Aliases:
* Yuri
* Your Majesty - by subjects and foreign citizens/rulers
* Your/His Majesty, the Demon King
* King Yuri
* Double Black Demon King - by Dragon poachers
* Wimp - by Wolfram
* Shibuya - by Murata
* Yu-chan - by his family
* Young Master (bocchan) - by Yozak
* Shibuya Yuuri Harajuku Fuuri
* Harajuku Fuuri - used by Yuri as an alias when he is outside the castle
Race: Demon
Gender: Male
Age:
* Episodes 1-78: 15
* Episodes 79-117: 16
Birthday: July 29
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Weight: 52 kg
Status: Demon King (Maoh), engaged to Wolfram von Bielefeld.
Clothing: Black Japanese School Uniform described by von Christ as cloaked in the night.
The protagonist of the stories. Born and raised in Saitama prefecture, Yuri is 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 July. 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"). Yuri easily gets caught up in his emotions to the point of losing control of himself. He is a little bit quick to anger, and once he's on a rampage he can't even stop himself. A music teacher he once had dubbed his rants "the Turkish march." When he is angry or sad or has a strong emotion, his natural powers emerge. Yuri uses expressions from historical dramas when he gets this way, which probably has to do with the fact that he loves historical dramas. They call this condition "Maou mode" ("emperor mode"). In the anime, this form can be recognized mainly by the longer hair and demon eyes. He can summon powerful magic (majutsu), even in human territories (a notable feat as most Mazoku cannot perform magic outside their country), and even more remarkably, he can use majutsu in souseki filled areas such as the souseki mines where other mazoku have difficulty standing and even breathing. Yuri's magic is manifested in various shapes—usually one or more great water dragons, 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. In the beginning of season 1, he often fainted after using Maryokou (especially in Human land) due to exhaustion. But later on, he was able to maintain his consciousness after returning to his "former self."
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).
Yuri is in fact the reincarnation of, and therefore is, Susanna Julia von Winncott, who died during the war against humans 20 years ago. The pendant Conrad gave to him belonged to her. He retains some of Susanna's skills, as demonstrated when Adalbert brought out his stored language memory in his soul; he begins to understand the mazoku language but because Suzanna Julia was blind, he is unable to read the language, although he can read raised letters with a finger. And sometimes when he goes into a crisis mode, Julia's influence comes to the front of his brain and he temporarily loses eyesight.
In the last fight with Soushu, Yuri defeated him, and as a result, he is said to be the greatest Maoh after defeating Soushu and freeing the Original King from the dark power. Because of this, Yuri is able to travel between worlds even without the help of the Original King.
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.
Characters
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Main
Aliases: * Yuri * Your Majesty - by subjects and foreign citizens/rulers * Your/His Majesty, the Demon King * King Yuri * Double Black Demon King - by Dragon poachers * Wimp - by Wolfram * Shibuya - by Murata * Yu-chan - by his family * Young Master (bocc...
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Main
Aliases:- Little Lord Brat/Spoiled Prince/Arrogant Poo - (わがままプーwagamama puu in Japanese (プーPuu short for Prince)) - by Gnter, Gwendal, Anissina- Bishounen - (美少年 ー pretty boy) - by Yuuri- Sannan Boy - (さんなん坊 ー "The Third Son") - by Adalbert- Wolfie...
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Main
Aliases:* Snow Gnter (Yuki Gnter in Japanese)* GnGn - by Gnter himself while under the influence of Ulrikes spirit* Lord GnterRace: MazokuGender: MaleAge: Appears 30 (Novels) Mentioned to be almost 150 by Wolfram (novel...
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Main
The eldest son of Cecilie. From the beginning, Gwendal has objections to Yuri 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 se...
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Main
Name: Sir Conrart/Conrad WellerAliases:The Lion of LtenbergThe Patriot of LtenbergCommanderCaptain (Taichou)- by JosakLord Weller (Weller-kyo)- by people in general, including WolframConrad - by Yuuri (who claims it is easier to pronounce than...
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Supporting
Shinous best friend, closest ally and strategist. It was revealed in the last chapter of the manga that he was actually Shinous half brother. ...
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Supporting
Greta is the adopted human daughter of Yuri Shibuya and Wolfram von Bielefeld. Unknown to herself, she is a princess of the fallen kingdom of Zoracca. Her mother, the Queen of Zoracca, sent her to be raised by her uncle, the King of Svelera, before the ki...
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Supporting
Lord Gegenhuber Griesela (グリーセラ卿ゲーゲンヒューバー Guri-sera kyou ge-genhyu-ba-?) is Gwendal's cousin from his father's side. Years ago, Hube's bigotry and ambition led to many deaths forcing Gwendal to banish Hube from the Demon Kingdom under the guise of searchi...
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Supporting
He is a half-breed between a Demon and a human, just like Conrad. He is Conrads childhood friend as well as fellow soldier. Currently he is a trusted agent of Gwendal. He even has full command of cross-dressing skills when necessary for his work....