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Hataraku Maou-sama! Fantasy Comedy Slated for April
posted on by Egan Loo
The official website for the Hataraku Maou-sama! fantasy comedy television anime was revamped on Saturday with the announcement that the anime will premiere in April.
In Satoshi Wagahara's original fantasy light novel series, a demon lord named Satan is one step away from conquering his alternate world when he is transported to Tokyo of our world. He ends up having to work part-time at a fast food restaurant to make ends meet. In order to conquer Japan, he (under the Earth name Sadao Maō) has to first move up from a freelancer to an actual employee. Meanwhile, the heroine Emilia has arrived in Japan also, in pursuit of Satan.
Naoto Hosoda is directing the anime at WHITE FOX, and Atsushi Ikariya is adapting original novel illustrator 029's characters for anime. Masahiro Yokotani is in charge of the series scripts. The cast is as follows:
- Ryota Ohsaka as Sadao Maō/Demon Lord Satan
- Yōko Hikasa as Emi Yusa/Heroine Emilia
- Nao Tōyama as Chiho Sasaki
- Yūki Ono as Shirō Ashiya/Demon General Arushieru
Source: Saishin Anime Jōhō