25 new anime where the main character is God

25 New Anime Where the Main Character Is God or the Demon King (2023)

The main characters are arguably the most essential element of , other than the plot, of course. Without good main characters, the story becomes bland and uninteresting.

This is why many anime have extremely powerful main characters or main characters with hidden powers. Being a god or demon king is a great example of this. Today, we offer you 25 anime whose main character is God or .

Before we proceed with this list, let's issue a spoiler warning, as some of the things we'll discuss here come quite late in the story and are major spoilers. So proceed according to your own will. Now that we've cleared that up, let's jump straight into the question of where the main character is God or the Demon King.

25 new anime where the main character is God or the Demon King

1) The greatest demon lord is reborn as a typical person

The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody

Anime Name Shijou Saikyou no Daimaou, Murabito A ni Tensei suru
IMDb rating 6.1
Main character Ard Meteor
Status Demon Lord
Power Superhuman strength Sonic speed High attack power Different types of magic
Number of episodes 12
Where to watch Crunchy roll

In his life, Varvatos was so powerful that humans began to fear him as a demon lord, alienating him from everyone. Three thousand years later, when he is reborn as in a village, he is determined to make friends.

However, he soon discovers that the great powers are not ultimately lost in this life. The Greatest Demon Lord Reborn as a Typical Person may not be terribly unique, but it is an entertaining anime where the main character is the Demon King.


2) The day I became a God

The Day I Became a God

Anime Name Kamisama ni Natta Hi
IMDb rating 6.6
Main character Hina Satou
Status Goddess
Power Divination
Number of episodes 12
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Funimation

When Youta Narukami meets the eccentric Hina Satou, he does not believe her claims that she is the Norse god Odin and capable of seeing the future.

However, when he sees her prediction come true, he reluctantly accepts it and becomes her companion during her travels. The Day I Became a God is a fun anime where the main character is God.


3) How not to summon a demon lord

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

Anime Name Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu
IMDb rating 7.0
Main character Diablo
Status Demon Lord
Power Elemental magic
Number of episodes 22 (2 seasons)
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Funimation

Takuma Sakamoto is a closeted gamer who spends all of his time in the MMORPG Cross Reverie as Demon Lord Diablo. One day, he is suddenly transported to the world of Cross Reverie, summoned by Rem Galeu and Shera L. Greenwood.

Although they wanted to summon him as their servant, fate backfires and they end up becoming his servants instead!


4) Noragami

Noragami

Anime Name Noragami
IMDb rating 7.9
Main character Different
Status God
Power Sword Mastery
Number of episodes 25 (2 seasons)
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix

A brilliant action comedy that follows the journey of , a humble god who seeks to earn money to build his own sanctuary. Her meeting with Hiyori Iki turns her into an involuntary ghost.

With Hiyori and her newly acquired weapon Yukine, Yato embarks on various misadventures to earn money. But it's not all sunshine as darkness lurks in Yato's past.


5) The misfit of the Demon King Academy

The Misfit of the Demon King Academy

Anime Name Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou and Kayou
IMDb rating 7.3
Main character Voldigoad Years
Status Demon King
Power Source of destruction Various magics
Number of episodes 13+
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Netflix

One of the most overpowered characters of all time, Anos Voldigoad was the Demon King before sacrificing himself to stop the war between humans and demons.

Three millennia later, he was reborn and found himself a student at the Demon King Academy. Far superior to everyone around him, Anos searches for clues to who changed his legacy.


6) The God of High School

The God of High School

Anime Name The God of High School
IMDb rating 7.2
Main character Jin Mori
Status God Demon King
Power Nirvana
Number of episodes 13
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Netflix

Unlike the other main anime characters on this list, From is both a god and a demon king.

Initially introduced as a teenage taekwondo expert, his true identity as the Monkey King and Demon King is revealed later in the story. Even later, it is discovered that Jin Mori is actually the god Maitreya.


7) Seven deadly sins

Seven Deadly Sins

Anime Name Nanatsu no Taizai
IMDb rating 7.9
Main character Meliodas
Status Demon King
Power Complete counter
Number of episodes 100 (4 seasons)
Where to watch Netflix

begins with Elizabeth, the third princess of the Kingdom of Lione, going in search of the titular group to save her kingdom. She meets, the leader of the group, and they then meet the rest of the team.

Eventually, it is revealed in the story that Meliodas is the son of the Demon King who fell in love with the goddess Elizabeth, only to be cursed to watch her die over and over again.


8) The daily life of the immortal king

The Daily Life of the Immortal King

Anime Name Xian Wang by Richang Shenghuo
IMDb rating 7.2
Main character Ling Wang
Status God
Power Three Thousand Great Telepathy Spells
Number of episodes 39 (3 seasons)
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Netflix

is a Chinese anime or about Wang Ling, a seemingly ordinary guy with the power to destroy the world.

His parents make him wear an amulet to control his powers, but the amulet weakens over time. Wang Ling is not specifically a god, but his immense powers are simply divine. This is why we placed this donghua among the anime whose main character is God.


9) That time I was reincarnated as a slime

That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime

Anime Name Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
IMDb rating 8.1
Main character Rimuru Storm
Status Demon King
Power Infinite Regeneration Control Magic Multi-Layer Barrier Universal Detection Universal Shapeshifting Demon Lord Haki Enhanced Replication Spatial Movement Black Flame Bolt Universal Thread
Number of episodes 48 (2 seasons)
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix

One of the most entertaining isekai anime of all time, begins with an ordinary middle-aged man dying and being reborn in a fantasy world in the form of a slime.

What at first seemed like a disappointment soon turned out to be a great advantage. With the ability to absorb everything, he will soon find his place, from slime to demon king.


10) The devil is a part-time employee!

The Devil Is a Part-Timer!

Anime Name Hataraku Maou-sama!
IMDb rating 7.5
Main character Sadao Maou
Status Demon Lord
Power Telekinesis
Number of episodes 25 (2 seasons)
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix

After his plan for world domination is thwarted by the hero, the demon lord Satan escapes to the modern human world with his trusted general Alsiel.

The duo must now survive in this strange world. Adapting to this, Satan takes a part-time job at a fast food restaurant while Alsiel takes care of their small apartment. Hilarious and extremely entertaining, this is one of the best anime whose main character is a demon king.


11) Demon King Daimao

Demon King Daimao

Anime Name Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
IMDb rating 6.6
Main character Akuto Sai
Status Demon King
Power Mana Manipulation
Number of episodes 12
Where to watch Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Netflix

Akuto Sai always wanted to do good for the world, so he enrolls in the Constant Magic Academy and befriends Junko Hattori, a like-minded girl.

However, on his first day of school, a prophecy says that Akuto will become the next Demon King. Can Akuto still fight to be good when his fate is already set is what we see with some ecchi elements.


12) Kyou Kara Maou!

Kyou Kara Maou!

Anime Name Kyou Kara Maou!
IMDb rating 6.7
Main character Yuuri Shibuya
Status Demon King
Power Magic
Number of episodes 122 (3 seasons)
Where to watch Crunchy roll

Kyou Kara Maou! begins with an average teenager, Yuuri Shibuya, transported to the demon world after saving someone from bullies and getting bullied himself.

In the demon world, he is heralded as the next demon king due to his black hair and black eyes. Although initially shaken, Yuuri quickly finds his footing after defeating some demons with his latent magic.


13) Kiss Kamisama

Kamisama Kiss

Anime Name Kamisama Hajimemashita
IMDb rating 8.1
Main character Nanami Momozono
Status god of the earth
Power Talismans
Number of episodes 25 (2 seasons) + 4 (OVA)
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Funimation

When a homeless teenager, Nanami Momozono, meets a stranger one evening, he asks her to go to a certain address to find refuge.

In doing so, she ends up in a shrine and discovers that she is the new earth god of the shrine. Although Nanami now has a home and two assistants, she must fulfill her duty as an earth god and deal with her resentful familiar.


14) I quit heroin

I'm Quitting Heroing

Anime Name Yuusha, Yamamasu
IMDb rating 6.7
Main character Echidna
Status Demon Queen
Power Sword Mastery
Number of episodes 12
Where to watch HIDE

Although Leo Demonheart, the strongest hero, saves the human world from the Demon Queen's attack, humans are afraid of him instead of grateful.

While they avoid him out of fear, Léo leaves the village with a discouraged heart. He is determined to do something else for the people, and when he finds Echidna's camp one day, he leaves to join the demon queen's army.


15) Demon Lord, try again!

Demon Lord, Retry!

Anime Name Maou-sama, try again!
IMDb rating 6.7
Main character Hakuto Kunai
Status Demon Lord
Power Superhuman strength Rapid regeneration
Number of episodes 12
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Funimation

Akira Oono is the creator and manager of the MMORPG Infinity Game. When he attempts to shut down the game's servers, he finds himself sucked into the role of Hakuto Kunai, the demon lord of the fantasy gaming world.

But after saving a little girl named Aku from a demon, he realizes that he didn't create them. As he sets out to explore the world, he takes Aku with him on his journey.


16) Oh! My Goddess

Ah! My Goddess

Anime Name Ah! Megami-sama!
IMDb rating 7.2
Main character Belldandy
Status Goddess
Power Teleportation Telekinesis Telepathy Levitation
Number of episodes 46 (2 seasons)
Where to watch Funimation

The oldest anime on this list, Ah! My Goddess tells the story of goddesses granting human wishes through their Goddess Help hotline.

After Keiichi Morisato jokingly summons the goddess Belldandy, the duo finds themselves in a unique situation. Finding a home in a Buddhist temple, an unlikely romance begins to blossom between a human and a goddess.


17) Maoyu ~ Sworn enemy and hero

Maoyu ~ Archenemy & Hero

Anime Name Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
IMDb rating 6.9
Main character Maou
Status Demon Queen
Power Shouting Summon Sword Mastery
Number of episodes 12
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Netflix

During the fifteen-year war against demons, humans made very little progress in the Demon Realm. Frustrated by this, Hero goes to the Demon Palace alone and finds the beautiful Demon Queen.

Not only is the queen sweet and pretty, but she also needs his help to stop the war. Together, these two will face many problems, including their feelings.


18) The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Anime Name Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
IMDb rating 7.8
Main character Haruhi Suzumiya
Status Goddess
Power Create parallel universes
Number of episodes 28 (2 seasons) + 1 film
Where to watch Funimation, Netflix

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is an unusual slice-of-life story about the titular protagonist, Haruhi and her reluctant SOS Brigade Club friends, where they search for supernatural phenomena at Haruhi's whim.

There's a problem: Haruhi is, unknowingly, an all-powerful being capable of destroying the entire world. So, Kyon and the rest of his teammates try to entertain her to save the world.


19) Blood Boy

Blood Lad

Anime Name blood boy
IMDb rating 7.0
Main character Staz Charlie Sang
Status Demon Lord
Power Long Range Magic Regeneration
Number of episodes ten
Where to watch Crunchy roll

is a fun vampire anime about Staz Charlie Blood, a vampire and demon lord from the Eastern Districts, who spends his time learning about all things Japanese.

When he meets a Japanese woman, Fuyumi Yanagi, he is attracted to her. But unfortunately, she dies and becomes a ghost. This funny story tells how Staz tries to resurrect her with his band of wacky companions.


20) Eat Zero

Edens Zero

Anime Name Eat zero
IMDb rating 7.1
Main character Shiki Granbell
Status Demon King
Power Satan Gravity Overdrive Wormhole
Number of episodes 25+ (2 seasons)
Where to watch Netflix

Created by Hiro Mashima, the creator of , tells the story in an intergalactic setting. Popular B-tubers Rebecca Bluegarden and her companion Happy go to an abandoned amusement park, the Granbell Kingdom, and meet Shiki Granbell, the owner's grandson.

Shiki, who has never gone anywhere, embarks with Rebecca and Happy on an adventure to make friends, eventually discovering his identity as the Demon King.


21) Spice and Wolf

Spice and Wolf

Anime Name Ookami to Koushinryou
IMDb rating 7.8
Main character Run
Status Wolf Harvest Deity
Power Transformation Eternal Youth
Number of episodes 25 (2 seasons)
Where to watch Funimation, Netflix

The protagonist of Spice and Wolf is , a wolf harvest deity who blesses a village's annual harvest.

Once the villagers become more self-reliant and no longer need her, Holo leaves with Kraft Lawrence, a charismatic merchant looking to open his shop, as her business partner.

The calming and informative story of this goddess and businessman makes it one of the best anime where the main character is a god.


22) From tears to tiara

Tears to Tiara

Anime Name From tears to the tiara
IMDb rating 6.4
Main character Arawn
Status Demon King
Power Sword Mastery
Number of episodes 26
Where to watch HIDE

From the small island of Erin, the priestess Gael Riannon is kidnapped by the evil Holy Empire as a sacrifice to the demon king Arawn.

When Riannon's brother Arthur goes to rescue her, they meet a man who, unbeknownst to them, is Arawn.

Arawn travels with the siblings across the empire, searching for its dark secrets while growing closer to the Gael tribe.


23) Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan

Anime Name Nurarihyon no Mago
IMDb rating 7.4
Main character Rikuo Nura
Status King Yokai
Power Yokai form
Number of episodes 48 (2 seasons)
Where to watch THAT

Rikuo Nura is a half-human, half-yokai who lives with humans but loves all yokai. Initially living as a human, Rikuo must embrace his position as the grandson of the former King Yokai to protect his loved ones from enemies. Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan is an underrated anime with an intriguing story and a powerful main character.


24) Beelzebub

Beelzebub

Anime Name Beelzebub
IMDb rating 7.5
Main character Kaiser of Emperana Beelzebub IV
Status Demon Prince
Power High voltage electric shocks
Number of episodes 60
Where to watch Crunchy roll

Beelzebub is an animated comedy in which the angry delinquent Oga finds himself stuck with a naked baby.

The baby turns out to be Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV or Baby Beel, the son of the Demon King, sent to the human world to hide from his enemies.

Now Oga must raise this demon child with his main demon Hildegarde among several hilarious circumstances.


25) Overlord

Overlord

Anime Name Suzerain
IMDb rating 7.7
Main character Momonga
Status Dark Guild Master
Power Various spells and summons
Number of episodes 52 (4 seasons)
Where to watch Crunchyroll, Disney+, Funimation, Netflix

As the popular virtual reality game Yggdrasil is about to close for good, Momonga decides to stay until the end.

But when he finds himself conscious in his game character even after the servers are shut down, he also discovers that non-playable characters become conscious as well.

Now master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, Momonga must uncover the truth behind this predicament.

The list of 25 anime whose main character is a god or demon king ends here. Many anime have overpowered main characters, but these are the ones where the main characters hold special titles as well as special powers.

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