Crunchyroll’s continuing to unveil its winter 2013 anime slate of simulcasts and the latest to arrive is the series Maoyu. Set to debut on Friday, January 4th at 1pm ET, this new series is based off of the light novel series of the same name by Mamare Touno. Five novels have been published to date and there have been five different manga adaptations as well covering different aspects. The series is animated by ARMS for Pony Canyon and will be available to viewers in North America, South America, Ireland, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and the Netherlands.
Plot Concept: Fifteen years have passed since the war between humans and demons began. The human army that charged through the gate into the demon world managed to take one of the demon clan’s vital strongholds, but left an opening for the demon clan to occupy part of the humans’ territory. Frequent skirmishes between humans and demons in the intensely cold southern kingdoms have caused everyone much suffering and confusion.
In the midst of all this turmoil, one hero stood up and set forth with his three companions to subjugate the demon clan. Their advance became a great source of hope for the people of the central nations.
However, whether because he grew irritated with the slow progress of his advance or for some other reason, the hero left his companions and set off for the demon king’s castle alone…
