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Kyo Kara Maoh!

2004–2009 · 3 seasons

A playful isekai romp full of comic mishaps, handsome demons, and lighthearted political intrigue.

Created by: Makoto Sokuza, Masami Furukawa
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Comedy
Starring: Takahiro Sakurai, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Mitsuki Saiga

Overview: Yuri Shibuya is an average baseball-loving high school student. One day, Yuri tries to save his former classmate from a group of hoodlums. Turning on him, they drag Yuri into the bathroom and push his face into the toilet. When they flush the toilet, he is transported to another world! Yuri is then taken to a castle and crowned King of the Demon World! Is he going to end up as the leader of the land, surrounded by his extraordinarily handsome lieges or will he make it back home?

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Created by: Makoto Sokuza, Masami Furukawa
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Comedy
Starring: Takahiro Sakurai, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Mitsuki Saiga

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
found family
power
coming-of-age
love
Places: fantasy world
school
home
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	3
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Makoto Sokuza, Masami Furukawa, Yuuji Yanase, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Geshi, Toshikazu Hashimoto
Written by: Mari Okada, Tanaka Tetsuo, Akemi Omode, Toshizo Nemoto
Starring: Takahiro Sakurai, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Mitsuki Saiga, Akio Otsuka, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kouki Miyata, Masanori Takeda
Cinematography: Akira Shimozaki
Length: 3 seasons, 117 episodes, 25 min each
Network: NHK BS2
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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