| Demon King Daimao | |
 Cover of the first volume of Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō by Hobby Japan | |
| いちばんうしろの大魔王 (Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō) | |
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| Genre | Science Fantasy, harem |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Shōtarō Mizuki |
| Illustrated by | Souichi Itō |
| Published by | Hobby Japan |
| English publisher | J-Novel Club |
| Imprint | HJ Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | February 1, 2008 – March 29, 2014 |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shōtarō Mizuki |
| Illustrated by | Souichi Itō |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | September 19, 2008 – December 19, 2013 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takashi Watanabe |
| Written by | Takao Yoshioka |
| Music by | Tatsuya Kato |
| Studio | Artland |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, tvk, AT-X, Sun TV, TV Aichi |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 2, 2010 – June 18, 2010 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō (Japanese: いちばんうしろの大魔王, "The Great Demon King in the Back Row"), also known as Demon King Daimao, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōtarō Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Itō, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, and was completed with a total of 13 volumes available on March 29, 2014. A manga adaptation began monthly serialization in the September 2008 issue of Akita Shoten's magazine Champion Red, and a 12-episode anime adaptation by Artland aired between April and June 2010 on Tokyo MX and other channels.