Kyo Kara Maoh! (今日からマ王!, Kyō Kara Maō!?) is a Japanese series of light novels written by Tomo Takabayashi, which have been adapted into an anime series released domestically by Geneon USA, a manga and a series of audio dramas. As announced on March 10, 2007, there will also be an OVA released based on the novels. The anime series was produced by Studio Deen and aired across Japan on NHK and the anime television network, Animax, which also aired the series across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and other regions including India, where the series goes by the name God(?) Save Our King![1]. The series has been licensed for North American distribution by Geneon under the name Kyo Kara Maoh! - God(?) Save Our King!(sic). The story follows the adventures of 15-year old Yuri Shibuya as he discovers his future in a world where demons and humans are fighting against one another.
KKM currently has season 1& 2 - an OVA series and a 78-episode anime series.

Yuuri Shibuya (渋谷　友利 Shibuya Yuuri )is an average high school student whose passion in life is baseball. That is until he intervenes in the bullying of a classmate, Ken Murata, and gets his head dunked in a toilet. Surprisingly he is sucked into the toilet, and ends up in another world. When he reaches dry land, he sees some people dressed in medieval costume and speaking in some weird vernacular. He assumes that it is a theme park of some sort. The people seem to be frightened by him, pelt him with rocks, and begin to form a small mob. He's rescued by Adelbert von Grantz who uses some form of magic so Yuuri understands the local language. Konrad Weller and Günter von Christ then rescue Yuri and take him to Blood Pledge Castle, the residence of the Maoh, where he soon finds out he is the new Maou (Demon King) who will rule over the Shin Makoku (New Demon Kingdom - 眞魔国). The culture in Shin Makoku is very different from the Japanese culture Yuuri is accustomed to, and the differences make for some amusing mishaps with long ranging consequences, such as an accidental proposal of marriage.
Throughout the series, Yuuri is constantly confronted with the results of even the smallest choices he makes. With a strange power dwelling inside of him, Yuuri becomes a deliverer of justice in the world of Shin Makoku.
Shin Makoku seems to be Germanic in that the pronunciations of the names and the indications of language in Shin Makoku point to its being German. Also, Konrad gives Yuri his name which means "July" in Shin Makoku. In German, July is "Juli" pronounced "Yuli". Due to the lack of distinction between the Western sounds of the letters L and R in the Japanese Language, this is rendered in Japanese as "Yuri." Also, it may be noted that the nobles of Shin Makoku are named using the traditional naming conventions of German nobility, using the preposition "von" in their surnames to denote their fiefdom, as in Gunter von Christ and Wolfram von Bielefeld.

The Two Forms of Yuri: Maoh and teenager
Name: Yuuri Shibuya (渋谷有利 Shibuya Yūuri).
Alias: Yuuri (ユーリ Yūuri), Your Majesty ("Heika" in Japanese), Wimp or Hennachoko (Wolfram's preferred nickname), Yu-chan (Yuri's mothers preferred nickname) Shibuya Yūuri Harajuku Fūri
Race: Half human, half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age:15
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Status: Maoh ("Demon King"), engaged to Wolfram von Bielefeld
Clothing: Japanese School Uniform

A high school student who enjoys baseball more than textbooks. He was 'named' by Konrad when he mentioned to Yuuri's mother how, where he comes from, Yuuri means July. Early in the show, bullies make fun of Yuuri's name by calling him "Shibuya Yūuri, Harajuku Fūri" (advantage Shibuya, disadvantage Harajuku) — a reference to popular districts of Tokyo. In the English dub, this becomes a pun on "Yuuri is short for urine."
When Yuuri arrives in Shin Makoku, he is declared the 27th Maoh of the Mazoku ("Demon Race"). He has a strange power that suddenly transforms him into the Maoh, deliverer of justice, this form can be recognised mainly by the longer hair and demon eyes. Throughout the story, Yuuri gets dragged between the two worlds at inconvenient times.
Yuuri's soul was once the soul of the healer Susanna Julia von Winncott, who died during the war against humans 20 years ago. The pendant Konrad gave to him belonged to her. Very close to the end, it turns out that Julia was a key to one of the four Forbidden Boxes, which means Yuuri, himself, inherited the key to the final box, 'Mirror at the Bottom of the Sea'.
Yuuri has many allies and friends. His closest allies are Wolfram, Konrad, Günter, Gwendal, Murata, and Josak. They help Yuuri throughout the series.
At his first encounter with Wolfram von Bielefeld he ends up engaged to him due to a mishap: Wolfram, angry that Yuuri has been chosen as the Maoh, makes the mistake of insulting Yuuri's mother - which earns him a slap. Slapping another noble on his or her left cheek is the way in which Mazoku propose marriage (some consider the slap as unmanly, but Yuuri 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 Yuuri to a duel, which is also mistakenly accepted because of Yuuri's unfamiliarity with Mazoku custom (he picked up the knife that fell off the table). During the duel Yuuri transforms into the true Demon King for the first time, proving that he has a right to the throne - much to his own surprise.
Yuuri can transform into this true Demon King form whenever he feels great anger, usually when some great injustice or cruelty is being carried out by others. In this form he can summon powerful magic (majutsu), even in the human territories (a notable feat as most Mazoku cannot perform magic outside their country). Yuuri's magic is manifested in various shapes - usually one or more great water dragon, or some messy magical "creature" made from mud, food morsels etc. After spending time in this form, Yuuri becomes worn out and in some cases passes out and doesn't remember what happened afterwards. Later, Yuuri learns to control his power and uses it to close the first of the Forbidden Boxes.
Throughout the series, his main goal is to create a world in which Mazoku and humans can live together in peace, something that progresses slowly but surely as the series goes on.
Yuuri is said to be the greatest Maoh after defeating Soushu and freeing Shinou from the dark power. Because of that, Yuuri is able to travel between worlds even without the help of Shinou.
A running gag throughout the series reflects the first episode, where Yuuri stands up to people who are harassing a victim, but said victim runs away. This leads Yuuri to a feeling of déjà vu.

Konrad Weller
Name: Lord Konrad Weller
Alias: The Lion of Lütenberg, The Patriot of Lütenberg, Commander, Captain, Konrad
Race: Half human, half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age: Appears 30+, 19-20 (Novels)
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Status: Second son of the previous Maoh, Commander
Clothing: 1914 German Infantry Uniform

A swordsman ("the best swordsman in Shin Makoku" - Wolfram) who looks after Yuuri. Konrad possesses no maryoku (demonic magic) due to his mixed heritage of human and mazoku. Eventually it is discovered that Konrad's left arm is one of the keys to the 4 magical boxes ('End of the Wind') that have the power to destroy the world. His ancestor, Lawrence Weller, fought along the Original King. As Konrad's father was not a noble and Mazoku, he doesn't have "von" in his name.
After he loses this arm in a battle, he disappears. Later, he reappears with a new arm, and seems to have betrayed Shin Makoku by joining their human enemies, Big Shimaron, who were after the four boxes. However, it is learned that Konrad 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 Shin Makoku. He went as far as pushing Jozak off the edge of the cliff to show his alliance to Big Cimarron. When King Belal orders Konrad to execute Yuuri, Konrad instead frees them, and protects Yuuri from arrows.
His given name is Conrart; Yuuri nicknames him "Konrad," which is "closer to English" and easier to pronounce with a Japanese tongue. Konrad is the second child of the previous Maoh, Cecilie von Spitzberg. His father was human (also considered the greatest swordsman in the Demon Kingdom; Dunheely Weller). On his 16th birthday, he decided to live as a Mazoku instead of a human. He fought on the front lines for the Mazoku during a war against the humans. He was also put in charge of the soul that was to be the new Maoh (Julia von Wincott), and brought it safely to Earth so that it could be born.
Furthermore, he was the one who was the inspiration for Yuuri's name. He stated that "Where I come from, the month of July is called Yuuri", which made Yuuri's mother name him Yuuri because he was born in July. For this reason, Yuuri dubs him 'Nazukeoya', which is a person who names someone (Konrad is also known as Yuuri's Godfather by his mother). His mother named the blue flowers she grew "Konrad Stands Upon Earth".
When Yuuri first came to Shin Makoku, Konrad was the one to find him (after some humans and Adelbert) and bring him safely to the castle. He acts as Yuuri's bodyguard and vows to protect Yuuri with his life.

Wolfram von Bielefeld
Name: Lord Wolfram von Bielefeld
Alias: Spoiled Brat, Little Lord Brat (by Gwendal and Anissina), Selfish Loafer ('Wagamama puu) (by Günter), Bishōnen (by Yuuri), Sannan Boy ("The Third Son" by Adelbert), Wolfie (By his mother)
Race: Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age: 82 , 16 in earth years
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Emerald Green
Height: 171 cm or 5.7 feet
Weight: 59 kg
Status: Third son of the previous Maoh, engaged to Yuuri
Clothing: United States Officer's Uniform from during the Mexican American War

A young man who finds himself engaged to Yuuri after a mistake. He is a 'bishōnen', which means a pretty or beautiful boy. Wolfram possesses fire magic, as well as being adept with a sword. He is the half-brother of Konrad 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. Wolfram is obsessed with Yuuri and insists on following him everywhere as he claims it is his duty to protect his fiancé though he also seems to want to prevent him from cheating on him. His ancestor, Rufus Bielefeld, fought along the Original King.
Near the end, there is a time when Wolfram is possessed by Original King, who is possessed by Soushu. The key he possesses, his heart, is ripped out by Shinou in order to open one of the four boxes, 'Hellsfire in frozen land' ('Hellsfire on frozen tundra' in Japanese translation). Because of this, Wolfram temporarily dies, but is revived when Shinou returns the keys to their owners.
Wolfram is the youngest son of the former Maoh, Cecilie von Spitzberg. He dislikes humans, even Konrad's father. Because of his mazoku pride, he does not like to admit that Konrad is his brother, even though he cares for Konrad. 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, and runs into a raging fire to save some human children.
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. Some time after collecting three of the Four Forbidden Boxes, Elizabeth becomes Stoffel's tool to separate Yuuri from the three brothers, pronouncing an engagement proposal to Yuuri. Elizabeth's real goal is to marry Wolfram Oni-sama, but Wolfram says that his only fiance is Yuuri. During the duel which ensues, (as Yuuri picked up a knife and a fork; symbolizing a fight to settle a triangle love affair), Yuuri turns into the Maoh, protecting Wolfram from being hurt by fire maryoku 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 Konrad was watching the entire event.
Wolfram is an extremely 'pretty' person - Yuuri even calls him so upon first meeting him (specifically using the term 'bishōnen' in the Japanese version and very often in the light novel). This is also why Yuuri slapped Wolfram when he badmouthed Yuuri's mother instead of punching him, stating that it's a pity to dirty such a pretty face (from the novels).This image is enhanced by his choice of nightwear - a rather frilly pink nightgown that contrasts violently with his rather quick temper.
When he first becomes engaged to Yuuri he is extremely upset but the idea quickly grows on him. He takes the engagement much more seriously than Yuuri does. He follows Yuuri practically everywhere so he can keep an eye on him and even sneaks into Yuuri's bedroom at night. He gets extremely jealous when Yuuri talks to a girl or good-looking guy and often accuses him of being unfaithful. Even if he does not like to admit it, the series hints that Wolfram deeply cares about Yuuri. He tends to think Yuuri can be saved from bad situations because of his cuteness. By the end of the anime, he is making blatant declarations of love.
A major weakness is that he gets sea-sick. Yuuri also says that Wolfram cannot paint well, even though he insists on painting (e.g. He tries to paint Yuuri, although it turns out unintentionally impressionistic.)

Gwendal von Voltaire
Name: Lord Gwendal von Voltaire (some translations erroneously use "von Walde")
Race: Mazoku
Age: Appears 40+
Gender: Male
Hair: Dark Grey
Eyes: Indigo
Status: First son of the previous Maoh, Commander of the Mazoku Army
Clothing: WWII British Officers Great Coat

The eldest son of Cecilie. From the beginning, Gwendal has objections to Yuuri becoming the Maoh. He is a skilled tactician and is capable of using earth magic and can cast barriers. When not otherwise busy, Gwendal indulges in his hobby of knitting and sewing 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 also quite fond of cute objects such as the dolphin keychain (Bandou-kun) Yuuri 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".
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 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, an example being his decision to stand against the Original King to save his little brother (Wolfram). Jozak, who was sent to locate one of the Four Forbidden Boxes, tells Konrad that Gwendal really cares for Konrad's wellbeing and doesn't want Konrad to worry despite the Original King's wishes for Konrad to find the Boxes. His ancestor, Seigbert Voltaire, fought along the Original King.
When he was younger, Gwendal despised humans, a habit called the Mazoku Pride by Dan Hiri Weller. On Dan Hiri's last journey to the nameless village, he told Gwendal to enjoy the ride before their last duel. Upon arriving in the village, Gwendal is shocked that the village isn't recognized by Shin Makoku, and leads the attack on the bandits which targeted the village. In this duel, Gwendal sees Dan Hiri for who he really was, an old man, not the agile man he knew when he was younger. Dan Hiri later dies of old age, and Gwendal buries him near the tree where Dan Hiri told Gwendal what he was looking for. Years later while on a picnic with his family and Yuuri, Gwendal admits that Dan Hiri was a larger existence than anyone else within him, because he hated that man.
When he and Yuuri were alone in the desert following a sand trap that sucked in Wolfram and Konrad, Gwendal showed certain care he tried to hide towards Yuuri. It was at that time Yuuri later commented to Konrad that all of the siblings have similar kind smiles, even though Gwendal's is covered up by his "scary face".
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 shows care towards Greta, often being in charged of her while Yuuri and Wolfram are in one of their adventures. Gwendal knows how to bake, as he does so for Greta when Gunter, who would usually bake cookies for Greta, leaves the castle for a short journey. Greta comments that Gwendal's cookies look cute while Yuuri 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 its you, I don't mind".
He is the commander of the demon army and often comes with reinforcements when Yuuri finds himself in big trouble. He is also the one who does the paperwork and essentially runs the kingdom for Yuuri. Often enough, when Yuuri leaves the castle, Gunter is seen barging into Gwendal's office, demanding where Yuuri is. Gwendal would usually look tired and suggest an idea which sounds appealing to Gunter, for example locking Yuuri up in a room where no one will interfere.

Günter vonChrist
Name: Günter von Christ
Race: Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age: Appears 30 (Novels)
Hair: Ash Grey
Eyes: Violet
Status: Adviser to the Maoh
Clothing: No historical reference
A teacher and swordsman who adores Yuuri. Günter is a skilled swordsman and magician, but has retired to teach Yuuri about Shin Makoku and his future duties as the Maoh. 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 Yuuri. Günter is another test subject of Anissina.
Günter, along with the three brothers, helps Yuuri run the country. He is Yuuri's adviser and mentor, teaching Yuuri various aspects of Shin Makoku. He usually spends his time doing numerous duties for Yuuri and Shin Makoku.
Günter's personality is usually bubbly and emphatic, but when he puts on his serious face he can be awe-inspiring. He has an extremely strong attachment to Yuuri and tends to pine when Yuuri has been gone from the Shin Makoku for any considerable amount of time. He is very popular among females and males because of his good looks.
Günter's political views make a radical change due to Yuuri's influence. In the beginning, he was the one pushing most strongly for the war that would exterminate the human race. As the series goes on, Yuuri's views are impressed upon him, and he begins to truly believe in and work for a peaceful alliance between Mazoku and humans.
Günter's only family seems to be his adopted daughter Gisella.

Name: Ken Murata (村田健 Murata Ken)
Alias: MuraKen, Mura-Mura, The Great Sage ("Daikenja" in Japanese), The Great Wise Man of Double Black (Soukoku), Your Excellency ("Geika" in Japanese), Your Eminence (by Yosak) Mr. Straight A's (by bullies in episode 1)
Race: Half human , Half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age: 15-16 years
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Clothing: Whatever he wants

An acquaintance of Yuuri's (serves as the manager of their baseball team). Ken is known to smile often and keep relatively quiet. He later finds himself involved with Yuuri and the other world when it is discovered he houses the soul and memories of the Great Sage. Dr. Rodriguez was responsible for handling his soul, around the same time when Konrad transported Julia's soul.
He is very smart and calculating. He was the Great Sage in his past life - the right hand man, tactician and general to Shinou, the Original King of Shin Makoku. He still remembers things from that life and other lives that he has had. He is a good friend and ally to Yuuri and helps him a lot throughout the series, though it often seems he's working on his own agenda.
He was actually the reason Yuuri was given a swirly, since he was the kid the bullies had been picking on. He is always around when Yuuri travels between worlds and later on in the anime travels together with him, he actually helps get Yuuri to and from worlds although Yuuri does not know this for most of the anime until Ken lands up in Shin Makoku with Yuuri.
Later on near the finale of the anime, Ken seemed to have "betrayed" Yuuri and his friends. However, what he did was needed to help free Shinou. He is also seen scolding Shinou in his past life and normal life now, and sees himself as sort of a babysitter for Shinou.

Name: Yozak Gurrier
Alias: The Spy, Ms. Biceps, Warrior of Lütenburg, Ōniwaban (by Yuuri)
Race: Half human, half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Hair: Orange
Eyes: Blue
Status: Spy of the Demon army, Maoh's personal guard
Clothing: Plain Cloths or Drag

He was introduced by Konrad to Yuuri during the episode where they are captured on a ship (episode 5). He originally doubted Yuuri, but Yuuri eventually gaines his trust by entrusting him with Morgif's Jewel.[39] This is Morgif's source of power, and Yozak later returns it so Morgif can help Yuuri defend a human village from a stolen Holy Sword and its not-quite-human wielder.
He goes back a long way with Konrad: they've known each other since they were children. Yozak and Konrad are the only suvivors of the Rütenburg army, a portion of the army of Shin Makoku that fought in the past war with the humans for the Mazoku. The Rütenburg warriors were all half-human half-mazoku fighters that wished to proved their loyalty to Shin Makoku. Halfbloods were - and are - looked down upon by both mazoku and humans because of the hatred between the races.
It can only be assumed that as relations between the species change, so will the treatment of halfbreeds. Yuuri's efforts to unite humans and mazoku are one of the main reasons Josak supports Yuuri.
He's a kind hearted man despite his huge appearance, and no matter how masculine he looks, he seems to enjoy cross-dressing as he frequently dresses as a woman in his work as a spy. He carries a dress around as a good-luck charm because dressing as a female has saved his life many times.

Morgif
The Demon sword which can only be handled by the Maoh. Yuuri set 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, and Yuuri gave it to Josak and tells him to do what he wants 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.
Since he is the Maoh's sword, and nothing the maoh owns is ever ordinary, Morgif is a sword with a personality of a cheerfully lecherous old man. When the "Stone of the Dragon King", a jewel was "stolen", Yuuri 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.]

She is the adopted daughter of Günter and was a close friend of Julia von Winncott. 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". Her 'Sergeant moments' have earned her respect and fear from Dakoskos, Keenan, Wolfram and many others. A military physician, she was with Julia when she died on the battlefield.

Anissina
Anissina is an inventor and is also Gwendal's childhood friend. She often uses him to test out her inventions. It is for this reason that Gwendal seems to fear Anissina. When Gwendal is not around, Günter becomes her test subject. She's the one who taught Gwendal how to knit and later Greta too.
If the men are away from the castle, it is usually Anissina who takes control. When she does so, her inventions are usually seen everywhere. The names of her inventions often end in 'kun', and usually state what they are supposed to do. Her inventions often requires the use of maryoku and does more harm then good. An example of this is an invention where the user can communicate with animals, instead of keeping them under control Nicola's child summoned the dragon Pochi who wreaked part of the castle. These inventions make Greta entertained and she even thinks that Anissina is so cool.
Aside from her inventions, she spends her time writing adventure story books involving herself as a superhero figure. These books usually keep Greta entertained, though Yuuri and Wolfram often doubt whether they are appropriate for children.
She belongs to one of the 10 noble families and her brother rules their country.
Her title is written in a Japanese original as "von Karbelnikoff" (フォンカーベルニコフ卿).

Cecilie von Spitzberg.
The previous Maoh and mother of Wolfram, Konrad and Gwendal, each with different fathers. Although initially, Cecile seems to be rather airheaded, she is actually very astute and intelligent and a very caring person. Having been replaced as the Maoh by Yuuri, Cecile takes advantage of her open schedule to hunt for men on her "free and easy quest for love." She has displayed interest in Yuuri, his older brother Shori, and even her childhood friend Raven. At one time, she wanted to marry him, much to her brother's chagrin. Cecile is also quite powerful, and has admirable skill with the whip. When fighting, she has the uncanny ability to quickly dress 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.
Cecile likes flowers and grows new types of them in the Blood Pledge Castle. She also names them, examples being "Beautiful Wolfram", "Secret Gwendal" and "Cheri's Red Sigh".
Cecile goes by the name Celi, which is pronounced "Cheri" in Japanese. Because of that some fans call her "Cheri" while others use "Celi" (Pronounce as "Tseri" accurately in Romanization of Japanese). Both spellings are acceptable however, and thus depend on personal preference.

Name: Shori Shibuya (渋谷勝利 Shibuya Shōri?)
Alias: Sho-chan (young Yuuri)
Race: Half human, half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age:18 (Novels)
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Status: Successor to the Maoh of Earth
Yuuri's older brother who is apparently a genius, likes to play dating simulators and is very protective of Yuuri (once described by Murata as having a "brother-complex"). He is to become Bob's successor as the Maoh of Earth.[44] When he was younger, he met Bob who rescued Yuuri and him from some bullies. While initially despising his parents for having a divorcement argument, he also resented the fact that Yuuri will have to go to Shin Makoku eventually. Bob explained to him it will happen in the future, and Shori was contented being with Yuuri for the time being. Shori wanted Yuuri to call him "oni-chan" but Yuuri 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 Mayor of Tokyo.
Often carrying a cold attitude, he did not welcome having Wolfram and the others in his house. He seems especially distasteful to Konrad, and makes a point of demanding that Konrad 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 Konrad). Later, he and Konrad form an understanding based on their mutual desire to protect Yuuri. Shori eventually goes to Shin Makoku where he learns to use the powerful maryoku he possesses.

An 800-year old Genshi Miko with the form of a young girl. Ulrike comes from a long line of priestesses each chosen by the "Original King" to act as a channel between him and the people of Shin Makoku. She succeeds Ondine, whose final assignment after retirement was to get Yuuri to form a pact with the elements. Ulrike is the one who, at the order of and with additional powers from the Original King (Shinou), transports Yuuri to and from his world to Shin Makoku. Just as all other priestesses, she is not allowed to leave Shinou's temple. Yuuri 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.

Adelbert is the first important character that Yuuri meets in Shin Makoku. He is Julia's former fiancé and abandons Shin Makoku upon her death, as he feels that the way of the Mazoku is wrong. He believes that the Mazoku are simply toys of the original king. Though in the beginning he is considered an enemy, as the series progresses he begins to protect Yuuri after discovering he has Julia's soul but he still wants Yuuri to show him what he is worth as the new king.

Julia's soul was given to Yuuri when she accepted the fate given to her by the Original King, and she was blind. She was Adelbert's former fiancé, Wolframs teacher, and incredibly skilled at medical maryoku. She appears to have the same views on humans and Mazoku as Yuuri, wanting both races to be at peace with each other, which signifies their similarities. Konrad was one of her close friends, and she gave him her necklace, which Konrad then gave to Yuuri. Her blood is the key to the forbidden box, "The Mirror at the Bottom of the Sea". Yuuri inherited the key from her. She was also a being created by Shinou. When Yuuri's body is taken over by Shinou, whose soul is taken over by Soushu, she saves Yuuri by letting him remember that he has courage to fight and change the world.

Cecile's older brother; he was the former regent of the former Maoh and was kicked out of the castle when Yuuri arrived for trying to forcefully assert his influence on the kingdom. His own nephews do not trust him, as he was responsible for the last war against the humans. Stoffel tried to regain his authority by kidnapping Yuuri and trying to convince him that his three nephews were just using him to control Shin Makoku. This action almost resulted in a civil war with his nephews when they tried to rescue Yuuri. Luckily, with Josak's help Yuuri escaped and prevented war from breaking out. The Maoh made Stoffel's punishment for waging war house arrest in his own castle and lands. Later, he tries to win back Yuuri's trust by celebrating Yuuri'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 Maoh against Soushu's armies. Stoffel's favorite food is sauted Neguroki no Mayakishi.

Raven, a chilhood friend of Celi and Stoffel, advises Lord Stoffel and executes orders on the ex-Regents behalf. Raven's strategies and ruthlessness endanger Yuuri, however in his heart Raven is more loving than malicious.

Greta is the adopted human daughter of Yuuri Shibuya and Wolfram von Bielefelt. At first she tried to kill Yuuri by posing as his illegitimate daughter because her uncaring foster parents hated the Maoh and she believed she could earn their love by assassinating him. Not much later Yuuri forgives and adopts her. Wolfram follows suit, reasoning that as Yuuri's fiancé he is also Greta's parent. She meets a woman who is almost definitely her birth mother at one point, but her mother does not reveal herself to her.

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.

The Maoh of Earth. A businessman who owns several prosperous companies and is even called "the Maoh in the business world" and "The Mazoku who looks like a movie star" by Hamano Jennifer. He met Yuuri and his brother when Yuuri was a little child and saved them from some bullies. He is the keeper of the fourth box, which is hidden on earth.

Associate of the Maoh of Earth and also a friend of Konrad. He lives on earth and transported the Great Sage's soul (who ended up being Ken) to Japan at the same time Konrad transported Julia's. He became Ken's pediatrician when Ken was younger and began to remember his previous lives. Later on he is seen working for the Maoh of Earth.

((渋谷美子 Shibuya Miko) a.k.a "Hama no Jennifer" (Jennifer of Yokohama))
Yuuri and Shori's human mother. She has known about Yuuri becoming Maoh since before Yuuri 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 Mazoku, she thought he had been born with wings) Miko had always wanted to have a baby girl, so when Yuuri 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 Yuuri, and in some situations it really helps Yuuri 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.

(渋谷勝馬 Shibuya Shōma)
Yuuri and Shori's father. He is a Mazoku from Shin Makuko. He originally knew about Yuuri becoming Maoh when he met with Konrad shortly after Konrad came to Earth. Shoma was originally angered by Konrad's cold attitude, and told him to never let his son or wife see that unsmiling face. Konrad takes those words to heart, and later grows to become the 'smiling godfather' Yuuri often sees. Shoma is much more soft-spoken than his wife, and a fan of the Boston Red Sox.

Years ago, Hube's bigotry and ambition led to many deaths forcing Gwendal, his cousin, to banish Hube from the Demon Kingdom to search for a lost artifact, the Great Demon Flute. Twenty years later, Yuuri discovers Hube in Conansia Svelera from the human woman, Nicola, who is bearing Hube's child. Yuuri struggles to learn details about Hube's past but no one wants to talk about the acts that were so terrible, even Konrad is content in watching him die. Hube becomes the bodyguard for a corrupt lord who swindles people into gambling and taking their shop deeds. When Yuuri eventually discovers the truth, he forgave Hube for unintentionally trying to kill him, and begs for Gwendel not to kill Hube. Gwendel eventually does, and Hube leaves for his own castle, but not before he tells Gwendel about a box he saw in Suberera. The incident left Hube without his left eye, indicating this box was one of the Four Fobbidden Boxes.

Nicola's rescue from Conansia Svelera led Yuuri to the Great Demon Flute and created both hints and additional mystery regarding her baby's father Lord Grisela "Hube" Gegenhuber.

Lady Flynn Gibit assumed the role of Lord Norman Gibit 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 valid before the death of the husband.