Maoyu
| Maoyū: Maō Yūsha | |
Cover of volume 1 featuring the title characters | |
| まおゆう魔王勇者 | |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Keinojou Mizutama, toi8 |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | December 29, 2010 – December 22, 2012 |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Maoyū Maō Yūsha: Oka no Mukō e | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Hiro Touge |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 19, 2011 – August 19, 2014 |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Maoyu: Archenemy and Hero "Become mine, Hero" "I refuse!" | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Akira Ishida |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 26, 2011 – August 26, 2016 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | You Asami |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Magazine | Famitsu Comic Clear |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 24, 2011 – November 11, 2016 |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Maoyū 4-Koma: Muitemasen yo, Maō-sama! | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Ronchi Nanatsumu |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Magazine | Magi-Cu Comics web |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | Jun 29, 2011 – October 2, 2014 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Maoyū Maō Yūsha Gaiden: Madoromi no Onna Mahōtsukai | |
| Written by | Mamare Touno |
| Illustrated by | Taiki Kawakami |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | November 26, 2011 – March 25, 2014 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takeo Takahashi |
| Written by | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Music by | Takeshi Hama |
| Studio | Arms |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, Mie Television, tvk, Sun TV, KBS, GBS, Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 5, 2013 – March 30, 2013 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Maoyū: Maō Yūsha (まおゆう魔王勇者; "Demon King and Hero"), also known as Maoyu, or Archenemy and Hero in English, is a Japanese light novel series by Mamare Touno that was initially posted in a play format on the textboard 2channel in 2009. Enterbrain published five main novels in the series, in addition to three side-story novels between 2010 and 2012, selling over 450,000 copies in total. It has received several manga adaptations. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Arms aired in Japan from January 5 to March 30, 2013. The series follows the exploits of a human hero and the queen of demons who join forces to bring peace and prosperity to their war-torn world.