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Beelzebub S1E1 — I Picked Up the Demon King

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Beelzebub•Season 1•Episode 1

I Picked Up the Demon King

7.5/10 · 63 votesJan 9, 201125 min

Ranked #52 of 60 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Tatsumi Oga, a delinquent student at the worst high school in Japan, arrives at school with a small baby who emits massive shocks of electricity whenever it cries. Oga claims he found after splitting open a strange man who came floating along the river, though

Directed byTaiji Kawanishi

Written byMasahiro Yokotani

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I Picked Up the Demon King

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Is There a Special Move? still

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No Conclusion Was Reached!

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What Has the Transfer Girl Done?

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Cast18

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Beelbou (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Oga Tatsumi (voice)

Shizuka Itoh

Shizuka Itoh

Hilda Garde (voice)

Takahiro Mizushima

Takahiro Mizushima

Furuichi Takayuki (voice)

Aki Toyosaki

Aki Toyosaki

Aoi Kunieda (voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

Alex Rodriguez Ichirou Shinjou (voice)

Daisuke Kishio

Daisuke Kishio

Shintarou Natsume (voice)

Haruna Ikezawa

Haruna Ikezawa

Shizuka Nanami (voice)

Hiroki Takahashi

Hiroki Takahashi

Daimao (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Jabberwock (voice)

Keiichi Nakagawa

Keiichi Nakagawa

Mitsuteru Sakaki (voice)

Kenji Fukuda

Kenji Fukuda

Kaname Izuma (voice)

Crew12

T

Taiji Kawanishi

Director

Masahiro Yokotani

Masahiro Yokotani

Writer

K

Kayoko Suzuki

Key Animation

H

Haruo Miyagawa

Key Animation

M

Miyuki Nakamura

Animation Director

H

Hiroko Shigekuni

Key Animation

M

Mayumi Oda

Key Animation

M

Masaru Yoshioka

Key Animation

M

Manabu Shioda

Key Animation

Nobuhiro Takamoto

Nobuhiro Takamoto

Storyboard Artist

I

Ippei Ichii

Animation Director

I

Izumi Kondo

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"I Picked Up the Demon King" is episode 1 of Beelzebub season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 63 votes, ranking #52 of 60 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Taiji Kawanishi and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on January 9, 2011.

Next: E2 · I Became a Gang Leader with a Child Best of Season 1