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Shibuya Yuuri was an [[Ordinary High School Student]] with no truly outstanding features aside from his love for baseball. At least, he was, until he tried to break up the bullying of another student and was dunked in a toilet, which sucked him into another reality -- one in which his black hair and eyes marked him as the successor to the title of ''Maoh'', or Demon Lord. Unfortunately for Yuuri, he has no knowledge of this kingdom, its customs, or how to go about ruling it... should he even survive to his coronation. Fortunately, he promptly meets a [[Unwanted Harem|large number]] of [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|hot guys]] willing to help him out.

Despite its sometimes serious veneer, ''Kyo Kara Maoh'' is first and foremost a comedy, though it grows into an adventure as the story progresses. Even the [[Yaoi Guys]] scenario of Yuuri ending up engaged to Wolfram is played for laughs -- please don't slap someone unless you mean it. Along with Wolfram's brothers (Gwendal and Conrad), their mother Cheri, and a few other noteworthy ''mazoku'' (lit.: demon tribe), Yuuri might just live long enough to be acknowledged as ''Maoh'' and bring peace to the world which is currently split along human/mazoku lines... But is fomenting peace really what a Demon Lord should be doing?

 

 

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* [[Aesoptonium]]: The Miasma in season 2 that causes everyone who is affected to stop trusting each other.

* [[Accidental Marriage]]

* [[Action Mom]]: "I am Jennifer of Yokohama!"

* [[Amplifier Artifact]]: Morgif. Also {{spoiler|Murata}} at times, if you consider him an artifact (he's pretty damn old).

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Julia to Adelbert, although it's completely consensual and the two seem to genuinely love each other.

** Nikola to [[Bit Character|that one guy]] she [[Runaway Bride|leaves at the alter]].

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Normally, it's not my nature to threaten or kill, but I won't have any pity this time. I'll send you down a path of evil to make your own hell. Justice be done!" - the Maoh

* [[Censor Steam]]: In the OVA #1, Yosak, Yuuri, and {{spoiler|Saralegui}} are enveloped in just enough steam to hide the naughty bits...

* [[Chained Heat]]: Yuuri and Gwendal are forced to spend an episode in the first season handcuffed together. They're mistaken for an eloping couple, and asked to say a few words of encouragement at a wedding. {{spoiler|The garbled speech Yuuri makes has a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] comeback in the third season when he is performing a real marriage ceremony for the bride of the previous forced wedding and her real chosen groom.}}

* [[Character Tics]]: Due to his years of knitting as a form of stress relief, Gwendel now makes knitting motions whenever he’s upset, even if there are no knitting needles in sight. They introduce this slightly before the actual knitting, so he does some ''really'' weird twitching there.

* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Yuuri's ability to play baseball, along with Conrad's ability to throw.

* [[The Chessmaster]]: {{spoiler|Shinou's}} plan to {{spoiler|destroy Soushu involved controlling every major action of the entire Mazoku race for four thousand years.}} Does this count as an [[Ancient Conspiracy]]?

* [[Close-Call Haircut]]

* [[Clothing Damage]]: Conrad and Wolfram humiliate a group of thieves by shredding their clothes.

** The Crossdressing Pageant is crossed-over into the series via OVA. Wolfram's skirt is very short.

* [[Cultural Cross-Reference]]

* [[Dramatic Wind]]

* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: While Gisela (whose nickname is "Sergeant") who is normally very nice, but can easily get angry.

* [[Emotional Maturity Is Physical Maturity]]

* [[Everybody Is Single]]: Except for the minor-character married couple with a kid. And technically Wolfram and Yuuri, [[Accidental Marriage|but...]]

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Jose and Conrart's scripture recitals about the sun and the moon while admiring Julia and Christine's souls.

** Not to mention that they pretty much end up shoving it down your throat that {{spoiler|Wolfram is a key}}, even though they tried to make it subtle.

* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: {{spoiler|Saralegui}}, when giving someone a 'hint'.

* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: "Evil" characters have tiny pupils. "Good" characters have large pupils.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Conrad and Josak, though the "heterosexual" part is open to interpretation.

** For English, Oh, hello, aren't you the guy with the [[Yuri Lowenthal|same name as the main character]] who's in way too many animes as well?

** As for Japanese Wolfram (voiced by Mitsugi Saiga), hey there [[Inazuma Eleven|Shindou]]! Same to you [[.hack|Elk]] {{spoiler|and Endrance}}. With [[Mona Marshall|English]], where is [[Digimon Adventure|your Prodigious laptop]]? Or [[.hack|the Twilight Bracelet]]?

* [[Iconic Item]]: Julia's pendant.

* [[If I Can't Have You]]: Wolfram, season one, episode fifty-two.

* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Conrad tries to avoid this, but Yuuri is too lost in his angst to pay attention.

* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Just about everyone. Most surprisingly, {{spoiler|Yuuri's mother}}.

* [[Modesty Towel]]: Cheri wears one on her first encounter with Yuuri in the baths.

* [[Mooks]]

* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: Gwendal and Anissina, named after figure skating pair Gwendal Peizerat and Marina Anissina. Also the ten nobles, whose family names were all taken from famous figures in literature/drama.

* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Murata and Shouri.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Gwendal has a huge weakness for all things cute, and he spends his spare time knitting dolls.

** Used in-series to make him less intimidating to Yuuri.

* [[Playing Pictionary]]: Nobody can ever figure out what Gwendal's knitted animals are supposed to be.

* [[Please Wake Up]]: Greta (and Yuuri) when {{spoiler|Wolfram died (but it was only a faked death).}}

* [[Power Makes Your Hair Grow]]: Yuuri.

* [[The Power of Love]]

* [[Present Absence]]: The Original King/Shinou

* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: Jose, Bob, Shouma, Shori, Hube, Julia, and Don Hiri are put into S2's titles, Darcauscos, the Maids, Greta, Shinou, and Bearbees are put into S3's.

* [[Save Both Worlds]]: In the end of Season 2, when Soushu is leaking all over into Earth and not even everyone in Shin Makoku can keep the massive armies in check. Granted, they don't actually ''know'' Earth is in danger.

* [[Screaming Warrior]]

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Yuuri gets one in the second episode

* [[Shoot Your Mate]]: Or Stab Your Mate, as the case may be.

* [[Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness]]: It starts of as lighthearted a comedy as an action-type could ever be. By the third season, it's much more serious. Links in to major [[Character Development]].

* [[Smug Snake]]: [[Big Bad Wannabe|King Lanzhil]] from season three thinks that he's completely in control. You can just tell what's going through his mind. He thinks that [[The Order|Janus and the White Crows]] are following ''his'' bidding. Small Shimaron and their King, [[Magnificent Bastard|Saralegui]] [[Tempting Fate|are far too weak and incompetent to do anything against him]]. He's going to [[Take Over the World|conquer the world]] and wipe those [[Fantastic Racism|vile Mazoku]] along with their leader [[Person of Mass Destruction|the Maoh]] off the map! Needless to say, [[Out-Gambitted|he winds up getting used and/or beaten by all three of them.]] ''[[Humiliation Conga|Repeatedly.]]''

* [[Stable Time Loop]]: Yuuri going back in time and meeting Julia makes it possible for him to exist, because it makes her accept her fate.

* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: With all the [[Yaoi Guys]] in this series it's no surprise Yuuri (and the audience) have a few of these moments. Especially regarding Wolfram's sleep wear.

* [[Wacky Marriage Proposal]]: Er, right. Watch who you slap, you never know what might happen.

* [[Warring Natures]]: Demons vs. Humans. Conrad and Josak choose to fight for the Demons.

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: {{spoiler|The keys to the boxes are}} [[The Lancer|Conrad's arm]], [[The Spymaster|Gwendal's eye]], [[Love Interest|Wolfram's]] [[Undying Loyalty|heart]], and [[The Hero|Yuuri's]] [[The Heart|soul]].

* [[Whip It Good]]

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