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. Eighteen volumes have been released as of April 2024. 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 premiered in April 2024.
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?) | |
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Genre | Fantasy, romantic comedy[1] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Fuminori Teshima |
Illustrated by | COMTA |
Published by | Hobby Japan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | HJ Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | February 1, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 18 |
Manga | |
Written by | Fuminori Teshima |
Illustrated by | Hako Itagaki |
Published by | Hobby Japan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | HJ Comics |
Magazine | Comic Fire |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | February 2018 – present |
Volumes | 11 |
Manga | |
An Archdemon's (Friend's) Dilemma: How to Love a Crybaby Knight | |
Written by | Momo Futaba |
Published by | Hobby Japan |
English publisher |
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Imprint | HJ Comics |
Magazine | Comic Fire |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | December 2021 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Ishiodori |
Written by | Aya Yoshinaga |
Music by | Yuma Yamaguchi |
Studio | Brain's Base TMS Entertainment (production and planning)[a] |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, BS Asahi |
Original run | April 5, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 3 |
During an underground auction, the sorcerer Zagan meets the gorgeous elf slave Nephelia (often shortened to Nephy) and immediately falls in love with her at first sight, spending all his fortune to purchase her. Initially, the young elf girl shows no romantic interest for Zagan at all, but as the pair starts cohabitating in Zagan's castle, their relationship improves and develops, meeting new friends and facing powerful enemies in their pursue of a peaceful and happy life together.
Hobby Japan published the first light novel volume in print with illustrations by COMTA on February 1, 2017. As of April 1, 2024, eighteen 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 |
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1 | February 1, 2017[7] | 978-4-7986-1381-9 | August 18, 2018 (digital) November 5, 2019 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-00-6 |
2 | June 1, 2017[8] | 978-4-7986-1460-1 | October 20, 2018 (digital) December 3, 2019 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-01-3 |
3 | September 1, 2017[9] | 978-4-7986-1517-2 | December 18, 2018 (digital) January 7, 2020 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-02-0 |
4 | December 29, 2017[10] | 978-4-7986-1584-4 | February 20, 2019 (digital) March 3, 2020 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-03-7 |
5 | March 31, 2018[11] | 978-4-7986-1678-0 | April 27, 2019 (digital) May 5, 2020 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-04-4 |
6 | August 1, 2018[12] | 978-4-7986-1723-7 | June 29, 2019 (digital) July 7, 2020 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-05-1 |
7 | December 1, 2018[13] | 978-4-7986-1820-3 | August 26, 2019 (digital) September 1, 2020 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-06-8 |
8 | April 1, 2019[14] | 978-4-7986-1906-4 | November 19, 2019 (digital) November 3, 2020 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-07-5 |
9 | August 31, 2019[15] | 978-4-7986-1997-2 | February 2, 2020 (digital) January 5, 2021 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-08-2 |
10 | February 1, 2020[16][17] | 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[18] | 978-4-7986-2230-9 | December 16, 2020 (digital) July 20, 2021 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-10-5 |
12 | April 1, 2021[19] | 978-4-7986-2394-8 | October 4, 2021 (digital) May 24, 2022 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-11-2 |
13 | September 1, 2021[20] | 978-4-7986-2577-5 | April 15, 2022 (digital) November 1, 2022 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-12-9 |
14 | December 28, 2021[21] | 978-4-7986-2703-8 | August 4, 2022 (digital) May 16, 2023 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-13-6 |
15 | June 1, 2022[22] | 978-4-7986-2829-5 | February 28, 2023 (digital) November 13, 2023 (print)[1] | 978-1-718357-14-3 |
16 | November 1, 2022[23] | 978-4-7986-2985-8 | July 6, 2023 (digital)[1] | 978-1-718325-30-2 |
17 | August 1, 2023[24] | 978-4-7986-3243-8 | June 3, 2024 (digital)[1] | 978-1-718325-32-6 |
18 | April 1, 2024[25] | 978-4-7986-3501-9 | — | — |
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 |
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1 | August 27, 2018[26] | 978-4-7986-1756-5 | June 11, 2019 (digital)[27] | 978-1-718338-50-0 |
2 | February 22, 2019[28] | 978-4-7986-1870-8 | December 4, 2019 (digital)[29] | 978-1-718338-52-4 |
3 | August 27, 2019[30] | 978-4-7986-1984-2 | March 25, 2020 (digital)[31] | 978-1-718338-54-8 |
4 | February 2, 2020[32] | 978-4-7986-2131-9 | February 3, 2021 (digital)[33] | 978-1-718338-56-2 |
5 | August 27, 2020[34] | 978-4-7986-2269-9 | May 5, 2021 (digital)[35] | 978-1-718338-58-6 |
6 | March 1, 2021[36] | 978-4-7986-2432-7 | September 1, 2021 (digital)[37] | 978-1-718338-60-9 |
7 | September 1, 2021[38] | 978-4-7986-2586-7 | January 26, 2022 (digital)[39] | 978-1-718338-62-3 |
8 | April 1, 2022[40] | 978-4-7986-2649-9 | October 12, 2022 (digital)[41] | 978-1-718338-64-7 |
9 | November 1, 2022[42] | 978-4-7986-2896-7 | May 24, 2023 (digital)[43] | 978-1-718338-66-1 |
10 | June 1, 2023[44] | 978-4-7986-3072-4 | December 11, 2023 (digital)[45] | 978-1-7183-3868-5 |
11 | December 1, 2023[46] | 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 two volumes as of September 1, 2023. During their Anime Expo 2023 panel, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the spin-off manga.[47]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | November 1, 2022[48] | 978-4-7986-2991-9 | July 7, 2023 (digital)[49] | 978-1-718338-80-7 |
2 | September 1, 2023[50] | 978-4-7986-3268-1 | — | — |
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 27, 2022.[51][52] Produced and planned by TMS Entertainment,[a] and animated by Brain's Base, it is directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori, with Aya Yoshinaga overseeing series scripts, Mina Ōsawa designing the characters, Keiji Gotoh supervising the animation, Yuma Yamaguchi composing the music, and narrated by Toshiyuki Morikawa.[6] The series premiered on April 5, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[4][b] The opening theme song is "Wakaranai Ai" (ワカラナイアイ, "A Love I Can't Understand"), performed by The Brow Beat, and the ending theme song is "Tweedia (Blue Star)" (ブルースター), performed by Sayaka Yamamoto.[6][53] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[54] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[55]
No. | Title [56][c] | Directed by [d] | Written by [d] | Storyboarded by [d] | Original air date [b] | |
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1 | "First Love Is Like a Nasty Disease That Everyone Catches Once" Transliteration: "Hatsukoi to wa Dare Mo ga Ichi Do wa Kakaru Shitsu no Warui Yamaidearu." (Japanese: 初恋とは誰もが一度はかかる質の悪い病である。) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Aya Yoshinaga | Haruka Kanbara | April 5, 2024 | |
In the forest path that crosses the sorcerer Zagan's backyard, a young woman is attacked and about to be killed by a man who can change his face. Irritated at the disturbance, Zagan appears and easily kills the attacker before the woman faints. Unsure what to do with her, he cleans up the mess he made and leaves her on the road for passing travelers to find. A neighboring sorcerer, Barbatos, appears and invites Zagan to join him as he visits the auction of an Archdemon who died recently. At the auction, it is revealed that the Archdemon had purchased a rare elf as a slave and she was currently up for grabs, with a starting bid of ten thousand gold. Falling in love at first sight, Zagan immediately bids his entire fortune of one million gold and purchases her outright. Bringing her home he realizes he has no idea how to properly communicate with her and everything he says terrifies her. After repeatedly freaking her out with his curt speech and thunderous displays of power, and after reassuring her over and over again that he has no intentions of killing her or using her as a sacrifice, he prepares a room at the top of a tower, with a beautiful view of the entire countryside, for her to stay in. | ||||||
2 | "First Love with Social Anxiety Tastes a Lot Like Moldy Bread" Transliteration: "Komyushō no Hatsukoi wa Kabita Pan no Aji ni Niteiru" (Japanese: コミュ障の初恋はカビたパンの味に似ている) | Hiroshi Ishidori | Aya Yoshinaga | Kazue Komatsu | April 12, 2024[e] | |
3 | "The Quieter They Are, The More Devastatingly Scary They Are When They're Angry" Transliteration: "Fudan Otonashī Ko Hodo Okoru to Hakai-teki ni Osoroshī" (Japanese: 普段おとなしい子ほど怒ると破壊的に恐ろしい) | Arisa Shima, Hiroshi Ishidori | Aya Yoshinaga | Hiroshi Ishidori | April 19, 2024 | |
4 | "When An Archdemon Offers You Anything, You're Better Off Saying No" Transliteration: "Maō kara no Kanyū toka Rokuna Koto ni Naranai kara, Kotowatta Kata ga Ī" (Japanese: 魔王からの勧誘とかロクなことにならないから、断った方がいい) | Shizuka Sugawara | Aya Yoshinaga | Minoru Ōhara | April 26, 2024 | |
5 | "Heartbreak Can Be Literally, Physically Painful" Transliteration: "Shitsuren to Iu no wa Butsuri-teki ni mo Kekkō Itai Mono de" (Japanese: 失恋というのは物理的にもけっこう痛いもので) | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 3, 2024 |
In 2020, the manga adaptation was nominated for the Next Manga Award in the web category.[58]