Wisteria is an orphan girl living in a corner of the British Empire at the end of the 19th century. Her life is desolate and bleak–until she encounters Marbas, a powerful but equally lonely immortal being with a furry appearance, hounded by hunters. Together, Wisteria and Marbas roam the Empire–populated by humans and human-like beasts–in search of a place where they can live together in peace.[4]
A girl who was treated like a slave. She was born with the ability to see demons. She makes a contract with the great demon Marbas, offering her "sight" to him, and goes about her daily life with Marbas as a free woman.
A demon who looks like a lion. A great demon who used to be feared, but now that the number of people who can see demons has decreased, he spends his days bored. He makes a contract with Wisteria, a girl who can see demons, and goes about his daily life with her.
The older brother of Wisteria who was separated from her. His love for his sister is very deep. He wears the clothes of a clergyman and belongs to the Knights of the Sword Cross. However, he is somewhat of a delinquent.
The only daughter of the Earl Blackbell family. A young lady of noble birth. She has made a contract with the great demon Naberius. She also has a friendly demeanor.
A demon who looks like a wolf. A great demon. One of the Thirteen Plagues of the Collapsed Kingdom. He has made a contract with Diana, a young lady of noble birth.
Commander of the Knights of the Sword Cross (剣十字騎士団団長, Kenjūji Kishidan Danchō)
The leader of the Knights of the Sword Cross, a demon-slaying organization based in Europe, mainly in England. He always wears armor. His real name is Sol Adams (ソル・アダムス, Adamusu Soru).
A demon who looks like a bird. A great demon who was counted among the Thirteen Plagues of the Broken Kingdom. She was defeated by the Commander and made a contract with the Knights of the Sword Cross after being tortured.
A demon who looks like a bull. One of the Thirteen Plagues. He has a contract with Luther. In exchange for making Luther fight for his life, he has made a pact with him to restore his lost memories. He wants humans to wage war.
A demon who looks like a dragon. A great demon and another of the Thirteen Plagues. He sleeps at the bottom of a lake in the Lake District. Once he sleeps, he doesn't wake up for several hundred years. His words and actions are full of mysteries.
A veteran of the Afghan War who fought alongside Snow. Works with the two pillars of the Thirteen Plagues, Citri and Dantalion. Wants to fight and declares war on the Knights of the Sword Cross.
A nine-chapter special manga series by Hoshino, subtitled The Flame Knight, was serialized in Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website from January 8 to March 5, 2023.[17][18] A single volume was published on March 16, 2023.[19]
Ananime television series adaptation was announced on June 30, 2022.[33][34]AtAnime Expo 2022, Crunchyroll announced that they licensed the series outside of Asia.[35]AtCrunchyroll Expo 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would be animated by Ashi Productions and directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto, with Kenichi Yamashita in charge of series composition and writing scripts along with Yamamoto and Sayaka Harada, Mina Ōsawa designing the characters and serving as chief animation supervisor along with Hikaru Suzuki, Kanta Suzuki designing the monsters, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Kana Hashiguchi composing the music. It aired from January 8 to April 2, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[5]Ayana Taketatsu performed the opening theme song "Ashita no Katachi" (明日のカタチ, "Shape of Tomorrow"), while Hakubi performed the ending theme song "Rewrite".[7]
^Sherman, Jennifer (July 30, 2019). "Dagashi Kashi's Kotoyama Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2020. In addition, Makoto Hoshino will launch the Nokemono-tachi no Yoru (Night of the Outcasts) manga in the magazine's combined 36th and 37th issue on August 7.
