Anime Adaptation of 'Maou-sama, Retry! R' Sequel Manga in Progress

The official Twitter of Kurone Kanzaki's Maou-sama, Retry! (Demon Lord, Retry!) light novel announced an anime adaptation of Kanzaki and Amaru Minotake's Maou-sama, Retry! R (Demon Lord, Retry! R) sequel manga on Monday.

Minotake serialized the original Maou-sama, Retry! manga on Web Comic Action's Monster Comics label in five volumes from October 2017 to December 2019.

The sequel manga launched on the Gaugau Monster web magazine and app in March 2020. Futabasha published the sixth volume on January 13, with the seventh volume planned for an August 30 release (pictured right).

Kanzaki originally penned the isekai fantasy novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou and Hameln websites from October to December 2016. Futabasha began publishing the title through its Monster Bunko label with illustrations by Kouji Ogata (Boogiepop wa Warawanai) in June 2017 and released the third volume in March 2018.

The publisher began a reprint of the light novel under its M Novels imprint in October 2018, featuring illustrations by animator Makoto Iino. The eighth volume shipped in November 2021, with the ninth volume scheduled for release on September 29. Maou-sama, Retry! has a cumulative 1.9 copies in circulation.

J Novel Club licensed the light novel and both manga in English and released the eighth novel volume in September 2022. The fifth manga volume is planned for an October 25 release.

A television anime adaptation of the light novel aired in 12 episodes in Summer 2019. Funimation simulcast the anime with subtitles and an English dub.

Synopsis
The Demon Lord continues his adventure in this revamped series! After encountering the mysterious entity in the lowest level of the Bastille Dungeon, he sets out for Hellion Territory, where Grand Devils vie for domination of the realm. With the addition of a new advisor—the (seemingly) hopeless optimist Akane—the Demon Lord's army grows even more colorful, and their hijinks even wackier. (Source: J Novel Club, edited)

Source: Official Twitter

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