Japanese light novel series and its franchise
 is a Japanese light novel series written by Sametarō Fukada and illustrated by Sakura Miwabe. It began as a web novel that started in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in August 2019. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, who have published three volumes and one short story collection since March 2020 under their PASH! Books imprint.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Ichiho Katsura has been serialized in the "PASH UP!" website since March 2020, with its chapters collected into seven volumes as of September 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G and Digital Network Animation aired from October to December 2023.
Plot.
After being betrayed by her fiancé and abused by her family, a young noblewoman named Charlotte Evans is forced to flee her home. Along the way, a misanthropic wizard named Allen Crawford, who is known as the Dark Lord due to his personality, comes across her. Once he hears her story following their arrival at his mansion, Allen decides that he is going to indulge Charlotte in naughtiness by pampering her to her heart's content.
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
A great and powerful mage. He takes Charlotte in after she was abused by her family and kicked out.
Voiced by: Saori Hayami
The titular noble lady. She was framed for a litany of fake crimes and kicked out of her family. Charlotte was incapable of selfishness or even rudeness until Allen teaches her assertiveness.
Voiced by: Lynn
Allen's sister. She is an incredibly powerful mage, being only outclassed by Allen.
Voiced by: Naomi Ōzora
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda
Voiced by: Rika Nagae
Voiced by: Shin'ichirō Kamio
Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa
Voiced by: Akari Kitō
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa
Media.
Light novel.
Written by Sametarō Fukada, the series began as a web novel that started in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on August 12, 2019. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, who began publishing the novels with illustrations by Sakura Miwabe on March 27, 2020. As of August 2023, three volumes and one short story collection have been released.
In May 2023, J-Novel Club announced that it had licensed the light novel for English publication.
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Manga.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Ichiho Katsura began serialization in Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's "PASH UP!" website on March 26, 2020. The first volume was released on October 30, 2020. As of May 2024, eight volumes have been released.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga adaptation for a Fall 2023 release.
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Anime.
In August 2022, it was announced that the novels would be adapted into an anime television series. It was produced by Zero-G and Digital Network Animation, and directed by Takashi Asami, with scripts written by Hiroki Uchida, character designs handled by Miori Suzuki, and music composed by Masato Kōda. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is by VTuber Yui Hizuki, while the ending theme song is "Graceful World" by Saori Hayami. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia.
Reception.
In 2021, the manga adaptation was nominated in the Next Manga Awards in the web manga category.
References.
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