“Delinquent Oga raises Demon Lord's baby son at a violent high school with demon maid Hildegard.”
Beelzebub
べるぜバブ
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Synopsis
Delinquent Oga raises Demon Lord's baby son at a violent high school with demon maid Hildegard.
Ishiyama High is a school populated entirely by delinquents, where nonstop violence and lawlessness are the norm. However, there is one universally acknowledged rule—don't cross first year student Tatsumi Oga, Ishiyama's most vicious fighter. One day, Oga is by a riverbed when he encounters a man floating down the river. After being retrieved by Oga, the man splits down the middle to reveal a baby, which crawls onto Oga's back and immediately forms an attachment to him. Though he doesn't know it yet, this baby is named Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV, or "Baby Beel" for short—the son of the Demon Lord! As if finding the future Lord of the Underworld isn't enough, Oga is also confronted by Hildegard, Beel's demon maid. Together they attempt to raise Baby Beel—although surrounded by juvenile delinquents and demonic powers, the two of them may be in for more of a challenge than they can imagine.
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Community consensus
Derived from 71 sampled reviews
What 71 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.72 · some divergence
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.5
↓ 1.11
Running avg · Feb 2011 → Oct 2025
- 8 “Beelzebub is hilarious. Don't come for the intricate story and complex characters, because you aren't going to find them. If you like straight up Shounen protags, and ridiculous power-ups, then...”
- 10 “simply the best anime ever hands down i rank this no.3 the anime before this is Clannad and after story of Clannad I'm about to watch Gintamina i think thats how you spell it anyway hope this anime...”
- 10 “This series delivers a refreshingly different plot that kept me hooked through every single episode, and the baby’s cuteness is irresistible. I found no real flaws—just pure enjoyment—so I gladly...”
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- Format 60 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 24h 00m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2011 – Mar 2012 Winter 2011
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5783 catalog
Produced by
- Studio Pierrot Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Yomiuri Telecasting Producer
- Shueisha Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor