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{{quote|''"[[Unreliable Narrator|Long long ago, in a certain place,]] [[Blatant Lies|there was a very very handsome, cool, respected, entirely angelic young man.]]"''
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This is the story of up-and-coming young [[Japanese Delinquents|delinquent]] Tatsumi Oga, a first year at the infamous Ishiyama High, who one day suddenly finds himself the [[Action Hero Babysitter|unintentional adoptive parent]] to the [[Satan|Demon King]]'s son, Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV (Baby Beel for short), an adorable baby boy who is destined to [[The End of the World as We Know It|destroy the world]]. Initially reluctant to carry out his fatherly duties, Oga changes his mind when the [[Ninja Maid|demon nanny]] and "mother" Hildegarde shows up, with the news that due to their contract Oga will die if he and Baby Beel are separated and that he must face his responsibilities. Unless he can find someone even stronger to take over from him that is...
This is the story of up-and-coming young [[Japanese Delinquents|delinquent]] Tatsumi Oga, a first year at the infamous Ishiyama High, who one day suddenly finds himself the [[Action Hero Babysitter|unintentional adoptive parent]] to the [[Satan|Demon King]]'s son, Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV (Baby Beel for short), an adorable baby boy who is destined to [[The End of the World as We Know It|destroy the world]]. Initially reluctant to carry out his fatherly duties, Oga changes his mind when the [[Ninja Maid|demon nanny]] and "mother" Hildegarde shows up, with the news that due to their contract Oga will die if he and Baby Beel are separated and that he must face his responsibilities. Unless he can find someone even stronger to take over from him that is...


A [[Crazy Awesome|delightfully absurd]] gag manga with liberal doses of action by Ryuhei Tamura, ''[[Beelzebub]]'' started out as a one-shot, and is now{{when}} serialized in ''[[Shonen Jump]]''. The plot consists mainly of [[Idiot Hero|Oga]] dealing with the problems of raising Baby Beel, while fighting his way through the ranks of troublemakers he comes across, often to [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarious results]].
A [[Crazy Awesome|delightfully absurd]] gag manga with liberal doses of action by Ryuhei Tamura, ''[[Beelzebub]]'' started out as a one-shot, and serialized in ''[[Shonen Jump]]'' from February 2009 to February 2014, and then transferred to ''Jump Next!!'' as ''Beelzebub Another'', where it ran from May 2014 to March 2015. The plot consists mainly of [[Idiot Hero|Oga]] dealing with the problems of raising Baby Beel, while fighting his way through the ranks of troublemakers he comes across, often to [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarious results]].


An OVA was shown at the 2010 Jump Super Anime Tour. The anime adaptation began airing January 2011, ending in March 2012.
An OVA was shown at the 2010 Jump Super Anime Tour. The anime adaptation began airing January 2011, ending in March 2012.
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* [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]
* [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]
* [[Above the Ruins]]: Himekawa [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/7133/beelzebub_ch110_by_red-hawk-scans/17 gets one]{{Dead link}} when he is standing in the wreckage of his destroyed apartment complex.
* [[Above the Ruins]]: Himekawa [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/7133/beelzebub_ch110_by_red-hawk-scans/17 gets one]{{Dead link}} when he is standing in the wreckage of his destroyed apartment complex.
* [[Accidental Truth]]: The Akumano Academy story that Furuichi told the rest of the delinquents, now that {{spoiler|an ''actual'' Akumano Academy has been introduced}}.
* [[Accidental Truth]]: The Akumano Academy story that Furuichi told the rest of the delinquents, now that {{spoiler|an ''actual'' Akumano Academy has been introduced}}.
* [[Action Girl]]: Hilda, Kunieda and the entire Red Tails gang.
* [[Action Girl]]: Hilda, Kunieda and the entire Red Tails gang.
* [[Actually, That's My Assistant]]: Oga thinks Lamia is the imperial doctor, and she plays along with it, until the ''real'' doctor comes and smacks her for trying to hog the spotlight.
* [[Actually, That's My Assistant]]: Oga thinks Lamia is the imperial doctor, and she plays along with it, until the ''real'' doctor comes and smacks her for trying to hog the spotlight.