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An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride

魔王の俺が奴隷エルフを嫁にしたんだが、どう愛でればいい？

Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?

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Finished airing — 12 episodes, ready to binge.

Format: TV
Season: Spring 2024
Studio: Brain's Base
Based on: Light novel
Episode length: 24 min
Started: 5 Apr 2024
Ended: 14 Jun 2024
Score: 73/100

Action Fantasy Romance Magic Elf Male Protagonist Heterosexual Marriage Female Protagonist Anti-Hero Slavery

Zagan might be the most feared evil sorcerer, but when it comes to social interactions, he’s the most inept. All those days studying the dark arts won’t help him when he falls in love at first sight with Nephelia, the beautiful elven slave, and spends his entire fortune to purchase her. With no clue how to talk to each other, the awkward arrangement for a bumbling sorcerer and timid elf begins. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Opening and ending songs

Opening Wakaranai Ai The Brow Beat (episodes 1-10, 12) Watch ↗
Ending Blue Star Sayaka Yamamoto (episodes 1-12) Watch ↗

Song data from AnimeThemes.

Source material

An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride ↗ · 魔王の俺が奴隷エルフを嫁にしたんだが、どう愛でればいい？

Novel · Still publishing · 2017

Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).

Credits, releases and news

Staff

Director: Hiroshi Ishiodori
Original creator: Fuminori Teshima, Hako Itagaki
Series Composition: Aya Yoshinaga
Script: Aya Yoshinaga, Shingo Irie
Character Design: Mina Ōsawa
Music: Yuma Yamaguchi
Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
Sound Director: Haru Yamada
Chief Animation Director: Mina Ōsawa

Japanese voice cast

Raphael Hyurandell: Tetsu Inada
Barbatos: Kishō Taniyama
Manuela: Ayasa Itō
Zagan: Yūsuke Kobayashi
Nephy: Kana Ichinose
Foll: Akane Misaka
Chastille Lillqvist: Hana Hishikawa

Latest news

Episode titles (12)

1. First Love Is Like a Nasty Disease That Everyone Catches Once
2. First Love with Social Anxiety Taste a Lot Like Moldy Bread
3. The Quieter They Are, the More Devastatingly Scary They Are When They`re Angry
4. When an Archdemon Offers You Anything, You`re Better Off Saying No
5. Heartbreak Can Be Literally, Physically Painful
6. If You`re an Archdemon, You`re Practically Obligated to Act Outrageously
7. Even an Archdemon Should Know Better Than to Hit a Child
8. I Found a Dragon and I Guess She`s My Daughter Now
9. The Angelic Knight Situation Sounds Like a Mess I`d Rather Not Get Involved In
10. Of Course Parents Panic When Their Daughter Runs Away from Home
11. It`s Still Apparently an Angelic Knight`s Duty to Slay Wicked Beasts
12. Music at Night Is Lovely, but May Be Too Much When You`re Socially Awkward

Anime News Network readers rate it 6.74/10 (113 votes).

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Main characters

Zagan

ザガン

Voiced by Yuusuke Kobayashi
Nephelia

ネフェリア

Voiced by Kana Ichinose
Barbatos

バルバロス

Voiced by Kishou Taniyama
Chastille Lillvqvist

シャスティル・リルクヴィスト

Voiced by Hana Hishikawa
Valefor

ウォルフォレ

Voiced by Akane Misaka
Manuela

マニュエラ

Voiced by Ayasa Itou

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