# The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human

The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human (魔王軍最強の魔術師は人間だった, Maō-gun Saikyō no Majutsushi wa Ningen Datta) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryousuke Hata and illustrated by Kuma. It began serialization online in February 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Futabasha, who have published five volumes from September 2016 to April 2018 under their Monster Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Anajiro has been serialized online via Futabasha's Gaugau Monster website since July 2019 and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio A-Cat is set to premiere in July 2024.

## Characters
### Ike (アイク, Aiku)

    Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama
    The adopted grandson of Romberg. He hides his true human self with a hood and mask. He is renowned for his incredible magical powers, often taking humans by surprise by being able to use healing magic; demons find compassion a foreign concept and have little understanding of its attribute.

### Satie (サティ, Sati)

    Voiced by: Hina Tachibana
    Ike's human maid from the town her conquered at the start of the story; Satie accidentally hid in the office Ike was taking a break in and saw his real face. This lead to Ike employing her, since she wouldn't attempt poisoning a fellow human. She develops feelings for Ike, which Satie cannot understand at first.

### Cefiro (セフィーロ, Sefīro)

    Voiced by: Shizuka Itō
    A sorceress employed in the Demon army; she knows Ike is human and works to keep his identity secret. Cefiro isn't above shameless fanservice just to upset Ike.

### Dairokuten (ダイロクテン)

    Voiced by: Manaka Iwami
    The Demon Lord, whom is seeking mostly non-aggressive tactics in the war. She was previously Oda Nobunaga in her past life, making her brilliant tactician and very observent; realizing Ike is human and entrusting coexistence between humans and Demons to him.

### Lilith (リリス, Ririsu)

    Voiced by: Azumi Waki

### Jiron (ジロン)

    Voiced by: Kentaro Tone

### Alistair (アリステア, Arisutea)

    Voiced by: Manatsu Murakami
    A female knight whom Ike defeated during his victory. She was going to be executed under false charges by the nobles, but Ike encouraged her to chose life.

### Fiorentina (フィオレンティーナ, Fiorentīna)

    Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama

### Romberg (ロンベルク, Ronberuku)

    Voiced by: Chō

## Media
### Light novel

Written by Ryousuke Hata, The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human began serialization online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 22, 2016. It was later acquired by Futabasha who published five volumes with illustrations by Kuma from September 30, 2016, to April 27, 2018, under their Monster Bunko light novel imprint.
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | September 30, 2016 | 978-4-575-75104-8 |
| 2 | February 28, 2017 | 978-4-575-75125-3 |
| 3 | June 30, 2017 | 978-4-575-75144-4 |
| 4 | November 30, 2017 | 978-4-575-75174-1 |
| 5 | April 27, 2018 | 978-4-575-75203-8 |

### Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Anajiro began serialization on Futabasha's Gaugau Monster manga website on July 12, 2019. The manga's chapters have been collected into ten tankōbon volumes as of January 2024.
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | September 30, 2019 | 978-4-575-41078-5 |
| 2 | February 29, 2020 | 978-4-575-41103-4 |
| 3 | August 17, 2020 | 978-4-575-41145-4 |
| 4 | December 28, 2020 | 978-4-575-41192-8 |
| 5 | June 15, 2021 | 978-4-575-41255-0 |
| 6 | December 15, 2021 | 978-4-575-41337-3 |
| 7 | June 15, 2022 | 978-4-575-41440-0 |
| 8 | December 15, 2022 | 978-4-575-41554-4 |
| 9 | June 15, 2023 | 978-4-575-41675-6 |
| 10 | January 30, 2024 | 978-4-575-41815-6 |
| 11 | June 14, 2024 | 978-4-575-41907-8 |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 19, 2024. The series is produced by Studio A-Cat and directed by Norihiko Nagahama, with Touko Machida writing series scripts, Masami Sueoka designing the characters, and Kohta Yamamoto composing the music. It is set to premiere on July 3, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS Asahi. The opening theme song, "Ctrl C", is performed by Kohta Yamamoto featuring Shun Ikegai. Crunchyroll licensed the series.