Endro!
Ja kanjiえんどろ～！
Ja romajiEndoro~!
GenreFantasy, slice of life[1]
Endro!
manga
AuthorIzumi Minami
PublisherHobby Japan
ImprintHJ Comics
MagazineComic Fire
FirstAugust 9, 2018
LastFebruary 15, 2019
Volumes1
Endro!
tv series
DirectorKaori
ProducerEgg Firm
WriterTakashi Aoshima
MusicYoshiaki Fujisawa
StudioStudio Gokumi
Licensee
NetworkTokyo MX, BS11
FirstJanuary 12, 2019
LastMarch 30, 2019
Episodes12
Episode list
  1. Anime

Endro! (えんどろ～！, Endoro~!, lit. "End Roll~!") is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Gokumi. The series aired in Japan between January and March 2019, and a manga adaptation was serialized from August 9, 2018, to February 15, 2019.

Plot

On Naral Island, a hero named Yulia "Yusha" Chardiet and her party of friends confront the Demon Lord plaguing the Kingdom of Lapanesta. However, their sealing spell goes wrong and the girls inadvertently send the Demon Lord back in time to before Yusha became a hero. Reverted to the size of a small girl, the Demon Lord, now known as Mao, becomes a teacher at Yusha's Adventure School with the aim of expelling Yusha so that she'll never become a hero in the future.

Characters

Yuusha (ユーシャ, Yūsha) / Yulia Chardiet (ユーリア・シャルデット, Yūria Sharudetto)
[2]
An energetic girl who aspires to become a hero. While generally dim-witted, she has an incredible amount of luck and an unpredictable nature.
Seira (セイラ, Seira) / Ellenoar Seiran (エレノワール・セイラン, Erenowāru Seiran)
[2]
An elven priest who is quite knowledgeable.
Fai (ファイ) / Fai Fai (ファイ・ファイ)
[2]
A powerful warrior who loves to eat, occasionally nibbling on Seira's ears when she gets hungry.
Mei (メイ) / Mather Enderstto (メイザ・エンダスト, Meiza Endasuto)
[2]
A mage who has an obsession with the magic cards known as Cartado.
Mao (マオ) / Demon Lord (魔王, Maō)
[2]
The Demon Lord who was sent to the past after Yusha's sealing spell went awry. She becomes a teacher at Yusha's school in the hopes of preventing her from ever becoming a hero, but eventually gives up on the idea.
Princess Rona (ローナ姫, Rona Hime) / Rona Pricipa O'Lapanesta (ローナ・プリシパ・オ・ラパネスタ, Rona Purishipa O Rapanesuta)
The princess of the Lapanesta kingdom who dreams of marrying a hero and soon develops feelings for Yusha, enrolling in her school. She, with a special Cartado, also chronicles the activities of the 999th Hero and her party.
Chibi Dragon (ちびドラゴン, Chibi Doragon)
[2]
A tiny dragon who assists Yusha and the others. But this tiny dragon has a secret voracious appetite--it even swallowed the Undersea Demon Yulia and her party defeated, and even the Demon Lord's Maid Golem.
Female Knight (女騎士, Onna Kishi)
An unnamed knight who works as a teacher at Yusha's school and gave Mao her job. She is fascinated with young girls, especially Mao.
Meigo (メイゴ) Maid Golem (メイドゴーレム, Meido Gōremu)
A stone golem created specially as the Demon Lord's assistant. She is found later after Chibi Dragon vomited everything it swallowed prior, with no memories of her past. She became Mao's assistant at school and was named "Meigo."

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation by Izumi Minami began serialization on Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website from August 9, 2018, to February 15, 2019.[3][4] One volume was published.[5]

Anime

The anime series is directed by Kaori and written by Takashi Aoshima, with animation by Studio Gokumi.[3] The series' character designs are provided by Namori, and Haruko Iizuka is adapting the designs for animation.[3] Egg Firm is producing the anime.[1] The series aired from January 12 to March 30, 2019, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[3] The opening theme is "End Roll!" (えんどろ〜る！, Endoro~ru!) performed by Hikaru Akao, Shiina Natsukawa, Ari Ozawa, and Inori Minase as their respective characters, and the ending theme is "Wonder Caravan!" performed by Minase.[6] The anime series has been simulcasted by Crunchyroll.[7]

Reception

The anime adaptation's first episode garnered generally positive reviews from Anime News Network's staff during the Winter 2019 season previews. Nick Creamer praised the premiere's flawless understanding of "visual humor and comic timing", highlighting Misaki Kuno's performance as Mao and its delivery of "familiar RPG-riffing jokes", and the production for its expressive character designs, painted backgrounds and fluid animation, concluding that: "All in all, while the "comic riffs on RPG conventions" genre space is pretty crowded, ENDRO! is executed with such consistent excellence that it gets a firm recommendation from me regardless." Paul Jensen was critical of the opening scene being "a little too gimmicky" and not funny enough to justify its screen time, but felt the series settled into its "comfortable comedic groove" by delivering well-timed punchlines without any "overt video game references" and the "reasonably strong" chemistry of its main cast, saying, "It's cute, amusing, and competently produced, so it should work just fine as long as you're in the mood for this style of comedy." Theron Martin praised it for executing "a number of surprises and atypical twists" on a "half-dozen staple fantasy tropes," concluding that "this one looks like it could be a nice little diversion from the season's heavier content." The fourth reviewer, James Beckett, saw potential in the "cute premise" but critiqued that its a "fairly rote" outing with "cliché fantasy shenanigans", concluding with: "I don't think the show is exactly for me, but it could certainly be worth checking out for anyone that needs a bit more candy in their anime diet."[8]

References

  1. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (July 23, 2018). "YuruYuri Author Provides Original Character Designs for New Slice-of-Life Fantasy Anime Endro~!". Crunchyroll. Archived April 28, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "ENDRO!". Funimation. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 23, 2018). "Yuyushiki Anime's Kaori, Yuruyuri's Namori Work on Endro~! Original Anime". Anime News Network. Archived November 9, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (August 9, 2018). "Endro~! Anime's 1st Character Video Reveals Voice Actress Hikaru Akao". Anime News Network. Archived September 18, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. ^ えんどろ～！ (HJコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4798618691.
  6. ^ Ressler, Karen (November 20, 2018). "Endro~! Anime's Promo Video Previews Theme Song, January 12 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived July 16, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Ressler, Karen (January 9, 2019). "Crunchyroll to Stream B-Project 2, Date A Live III, ENDRO!, Quintessential Quintuplets Anime". Anime News Network. Archived March 22, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Creamer, Nick; Jensen, Paul; Martin, Theron; Beckett, James (January 13, 2019). "ENDRO! - The Winter 2019 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. Archived January 15, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2025.