Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. (TV)

Azazel-san is the funniest comedy you never saw. Small wonder, since in every one of its tiny episodes it manages to offend pretty much everybody and everything. If you're not touchy about religion, toilet jokes and gallows humour you will laugh your arse off.

Story:
Apprentice witch and detective assistant Rinko Sakuma summons loser lust demon Azazel to help out with her work. Unbelievably gross situations ensue.
The story is pretty much episodic, with each arc covering one standard episode or two episodes in the 12 min format this anime uses. The humour is outrageously absurd, the jokes are coming at light speed so that ... you might miss one if you blink. Many times you need to multitask your eyes to get everything that is happening in both background and foreground. There are tons of gimmicks and tricks and twists on popular tropes to keep you laughing well into the wee hours of the morning.

Characters:
This anime shines in the character department. Despite being a comedy, each and every character feels unbelievably real and three-dimensional. In its tiny running time, this anime has produced lifelike characters the likes of which many full-time 24-episode shows failed miserably at. Let's take a look…
Azazel is the star of the show, obviously. A loser demon of lust, he suffers much bodily harm at the hands of his summoners. His antics and gross habits generate not only laughter but also sympathy. Just stop and think about how difficult it is to make a repulsive character like this appear sympathetic and yet, there he is!
Sakuma Rinko is the kind of well rounded female main character more anime should have. She's not there to provide dumb fanservice or be a damsel in distress: she actually does things, gets in trouble but digs herself out. In all the mayhem she is the most realistic character, there to anchor the viewer.
Akutabe is Rinko’s immoral boss and master demon summoner. He is so delectably badass and wickedly deadpan you can never get enough of his evil ways.
There is also a multitude of extra demons and angels and each and every one of them is hilarious. I will leave it to you to discover their absurd powers and characters.

Animation:
Very pretty work courtesy of Production IG. Check out all the details they cram in.

Sound:
Now, this should get top score. The music underlines many jokes and makes them even funnier and the sound effects are spot-on. I've noticed that in comedies this is much easier to do and yet, this anime uses its music to the utmost. Plus, a special mention must be made for the exceptional work of the seiyuus. Now, I don't usually bother with talking about seiyuus since most of them do great work but holy sh!t, every seiyuu was amazing here. It's easy to see they had tons of fun working on this anime.
OP: I still have this song as a ringtone on my cellphone.
ED: you only get to hear it once but it's fun.

Overview:
You should definitely check this out if you liked the randomness of Gintama’s humour and are not easily offended by toilet humour and blasphemy. Else, enter at your own risk.

So, usually I think it's kind of pointless to review a series after just having watched one episode... but it makes some sense for a show like this one. I say that, because I get the feeling that you will probably know whether you will enjoy 'Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san' if you watch the first episode.

Basically, if you laughed several times like a maniac, then the show's probably right for you. If you instead scratched your head in confusion, grimaced in disgust or was rendered speechless from indignation - then it probably won't be a series you'll enjoy.

'Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san' is a gag show. ... The basic premise is the story of a freelance detective who harnesses the power(s) of demon(s) to aid him in fulfilling his various clients' requests - but as you'd expect of a gag show, the plot isn't that important. Not yet, anyway; the focus is on the adult humor. The comedy is crude, blunt, and most of all, ridiculous. The brand of humor reminds me more of shows like Family Guy and Southpark in their tone and crudeness.

But guess what? It made me laugh. Several times. And the first episode is only 10 minutes long.

I'll update this review, as the series goes on and my opinion evolves accordingly. For now, this looks worth keeping an eye on. If you're an adult, don't mind crude humor and aren't too squeamish, it couldn't hurt to try the first episode.

”Yondemasu-yo, Azazel-san” is a comedy anime by Production I.G, known for Ghost in the Shell and Kimi ni Todoke, amongst others.

The premise is pretty simple, but very functional. A detective called Akutabe summons a demon named Azazel, and the story follows him, his assistant Sakuma, and their various demon helpers as they solve cases and engage in depravity and lasciviousness.
Because the humor ranges from mild to Detroit Metal City-level swearing, visually almost grotesque gags, and numerous mentions of bodily waste. All the demons (unsurprisingly) have some sort of perverse gimmick or vice, and the show pulls no punches when it comes to exploiting ... these.
Compared to the only other I.G comedy I have seen, Cromartie High School, the humor is very different, though that mostly has to do with the source material. I have not read the manga, nor have I been able to locate it, but I think the anime does a pretty good job on its own of delivering a story that at a few points made me surprised at how involved I had become. Still, it’s nothing to write home about for the most part, but the humor, though juvenile, is great.
The shortness of the episodes make it good for sporadic watching, and I joined in late, but marathonned the first five episodes without noticing it.

The animation is mostly decent, with a couple of scenes with slightly above average fluidity. What makes the show stand out a little, though, is the overall design and expression of the characters. It’s very similar to Sgt. Frog in its simplicity, and while there is not much detail in the appearance of the characters, their over-the-top reactions and facial mimicry reinforce the gags, and do an effective job of bringing the characters to life.

The other thing that brings them to life is the voice acting. The show has a great cast, featuring Kobayashi Yuu (Undine), Nakai Kazuya (Salamander), Kamiya Hiroshi (eBeelzebub) and Namikawa Daisuke (Akutabe). They all give it their best, and do a wonderful job of giving the characters identity, making them lovable (or even more detestable) and they all fit their roles like a hand fits a glove.

If you’re of the opinion that all anime needs to have at least two subtle messages hidden in the plot, and that comedy you don’t consider high-brow is worthless, then you should not watch this. If you liked for example Detroit Metal City or Panty & Stocking (with Garterbelt), then you would probably like this. For everybody else, you’re likely to get a couple of chuckles out of it.

Alright, when you look at every aspect separately this anime would be really average
the story is kinda random, art is not outstanding, sound is casual. But on the other hand character are really lovable!

I watched this anime from 1 to 13 all together in one night and I was extremely sad on how short it was because this is probably the FUNNIEST anime I ever watched.

The ending would let you believe a sequel is possible, I sure hope this happens and that we will get 20min episode instead of 10.

Everyone that is looking for a good laugh should be watching this.

Azazel is a show about some pretty sick humor. If you can't stand raunchy stuff you might want to stop reading now. The show revolves around a detective agency. The thing is, this is no ordinary agency. Here they use demons to get the job done, but of course things don't always go very well.

The general concept is Us vs. You. Basically, everyone outside of the office is portrayed as an moron. Thus, it makes it relatively easy to make gags about the office workers, otaku, molesters, idols, married couples, god. Seriously, even god is not safe in this show. Partially satirical, is just making ... fun of how stupid everyone acts. Well, except for Akutabe. He's untouchable.

There is no general story, which is to be expected in a gag show, although they do introduce a reoccurring match of angels vs. demons. The 'cases' usually last two episodes of what would be a total of 20 minutes. While Akutabe owns the agency he is a supporting role as the camera focuses on the college student and part time worker Sakuma, the stupid demon of lust Azazel who becomes the shows punching bag, and Beelzebub who looks like a prince, but eats fecal matter.


Typically, I am not one for this type of humor so believe me in saying that it was rather entertaining. I wouldn't praise it to highly, but if your looking for a comedy in this neck of the woods, Yondemasu yo Azazel could be the comedy for you.

Probably one of the most unbashed "don't give a shit, I'll cross the line three times over" slapstick crude humor kind of anime shorts LA has ever seen.

Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. is about a detective agency using demons in order to accomplish their missions. Akutabe voiced by Daisuke Namikawa actually cons Rinko Sakuma voiced by Rina Sato to do all her dirty work by being contracted to the demons and thus Rinko is stuck with some crazy demons and uhhh crude slapstick hijinks ensues.

The humor in this anime by all means crosses the line to what it can do essentially, from shit jokes, sex jokes, making ... fun of societal norms, showing humanity are assholes...you know that kind of stuff and heck even Rinko the audience surrogate of the anime even dabbles into the dark side and she even shows her true face when she's been butt monkeyed ever chance she gets (kinda makes sense due to the demons mostly Azazel and Beelzebub's influence on her). Yeah whether you'll enjoy these crude humor and crossing the line situations is entirely up to you, LA did enjoy the unbashed comedy and how much this anime short can skirt the censorship laws and all but some of the comedic situations are obviously things LA wouldn't touch with a 20 foot pole. The humor is entirely up to you, but Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san will still say that it doesn't give a shit what you think either way.

The animation by Production I.G is "experimental" but all means. From sudden shifts of animation out of nowhere of traditional animation to storyboarding white boarded "action" moments to just some intentionally ugly character designs that doesn't exactly matter and the facial animation is nearly the same element as well. Production I.G for Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san really is experimental but it's decent enough looking and yes even the intentionally ugly character designs feels like it was meant to represent something...that a bit later.

The voice acting is actually very decent with some well known voice actors in Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san, from Rina Sato, Daisuke Namikawa and heck even Yuu Kobayashi is in this!. The minor cast do this stereotypical character schtick in this but LA thinks it's intentional due to it's coupling with the ugly character designs....again soon LA will talk about it. LA's favorite voice actor would be Rina Sato if anything due to this and yeah this extends to Rinko Sakuma being LA's favorite character if not because she's the most "NORMAL" character in the anime...and that's a GOOD thing weirdly enough.

Ok, so what did LA mean but the ugly character designs and intentional stereotypical voice roles have to do with anything? Well LA sees that Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san pretty much is saying that no matter how pure you THINK you are, you will be corrupted by society or your own avarice will turn you into just like the demons in this anime probably even worse. This concept for LA feels like it's easily manifested into Rinko the most, from society and heck even her employer and demon friends corrupting her and even the minor characters goes through something like this as well if they are already horrible beings in the first place...even ANGELS in this anime aren't excluded. (Well mythologically speaking IT DOES make sense...you know Lucifer and everything). Really Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san is saying that the world is a cruel dog eat dog world with no giving a shit unless it's your own.

Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san is NOT for everyone that for sure, but as much crude humor "not giving a shit" attitude this anime short has, it is entirely it's own unbashed thing and it's PROUD of it, you can sneer and schadenfreude your way through what Rinko goes through in this anime for a cheap good laugh as Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san will not care either way.

Did you have fun with Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san?...LA did, good then it did it's job well.

Story-7
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The story is fine. Not the greatest by any means, and the ending isn't very good either, but with this anime it's more about the journey through it than reaching a solid conclusion.


Art-9
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I love the character designs. From the good looking main characters, to the adorable demons, to the hideous side characters(in a good way, trust me)!

Sound-10
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Though not much music, the music is great and memorable. I downloaded it as soon as I finished the show.

Characters-9
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That's what makes the show! Great characters!

Enjoyment!-9
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Very enjoyable, I just hope they make more, I love this show!


Overall-9
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It's a great show that could have used another season, or atleast a couple more episodes, to come to some sort of conclusion, but nonetheless a great show that i wouldn't mind watching a few more times in my life!


Note-if anyone knows any other shows by the creators of this show please send me a message.

Quite humorous. Incredibly funny, but requires the right sense of humor. If you have it, this show will not fail to lighten your mood with a somewhat dark subject matter. Perverse and filled with oddities, this show is full of insanity.

The story, being a bit random, isn't all that great. My wish is that they could have pushed it further and managed to get a stronger storyline together, though that may have detracted from the humor, which was probably the objective of this anime/manga.

Story: 6/10
From the summary: "Akutabe is a detective who summons devils to solve the troubles of his clients."
That's pretty much it ;D
The first episode was pretty meh, until the surprise guest appearance from Kugimiya Rie!!
From that point on, I was instantly hooked and forced myself to watch the whole thing, only to be disappointed that she only shows up in episode 1 TT.TT

Characters: 9/10
One thing I enjoyed in this anime was the characters. They are DEFINITELY unique. I've seen a fair bit of anime, but haven't come across characters like these... ever. I admit, I've grown attached to them and look forward to more in ... season 2. Huge props to the seiyuus in this one as well, they all did a wonderful job "becoming" their respective characters and it was totally believable. All of their voices were spot-on accurate.
Oh yeah, and did I mention Kugimiya Rie is in this?? ^.^

Music: 6/10

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It's got a catchy tune, but got pretty repetitive while marathoning XD
Also, it's one of those songs that are annoying when stuck in your head.
Uhhh, I can't seem to recall any notable backround music at all either but meh~ That's not what this anime is about.

Art: 10/10
I enjoyed the art, it was clean, pleasant to my eyes and I think they did a great job with it.
There were some closeup detailed pics of the characters where I rememinded myself to make a note of because they actually caught my attention while watching the anime. I'm a huge fan of delinquent-faces, and this anime had quite a few of them, so I was happy ^.^

Overall Enjoyment: 9/10
I actually enjoyed this anime to the point of giving it a 9/10 on MAL. Why? Because it's one of the things I've been looking for! I've asked people countless times at many places that I was looking for anime that were set "after highschool" you know, about people with jobs, or no jobs XD, or in college, etc. But NOBODY ever mentioned this!?? Also, I'm a fan of the type of comedy in this anime. It's so... upfront you know? They don't hold back. I like it. I was actually surprised that every ep was only 13 minutes long, but hey - made it faster to complete~
I would reccommed this anime if and only if you're into what I like to call "offensive-comedy".
This ain't your typical comedy anime, but it's unique that's for sure.
Also note, not the funniest I've ever seen.

FINAL RATE: 40/50
Not bad, I'd say that this is a fairly accurate score for this anime.
It's short (13 min episodes), and doesn't have a steady plot at all - But it's all about the jokes.
Things that I'm hoping for in S2: Longer episodes, and an actual story XD
Defnitely give this anime a shot if you're looking for some quick laughs~


Reccomendations:

- Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt -
I feel like the comedy style in both these anime are extremely similar, what I called before, "offensive-comedy".
Both anime are suited towards more.. elder audiences IMO 17+ I'd say.
If you enjoyed one of these, I'm sure you'd enjoy the other. I know I did.

- Beelzebub -
I got the same vibe from both anime. The vibe where in their worlds, nobody gives a sh*t about you're opinion and at the end of the day, it's all about making your life miserable. ! The theme ! DEMONS.
Also, the detective guy in this is pretty similar looking to Oga Tatsumi XD

Never thought I'd write a review here. But, (also my first and only review was Gintama on Crunchyroll)

This is beyond better than that Gintama garbage. laughed my ass off (especially in ep. 10 the strawberry sundae part. I don't know why but I got tears from laughing so much.) That Akutabe dude is one helluva awesome guy. I love sadistic characters, really entertaining.

Everyone should give it a try, reviews and recommends ain't important. If you hesitate, you should def watch it. It's been so long since I laughed so much after Beelzebub and Yankee-kun Megane-chan

But it's way too short, man. Ten minutes each ep...

Note : My language is not good enough so Be careful with me


This anime is first season for Yondemasu-yo, Azazel-san. Its talk about Akutabe and he is
detective who summons devils to solve the troubles of his clients. This anime have good comedy and it take from manga have same name and take 12 min per ep.

You can see parody a lot in this anime like detective conana and be careful this anime have dirty jokes. Also this project Appear the true face of Japan by black comedy you see suicides, rapists and prostitution. You will see a cynical social issues like Women's ... Rights

Character so good in this anime especially devils. In this anime show six devils and every devil has special character also every devil take from history like Beelzebub that is name of devil in Christian and Azazel is a term in the Hebrew scriptures, Moloch is the name of an ancient Ammonite god and also another devil have same thing. On the other side the arch-enemy of the demons is an angel, angal in this anime is not like other anime you will see the sicken and using dirty jokes

The voice character is famous voices and the animation so good. Anyway this anime gave me a good experience and I enjoy it.

Alot of Japanese comedy anime, revolve around play on words and it is hard sometimes to truly get the full benefit of a the of anime with just the english subtitles. However this is not the case with yondemasu yo azazel san. I was laughing out loud, the thing I was most disappointed in was the fact that each episode was only 13 minutes.

The characters are hilarious, the demons are all very unique and all have their own problems and input into the show. Where can you go wrong with a demon in the form of a penguin who eats shit. From the first episode ... if you don't like the humor then you probably won't like the entire series since it focuses on the crude and obscene.

Akutabe is the mysterious detective that has somehow managed to obtained contracts of pretty much every demon. He seems to also have no weakness and treats the demons he has made contracts with cruelly, cruelly is actually probably to nice a word.

The art worked very with the overall them of the series not to flashy but enough detail to show they put in some effort. If you liked Detroit metal city then this is probably your kind of anime.

animation
in term of animation it good showing every sense of emotion through it with looks of character make it more funny, as for content story set in a detective agencie where group of of two people solves people's problems through summoning demons , and demon are based on specific emotion humans such as lust, jealousy ,happiness,.furthermore demons looks funny then menacing with each demons present have comedic undertone it more set on dark humor all episode present different case with 4to 5 episodes have continuation with 2 and 2 episodes .all episodes are shorter than usual episodes in anime ,it can Bing watched in short ... time,