The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace
| Company type | Manga series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manga, Anime |
| Founded | August 24, 2018 |
| Founder | Amahara (original web manga author), Coolkyousinnjya (manga illustrator) |
| Defunct | August 9, 2024 |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Area served | Worldwide (English rights by Seven Seas Entertainment) |
| Products | Manga, Anime television series |
| Parent | Hakusensha (manga publisher) |
is a Japanese manga series authored by and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. It was serialized in the seinen magazine Young Animal, published by Hakusensha, from August 2018 through August 2024, culminating in nine volumes. This work serves as a remake of Amahara's original web manga, which ran from 2008 until its conclusion in 2016. An anime adaptation produced by MAPPA aired as an 11-episode television series on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between July and October 2021.
Plot
Approximately 800 years prior, humanity faced annihilation at the hands of fearsome demons. To counter this threat, a divine race known as the "Idaten" was created to defeat the demons and restore harmony. The current generation of Idaten, trained by Rin—the sole survivor from the original era—live peacefully, unaware of the ancient battles. However, when the oppressive Zoble Empire resurrects a demon, these gods must rise once more to confront their age-old adversaries.
Idaten
- Hayato, crafted by Rin eighty years ago, belongs to the "Peace Generation" that never witnessed the initial conflict. Recognizable by his vivid orange hair and keen eyes, he possesses a fiercely competitive spirit and is dedicated to personal growth. Among his peers, he holds the highest combat ability and endures Rin's severe training despite often disrespectfully referring to her as an "old hag." Unlike others who fight out of obligation or survival instincts, Hayato pursues strength for its own sake. Following his victory over the revived demon Gyudo, he continues battling forces of the Zoble Empire while honing his skills, earning admiration from allies such as Prontea.
- Ysley emerged naturally a century ago and prefers research over direct combat. After briefly enduring Rin’s harsh training regimen, he avoided her for many years before returning to enhance his abilities. He leads a prominent research facility in Hotaina and conducts contentious experiments on demons. Though physically less formidable, Ysley compensates with strategic intelligence and possesses a unique power that allows him to produce surgical scalpels from his right hand.
- Paula is the youngest member of the "Peace Generation," created by Prontea roughly sixteen years ago. Exhibiting a childlike innocence and a fondness for peaceful interactions with birds, she initially lacked combat experience. Recognizing her shortcomings during the battle against Gyudo, she joins Ysley in undergoing Rin’s intense training program. Additionally, Paula plays a diplomatic role, successfully brokering peace to avert human conflict prior to the Zoble Empire’s invasion.
- Rin appears as a young woman with an orange ponytail and stands as the most formidable deity currently alive, possessing combat skills that surpass even those of demons. Having fought in the original war eight centuries ago, she has spent centuries training and mentoring younger Idaten such as Hayato and Prontea through an extremely rigorous regime. Driven by duty, Rin guards the sealed location of the demons and relentlessly pursues their eradication—especially targeting demonic influences linked to the Zoble Empire. Despite her overwhelming fighting prowess, she shares with Hayato certain weaknesses in strategic planning.
- Prontea becomes central when demons manipulate humanity into warfare via the Zoble Empire. Confronted with Rin’s overwhelming power, demon leader Over M commands the elimination of younger deities before they reach full maturity. Rin enlists Prontea’s aid in combating this threat. Meanwhile, Ysley investigates humanoid demons as Hayato and Paula train under Prontea’s guidance, leading to fierce clashes against demon assassins.
- Gil is a deity formed from concentrated human consciousness within the Zoble Empire and shaped by Sister ’s protective care. Trained immediately for combat readiness and proficient with modern devices like smartphones—which she carefully secures during training—her unwavering dedication to pure goodness ironically limits her practical effectiveness according to Miku.
Demons
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- Under the guise of Dr. Obami, the Demon King Over-M leads Zoble's forces, resurrecting demons from frozen remains to produce humanoid "C-Soldiers." Ysley reveals that his shattered recollections suggest a hybrid lineage stemming from an ancient conflict between deities and demons. Once known as Emperor Obama, he now covertly directs Zoble’s campaign to annihilate deities while hiding his true identity.
- Piscalat, a high-ranking commander in Zoble’s military and a humanoid demon, takes the form of a popular blonde woman. Although she maintains a composed exterior, she is timid regarding romantic matters, which results in teasing and exemption from reproductive duties. She commands invasion troops with superhuman abilities and wields her extendable hair as weapons. Dispatched to assassinate Ysley, she is psychologically outmaneuvered and spared, later undergoing neural reconstruction to unwillingly assist Hayato’s training.
- Nickel serves as the chief guard captain for the Zoble Empire, appearing as a young blonde boy with narrow eyes. Despite his youthful look, he possesses the highest combat capabilities among demons. As the initial assassin sent against deities, he defeats Hayato but is swiftly killed by Rin. His remains are subsequently examined in Ysley’s laboratory.
- Cory, Piscalat’s younger sibling and a soldier within the Zoble Army, appears as a small blonde boy. Unlike most demons, he retains typical human sensibilities and has a fondness for seafood. In combat, he can only transform his head. After being defeated by Hayato during an assassination attempt, he undergoes neural reconstruction.
- Neput acts as Zoble’s naval admiral and humanoid demon, presenting as a rugged one-eyed officer wearing an eyepatch. Known for his sound judgment among demons, he can fully transform into monstrous forms but gains minimal combat advantage from this ability. After being defeated by Prontea during an assassination attempt, he undergoes neural reconstruction. Though officially listed as 50 years old, he is actually over 80.
- Miku is Zoble’s specialist in conditioning humanoid demons, appearing as a dark-skinned woman dressed in revealing bondage attire. She trains enslaved women for demon reproduction purposes and excels at analyzing deity battle footage with sharp strategic acumen. Her extreme conditioning techniques are controversial among her peers. Upon realizing defeat is inevitable, she escapes alongside fellow demons and infants.
- Brandy, the demonic empress of Zoble with red hair, matches Nickel in combat prowess but fears deities following Nickel’s defeat at Rin’s hands. Deeply devoted to her children, she secretly sends three away sensing impending danger. She manipulates extendable hair as weapons and controls dolls or corpses. Although she desires to flee, her sense of responsibility keeps her within Zoble where she faces Rin.
- Takeshita serves as Zoble’s emperor and Brandy’s spouse, appearing as an ordinary middle-aged man but ranking among the strongest humanoid demons. He lacks transformative abilities but compensates through exceptional hand-to-hand combat skills. During the deities’ assault on Zoble, he confronts Hayato within the underground slave prison.
Manga
originally launched The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace as a webcomic on Neetsha in 2008; it paused after releasing 28 chapters in May 2016. The manga adaptation by Coolkyousinnjya began serialization in Hakusensha's seinen magazine Young Animal on August 24, 2018. The remake eventually caught up to the webcomic, with new chapters continuing until April 14, 2023, and concluding on August 9, 2024. Hakusensha compiled these chapters into nine volumes published between January 29, 2019, and October 29, 2024.
The English-language rights to the manga are held by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Anime
On August 11, 2020, an anime television adaptation was officially revealed. The series was produced by MAPPA with Seimei Kidokoro serving as the director. Hiroshi Seko took on the role of series composer, while character designs were created by Nao Ōtsu. The show was broadcast from July 23 to October 1, 2021, within the Fuji TV Noitamina programming block. The opening song, titled "聖者の行進" ("March of the Saints"), was performed by Tatsuya Kitani, and the ending track, "雷火" ("Flash of Lightning"), was sung by Akari Nanawo.
Outside of Asia, Crunchyroll held streaming rights for the series. In Southeast and South Asia, Medialink acquired licensing and made the show available through their Ani-One YouTube channel under the Ani-One Ultra Membership subscription.