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This is the list of characters in the anime Kyo Kara Maoh!

Main characters

Yuri Shibuya

The Two Forms of Yuri: Maoh and teenager

Name: Yuri Shibuya (渋谷有利 Shibuya Yūri).
Alias: Yuri (ユーリ Yūri), Your Majesty ("Heika" in Japanese), Wimp or Hennachoko (Wolfram's preferred nickname), Yu-chan (Yuri's mothers preferred nickname) Shibuya Yūri Harajuku Fūri
Race: Half human, half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age:15
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Status: Maoh ("Demon King"), engaged to Wolfram von Bielefeld

A high school student who enjoys baseball more than textbooks. He was 'named' by Conrad when he mentioned to Yuri's mother how, where he comes from, Yuri means April. Early in the show, bullies make fun of Yuri's name by calling him "Shibuya Yūri, Harajuku Fūri" (advantage Shibuya, disadvantage Harajuku) — a reference to popular districts of Tokyo. In the English dub, this becomes a pun on "Yuri is short for urine."

When Yuri arrives in Shin Makoku, he is declared the 27th Maoh of the Mazoku ("Demon Race"). He has a strange power that suddenly transforms him into the Maoh, deliverer of justice, this form can be recognised mainly by the longer hair and demon eyes. Throughout the story, Yuri gets dragged between the two worlds at inconvenient times.

Yuri's soul was once the soul of the healer Susanna Julia von Winncott, who died during the war against humans 20 years ago. The pendant Konrad gave to him belonged to her. Very close to the end, it turns out that Julia was a key to one of the four Forbidden Boxes, which means Yuri, himself, inherited the key to the final box, 'Mirror at the Bottom of the Sea'.

Yuri has many allies and friends. His closest allies are Wolfram, Conrad, Günter, Gwendal, Murata, and Josak. They help Yuri throughout the series.

At his first encounter with Wolfram von Bielefeld he ends up engaged to him due to a mishap: Wolfram, angry that Yuri has been chosen as the Maoh, makes the mistake of insulting Yuri's mother - which earns him a slap. Slapping another noble on his or her left cheek is the way in which Mazoku propose marriage (some consider the slap as unmanly, but Yuri explains in the light novel that he only slapped Wolfram because he has a beautiful face, otherwise he would have punched him). Incensed by this insult, Wolfram challenges Yuri to a duel, which is also mistakenly accepted because of Yuri's unfamiliarity with Mazoku custom (he picked up the knife that fell off the table). During the duel Yuri transforms into the true Demon King for the first time, proving that he has a right to the throne - much to his own surprise.

Yuri can transform into this true Demon King form whenever he feels great anger, usually when some great injustice or cruelty is being carried out by others. In this form he can summon powerful magic (majutsu), even in the human territories (a notable feat as most Mazoku cannot perform magic outside their country). Yuri's magic is manifested in various shapes-a great water dragon, or some messy magical "creature" made from mud, food morsels etc.. After spending time in this form, Yuri becomes worn out and in some cases passes out and doesn't remember what happened afterwards. Later, Yuri learns to control his power and uses it to close the first of the Forbidden Boxes.

Throughout the series, his main goal is to create a world in which Mazoku and humans can live together in peace, something that progresses slowly but surely as the series goes on.

Yuri is said to be the greatest Maoh after defeating Soushu and freeing Shinou from the dark power. Because of that, Yuri is able to travel between worlds even without the help of Shinou.

A running gag throughout the series reflects the first episode, where Yuri stands up to people who are harassing a victim, but said victim runs away. This leads Yuri to a feeling of déjà vu.

Conrart Weller

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Konrad Weller

Name: Lord Conrart Weller
Alias: The Lion of Rütenberg,The Patriot of Rütenberg, Commander, Captain,Conrad
Race: half human, half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age: Appears 19-20 (Novels)
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Status: Second son of the previous Maoh, Commander

A swordsman ("the best swordsman in Shin Makoku" - Wolfram) who looks after Yuuri. Conrad possesses no maryoku (demonic magic) due to his mixed heritage of human and mazoku. Eventually it is discovered that Konrad's left arm is one of the keys to the 4 magical boxes ('End of the Wind') that have the power to destroy the world.

After he loses this arm in a battle he disappears. Later, he reappears with a new arm, and seems to have betrayed Shin Makoku by joining their human enemies, Big Cimaron, who were after the four boxes. However, it is learned that Conrad only betrayed them to learn about the whereabouts of the boxes. His plan was, when the four boxes were gathered, to steal them and return to Shin Makoku.

His given name is Conrart; Yuuri nicknames him Conrad, which is "closer to English" and easier to pronounce with a Japanese tongue. Conrad is the second child of the previous Maoh, Cecilie von Spitzberg. His father was human (also considered the greatest swordsman in the Demon Kingdom). On his 16th birthday, he decided to live as a Mazoku instead of a human. He fought on the front lines for the Mazoku during a war against the humans. He was also put in charge of the soul that was to be the new Maoh (Julia von Wincott), and brought it safely to Earth so that it could be born.

Furthermore, he was the one who was the inspiration for Yuuri's name. He stated that "Where I come from, the month of July is called Yuri", which made Yuri's mother name him Yuuri because he was born in July. For this reason, Yuuri dubs him 'Nazukeoya', which is a person who names someone (Konrad is also known as Yuri's Godfather by his mother).

When Yuuri first came to Shin Makoku, Conrad was the one to find him (after some humans and Adalbert) and bring him safely to the castle. He acts as Yuri's bodyguard and vows to protect Yuuri with his life.

He also makes the worst puns ever.

Wolfram von Bielefeld

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Wolfram von Bielefeld

Name: Lord Wolfram von Bielefeld
Alias: Spoiled Brat, Little Lord Brat (by Günter and Anissina), Selfish Loafer (by Gwendal), Bishounen (by Yuuri), San'nan Boy ("The Third Son" by Adalbert)
Race: Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age: 82, 16 in earth years
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Emerald Green
Height: 171 cm or 5.7 feet
Weight: 59 kg
Status: Third son of the previous Maoh, engaged to Yuuri

A young man who finds himself engaged to Yuuri after a mistake. He is a 'bishonen', which means a pretty or beautiful boy. Wolfram possesses fire magic, as well as being adept with a sword. He is the half-brother of Conrad and Gwendal. He has extremely high pride and is hot-headed. He is arrogant and short-tempered but can also be quite compassionate at times. Wolfram is obsessed with Yuuri and insists on following him everywhere as he claims it is his duty to protect his fiancé though he also seems to want to prevent him from cheating on him. Near the end, there is a time when Wolfram is possessed by Shinou, who is possessed by Soushu. The key he possesses, his heart, is ripped out by Shinou in order to open one of the four boxes, 'Hellsfire in frozen land' ('Hellsfire on frozen tundra' in japanese translation). Because of this, Wolfram temporarily dies, but is revived when Shinou returns the keys to their owners.

Wolfram is the youngest son of the former Maoh, Cecilie von Spitzberg. He dislikes humans, even Conrad's father. Because of his demon pride, he doesn't like to admit that Conrad is his brother, even though he cares for Conrad. His liking for humans improves throughout the series, progressing to the point that he adopts the human girl Greta as his daughter.

Wolfram is an extremely 'pretty' person - Yuuri even calls him so upon first meeting him (specifically using the term 'bishōnen' in the Japanese version and very often in the light novel). This image is enhanced by his choice of nightwear - a rather frilly pink nightgown that contrasts violently with his rather quick temper.

When he first becomes engaged to Yuuri he is extremely upset but the idea quickly grows on him. He takes the engagement much more seriously than Yuuri does. He follows Yuuri practically everywhere so he can keep an eye on him and even sneaks into Yuuri's bedroom at night. He gets extremely jealous when Yuuri talks to a girl or good-looking guy and often accuses him of being unfaithful. Even if he doesn't like to admit it, the series hints that Wolfram deeply cares about Yuuri. He tends to think Yuuri can be saved by his cuteness. By the end of the anime he is making blatant declarations of love.

A major weakness is that he gets sea-sick. Yuuri also says that Wolfram cannot paint well, even though he insists on painting (e.g. He tries to paint Yuuri, although it turns out unintentionally impressionistic.)

Gwendal von Voltaire

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Gwendal von Voltaire

Name: Lord Gwendal von Voltaire
Race: Mazoku
Gender: Male
Hair: Dark Grey
Eyes: Indigo
Status: First son of the previous Maoh, Commander of the Mazoku Army

The eldest son of Cecilie. From the beginning, Gwendal has objections to Yuuri becoming the Maoh. He is a skilled tactician and is capable of using earth magic and can cast barriers. When not otherwise busy, Gwendal indulges in his hobby of knitting and sewing but often his creatures look nothing like what they're supposed to (for example a bear got mistaken for a black pig). He is also quite fond of cute objects such as the dolphin keychain (Bandou-kun) Yuri received at the dolphin show and later gave to him. His childhood best friend is Anissina von Karbelnikoff, an inventor who often tests out her inventions on him, much to his displeasure. Gwendal's left eye is a key to one of the four Forbidden Boxes, the "End of the Earth".

Gwendal is a tough guy except when it comes to his childhood friend, Anissina. He is afraid of her and often hides from her so he can prevent being used in one of her crazy experiments.

He is the commander of the demon army and often comes with reinforcements when Yuuri finds himself in big trouble. He's also the one who does the paperwork and essentially runs the kingdom for Yuuri.

Günter von Christ

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Günter von Kleist

Name: Günter von Christ
Race: Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age: Appears 30 (Novels)
Hair: Ash Grey
Eyes: Violet
Status: Advisor to the Maoh

A teacher and swordsman who adores Yuuri. Günter is a skilled swordsman and magician, but has retired to teach Yuuri about Shin Makoku and his future duties as the Maoh. When Günter accidentally travels to Earth, he becomes a model in New York City for a brief period of time so that he can earn money to find Yuri. Günter is another test subject of Anissina.

Günter, along with the three brothers, helps Yuuri run the country. He is Yuuri's advisor and mentor. He usually spends his time doing numerous duties for Yuri and Shin Makoku.

Günter's personality is usually bubbly and emphatic, but when he puts on his serious face he can be awe-inspiring. He has an extremely strong attachment to Yuuri and tends to pine when Yuuri has been gone from the Shin Makoku for any considerable amount of time. He is very popular among females and males because of his good looks.

Günter's political views make a radical change due to Yuuri's influence. In the beginning, he was the one pushing most strongly for the war that would exterminate the human race. As the series goes on, Yuuri's views are impressed upon him, and he begins to truely believe in and work for a peaceful alliance between Mazoku and humans.

Günter's only family seems to be his adopted daughter Gisella.

Ken Murata

Name: Murata Ken (村田健|Murata Ken)
Alias: MuraKen, Mura-Mura, The Great Sage ("Daikenja" in Japanese), The Great Wise Man of Double Black (Soukoku), Your Highness ("Geika" in Japanese),Your Eminence (by Josak) Mr. Straight A's (by bullies in episode 1)
Race: Half human , Half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Age: 15-16 years
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black

An acquaintance of Yuuri's (serves as the manager of their baseball tram). Ken is known to smile often and keep relatively quiet. He later finds himself involved with Yuuri and the other world when it is discovered he houses the soul and memories of the Great Sage.

He was actually the reason Yuuri was given a swirly, since he was the kid the bullies had been picking on. He's always around when Yuri travels between worlds and later on in the anime travels together with him, he actually helps get Yuuri to and from worlds although Yuuri does not know this for most of the anime.

He is very smart and calculating. He was the Great Sage in his past life - the right hand man, tactician and general to Shinou, the Original King of Shin Makoku. He still remembers things from that life and other lives that he has had. He is a good friend and ally to Yuuri and helps him a lot throughout the series, though it often seems he's working on his own agenda.

Later on near the finale of the anime, Ken seemed to have "betrayed" Yuuri and his friends. However, what he did was needed to help free Shinou. He is also seen scolding Shinou in his past life and normal life now, and sees himself as sort of a babysitter for Shinou.

Jozak Gurrier/Grie

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Jozak

Name: Jozak Gurrier (Pronounced Yosak)
Alias: The Spy, Ms. Biceps, Warrior of Rütenburg
Race: Half human, half Mazoku
Gender: Male
Hair: Orange
Eyes: Blue
Status: Spy of the Demon army, Maoh's personal guard

He was introduced by Conrad to Yuuri during the episode where they are captured on a ship (episode 5). He originally doubted Yuuri, but Yuuri eventually gaines his trust by entrusting him with Morgif's Jewel. This is Morgif's source of power, and Jozak later returns it so Morgif can help Yuuri defend a human village from a stolen Holy Sword and it's not-quite-human weilder.

He goes back a long way with Conrad: they've known each other since they were children. Yozak and Conrad are the only suvivors of the Rütenburg army, a portion of the army of Shin Makoku that fought in the past war with the humans for the Mazoku. The Rütenburg warriors were all half-human half-mazoku fighters that wished to proved their loyalty to Shin Makoku. Halfbloods were - and are - looked down upon by both mazoku and humans because of the hatred between the races. It can only be assumed that as relations between the species change, so will the treatment of halfbreeds. Yuuri's efforts to unite humans and mazoku are one of the main resons Josak supports Yuuri.

He's a kind hearted man despite his huge appearance, and no matter how masculine he looks, he seems to enjoy cross-dressing as he frequently dresses as a woman in his work as a spy. He carries a dress around as a good-luck charm because dressing as a female has saved his life many times.

Supporting characters

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Celi

Cecilie von Spitzberg

Age: very old

The previous Maoh and mother of Wolfram, Konrad and Gwendal each with different fathers. Although initially, Cecilie seems to be rather airheaded, she is actually very astute and intelligent and a very caring person. Having been replaced as the Maoh by Yuuri, Cecilie takes advantage of her open schedule to hunt for men on her "free and easy quest for love." She has displayed interest in Yuuri, his older brother Shori, and even her childhood friend Raven. At one time, she wanted to marry him, much to her brother's chargin. Cecilie is also quite powerful, and has admirable skill with the whip. When fighting, she has the uncanny ability to quickly dress in red leather and mask. This form and her skill tends to scare her enemies, and if they ever meet her the second time, they are usually unwilling to fight her again.

Cecilie goes by the name Celi, which is pronounced "Cheri" in Japanese. Because of that some fans call her "Cheri" while others use "Celi" (Pronounce as "Tseri" accurately in Romanization of Japanese). Both spellings are acceptable however and thus depend on personal preference.

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Anissina

Anissina von Karbelnikoff

Anissina is an inventor and is also Gwendal's childhood friend. She often uses him to test out her inventions. It is for this reason that Gwendal seems to fear Anissina. When Gwendal is not around, Günter becomes her test subject. She's the one who taught Gwendal how to knit.

If the men are away from the castle, it is usually Anissina who takes control. When she does so, her inventions are usually seen everywhere. The names of her inventions often end in 'kun', and usually state what they are supposed to do. Aside from her inventions, she spends her time writing adventure story books involving herself as a superhero figure. These books usually keep Greta entertained, though Yuuri and Wolfram often doubt whether they are appropriate for children.

Her title is written in a Japanese original as "von Karbelnikoff" (フォンカーベルニコフ卿).


Ulrike-sama

An 800-year old Genshi Miko with the form of a young girl. Ulrike comes from a long line of priestesses each chosen by the "Original King" to act as a channel between him and the people of Shin Makoku. She succeeds Ondine, whose final assignment after retirement was to get Yuuri to form a pact with the elements. Ulrike is the one who, at the order of and with additional powers from the Original King (Shinou), transports Yuuri to and from his world to Shin Makoku. Just as all other priestesses, she is not allowed to leave Shinou's temple. Yuuri however, once tried to take her out to show her the beautiful world outside but Wolfram barged in thinking he was flirting with her.

At one point in the anime, her 'childhood spirit' escaped from her body and went outside to play. Her skills frightened the other children and caused chaos in the village. Ulrike chased after her younger form, and revealed her ability to take on the form of a young woman (as opposed to her current child-like one) to 'comfort' her younger self.

Adalbert von Grantz

Adalbert is the first important character that Yuuri meets in Shin Makoku. He is Julia's former fiancé and abandons Shin Makoku upon her death, as he feels that the way of the Mazoku is wrong. He believes that the Mazoku are simply toys of the original king. Though in the beginning he is considered an enemy, as the series progresses he begins to protect Yuuri after discovering he has Julia's soul but he still wants Yuuri to show him what he's worth as the new king.

Susannah Julia von Wincott

Julia's soul was given to Yuuri when she accepted the fate given to her by the Original King, and she was blind. She was Adalbert's former fiancé, Wolframs teacher, and incredibly skilled at medical maryoku. She appears to have the same views on humans and Mazoku as Yuuri, wanting both races to be at peace with each other, which signifies their similarities. Konrad was one of her close friends, and she gave him her necklace, which Konrad then gave to Yuuri. Her blood is the key to the forbidden box, "The Mirror at the Bottom of the Sea". Yuuri inherited the key from her. She was also a being created by Shinou. When Yuuri's body is taken over by Shinou, whose soul is taken over by Soushu, she saves Yuri by letting him remember that he has courage to fight and change the world.

Stoffel von Spitzberg

Cecilie's older brother; he was the former regent of the former Maoh and was kicked out of the castle when Yuuri arrived for trying to forcefully assert his influence on the kingdom. His own nephews don't trust him, as he was responsible for the last war against the humans. Stoffel tried to regain his authority by kidnapping Yuuri and trying to convince him that his three nephews were just using him to control Shin Makoku. This action almost resulted in a civil war with his nephews when they tried to rescue Yuuri. Luckily, with Josak's help Yuuri escaped and prevented war from breaking out. The Maoh made Stoffel's punishment for waging war house arrest in his own castle and lands. Later, he tries to win back Yuuri's trust by celebrating Yuuri's visit, though the plan backfires when his sister returns instead. By the end of the anime, he has given up his power struggles, and instead becomes a faithful noble willing to fight and protect the Maoh against Soushu's armies.

He has an advisor, Raven, who is a childhood friend of his and Cecilie. Raven was also responsible for carrying out most of Stoffel's plans. Stoffel's favorite food is sauted Neguroki no Mayakishi.


Greta

Greta is the adopted human daughter of Shibuya Yuuri and Wolfram von Bielfeld. At first she tried to kill Yuuri by posing as his illegitimate daughter because her uncaring foster parents hated the Maoh and she believed she could earn their love by assassinating him. Not much later Yuuri forgives and adopts her. Wolfram follows suit, reasoning that as Yuuri's fiancé he is also Greta's parent. She meets a woman who is almost definitely her birth mother at one point, but her mother doesn't reveal herself to her.

Gisela

She is the adopted daughter of Günter and was a close friend of Julia von Winncott. She is usually sweet and caring, but is strict and commanding when it comes to work. Her attitude toward work and her ability to order people around earned her the nickname "Sergeant". Her 'Sergeant moments' have earned her respect and fear from Dorcas, Keenan, Wolfram and many others. A military physician, she was with Julia when she died on the battlefield.

Bob

The Maoh of Earth. A businessman who owns several prosperous companies and is even called "the Maoh in the business world" and "The Mazoku who looks like a movie star" by Hamano Jennifer. He met Yuri and his brother when Yuri was a little child and saved them from some bullies. He is the keeper of the fourth box, which is hidden on earth.

Jose Rodriguez

Associate of the Maoh of Earth and also a friend of Konrad. He lives on earth and transported the Great Sage's soul (who ended up being Ken) to Japan at the same time Konrad transported Julia's. He became Ken's pediatrician when Ken was younger and began to remember his previous lives. Later on he is seen working for the Maoh of Earth.

Shori Shibuya

(渋谷勝利 Shibuya Shōri)
Age: 18 (Novels)
Yuuri's older brother who is apparently a genius, likes to play dating sims and is very protective of Yuuri (once described by Murata as having a "brother-complex"). He is to become Bob's successor as the Maoh of Earth. Often carrying a cold attitude, he did not welcome having Wolfram and the others in his house. He seems especially distasteful to Konrad, and makes a point of demanding that Konrad returns his clothes to him properly cleaned (since the two of them are about the same build and size, Jennifer usually lends Shori's clothing to Konrad). Later, he and Konrad form an understanding based on their mutual desire to protect Yuuri. Shori eventually goes to Shin Makoku where he learns to use the powerful maryoku he possesses

Miko Shibuya

((渋谷美子 Shibuya Miko) a.k.a "Hama no Jennifer" (Jennifer of Yokohama))

Yuuri and Shori's human mother. She has known about Yuuri becoming Maoh since before Yuuri was born but did not tell him. She is very energetic, loves fantasy and has a big imagination. (Example: When she was first told that Shoma was a Mazoku, she thought he had been born with wings) Miko had always wanted to have a baby girl, so when Yuuri was young she let his hair grow long and dressed him in girls' clothes. Through the series little is learned about her, but she is known to be an excellent fencer, always ready and willing to defend her family.

Miko often gives strange advice to Yuuri, and in some situations it really helps Yuuri out. She likes to be called "Mama" instead of "Mom" or "Mother" by her sons, and "Jennifer" by other people. Ironically, the only ones who actually call her "Mama" are not her sons, but Murata and Wolfram.

Shoma Shibuya

(渋谷勝馬 Shibuya Shōma)

Yuuri and Shori's father. He is a Mazoku from Shin Makuko. He originally knew about Yuuri becoming Maoh when he met with Konrad shortly after Konrad came to Earth. Shoma was originally angered by Konrad's cold attitude, and told him to never let his son or wife see that unsmiling face. Konrad takes those words to heart, and later grows to become the 'smiling godfather' Yuuri often sees. Shoma is much more soft-spoken than his wife, and a fan of the Boston Red Sox.

Morgif

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Morgif

The Demon sword which can only be handled by the Maoh. Yuuri set out on a journey to find it and, once he's found it, reluctantly takes it with him on most adventures. Morgif originally had a jewel on its 'forehead', that served as the source of his power. It fell out, and Yuuri gave it to Josak and tells him to do what he wants with it. The jewel isn't returned until much later when Morgif has to fight a powerful Holy Sword. That's not to say Morgif is helpless without his jewel. The extent of his powers without that source are a mystery, and his powers with it are said to be limitless.

Since he is the Maoh's sword, and nothing the maoh owns is ever ordinary, Morgif is a sword with a personality. Much to Yuuri's embarasment, the personality of a cheerfully perverted old man.

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