Due to these events, Yoshihiko must embark on a journey to the Evil King's castle to find a cure for the plague that has stricken his village.
A young man of Kaboi Village who pulls the legendary Beckoning Sword from a boulder and becomes the Hero destined to defeat the Demon Lord.
Middle-aged bandit who follows Yoshihiko in hopes of finishing a lengthy story he began telling, after which Danjo will kill him.
Tall, strong and clad in animal hides, Danjo is a capable warrior who takes great pride in his sideburns.
A sour-tempered village girl who believes Yoshihiko murdered her father and wishes to kill him in revenge.
He learns at least one new magic spell per episode, putting on airs as he describes it to the party, but they are all underpowered cantrips that at best mildly inconvenience the enemy.
However, Merebu is the most genre savvy character, demonstrating an understanding of modern pop culture, video game mechanics and the fact they are filming a television show.
An exalted Buddhist deity who, like God in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, appears in the clouds and gives the party tasks to carry out, although Yoshihiko is unable to see him without the aid of special glasses.
Hotoke acts in a very un-Buddha-like manner, telling jokes, forgetting his lines and becoming tongue-tied, providing false or incomplete information, getting distracted by mundane trivialities, and cheats on his wife.