| Demon Lord 2099 | |
First light novel volume cover
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| 魔王2099 (Maō 2099) | |
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| Genre |
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| Light novel | |
| Written by | Daigo Murasaki |
| Illustrated by | Kureta |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | January 20, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Daigo Murasaki |
| Illustrated by | Kiiro Akashiro |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Shōnen Ace Plus |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | November 5, 2021 – June 24, 2022 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Daigo Murasaki |
| Illustrated by | Yutaka Sakurai |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Shōnen Ace Plus |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 22, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ryō Andō |
| Written by | Yūichirō Momose |
| Music by | Tatsuya Kato |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original run | Q4 2024 – scheduled |
Demon Lord 2099 (Japanese: 魔王2099, Hepburn: Maō 2099) is a Japanese light novel series written by Daigo Murasaki and illustrated by Kureta. The series began publication by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint in January 2021. The light novel series has been licensed in English by Yen Press.[2]Amanga adaptation by Kiiro Akashiro was serialized online on Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus from November 2021 to June 2022. A second manga adaptation by Yutaka Sakurai began serialization on the same website in March 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in Q4 2024.
In the magical fantasy world of Alneath, the villainous Demon Lord Veltol Velvet Velsvalt was slain in battle by the hero Gram. 500 years later, his subordinate Machina Soleige uses magic to revive Veltol. During his time away however, Alneath underwent a catastrophe known as the "Fantasion" when it merged with the industrial world of Earth in the year 2023. This resulted in prejudice between various races, the collapse of national boundaries, and wars between newly established city states. After the wars, relative peace broke out, and Alneath's magic was combined with Earth's industry to create magical engineering known as "magineering". Veltol is revived in the year 2099 in the city state of Shinjuku (formerly Tokyo), and together with Machina and her hacker friend Takahashi, he attempts to regain his power and once again attempt world domination.[1]
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyberpunk City Shinjuku (電子荒廃都市・新宿) | January 20, 2021[6] 9784040739588 | March 15, 2022[7] 9781975338626 |
| 2 | Cybermagic City Akihabara (電脳魔導都市・秋葉原) | April 20, 2021[8] 9784040739632 | June 21, 2022[9] 9781975336837 |
| 3 | Paradise Prison City Yokohama (楽園監獄都市・横浜) | June 20, 2023[10] 9784040750101 | October 15, 2024[11] 9798855403114 |
The series received two manga adaptations. The first series, illustrated by Kiiro Akashiro, was serialized online on Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus from November 5, 2021 to June 24, 2022, before being removed from the website for unknown reasons.[12] The second series, illustrated by Yutaka Sakurai, began serialization on the same website on March 22, 2023.[13] The second series' chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes as of March 2024.[14]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 26, 2023[15] | 978-4-04-114247-9 |
| 2 | March 26, 2024[14] | 978-4-04-114761-0 |
Ananime adaptation was announced by AniplexatAnimeJapan on March 25, 2023.[16] It was later revealed to be a television series produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Ryo Ando, with Yūichirō Momose writing overseeing series scripts, Ryousuke Tanigawa designing the characters and Tatsuya Katō composing the music.[3][17] It is set to premiere in Q4 2024.[18][4] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[19]
Demon Lord 2099 won the 33rd Fantasia Grand Prize.[20][21]
