There have been countless anime based on different manga that have gained unbelievable popularity quite soon. Demon Lord Retry, also known as Maō-Sama, Ritorai is a popular anime television series that is based on a Manga and light novel of the same name, that was illustrated by Kōji Ogata and Amaru Minotake.
The story of the show revolves around the life of Akira Ono who has created MMORPG Infinity Game. As he shuts down the game, he gets into the body of the protagonist character of the game. The protagonist character of the game is Demon Lord Hakuto Kunai.
He becomes a target of many, especially the Satanist cult since he is associated with the Kingdom of Holy Light. As soon as season one of the show went off air, fans of the show were eagerly waiting for the release of its second season. Will there be a season 2? If yes, when shall it be released? Let’s find out.
Show Details:
| TV Series: | Maou Sama Retry |
| Genre: | Fantasy, isekai |
| Created by: | Hiroshi Kimura |
| Written by: | Ōka Tanisaki
Light novel written by Kurone Kanzaki |
| Running time: | October 1, 2006 –
September 22, 2013 |
| Producers | Studio Ekachi Epilka |
| Composer: | Satoshi Hōno |
| Original language: | Japanese |
More about the show:
Maou Sama Retry is a popular anime television series that is based on a light novel of the same name. It belongs to the genre of Fantasy and isekai. The novel series on which the show is based was written by Kurone Kanzaki.
It was published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō. The novel had a successful run from 2016 to the present. The Light novel has been written by Kurone Kanzaki and it has been illustrated by Kōji Ogata (1st edition) and Makoto Iino (2nd edition). It has been published by Futabasha.
The English publisher of the novel was J-Novel Club. Its imprint was provided by Monster Bunko and M Novels. The light novel had a successful run from July 2017. It had 7 volumes. The Manga based on the same novel has been written by Kurone Kanzaki and it has been illustrated by Amaru Minotake.
The Manga has been published by Futabasha and its English publisher is J-Novel Club. The Imprint of the manga was provided by Monster Comics. The magazine in which the Manga was featured is Web Comic Action. It has been running successfully since October 2017. It had 5 Volumes.
The Anime television series based on the same has been directed by Hiroshi Kimura and has been written by Ōka Tanisaki. Its music has been given by Satoshi Hōno. The studio involved in its making was Ekachi Epilka. It has been licensed by Madman Entertainment and Funimation. The original networks on which the show aired were Tokyo MX and BS Fuji. It had a successful run from July 4, 2019, to September 19, 2019. The show had 12 Episodes.
Plot:
The show revolves around Akira Ono who has developed the MMORPG Infinity Game. While shutting down the game, he accidentally enters into the game world as the protagonist character. He then deals with his opponents who target him.
Characters:
- The character of Hakuto Kunai has been voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda in Japanese and by Josh Grelle in English.
- The character of Aku has been voiced by Kanon Takao in Japanese and by Natalie Hoover in English.
- The character of Luna Elegant has been voiced by Kaori Ishihara in Japanese and by Kristen McGuire in English.
- The character of Killer Queen has been voiced by Haruka Tomatsu in Japanese and by Caitlin Glass in English.
- The character of Angel White has been voiced by Aki Toyosaki in Japanese and by Megan Shipman in English.
- The character of Yū Kirino has been voiced by Rina Satō in Japanese and by Katelyn Barr in English.
- The character of Isami Tahara has been voiced by Tomokazu Seki in Japanese and by Eric Rolon in English.
- The character of Zero Kirisame has been voiced by Showtaro Morikubo in Japanese and by Josh Grelle in English.
- The character of Tron has been voiced by Suzuna Kinoshita in Japanese and Sarah Wiedenheft in English.
- The character of Mikan has been voiced by Hitomi Nabatame in Japanese and by Beth Lipton in English.
- The character of Yukikaze has been voiced by Sora Tokui in Japanese and by Apphia Yu in English.
- The character of Momo has been voiced by Yurika Kubo in Japanese and by Kylie Stewart in English.
- The character of Kyon has been voiced by Kazusa Aranami in Japanese and by Kimberly Grace in English.
Episodes:
The first season of the show had 12 Episodes.
- The first episode was named “Demon Lord’s Descent” and it aired on July 4, 2019.
- The second episode of the show was named “Golden Luna” and it aired on July 11, 2019.
- The third episode was named “Killer Queen” and it aired on July 18, 2019.
- The fourth episode was named “Yu Kirino” and it aired on July 25, 2019.
- The fifth episode was named “Merciless Invasion” and it aired on August 1, 2019.
- The sixth episode was named “Turmoil in the Capital” and it aired on August 8, 2019.
- The seventh episode was named “All or Nothing” and it aired on August 15, 2019.
- The eighth episode was named “Demon Lord’s Handiwork” and it aired on August 22, 2019.
- The ninth episode was named “Dancing Swindler and the Giant Gold Coin” and it aired on August 29, 2019.
- The tenth episode was named “Madam Roars” and it aired on September 5, 2019.
- The eleventh episode was named “Yukikaze Attacks” and it aired on September 12, 2019.
- The twelfth episode was named “Angel White and Demon Lord” and it aired on September 19, 2019.
Will there be a season 2?
After the first season of the show went off the air in 2019, there has been no official announcement regarding the second season of the show. Fans of the show are expecting it to be released in 2022.