Demon King DaimaoCover of the first volume of Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maoby Hobby Japan(Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Mao)GenreFantasy, Action, Romantic comedy, HaremLight novelWritten byShotaro MizukiIllustrated bySouichi ItoPublished byHobby JapanDemographicMaleImprintHJ BunkoOriginal runFebruary 1, 2008 ongoingVolumes11MangaWritten byShotaro MizukiIllustrated bySouichi ItoPublished byAkita ShotenDemographicShonenMagazineChampion RedOriginal runSeptember 19, 2008 ongoingVolumes3TV animeDirected byTakashi WatanabeWritten byTakao YoshiokaMusic byTatsuya KatoStudioArtlandLicensed by Sentai FilmworksNetworkTokyo MX, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, AT-X, Sun TV, TV Aichi, Nico Nico Channel, ShowTime, Inc.English network Anime NetworkOriginal runApril 2, 2010 June 18, 2010Episodes12 (List of episodes)Anime and Manga PortalIchiban Ushiro no Dai Mao (?, "The Great Demon King in the Back Row"), also known as Demon King Daimao, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shotaro Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Ito, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, with a total of 11 volumes available as of December 2010. A manga adaptation began monthly serialization in the September 2008 issue of Akita Shoten's magazine Champion Red, and a 12-episode anime adaptation by Artland aired between April and June 2010 on Tokyo MX and other channels.Contents [hide] 1 Plot summary2 Characters2.1 Main characters2.2 Supporting characters2.3 Antagonists2.4 Other characters3 Media3.1 Light Novel3.2 Manga3.3 Drama CD3.4 Anime4 References5 External links[edit]Plot summaryThis story of "love, magic, and battles" revolves around Akuto Sai, a boy who aims to become part of his country's highest order of magicians and contribute to society as one of its clergy. On the day he is admitted into the Constan Magical Academy, his aptitude test predicts the following: "Future Occupation: Demon King." Thus begins his severe school life in which he is resented by his studious female class head, desired by a girl with mysterious powers, and guarded by a beautiful female android.[edit]Characters[edit]Main charactersAkuto Sai ( Sai Akuto?)Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Drama CD), Takashi Kondo (anime), Kaori Akashi (anime, child) (Japanese), Chris Patton (English)[1][2]The protagonist of the series, Akuto Sai is an orphan who transfers into Constant Magick Academy, hoping to someday become a high priest for the benefit of society.[3] However, upon arriving, Yatagarasu, the school's oracular spirit, announces that he will become the Demon King in the future.[3] As a result, the entire student body becomes terrified and paranoid of him.[3] Even so, he tries to do the right thing when the situation arises. Akuto has an incredible amount of power within him that sometimes gets out of control. Akuto has a highly serious personality but not without some humor. In the manga, he has much more of a temper, and, in a fight, is unwilling to hold anything back. In the anime, he tries to restrain himself in order to convince everyone that he has no desire to be the Demon King.Akuto is capable of controlling and manipulating "mana", a magical energy that resides in the bodies of living things and in surroundings. For instance, he is able to absorb the mana of a large demon dog, thus transforming it back into a normal puppy, a feat that has never been performed before.[4]However, his immense power is