Volumes

The Hataraku Maō-sama! light novel series written by Satoshi Wagahara, with illustrations by the artist Oniku. Wagahara originally entered the first novel in the series with the title Maōjō wa Rokujō Hitoma! (魔王城は六畳一間! Demon Castle within a six-tatami room!) into ASCII Media Works^{^[1] 17th Dengeki Novel Prize^[2]} in 2010, where the novel won the Silver Prize.^[3] The first novel was published by ASCII Media Works on February 10, 2011 under their Dengeki Bunko^[4] imprint, and twenty-one volumes have been released as of August 2020^[3], as well as two volume backstories.

Yen Press^[5] has announced that they have licensed the light novels in English.^[6] The first volume was released on April 21, 2015.

Volume list[]

#	Japanese		English
#	Release date	ISBN	Release date	ISBN-13
0	September 10, 2014	978-4-04-866900-9
Chapters: 1: The Demon King and Co at work! -a long time ago- 2: The Hero and Co at work! -a long time ago- 3: The Demon King, Hero and the High School Girl! -a happy new year -			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Shirō Ashiya Hanzō Urushihara Pages: 344
0-II	September 10, 2016	978-4-04-892358-3
Chapters:			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Shirō Ashiya Hanzō Urushihara Pages:
1	February 10, 2011	978-404870270-6	April 21, 2015	978-0316383127
Chapters: 1: The Devil Focuses on His Career for Monetary Purposes 2: The Devil Goes on a Date in Shinjuku with This Girl from Work 3: The Devil and The Hero Stand Strong in Sasazuka			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Emi Yusa Shirō Ashiya Chiho Sasaki Pages: 312	English Cover
2	June 10, 2011	978-4048705479	August 25, 2015	978-0316385015
Chapters: 1: The Devil's Finances Are Shored Up By An Unhelpful Neighbor 2: The Hero Owes a Favor Following a Wild Chain of Misunderstandings 3: The Devil and the Hero Risk Their Lives For Their Work Responsibilities			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Emi Yusa Chiho Sasaki Pages: 362	English Cover
2.8	December 4, 2013
Chapters:			Cover Characters: Emi Yusa Suzuno Kamazuki Hanzō Urushihara Pages:
3	November 10, 2011	978-4048708159	December 15, 2015	978-0316385022
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil and The Hero Unexpectedly Become Parents 2: The Devil Experiences a Lifestyle Change 3: The Devil and The Hero Take a Hint and Hit the Theme Park 4: The Devil Feels the Pain of Loss			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Emi Yusa Alas Ramus Pages: 362	English Cover
4	February 10, 2012	978-4048863445	April 19, 2016	978-0316385039
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil Finds Himself Jobless, Then Homeless 2: The Hero Helps The Devil Remodel His Workplace 3: The Devil Marvels at the Wide World (and Choshi) Epilogue			Cover Characters: Chiho Sasaki Sadao Maou Hanzō Urushihara Pages: 353	English Cover
5	June 10, 2012	978-4048866545	August 30, 2016	978-0316385046
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil Strongly Demands TV Privileges 2: The Devil Explains Human Relations 3: The Devil and The Hero Decide to Focus on More Important Matters Epilogue			Cover Characters: Suzuno Kamazuki Emi Yusa Sadao Maou Pages: 353	English Cover
5.5	July 3, 2013
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil, Farming 2: The Hero, Becomes a Legend 3: The Devil and The Hero, Stand Together to Protect the Sasaki Family Epilogue			Cover Characters: Chiho Sasaki Sadao Maou Shirō Ashiya Pages:
6	October 10, 2012	978-4048869904	December 13, 2016	978-0316385060
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil Clocks Back In 2: The Hero and The Devil Wonder What the Hell They're Doing With Their Lives 3: The Hero and The Devil Take a Step Toward a New Dream Epilogue			Cover Characters: Chiho Sasaki Emi Yusa Sadao Maou Shirō Ashiya Pages: 360	English Cover
7	February 10, 2013	978-4048914062	April 18, 2017	978-0316469364
Chapters: 1: The Devil Pledges to Stay Legitimate 2: The Devil Plucks a Cat Off the Street 3: The Devil and The Hero Go Futon Shopping 4: A Few Days Before: The Teenager is a Part-Timer!			Cover Characters: Emi Yusa Sadao Maou Chiho Sasaki Pages: 360	English Cover
8	April 10, 2013	978-4048915809	August 22, 2017	978-0316473910
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Hero Demands a Little Time Off 2: The Devil Has an Encounter 3: The Devil is a Little Late to the Punch Extra Chapter: The Hero Has a Cry			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Acieth Alla Pages: 344	English Cover
9	August 10, 2013	978-4048918541	December 12, 2017	978-0316474184
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil Devises a Full Military Expedition 2: The Hero Discovers She Can't Come Home Again 3: The Devil Makes Every Preparation Possible 4: The Devil, Once Upon a Time Extra Chapter: The Devil Blows Chunks			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Emi Yusa Suzuno Kamazuki Pages: 344	English Cover
10	December 10, 2013	978-4048661614	April 17, 2018	978-0316474207
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil Loses His Social Standing 2: The Hero Dances on the Battlefield 3: The Devil and The Hero Witness Ente Isla's Transformation Epilogue Extra Chapter			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Alas Ramus Acieth Alla Pages: 328	English Cover
11	May 10, 2014	978-4048665544	August 21, 2018	978-0-316-47423-8
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil and the Hero Have Grand Disagreement 2: The Devil and the Hero Get All Hung up on Their Relative Positions 3: The Devil and the Hero Fulfill a Delayed Promise			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Emi Yusa Chiho Sasaki Pages: 312	English Cover
12	February 10, 2015	978-4048692526	December 11, 2018	978-0316474252
Chapters: Prologue Short Story 1: The Devil Worries Over Flashbacks Short Story 2: The Devil Takes a Dive on the Commute 1: The Devil Hangs on to his Daily Routine 2: The Hero Starts Looking for a New Path 3: The Devil Appreciates the Value of Maintenance 4: The Devil and The Hero are Given a Proposition Epilogue			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Emi Yusa Lailah Pages: 344	English Cover
13	June 10, 2015	978-4-04-865205-6	April 23, 2019	978-1975302658
Chapters: Prologue 1: The Devil Gets Tough 2: The Hero Attempts to Wrangle the Unwrangeable 3: The High Schooler Searches for a Guide 4: The Devil and the Hero Face Up to Reality			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Shirō Ashiya Rika Suzuki Chiho Sasaki Pages: 344	English Cover
14	September 10, 2015	978-4-04-865379-4	August 20, 2019	978-1975302672
Chapters: 1: The Hero and High Schooler Become Friends 2: The Devil Looks Back on The Frugal Life 3: The Devil Snags a New Phone With The Hero's Money 4: The Hero Is Amazed by the Enemy General’s Vast Powers 5: The Devil Learns About His Boss's Past 6: A Few Days ago: The Hero is (About to be) a Part-Timer			Cover Characters: Emi Yusa Sadao Maou Shirō Ashiya Pages: 344	English Cover
15	February 10, 2016	978-4-04-865750-1	December 17, 2019	978-1975302696
Chapters: Prologue: The Teen and the Call-Center Lady Ring in the New Year 1: The Devil King is Out of the Office 1 2: The Devil King is Out of the Office 2 3: The Devil King is Out of the Office 3 4: The Devil King is Out of the Office 4 Extra Chapter: The Teen and the Call-Center Lady Ring in the New Year Cont’d			Cover Characters: Emerada Etuva Sadao Maou Chiho Sasaki Emi Yusa Pages: 312	English Cover
16	June 10, 2016	978-4048921183	April 28, 2020	978-1975302719
Chapters: 1: The Devil King Gets Sentimental 2: The Hero Struggles to Deal with Workplace Issues 3: The Devil King and the Hero Don’t Have Very Much to Do 4: The High-School Teen Changes the World a Tad Epilogue			Cover Characters: Chiho Sasaki Suzuno Kamazuki Emi Yusa Sadao Maou Pages: 328	English Cover
17	May 10, 2017	978-4048928922	September 22, 2020	978-1975302733
Chapters: Short Story: The Devil’s Boss Rediscovers Her Inexperience Opening 1: The Devil King Goes Out to Dinner With His Boss 2: The Hero Reveals Deep Anxieties About the Future 3: The Devil King Makes a Major Decision 4: The Devil King and the Hero Storm the Demon Realms Extra Chapter: The Devil King Screws Up Buying a Tie			Cover Characters: Mayumi Kisaki Sadao Maou Mitsuki Sarue Pages: 328	English Cover
18	January 10, 2018	978-4-04-893572-2	December 15, 2020	978-1975316327
Chapters: 1: The Teenager Starts Imagining Beyond Tomorrow 2: The Hero Realizes the Difficulty of Sleeping In 3: The Devil King’s Army Fights On Extra Chapter: The Fallen Angel Recalls			Cover Characters: Chiho Sasaki Sadao Maou Shirō Ashiya Pages: 328	English Cover
SP	June 9, 2018	978-4048938778
Chapters: Prologue Chapter 1: The Demon King, Farming Chapter 2: The Hero, Becomes a Legend Chapter 3: The Demon King and The Hero, Stand Together to Protect the Sasaki Family Epilogue Extra chapter: The Hero, The Demon King subjugate - bear killing edition -			Cover Characters: Emi Yusa Hanzō Urushihara Shirō Ashiya Pages: 312
SP2	August 10, 2018	978-4048939157
Chapters:			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Chiho Sasaki Shirō Ashiya Pages: 296
19	September 7, 2018	978-4049120226	June 8, 2021	978-1975316341
Chapters: Short Story: The Teenager Peeks into the Borders of the World Prologue 1: The Hero Gets Her Act Together 2: The Devil Chooses This Moment to Play It Normal 3: The Teenager Begins Moving the World Afterword			Cover Characters: Suzuno Kamazuki Chiho Sasaki Sadao Maou Pages: 296	English Cover
20	December 7, 2018	978-4-04-912204-6	August 31, 2021	978-1975316365
Chapters: Short Story 1: The Devil Is Hated Short Story 2: The Devil Is Interviewed 1: The Devil and the Hero Shame Themselves at Work 2: The Devil and the Hero Live Under the Same Roof 3: The Devil Is Defeated by the Hero 4: The Teenager Moves the World 5: The Devil Is Taken by Surprise The afterstory Afterword			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Emi Yusa Alas Ramus Pages: 320	English Cover
SS	February 9, 2019	978-4-04-912326-5
Chapters:			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Chiho Sasaki Suzuno Kamazuki Pages: 312
21	7 August, 2020	978-4-04-912678-5	19 April, 2022	978-1975340902
Chapters: Short Story: The Devil Wakes from His Dream Prologue: The Devil Heads for Work 1: The Fallen Angel Claims His Relic 2: The Devil King’s Army Moves the Moon 3: The Devil Addresses Past Sins 4: The Hero Finds an Answer and Chooses Her Way 5: The Devil Relies on Others for the Future 6: The Devil and the Hero Challenge the God 7: The Devil and the Hero Clobber the God 8: The Devil and the Hero Settle Matters Epilogue: The Devil, Not a Part-Timer			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Chiho Sasaki Emi Yusa Alas Ramus Suzuno Kamazuki Shirō Ashiya Hanzō Urushihara Pages: 472	English Cover
Okawari!!	July 8, 2022	978-4-04-914281-5
Chapters:			Cover Characters: Emi Yusa Chiho Sasaki Sadao Maou Pages: 312
ES!!	September 8, 2023	978-4-04-915145-9
Chapters:			Cover Characters: Sadao Maou Shirō Ashiya Emi Yusa Pages: 263