After picking up the series for distribution back in November 2014, Sentai Filmworks brought out Makai Oji, aka Devils & Realist, as a home video release in 2015. The show is one that never got a full trailer and just has this very short teaser spot, which is unfortunate because it’s an interesting see that’s hard to sell in such a short amount of space. Sentai has the series in print still with HIDIVE streaming it.
Check out our DVD and Blu-ray reviews of the series.
The series comes from the manga of the same name by Madoka Takadono and artist Utako Yukihiro which has nine volumes to its name so far in Monthly Comic Zero Sum. The anime aired in the summer of 2013 for twelve episodes is directed by Chiaki Kon (Nodame Cantabile: Paris, When They Cry – Higurashi) with series composition by Michiko Yokote (Princess Tutu, xxxHolic), and animation production by Doga Kobo (Love Lab, Engaged to the Unidentified).
Plot concept: William Twining leads the perfect life of an aristocratic noble: he’s handsome, wealthy, intelligent, and takes great pride in his family’s lineage, all while dreaming of his future in high society. After his wealthy uncle goes bankrupt from bad investments, William worries about losing his good name. When he’s told his tuition has yet to be paid at the prestigious Stradford School, he quickly rushes to his estate – only to find that the debt collectors have taken everything and his uncle is missing. Struggling to find a way to pay for school, William stumbles upon a mysterious room where he accidentally summons Dantalion, Grand Duke of the 36 Armies of Hell. Being a hard-line realist with a love for science, William does not believe in demons and takes Dantalion as a con artist. But the truth of the matter is: as a descendant of Solomon, and the “Elector,” William is the person that must select a substitute ruler to take Lucifer’s throne. His fate will forever change as he is now entwined and inseparable from the underworld which he must manage and nominate an infernal substitute king.
