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Beelzebub (Japanese:べるぜバブ) is a Japanese manga series both written and illustrated by newcomer Ryohei Tamura.
Beelzebub is a mix of action, comedy, slice of life, martial arts and even supernatural.
Beelzebub's pilot chapter was published in Shueisha's Weekly shonen Jump magazine on August 2008.
It was later serialized in February 2009 and has since then published 27 volumes thus far.
The anime adaptation of Beelzebub was directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto with Pierrot+ Studios.
Beelzebub premiered on NNS last January 2011.
Beelzebub has abruptly come to an end on March 2012 with 60 adrenaline-packed episodes.



PLOT:

Beelzebub follows Tatsumi Oga, a first year high student at Ishiyama High, ironically a school for delinquents, who earned himself the reputation as the “strongest juvenile delinquent”.
On one peculiar day while playing hooky and sleeping next to a river, Tasumi finds a man floating down the river.
Curious as to what happened, he pulls him to shore where the man splits in half revealing a naked baby boy inside it.
He later soon discover that he is actually Beelzebub, son of the Demon King.
Turns out, he has been chosen to raise Baby Beel into a fine demon that will one day conquer Earth and rule over it.
He is later accompanied by the baby’s demon maid, Hilda.
Thus begins Tatsumi’s life as the delinquent who goes to school raising a baby demon child.



CHARACTERS:

Tatsumi Oga is the 16-year old delinquent at Ishiyama High. Due to some unfortunate events, he later became the adoptive father of the demon, Beelzebub IV. He was chosen to be his “Earthly” father for possessing qualities of an ideal parent for the future devil king: strong, arrogant, and thinking nothing of his fellow man. He is portrayed to be nothing more than your average crude and uncaring delinquent. Although he doesn't deliberately start fights, he does show a highly sadistic personality by inflicting the most pain possible to his opponents. Oga and Beelzebub cannot be separated by more than 15 meters or else he will get struck with lightning or even worse, death.


Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV (aka Baby Beel) is the youngest son of the Devil King. He has grown to be extremely attached to Oga allured by his incomparable strength. When agitated, he will throw a tantrum that will spontaneously electrocute anyone within the vicinty. He forms a contract with Oga which allows him to tap into his demonic powers.


Hildegarde is demon maid who helps Oga take care of Baby Beel. She takes great honor being chosen as the child's “motherly” figure on Earth caring for his every needs. She is a capable fighter and well adept using a sword. Athough despite being blunt and cold at times, she has shown a kinder side of herself from time to time especially when it comes to Baby Beel.


UPDATE:

Pierrot+ Studios has produced an OVA (original video animation) which premiered on October 2010.
Oga is a playable character in a PlayStation 3 Jump crossover fighting game, J-Stars Victory VS.


Beelzebub is an anime filled with comedy, action and fighting delinquents. Anime shows around that premise includes Yu Yu Hakusho, History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi and Tenjou Tenge. I would also like to recommend Hataraku Maou-sama!, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Konjiki no Gash Bell, Ao no Exorcist, Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou and Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san all of which may share a thing or two with Beelzebub.


source: Zerochan; written by carllustre87

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