Kyou Kara Maoh!

"Justice be done!"

Imagine this. An average 15-years-old male high schooler, who often gets bullied by the seniors, is actually a king the Great Demon Kingdom (Shin Makoku). It seems like a dreamy fairytale in broad daylight, isn't it?

Nope. It's real. Let's get flushed in Shibuya Yuuri's world in the anime Kyou Kara Maoh!

This anime, Kyou Kara Maoh! 今日から㋮王! is based on a light novel and manga written by Tomo Takabayashi, illustrated by Temari Matsumoto, published by Kadokawa Shoten. This light novel has been made into 3-seasoned anime series.

This series follows the adventure of Yuuri and his friend Murata Ken, in the alternate world of Shin Makoku after coming in contact with water, toilet water, lake water, everywhere!

His black eyes and black hair suits the specifications of a Maoh, makes him feared by villagers when he first arrived in Shin Makoku. He later rescued by a guardian commander Conrad Weller and brought to Blood Promise Palace.

In the palace, by his cheerful and caring nature, Yuuri befriends and sometimes fight with the noble Wolfram von Bielefeld (who later get engaged with Yuuri), Gwendal von Voltaire, and advisor Gunter von Christ. They travel together to rule Shin Makoku, solve problems inside and outside the kingdom, strenghten diplomatic relation with other countries, and save for forbidden boxes who can bring both trouble and power.

Can Yuuri be a great Maoh? Follow his journey in the anime here !

Kyou Kara Maoh! is an enjoyable anime to watch. The storyline is extraordinary, creative, and contains a lot of hillarious stupid-slang jokes that can makes you go rolling on the floor. Characters are well made, and each character has something to offer to the storyline, making it more exciting and lovable. Sometimes the diplomacy scene are a bit boring to watch. However, the battles and fighting scene are nice to watch. This anime contains light amount of shonen-ai, not the yucky kind, it's rather funny to see Yuuri-Wolfram couple.

Overall,

(+) Nice artwork

(+) Good character development

(+) Unique and humorous story

(-) Sometimes it's dragging

(-) If you don't really like too much number of characters, this anime can make you a bit dizzy

By number..

Story = 4/5

Artwork = 4/5

Animation and Color = 3.5/5

Character Development = 4/5

Soundtrack = 4/5

Overall rating = 4/5

Genre = action, adventure, fantasy, drama, comedy, romance

Demographic = shojo / bishonen (I can't define..)

Original Creator = Tomo Takabayashi and Temari Matsumoto

Director = Junji Nishimura

Seiyuu = Takahiro Sakurai (Yuuri), Toshiyuki Morikawa (Conrad), Mitsuki Saiga (Wolfram), Akio Ohtsuka (Gwendal), etc check this out