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

The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army Was a Human (Japanese: 魔王軍最強の魔術師は人間だった, Hepburn: 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 eleven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio A-Cat aired from July to September 2024.

## Premise

Ike is one the most powerful generals in the Demon Lord's army, along with their most creative thinker. The secret to his success is that Ike is actually human; getting better result by having humans and demons live together, instead of using oppression. Making his territory the most prosperous of the conquered lands. With demons jealous of his success and bigoted humans out for his head, Ike has his hands full trying to keep his territory from falling into the wrong hands.
In the background, demons and humans with their own agenda attempted to use Ike as a pawn in their plans.

## 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 was originally Japanese, but is reincarnated as a human in another world with memories of being Japanese in his past life. At this time, he was raised by a demon named Ron Berg and came to follow him as his grandfather. 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 he conquered at the start of the story; Satie accidentally hid in the office Ike was taking a break in and saw his real face. Ike employed her, since she wouldn't attempt poisoning a fellow human; giving her a safe and secure position. 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, who is seeking mostly non-aggressive tactics in the war. She was previously Oda Nobunaga in her past life, making her a brilliant tactician and very observant; realizing Ike is human and entrusting coexistence between humans and Demons to him.

### Lilith (リリス, Ririsu)

    Voiced by: Azumi Waki
    A virgin succubus enamored with Ike, unaware of his human identity. She views Satie as her rival for master's affection, even though Ike has made it known he has no romantic interest in Lilith.

### 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 choose 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
    The Demon who adopted Ike. He taught Ike chantless magic and helped design Ike's disguise. He has passed away by the present, but Cefiro was entrusted by Romberg to look after Ike.

## 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 eleven tankōbon volumes as of June 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 |
| 12 | December 13, 2024 | 978-4-575-42040-1 |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in January 2024. It was 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. The series aired from July 3 to September 18, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS Asahi. All theme songs are performed by Kohta Yamamoto, with the opening theme song "Ctrl C" featuring Shun Ikegai, and the ending theme song "I Still" featuring Maya Akechi. Crunchyroll streamed the series. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Ike, Commander of the Undying Brigade" Transliteration: "Fushiryo Danchō Aiku" (Japanese: 不死旅団長アイク) | Norihiko Nagahama | Touko Machida | Shinichi Tokaibayashi | July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) |
| 2 | "White Rose Knights Commander Alistair" Transliteration: "Shirobara Kishi Danchō Arisutea" (Japanese: 白薔薇騎士団長アリステア) | Kaoru Yabana | Higurashi Chabo | Kyohei Yamamoto | July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10) |
| 3 | "Traitor" Transliteration: "Uragirimono" (Japanese: 裏切者) | Norihiko Nagahama | Kyouko Katsuji | Kyohei Yamamoto | July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17) |
| 4 | "Duel" Transliteration: "Kettō" (Japanese: 決闘) | Masahiko Suzuki | Takamitsu Kōno | Takashi Iida | July 24, 2024 (2024-07-24) |
| 5 | "Ambition" Transliteration: "Yabō" (Japanese: 野望) | Fumihiro Ueno | Higurashi Chabo | Takashi Iida | July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31) |
| 6 | "Dwarf King" Transliteration: "Dowāfu Ō" (Japanese: ドワーフ王) | Daisuke Kurose | Kyouko Katsuji | Daisuke Kurose | August 7, 2024 (2024-08-07) |
| 7 | "War Begins" Transliteration: "Kaisen" (Japanese: 開戦) | Kaoru Yabana | Takamitsu Kōno | Masayoshi Nishida | August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14) |
| 8 | "The Final Battle at Ivalias" Transliteration: "Kessen Ivariasu" (Japanese: 決戦イヴァリアス) | Kaoru Yabana | Higurashi Chabo | Masayoshi Nishida | August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21) |
| 9 | "Negotiations" Transliteration: "Kōsho" (Japanese: 交渉) | Fumihiro Ueno | Kyouko Katsuji | Takehiro Nakayama | August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) |
| 10 | "Pirates" Transliteration: "Kaizoku" (Japanese: 海賊) | Norihiko Nagahama | Takamitsu Kōno | Takehiro Nakamura | September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04) |
| 11 | "Cefiro Is Defeated" Transliteration: "Sefīro, Uta Reru" (Japanese: セフィーロ、討たれる) | Kaoru Yabana | Touko Machida | Shinichi Tokaibayashi | September 11, 2024 (2024-09-11) |
| 12 | "General E Rudle" Transliteration: "E・Rudore Shōgun" (Japanese: エ・ルドレ将軍) | Norihiko Nagahama | Touko Machida | Shinichi Tokaibayashi | September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18) |