Demon Lord, Retry

Demon Lord, Retry! (魔王様、リトライ!, Maō-sama, Ritorai!) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Kurone Kanzaki and illustrated by Kōji Ogata (first edition) and Amaru Minotake (second edition). It began serialization online in 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, as well as the website Hameln. It was later acquired by Futabasha, who have published the series since June 2017 under their Monster Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Amaru Minotake has been serialized via Futabasha's digital publication Web Comic Action since October 2017. J-Novel Club has licensed the light novel and manga series for English releases in July 2019, with the first English-translated volume being published in November 2019.

An anime television series adaptation by Ekachi Epilka aired from July 4 to September 19, 2019. Episode 12 ended by claiming, "To be continued!"

From October 20, 2017, a comicalized work by Amaru was serialized in "WEB Comic Action" (Futabasha), but it has moved to the company's new site "Gaugau Monster". During the serialization, the title was changed to "Demon Lord, Retry! R", but the content continues (although it is currently published separately, the first generation and "R" were initially on the same web page. rice field). From July 2019, TV animation was broadcast.

''Maou-sama, Retry! R has been published digitally in English as Demon Lord, Retry! R'' by J-Novel Club since November 3, 2021.

Synopsis
As Akira Ono prepares to shut down the servers of his creation, the MMORPG Infinity Game, he suddenly finds himself in the body of his character, Demon Lord Hakuto Kunai, after an unexplained event. The new world he wakes up in appears to be set within Infinity Game, but with some differences. He encounters and summons various companions who join him on his travels, and his reputation as "Demon Lord" spreads throughout the land, making him a target. Eventually, Ono/Kunai finds himself having to deal with the sociological problems of the Kingdom of Holy Light and the Satanist cult that opposes it, as he continues to pursue his mission of finding out why and how he was summoned.

Web version
Currently, chapters 1 to 5 and old chapters are open to the public in order to become a novelist. In the past, it was also released in Hameln, but this has been closed.


 * Chapters 1-5
 * Chapters 1 to 5 are the contents contained in Volumes 1 to 3 of both Monster Bunko and M Novels. However, the M Novels version has been revised based on this, and the details are different.
 * Old chapter
 * The old chapter is a story that corresponds to the extra edition of the M Novels version.
 * End of publication
 * In the past, Chapter 6 and beyond were published, but now they are no longer published. In the M novels version, the text of this part has begun to be recorded while being revised in volumes 6 and later, and some characters have appeared in volumes 1 to 5.
 * A short story was released to announce the decision to produce TV animation after the release of Chapter 6 and later, but this has also been released.

Light novels
Futabasha started publishing since June 2017 under their Monster Bunko imprint, illustrated by Kōji Ogata. Three volumes have been published between June 2017 and June 2018. A second, revised, edition of the light novels, illustrated by Makoto Iino, began publishing under Futabasha's M Novels label from October 2018. This series is also available in English with J-Novel Club acquiring the rights for English releases in July 2019, with the first English-translated volume being published in November 2019.

1st edition
An extra edition added to the Web version [Monster Bunko version] published to become a novelist. It was out of print with the publication of the M Novels version.

2nd edition
A modified version [M Novels version] of the Monster Bunko version, and its continuation.

Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Amaru Minotake has been serialized via Futabasha's digital publication Web Comic Action since October 2017. It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. J-Novel Club has licensed the manga. The number of volumes is reset in the fifth volume, and "R" is a sequel.

Anime
Main article: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Demon_Lord,_Retry!_episodes List of Demon Lord, Retry! episodes]

An anime television series adaptation by Ekachi Epilka aired from July 4 to September 19, 2019 on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji. The series is directed by Hiroshi Kimura, with Ōka Tanisaki handled the series composition, and Chiyo Nakayama designed the characters. Kaori Ishihara performed the series' opening theme song "Tempest," while Haruka Tōjō performed the series' ending theme song "New." Funimation had licensed the series. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.

Staff

 * Original-Kanzaki Kurone
 * Director-Hiroshi Kimura
 * Series composition- Ouka Tanisaka
 * Character draft-Makoto Iino
 * Character Design / Prop Design-Tomoyo Nakayama
 * Monster Design-Koto-san
 * Art setting-Studio WHO
 * Art Director-Tomoko Shimomoto
 * Color design-Yukiko Ario
 * Cinematographer-Yuki Okada
 * Editing --Yanagi Editing Room
 * Sound Director- Nobuyuki Abe
 * Music- Satoshi Takarano
 * Producers-Masaya Kuramoto, Yasusa Pillaryama, Go Morita, Fumiki Yamazaki, Shinji Horikiri, Fumitaka Kitazawa, Hideaki Suzuki, Shinji Omori, Akita Iwasaki, Nonobu Iwatani, Kentaro Suga, Tomoyuki Takahashi
 * Animation Producer-Yoshinobu Kasai
 * Animation production --EKACHI EPILKA
 * Production-"Demon Lord, Retry!" Production Committee

Web Radio
Web radio "Demon Lord, Retry!" Presents by Kanon Takao as Aku and Kaori Ishihara as Luna Elegant! Retry on the radio! Will be delivered every Friday at 19:00 on A & G + from July 5th to September 27th, 2019  . Prior to the first broadcast, the 0th episode was delivered on June 28th with AG-ON Premium.

Trivia
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