is a Japanese manga series written by and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. It was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine Young Animal from August 2018 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in nine volumes. It is a remake of Amahara's online manga by the same name, which he started in 2008 and stopped updating in 2016. An 11-episode anime television series adaptation by MAPPA aired from July to October 2021 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block.
Plot
About 800 years ago, monstrous demons attacked and threatened mankind's existence; while at risk of being extinct, all the humans began praying to their respective gods, hoping for someone or something to save every one from the brink of destruction. With their prayers answered, a race of deities called the "Idaten" were created; by using their utmost endurance and powerful god-like abilities the Idaten managed to defeat the demons, saving humanity and bringing peace to the entire world. Now in the present time, the newer generation of the Idaten know little about the demons since they have all lived peaceful lives. Training under Rin, the only remaining original Idaten from 800 years ago, the new Idaten find ways to survive in a time where they have seemingly outlived their usefulness. Suddenly, when the tyrannical Zoble Empire resurrects a demon, the misfit warriors are called to the battlefield against their natural enemy once more.
Characters
Idaten
Hayato is a deity in the form of a youth. He was created by Rin 80 years ago and is part of the "Peace Generation" that did not experience the war 800 years prior. He is fiercely competitive, single-minded, and obsessed with self-improvement. Among his peers, he boasts the highest combat prowess and relentless dedication to training. He cares little for the sealed demon race or any duty to destroy them. He disrespectfully calls Rin "old hag", but respects her strength and endures her brutal training without retreating. Unlike other deities, he seeks power purely for its own sake, displaying immense potential. After defeating the revived giant demon Gyudo in the glacial region, he continues battling the Zoble Empire's demons while refining his skills, even mastering weight control. His rapid growth astonishes allies like Prontea.
Ysley is a deity who manifested naturally 100 years ago, appearing as a bespectacled youth with black hair. A scholarly member of the "Peace Generation", he prioritizes research over combat. After enduring only three months of Rin's brutal training, he avoided her for fifty years before reluctantly returning to improve his skills. Ysley researches divine origins and conducts controversial experiments, including neural modifications on captured demons. He played a key role in founding the nation of Hotaina, where he directs a major research facility. Though physically weaker than combat-focused deities, he compensates with brilliant tactics and his unique ability to generate surgical scalpels from his right hand.
Paula is a deity who typically manifests as a young girl with blonde twin-tails, dressed in a white blouse and long skirt. Prontea's unique appearance combines childlike features with a mature physique, creating a distinctive aesthetic. As the youngest of her generation, she prefers peaceful coexistence with birds over combat, exhibiting a cheerful and gentle personality. She is skilled in silent movement, but is still gaining experience in battle. Following a period of introspection, she decides to collaborate with Ysley on Rin's intensive training programme. She regularly accompanies Ysley and is well-versed in his temperament.
Rin is a formidable deity who manifests as a young woman with an orange ponytail, attired in Chinese-style clothing. Despite her petite stature, she has an impressive combat ability. Having witnessed a great battle 800 years ago, she spent centuries in training. She acts as a mentor to younger deities such as Hayato, though her training methods are harsh and brutal. Rin is dedicated to protecting the demons' sealed location and eradicating them with a strong sense of duty. She typically engages in hand-to-hand combat, but can also wield a greatsword in her right hand.
Prontea emerges as a pivotal figure in the face of demonic manipulation of humanity, inciting war through the Zoble Empire. Facing Rin's overwhelming powerâÂÂthe strongest deity from 800 years agoâÂÂthe demon leader Over M orders his generals to eliminate younger deities before they mature. Rin is preparing to destroy Zoble, and has enlisted Prontea's assistance. Meanwhile, Ysley investigates mysterious humanoid demons while Hayato and Paula train under Prontea, soon confronting demon assassins Neput and Cory. The conflict intensifies, leading to a fierce battle of intellect and power between deities and demons.
Gill is a deity that has been manifested from condensed human consciousness within the Zoble Empire. Her form and nature were shaped by the intense protective devotion of Sister at the moment of creation, necessitating immediate combat training. She is unusually proficient with modern technology, such as smartphones, which she stores in metal containers during training to prevent damage. However, Miku's assessment is that her absolute commitment to pure goodness renders her ineffective in practical situations.
Demons
Demon King Over-M, the demon king leading Zoble's forces under the alias Dr. Obami, uses frozen remains to revive demons, creating humanoid "C-Soldiers". According to Ysley's theory, the fragmented nature of his memories suggests a hybrid origin from the ancient deity-demon war. Formerly posing as Emperor Obama, he now manipulates Zoble to exterminate deities while concealing his true nature, even from himself.
Piscalat is a high-ranking Zoble Empire military commander who appears as a popular young woman. She is secretly a humanoid demon, but despite her cool demeanour, she displays unexpected shyness regarding romantic matters. This earns her teasing from Mik and exemption from reproductive missions. As a field commander, she leads invasion forces with superhuman strength, and manipulates her extendable hair as both weapon and trap. Sent to assassinate Ysley, she is outmaneuvered psychologically when he exploits her prudishness. Though spared, she undergoes neural reconstruction along with allies Neput and Cory, becoming an unwilling informant on demonic forces while assisting Hayato's training.
Nickel is a humanoid demon and the Zoble Empire's chief guard captain. He appears as a blonde-haired boy with narrow eyes. Despite his youthful appearance, he possesses the highest combat ability among demons. He was deployed as the primary assassin against the deities, achieving a victory over Hayato but ultimately succumbing to Rin's attack. His remains are later taken to Ysley's laboratory for research.
Cory is a young soldier in the Zoble Imperial Army and Piscalat's younger brother. He appears as a small-statured boy with short blonde hair. In contrast to the typical demon, he retains a degree of sensitivity and a particular affinity for seafood. In battle, he is only able to transform his head. He was deployed as part of an assassination team against the deities, but was defeated by Hayato. He was then under the care of Ysley, who performed a neural reconstruction procedure on him.
Neput is a humanoid demon serving as the Zoble Empire's naval admiral. He appears as a rugged, one-eyed military officer with an eyepatch. Despite his unconventional background, he has demonstrated a level of rationality that is noteworthy. His primary ability allows full-body transformation into monstrous forms, though this offers little combat advantage. He was deployed as part of an assassination squad against the deities, but was defeated by Prontea and underwent Ysley's neural reconstruction. Although he is officially listed as 50 years old, he is actually over 80, making him contemporary with Takeshita.
Miku is a demon who serves as a conditioning specialist for the Zoble Empire. She appears as a dark-skinned woman with twin-tails, typically wearing revealing bondage outfits. Her primary role involves training enslaved women for demon reproduction purposes. While lacking combat prowess, Miku possesses exceptional analytical abilities. She studies footage of deity battles, demonstrating keen strategic insight. However, her hedonistic personality and extreme conditioning methods draw disapproval from colleagues. After concluding the Empire cannot defeat the deities, Miku flees with two fellow demons and two infant demons. Her unorthodox erotic training techniques remain controversial, though her tactical intellect is widely acknowledged.
The Zoble Empire's demonic empress, Brandy, is depicted as a fully grown redhead woman. Despite her combat strength being on par with Nickel's, she experiences a sense of trepidation towards the deities following her observation of Nickel's swift defeat at the hands of Rin. In an unconscious act of devotion to her children, she discreetly arranges for three of them to be sent away upon perceiving an imminent threat. Her abilities include manipulating her extendable hair as weapons/traps and controlling connected dolls/corpses. Despite her desire to flee, her strong sense of responsibility keeps her in Zoble, where she ultimately confronts Rin in the city streets.
Takeshita, the emperor of the Zoble Empire and husband to Brandy, appears as an unremarkable middle-aged man, but he is in fact one of the most powerful humanoid demons. While he lacks the transformative abilities of other demons, he compensates for this with exceptional hand-to-hand combat skills. During the deities' assault on Zoble, he confronts Hayato in the underground slave prison.
Prince Kuraichi, Prince Buzz and Princess Raki are the children of the Zoble Empire's imperial family. Though there are numerous imperial successors, they are the only direct descendants of Takeshita and Brandy. Possessing low demonic abilities, they are deemed non-combatants and are evacuated abroad on Brandy's sole authority. Each participant selects a demon to accompany them: Kuraichi opts for Ferlandia, Buzz selects Major Meliano, and Raki chooses the royal butler, Croft. Years later, Buzz and Meliano are executed upon returning to Zoble after failing to control their newborn child. Kuraichi, a tactically intelligent but average combatant, later allies with the Demon King and kidnaps Ysley and Paula. He is eventually killed by researchers who had transplanted demon cells. Raki and Croft live in seclusion, discarding their offspring into the sea until they are discovered by Miku and the Demon King, who install them as the figurehead royalty of the new nation, .
Media
Manga
started The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace as a webcomic on Neetsha in 2008; it stopped publication after its 28th chapter, published on May 27, 2016. The manga remake by Coolkyousinnjya started in Hakusensha's manga magazine Young Animal on August 24, 2018. The manga remake caught up with the webcomic, and a completely new chapter was published on April 14, 2023. It finished on August 9, 2024. Hakusensha collected its chapters in nine volumes, released from January 29, 2019, to October 29, 2024.
The manga has been licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Volumes
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 11, 2020. The series is animated by MAPPA and directed by Seimei Kidokoro, with Hiroshi Seko handling series' composition, and Nao Ã
Âtsu designing the characters. It aired from July 23 to October 1, 2021, on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. Tatsuya Kitani performed the opening theme song , while Akari Nanawo performed the ending theme song .
Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia. Medialink has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, streaming it on their Ani-One YouTube channel, exclusively available through its Ani-One Ultra Membership scheme.
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