD voice: Sumi ShimamotoSumi Shimamoto, real name , is a veteran Japanese voice actress born on December 8, 1954, in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe...
Alazon (アラゾン) is the previous empress of Seisunakoku. Sararegi and Yelshi's mother. Since Sararegi was a stillbirth she shaved off from her own life to revive him.
In the third season of the anime she is the leader of the "white crows" and kidnaps Shori.
Characters from the extra story novel
Ojousama towa kari no sugata!
April Graves
April Graves (エイプリル・グレイブス)is an American business man's daughter. Born in 1920. 18 years old. She has dark brown hair and blue grey eyes. She is her grandmother's successor in the treasure hunter business and inherited the box "mirror at the bottom of the lake". Later she marries Richard and their grandchild(Crystal) succeeds her.
Richard Dueter
Richard Dueter (リヒャルト・デューター) is a young German SS officer. Born in 1911. 27 years old. He has brown hair and light brown eyes with specks of silver. He has the arm of an ancestor who died 100 years ago that had not rotted at all. He's the descendant of Robert Belal (ローバルト･ベラール)(Conrad's distant relative) who when Cimaron was destroyed he threw himself into the lake and came out in 1798 Earth. Since he has the key to "wind's end", He is forced to be one of Hitler's bodyguards. After the war he flees to America and marries April.
Henry Régent
Henry Régent (アンリ・レジャン) is a French doctor. He appears to be over 40.
Anime Original Characters
RavenRaven, a childhood friend of Celi and Stoffel, advises Lord Stoffel and executes orders on the ex-Regent's behalf. Raven's strategies and ruthlessness endanger Yuri, however in his heart Raven is more loving than malicious.
King Belar
The power-hungry monarch of Big Cimaron knows no limitations to his ambitions of or the measures he will take to achieve them. However his lust for power, Belar's cowardice undermines his chances for success. Belar is possessed by The Originator for a time. He was forced to abdicate and was replaced by Lanzhil the Second.