Mao-sama, Retry!

Alternative title

It's over, over!

Synopsis

Akira Ono is an ordinary man who works for a company creating a new video game. He often plays as his character Mao (Dark Lord) while working on the game, but one day, while logging in, he is suddenly transported into the game world! To top it all off, the game's characters begin traveling far and wide to defeat him. He soon comes across a young villager named Aku, whom he saves from being sacrificed. With Aku, Mao begins causing trouble wherever he goes!

Background

Mao-sama, Try Again! began as a series of light novels written by Kurone Kanzaki and illustrated by Makoto Iino, which began serialization online on the self-published novel site Shosetsuka ni Naro. The series has since been acquired by Futabasha, which has published three collected volumes so far under its Monster Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Amaru Minotake began serialization digitally on Futabasha's Webcomic Action in October 2017.

An anime adaptation is currently being produced by studio Ekachi Epilka and stars Hiroshi Kimura as director, Ouka Tanisaki as series composer, and Chiyo Nakayama as character designer, with Shu Kanematsu as music composer. The anime will air in Japan on July 3, 2019, on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji. The opening theme song will be "Tempest" by Kaori Ishihara, and the ending theme song will be "New" by Haruka Tojo.

Characters

Hakuto Kunai / Akira Ono (Voice of: Kenjiro Tsuda)

Akira Ono is working on a new game when one day he suddenly finds himself transported into his own world while logging in. In the game, he looks like his character Mao (Dark Lord), but in reality, he's just an ordinary person. However, that doesn't stop the game's characters from trying to kill him because he causes trouble everywhere he goes!

Aku (Voiced by: Kanon Takao)

Aku is a village girl who lost both her parents when she was young. She was persecuted by her village and was saved by Mao just before she was sacrificed. She has an innocent personality and loves Mao like a father.

Elegant Moon (Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara)

Luna is the youngest of the Three Saints and possesses the greatest magical abilities. Possessing a natural genius, Luna can be extremely selfish due to her upbringing.

Killer Queen (Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu)

The second oldest of the Three Saints, Killer Queen behaves as her name suggests. She acts more violently than one might imagine and waits for an opponent stronger than her to appear.

White Angel (Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki)

The eldest of the Three Saints, Angel White possesses the most common sense and wisdom among the Saints and is always at the mercy of her younger sisters. With Hakuto's appearance, Luna becomes worried about the fate of herself and her country.

Yu Kirino (Voice of: Rina Sato)

Yu, Hakuto's close associate, is a genius doctor and mad scientist. He displays a sadistic side in the game and has a devoted fan base.

Mikan (Voice of: Hitomi Nabatame)

Soldier Mikan goes on adventures with Yukikaze and is always at the mercy of his behavior.

Yukikaze (Voice of: Sora Tokui)

Yukikaze is a fair-skinned magician, a B-rank adventurer. He is quite close to Hakuto and calls him "Oji-san." He may look like a beautiful girl, but he is actually a boy.

Kirisame Zero (Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo)

Another character played by Akira, Zero is a man of justice who wears a white biker jacket and fights with overwhelming power. When Akira switches characters, Zero goes into autopilot mode and acts of his own volition.

Momo (Voiced by: Yurika Kubo)

Momo, a little rabbit girl who lives in the same village as Luna, has a sharp and somewhat rude tongue. She speaks by adding "usa" to the end of words.

Kyon (Voiced by: Kazusa Aranami[4]

Kyon is a bunny girl who lives in the same village as Luna and Momo. She helps Hakuto because he saved her poor carrot crop. She speaks by adding "pyon" to the end of words.

Tron (Voiced by: Suzuna Kinoshita[4]

A young girl saved by Zero, Tron can see that Zero and Hakuto are actually the same person thanks to his eyes which can distinguish a person's emotions and soul by color.

Mink (Voiced by: Chiyo Osaki)

Mink, an S-rank adventurer, is a star of the game. She's a chunibyo priestess with ample breasts. Her sinister singing is enough to astonish anyone around her.

Organ (Voice of: MAO)

An S-rank adventurer who travels with Mink, Organ wears a hooded cloak and is shrouded in mystery.

International streaming

• Animax Korea
• Animelab
• Bilibili
• Funimation
• Ponimu
• Wakanim