Wise Man's Grandchild

Shin Wolford (シン＝ウォルフォード, Shin Worufōdo)

Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi[2] (Japanese); Daman Mills, Alison Viktorin (child) (English)[1]

A Japanese salary-man who worked for a science textbook publisher, was killed by a truck and reborn into another world with his memories intact. Raised and trained by Merlin Wolford, Melida Bowen, and Michel Collins, thereby making his magical and combat skills beyond S-rank. Shin can also create and modify magical gear to what can be considered National Treasure level equipment. Being raised in the woods, however, his social and worldly skills are a bit lacking. He has the leadership of his own Ultimate Magic Research Society and obviously tops S-rank. Sicily was enamored with Shin from their first meeting and is overjoyed when she becomes his fiancée. Like his grandfather, Shin can cast magic without verbal or somatic components (since he considers aloud spell names embarrassing) and has created many unique spells like the gate and extra-dimensional storage spaces. His element compress in water & heat and his strongest arsenal is Hydrogen Bomb. Based on the recollection of his previous world, Shin's knowledge of science and astronomy revolutionize the world's magic tools. Over the summer break, Shin and his grandparents did intensive training with the Ultimate Magic Research Society to prepare for massive demon outbreaks while deployed in a special unit called the Ultimate Magicians, hopefully, to prevent other students from getting conscript into war. Soon afterward, Shin's (Earth-modern) appliances prompted him to open his own shopping mall. His title is Demon Lord, which he does not like.

August von Earlshide (アウグスト＝フォン＝アールスハイド, Augusuto fon Ārusuhaido)

Voiced by: Shōhei Komatsu[3] (Japanese); Brandon McInnis (English)[1]

The son of King Diseum and the crown prince, he also goes by "Aug" or "Gus" to his friends. He is respected by his peers and, like his father, considers one's abilities to take precedent over their peerage, but does not use his influence unless necessary. Aug inherited his father's traits. Shin and Aug have a cousin-like relationship. Aug enjoys watching when Shin gets in over his head during social actions and likes to manipulate Shin to act on his plan. He also keeps Shin prudent from introducing new magic and tools that would throw the world out of balance. Aug's childhood friends, Julius and Thor, feel pressured because he talks to Shin casually. Even Elizabeth is irritated by their closeness until Aug ease her mind when he provokes Shin to confess to Sicily. He acquired the title 'Thunder God' after electrocuting a giant crocodile and is the 2nd S-rank.

Maria von Messina (マリア＝フォン＝メッシーナ, Maria fon Messhīna)

Voiced by: Yūki Wakai[3] (Japanese); Katelyn Barr (English)[1]

A red-haired second daughter of a Countess and is a friend to Sicily. Maria is a very upfront and vocal lady; she is also an obsessive fangirl of Merlin and Melida. She teases Sicily over her crush on Shin and tries to offer her support in their relationship. Due to her indifference, Shin does not treat her like a nobleman's daughter. Her title is Valkyrie and is the 3rd S-rank. She does not like her title as it implies she will be a virgin for the rest of her life and never get married.

Sizilien "Sicily" von Claude (シシリー＝フォン＝クロード, Shishirī fon Kurōdo)

Voiced by: Rina Honnizumi[3] (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel (English)[1]

A beautiful, timid; soft-spoken blue-haired girl being called a Saint, and is the third daughter and fourth child of the Viscount Claude, who works at the Finance Bureau. Sicily is unassuming with what many consider the loveliest features. She is smitten with Shin the first time she meets him after he rescues her and Maria from a group of thugs. As she and Shin started going out she tends to be a little aggressive towards him and others. Sicily excels in healing magic and thanks to Shin's tutoring her forte is now only second best to Shin's. She is the 4th S-rank and received the title 'Holy Maiden' for being a savior of Swedes Kingdom civilians increasing her popularity, including her and Shin's engagement. She's now targeted by Zest and his scouts, as she is deemed to be Shin's weakness.

Alice Corner (アリス＝コーナー, Arisu Kōnā)

Voiced by: Miyu Kubota[4] (Japanese); Kristin Sutton (English)[1]

A perky blonde girl who has an upbeat, yet childish personality and her father is an accountant of the Hague Company. Despite being considered an adult (15) Alice is also the smallest physically. She is marked 5th S-rank. Alice's father accepted the position of being a representative at Wolford Company. After seeing many of her friends getting impressive titles, she asked for one as well, she got one and it is called 'Eradication Magical <Petite> Girl', a title which she does not really like at all.

Thor von Flegel (トール＝フォン＝フレーゲル, Tōru fon Furēgeru)

Voiced by: Arisa Shida[4] (Japanese); Morgan Berry (English)[1]

A childhood friend of Prince August and acts as one of his escorts with seriousness. Thor has silver-colored hair and eyeglasses. He is the eldest son of a Baron. Thor longs to be knighted though some people are puzzled by his appearance. Initially, he and Julius do not chat equally with Aug, until seeing him and Shin interacting without any care of their status, and gains more confidence over time. He is marked 6th S-rank.

Lynn Hughes (リン＝ヒューズ, Rin Hyūzu)

Voiced by: Megumi Yamaguchi[4] (Japanese); Madeleine Morris (English)[1]

A petite girl, slightly taller than Alice and sports glasses, and her father is a court magician. Lynn is excited to gather magic when it comes to Shin's tutelage. Due to her uncontrollable magic, Shin dubs her the ‘Unbridled Magical Girl,’ something she appears to be delighted of, though it wasn't a compliment. Given the name, she is marked 7th S-rank.

Yuri Carlton (ユーリ＝カールトン, Yūri Kāruton)

Voiced by: Juri Nagatsuma[4] (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)[1]

A curvaceous figure student whose family runs an inn. She is personally taught by her idol Melida, making her hailed as the ‘Guru's Successor.’ Yuri dresses in her shirt hung loosely that slightly exposes her large breasts. Her specialty is Enchantment magic. She is marked 8th S-rank.

Tony Freyd (トニー＝フレイド, Tonī Fureido)

Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[4] (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English)[1]

A handsome boy from a family of knights however he decided to attend an academy for magicians. Tony is a laid back person who usually just goes with the flow. He does not respect the environment of knights and is more interested in flirting with girls. Tony is one of the few magicians who excelled in swordplay other than Shin. He is marked 9th S-rank. He acquired the title 'Knight Magician' after he defeated a giant demon deer with magic and swordsmanship.

Julius von Littenheim (ユリウス＝フォン＝リッテンハイム, Yuriusu fon Rittenhaimu)

Voiced by: Keisuke Komoto[4] (Japanese); Jarrod Greene (English)[1]

Also a childhood friend of Prince August and serves as his escort along with Thor. Julius has a muscular body and is the eldest son of a Duke. His relationship with Aug is similar to Thor's and changed afterward. Julius also speaks in a samurai tone that Shin mistakes him for a real knight until he invites the whole group to his family beach resort. He is marked 10th S-rank.

Mark Bean (マーク＝ビーン, Māku Bīn)

Voiced by: Shōta Hayama[4] (Japanese); Orion Pitts (English)[1]

He is a sporting boy being in a family that works as blacksmiths. Mark is Olivia's boyfriend. He is good friends with the S-class regardless of being a newcomer. His father is a strict man who keeps his staff organized, although he immediately results in politeness to the nobility, such as August or Shin. Mark is willing to implement Shin's ideas of inventing detach swords and wireless communication devices empowered with his manmade gem stones. Originally an A-class student he qualified to be in Shin's club by making an inter-dimensional storage space. Mark's magic has improved so much from Shin's tutoring that he and Olivia are officially placed in the S-class.

Olivia Stone (オリビア＝ストーン, Oribia Sutōn)

Voiced by: Saya Satō[4] (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English)[1]

She is an attractive lady whose family runs a popular restaurant and is Mark's girlfriend. Olivia started as an A-class student along with Mark. She and Mark are the only other students in the Academy able to create an inter-dimensional storage space, thereby being able to join Shin's club activity. However, she and Mark have since been upgraded to S-class due to having improved their magical powers.

Merlin Wolford (マーリン＝ウォルフォード, Mārin Worufōdo)

Voiced by: Yusaku Yara[3] (Japanese); R. Bruce Elliott, Austin Tindle (young) (English)[1]

The Wise Man and adopted grandfather of Shin. A hero of the Kingdom whose magic and skills are considered legendary especially when he and Melida (whom he was married to at the time) slew the Demonoid king. Everywhere they go they have rabid fans pursuing them and are considered the epitome of greatness. However, while teaching Shin magic and combat, his training in common sense and otherworldly events was a bit sparse.

Melida Bowen (メリダ＝ボーウェン, Merida Bōwen)

Voiced by: Gara Takashima[3] (Japanese); Cynthia Cranz, Mallorie Rodak (young) (English)[1]

The Great Guru and ex-wife to Merlin. Melida helped raise Shin and taught him the skill of gear creation, being one of the greatest creators of all time. While stern, she cares greatly for Shin and is always amazed when he does something inventive; if not angered, as Shin has a tendency to do things without thinking about it responsibly. She also is working to teach Shin some common sense and ensure he is not taken advantage of.

Diseum von Earlshide (ディセウム＝フォン＝アールスハイド, Diseumu fon Ārusuhaido)

Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino (Japanese); Philip Weber (English)[1]

The current king of the Earlshide Kingdom. Diseum's personality is lax and prefers to be called Uncle Dis by Shin as he himself sees Shin as his own nephew. In his days at the Magic Academy, the student body was conscripted in the subjugation of the first Demonoid. The calamity brought to near extinction to Earlshide when Diseum witness it all till Merlin and Melida arrive to combat and defeat the threat. Since then, Diseum befriended the duo after they are hailed as heroes.

Elizabeth von Koralle (エリザベート＝フォン＝コーラレ, Erizabēto fon Kōrare)

Voiced by: Nozomi Kimura (Japanese); Margaret McDonald (English)[1]

She is the second daughter of Duke Koralle and the Fiancée of Prince August. She claims to have no magical abilities.

May von Earlshide (メイ＝フォン＝アールスハイド, Mei fon Ārusuhaido)

Voiced by: Maya Hinanogi (Japanese); Brittany Lauda (English)[1]

May is the daughter of King Diseum and August's little sister; she is a big fan of Melida and gets mad at August for not bringing her with him. When she finally is able to learn under Melida, she turns out to be a prodigy.

Michel Collins (ミッシェル＝コーリング, Missheru Kōringu)

Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat (English)[1]

The former general of the Knight Order of the Earlshide Kingdom. He took up residence in the woods after retiring. Michel is a strict instructor, each time he learns that Shin has done something uncommon; he would level up the kind of martial arts training for the latter. Michel was renowned as the Sword Saint.

Siegfried Marquez (ジークフリード＝マルケス, Jīkufurīdo Marukesu)

Voiced by: Makoto Kaneko (Japanese); Z. Charles Bolton (English)[1]

Sieg is one of the court magicians and Diseum's personal bodyguards. Sieg's good-looking and has an easy-going personality, Siegfried and Christina always argue. He and Shin treat each other as brothers.

Christina Hayden (クリスティーナ＝ヘイデン, Kurisutīna Heiden)

Voiced by: Aoi Koga (Japanese); Kara Edwards (English)[1]

Chris is one of the Imperial Knights and acts as Diseum's escort. She is a kind person but undesirably an unsociable one. Siegfried and Christina often quarrel. Shin views Chris as a big sister.

Karen von Kleine

A daughter of a Baron who is Thor's fiancée. Due compare in height differences, Karen describes Thor as a little brother and she as the big sister.

Sara von Campbell

A daughter of a Count who is Julius' fiancée. Shin even thinks of her as a foreign samurai. Sara was initially disappointed in Julius joining the magic division instead of a warrior until he extolled as a hero.

Lilia Jackson

Lilia is a student of a manufacturing academy and Tony's steady girlfriend. She has a serious personality and idolizes Melida to point that she mimics her style in fashion. Unlike other females, she rejects Tony's advances but changes her mind when receiving honorary.

Kurt von Rietsburg (カート＝フォン＝リッツバーグ, Kāto fon Rittsubāgu)

Voiced by: Daisuke Masuoka (Japanese); Dallas Reid (English)[1]

An arrogant noble class student who considers anyone not noble unworthy. Kurt tries to use his status as leverage to get what he wants, which is against the school rules and royal law. For being place in A-class, he is jealous of Shin, thinking he cheated to become the top student and taking a position in S-class that should belong to him. However, he was not always this way, but after a visit to Oliver's lab, he started acting like this. His hatred and influence stem from Oliver causes him to become a demonoid who attacks the school, forcing Shin to kill him in order to protect the campus. His father who was the Vice Minister of Finance Bureau resigned in grief.

Oliver Schtrom (オリバー＝シュトローム, Oribā Shutorōmu)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa[5] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum (English)[1]

Oliver is the quintessential villain of the series who is a demonoid with the appearance of a young man with long silver hair and red eyes. Former known as Oliveira von Schtradius head Duke of a royal family from the Bluesphere Empire. He was a devoted husband to his pregnant wife Aria, and spent his time in relation with commoners and Earlshide's nobles, improving his citizens' livelihood. The admiration ignites jealousy to feudal lords having to prohibit people from migrating there, which evidently did not concern them. The lords framed Oliver as a human abductor that led the citizens into burning his house and killing his wife. Despite the citizens begging for Oliver's forgiveness after realizing they were duped, he in his midst of despair demonized and unleash a fiery magic explosion, wiping out the whole territory. He poses as a middle school professor in Earlshide to concoct illicit research. After concluding his experiment of demonizing Kurt a success, and coincidentally facing Shin in a one-on-one match, Oliver takes revenge in overthrowing the Bluesphere Empire and transforming the citizens into demonoids who share his principles. Regardless of having no further goals, Oliver attempts to erase Shin, seeing him as his greatest threat, only to realize Shin is actually his son, as his late wife had hidden her child after overhearing the rumors, and is conflicted whether to return to humanity or continue being a demonoid.

Zest (ゼスト, Zesuto)

Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese); Ben Phillips (English)[1]

The Bluesphere Empire's former captain of the Intelligence Department and spymaster. Despite his callous and calculating demeanor, Zest cared for all of his subordinates' well-being and the families of the deceased. Zest originally served higher-ups consistently to request aid and support, until finding the nobles tormenting a young sister of a deceased subordinate of his, just to save themselves from expenses; this came to a head when Oliver offered him and his loyal subordinates the means to become demonoids to punish those who have wronged them. Feeding false information to initiate a war against the Earlshide Kingdom so that Oliver could usurp the Empire with all defenses down, this plan was ultimately successful. When Oliver showed disinterest in doing anything else; however, after learning about Oliver's fight with Shin, Zest grew concerned that someone can withstand Oliver. Behind Oliver's back, Zest decided to go after Shin or demonize him over to their side.

Miria (ミリア, Miria)

Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese); Tabitha Ray (English)[1]

A human-turned-demon who Oliver took in because of her resemblance to his late wife. Miria tends to Oliver's injuries following his fight with Shin. She is in love with Oliver and one day wants to have a child with him; however, Oliver seems not to reciprocate those feelings back. She has had combat training and can keep up with Shin in a fight.

Lawrence (ローレンス, Larry)

A demonoid primarily part of Zest's division.

Tsuyoshi Yoshioka originally started the series as a web novel.[6] The series was acquired for print publication by Enterbrain, who published the first light novel on July 30, 2015.

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Shunsuke Ogata began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website since March 2016.[19][20] Thirteen tankōbon volumes have been released as of February 4, 2020.

An anime adaptation of the series was announced in September 2017.[20] The anime, which was later confirmed to air on television, was directed by Masafumi Tamura and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, featuring animation by Silver Link with character designs by Yuki Sawairi and music by Kow Otani.[2][34] The series aired from April 10 to June 26, 2019 on AT-X, ABC, Tokyo MX and BS11.[2][4] i☆Ris performed the series' opening theme song "Ultimate☆Magic", while Nanami Yoshi sang the series' ending theme song "Attoteki Vivid Days."[35] Funimation has licensed the series and produced a dub.[36]