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, which has published the series since June 2017 under its 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.
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First light novel volume cover | |
| 魔王様、リトライ! (Maō-sama, Ritorai!) | |
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| Genre | Fantasy, isekai |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Kurone Kanzaki |
| Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | 2016 – present |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kurone Kanzaki |
| Illustrated by | Kōji Ogata (1st edition) Makoto Iino (2nd edition) |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Monster Bunko, M Novels |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | July 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kurone Kanzaki |
| Illustrated by | Amaru Minotake |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Monster Comics |
| Magazine | Web Comic Action |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 5 + 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Kimura |
| Written by | Ōka Tanisaki |
| Music by | Satoshi Hōno |
| Studio | Ekachi Epilka |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS Fuji |
| Original run | July 4, 2019 – September 19, 2019 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Demon Lord, Retry! R | |
| Directed by | Kazuomi Koga |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Takayama |
| Music by | Supa Love |
| Studio | Gekkō |
| Original run | 2024 – scheduled |
An anime television series adaptation by Ekachi Epilka aired from July 4 to September 19, 2019. Episode 12 ended by claiming, "To be continued!". An anime television series adaptation of the Demon Lord, Retry! R manga, produced by Gekkō, is set to premiere in 2024.