The Anime Network to Simulcast Ichiban Ushiro no Daimao

Humberto Saabedra

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimao

The Anime Network has announced that it will begin its first ever online simulcast with the Spring season show Ichiban Ushiro no Daimao on Friday via its online portal, with access limited to registered and premium users.

The show is adapted from the manga of the same name and tells the story of an alternate world where magic exists with the protagonist Akuto Sai and his adventures in magic wielding on his quest to become the Devil King.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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