An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride
First light novel volume cover
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?
(Maō no Ore ga Dorei Erufu o Yome ni Shita ndaga, Dō Medereba ī?)
GenreFantasy, romantic comedy[1]
Light novel
Written byFuminori Teshima
Illustrated byCOMTA
Published byHobby Japan
English publisher
ImprintHJ Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runFebruary 1, 2017 – present
Volumes17
Manga
Written byFuminori Teshima
Illustrated byHako Itagaki
Published byHobby Japan
English publisher
ImprintHJ Comics
MagazineComic Fire
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 2018 – present
Volumes11
Manga
An Archdemon's (Friend's) Dilemma: How to Love a Crybaby Knight
Written byMomo Futaba
Published byHobby Japan
English publisher
  • NA: J-Novel Club
ImprintHJ Comics
MagazineComic Fire
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 2021 – present
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Ishiodori
Written byAya Yoshinaga
Music byYuma Yamaguchi
StudioBrain's Base
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original run 2024 – scheduled

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?, Maō no Ore ga Dorei Erufu o Yome ni Shita ndaga, Dō Medereba ī?), also known as Madome (まどめ) for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Fuminori Teshima and illustrated by COMTA. The first volume of the light novel was published in February 2017 by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. Seventeen volumes have been released as of August 2023. A manga adaptation with art by Hako Itagaki has been serialized via Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website since February 2018. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.[2][3] An anime television series adaptation produced by Brain's Base is set to premiere in 2024.

Plot

During an underground auction, the archdemon Zagan meets the elf slave Nephy and falls in love with her at first sight, spending all his fortune to purchase her. As the pair starts cohabitating in Zagan's castle, Zagan and Nephy's relationship develops, meeting new friends and facing powerful enemies in their pursue of a peaceful and happy life together.

Characters

Zagan (ザガン)
Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi[4]
Zagan is the newest and youngest of the 13 archdemons, a title bestowed to the strongest magicians alive, Zagan lives alone in his castle until he falls in love with Nephy and spends all his fortune to purchase her in an auction. Despite his lack of communication skills, Zagan gets close to her and the two end up becoming a couple. As an archdemon, Zagan has powerful enemies, such as other magicians who want to claim his title by defeating him, the church who views him as a threat to the world and several other archdemons who intend to make use of him and Nephy for their own purposes.
Nephy (ネフィ, Nefi)
Voiced by: Kana Ichinose[4]
An elf slave bought by Zagan, Nephelia (or Nephy as she is usually called) ends up reciprocating his feelings as the two grow closer, eventually becoming his bride. Despite Zagan's desire to destroy the slave collar that bounds her to him, she does not care because to her it is a proof of their unbreakable bond. Nephy is actually a high-elf of a distinctive lineage, capable of casting a rare and powerful type of holy magic that she eventually develops in order to assist Zagan in battle, but because of this, she ends up becoming targeted by other archdemons who want to take hold of her power.

Media

Light novels

Hobby Japan published the first light novel volume in print with illustrations by COMTA on February 1, 2017. As of August 1, 2023, seventeen volumes have been published. The light novel is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.[2]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 1, 2017[5]978-4-7986-1381-9August 18, 2018 (digital)
November 5, 2019 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-00-6
2 June 1, 2017[6]978-4-7986-1460-1October 20, 2018 (digital)
December 3, 2019 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-01-3
3 September 1, 2017[7]978-4-7986-1517-2December 18, 2018 (digital)
January 7, 2020 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-02-0
4 December 29, 2017[8]978-4-7986-1584-4February 20, 2019 (digital)
March 3, 2020 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-03-7
5 March 31, 2018[9]978-4-7986-1678-0April 27, 2019 (digital)
May 5, 2020 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-04-4
6 August 1, 2018[10]978-4-7986-1723-7June 29, 2019 (digital)
July 7, 2020 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-05-1
7 December 1, 2018[11]978-4-7986-1820-3August 26, 2019 (digital)
September 1, 2020 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-06-8
8 April 1, 2019[12]978-4-7986-1906-4November 19, 2019 (digital)
November 3, 2020 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-07-5
9 August 31, 2019[13]978-4-7986-1997-2February 2, 2020 (digital)
January 5, 2021 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-08-2
10 February 1, 2020[14][15]978-4-7986-2121-0
978-4-7986-2078-7 (SE)		June 27, 2020 (digital)
March 2, 2021 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-09-9
11 August 1, 2020[16]978-4-7986-2230-9December 16, 2020 (digital)
July 20, 2021 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-10-5
12 April 1, 2021[17]978-4-7986-2394-8October 4, 2021 (digital)
May 24, 2022 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-11-2
13 September 1, 2021[18]978-4-7986-2577-5April 15, 2022 (digital)
November 1, 2022 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-12-9
14 December 28, 2021[19]978-4-7986-2703-8August 4, 2022 (digital)
May 16, 2023 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-13-6
15 June 1, 2022[20]978-4-7986-2829-5February 28, 2023 (digital)
November 13, 2023 (print)[1]		978-1-718357-14-3
16 November 1, 2022[21]978-4-7986-2985-8July 6, 2023 (digital)[1]978-1-718325-30-2
17 August 1, 2023[22]978-4-7986-3243-8——

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hako Itagaki began serialization in Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website in February 2018. The series has been collected in eleven volumes as of December 1, 2023. The manga is also licensed by J-Novel Club.[3]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 27, 2018[23]978-4-7986-1756-5June 11, 2019 (digital)[24]978-1-718338-50-0
2 February 22, 2019[25]978-4-7986-1870-8December 4, 2019 (digital)[26]978-1-718338-52-4
3 August 27, 2019[27]978-4-7986-1984-2March 25, 2020 (digital)[28]978-1-718338-54-8
4 February 2, 2020[29]978-4-7986-2131-9February 3, 2021 (digital)[30]978-1-718338-56-2
5 August 27, 2020[31]978-4-7986-2269-9May 5, 2021 (digital)[32]978-1-718338-58-6
6 March 1, 2021[33]978-4-7986-2432-7September 1, 2021 (digital)[34]978-1-718338-60-9
7 September 1, 2021[35]978-4-7986-2586-7January 26, 2022 (digital)[36]978-1-718338-62-3
8 April 1, 2022[37]978-4-7986-2649-9October 12, 2022 (digital)[38]978-1-718338-64-7
9 November 1, 2022[39]978-4-7986-2896-7May 24, 2023 (digital)[40]978-1-718338-66-1
10 June 1, 2023[41]978-4-7986-3072-4——
11 December 1, 2023[42]978-4-7986-3261-2——

A spin-off manga by Momo Futaba titled An Archdemon's (Friend's) Dilemma: How to Love a Crybaby Knight (悪友の俺がポンコツ騎士を見てられないんだが、どう世話を焼きゃいい? ～まどめ外伝～, Akuyū no Ore ga Ponkotsu Kishi o Miterarenai nda ga, Dō Sewa o Yakya Ī?: Madome Gaiden, "A Villain's Dilemma: How to Not Meddle too Much with a Clumsy Holy Knight's Life") began serialization in the same website in December 2021. The series has been collected in a single volume as of November 1, 2022. During their Anime Expo 2023 panel, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the spin-off manga.[43]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 1, 2022[44]978-4-7986-2991-9July 7, 2023 (digital)[45]978-1-718338-80-7
2 September 1, 2023[46]978-4-7986-3268-1——

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on October 27, 2022.[47][48] It was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Brain's Base and directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori, with Aya Yoshinaga overseeing series scripts, Mina Ōsawa designing the characters, Keiji Gotoh supervising the animation, and Yuma Yamaguchi composing the music. It is set to premiere in 2024.[4] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[49]

Reception

In 2020, the manga adaptation was nominated for the Next Manga Award in the web category.[50]

See also

References

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