Devil Survivor 2 The Animation

I was very excited when I heard a Devil Survivor 2 anime was in the works, having recently played and loved the DS game on which it's based. Watching it now, I can say that my feelings for the anime are overall good, if somewhat more mixed than I had anticipated. I'm certainly enjoying it, but there are a few places it seems to fall a little flat.

The anime looks and sounds great. The art is solid; the characters and demons look exactly as they do in the game and the animation is never not satisfying in the action sequences. The voice actors all fit ... the characters, who were unvoiced in the game, well. Nothing too jarring. The music doesn't do anything wrong and the OP and ED are both pleasant if not overwhelmingly memorable.

The story and the characters are where it falters some, and it's largely because it has too much to do in too little time. The game on which it's based is a 50 or so plus hour RPG that takes multiple playthroughs to explore everything. To fit it all into 13 24 minute episodes means gutting out so much of the build up and character development that the game had going for it. This makes the characters seem rather lifeless compared to how energetic and enjoyable they are in the game and also limits the scope of the story some. Devil Survivor 2 could be a surprisingly lighthearted and often humorous game, something that made the stark revelations about the fate of the world and characters hold more gravity. Without the time to build all that, the story becomes somewhat deflating. It's just not as much fun as it should be.

I love the characters in Devil Survivor 2, and seeing them fully animated is a lot of fun. Without something like the Fate system in the game to develop them and make their bonds with the main character mean something, a lot of what makes them fun is left out though. It's not just that though; the anime changed a few things it probably shouldn't have. Joe, who is a part of the group since day one in the game and provides so much refreshing whimsy is reduced to a minor supporting role. Io seems completely different; she smiled a lot more and just came across as a lot less weak. Other characters who can get fully developed in the game are simply killed off prematurely.

Worst somehow is Hibiki though, surprisingly. He was your ordinary silent protagonist in the game, but how events unfolded did depend on how he acted. In my first playthrough he never missed an opportunity to joke around, was brash, aloof and quick to side with JP's. The anime version could be different from that though, and probably picked the worst way possible to play him, reducing him to your average mopey shounen protagonist. To make matters worse, the anime decided to make him more powerful than his friends and the other characters from the start. In the game, he and his friends are noticed because they're resourceful and because it's a Strategy RPG and he's able to use his intelligence to win difficult fights and become stronger for them. Having him become the focus from the start because he's "the one" seems much more hollow and moreover pushes his friends more out of focus than they should be, especially since they were the focus of the game.

All that said, the anime is certainly not torture for fans of the game. No, it's actually quite enjoyable to see all the familiar demons pop up and fight. It's especially satisfying to see how the very familiar Septentrion fights, the boss fights in the game, are handled. It's not difficult to enjoy the anime, even as I see where it goes wrong and some of the places where it decides to diverge from the game's story are interesting.

If you haven't played Devil Survivor 2, I would definitely recommend that over the anime. The anime on it own isn't bad though. For a non-fan, I'd probably deduct 1-3 points from my overall score, depending on tastes. The characters aren't going to come across as what they could be not having the time they needed to grow, and the same goes for a lot of the plot development. Still, there's a lot to like, I think. The animation is nice, the action satisfying and the core plot intriguing enough. I've yet to be bored with it at the least.

Update: Having seen the series to completion now, I had to dock a point from my initial score. I still think the anime looks great and has more than enough moments to justify a watch, but it really just kept making increasingly poor decisions in regards to story progression. There came a point where I found it harder to separate out the experience I had with the anime from that of the game and it cut into my overall enjoyment. Characters and even whole important themes and events from the game are discarded with increasing frequency just leaving it feeling fractured, while the mood is kept more grim than it needed to be, the amusing sequences of the game cut short, skipped over or drained of fun. Meanwhile, the cool stuff it does do slows down considerably--the last few Septentrion fights aren't as interesting or involving and for some reason the show decides to keep the number of unique demons we see in action very limited.

I said before that fans would enjoy this, but I don't know anymore. If you can effectively separate out the good experience of the game as you watch, the anime can still be rewarding with the right expectations. If not, I can see this being a quite frustrating watch. And for non-fans, who don't know how the characters should have properly been developed, the experience is still probably worse. I almost want to say a seven is being generous, but at the same time I'm glad a great game like Devil Survivor 2 got an anime adaption. I just really wish it had been a better one.

This anime seems to be getting a lot of hate but the anime itself is pretty credible and somewhat enjoyable. As someone that hasn't played the Devil Survivor games I was somewhat pulled into this anime but it still feels like it is lacking something. By reading this review I have only seen 6 episodes and so this review wouldn't be valid but can be credible to the anime itself.

Story
The story is fine and there isn't too much to complain about. The anime presents itself with our usual high school protagonist with his high school friends. It's pretty basic and isn't anything new or ... ground breaking. Long version is that our main character Hibiki and friends download an app that allows him to summon demons and also see other peoples predicted deaths. The apocalypse happens and since our main character is the one with the powerful demons it's up to him to make sure no one gets killed. Pretty basic plot but watchable.

Art
I can't really judge artwork to me it looks pretty and there's no complaints just normal anime art style for the anime but set in 2013 standards.

Sound
The sound is good but the only thing I like out of sound is the opening and the ending but osts aren't memorable for me and so it doesn't have much of an impact but the opening and ending are enjoyable to listen and watch.

Characters
The only problem with the main character at this point is that there is no defining feature for him (except for his bunny hoodie) he's just your typical shounen character in which once he realises his power he thinks he needs to be the hero in which can protect everyone. There's nothing wrong with it as it does play in the story, who should Hibiki work for, for the greater good, the JP's or the resistance but it's just your typical shounen protagonist. The other problem is just with the side characters. I have trouble in remembering their names and Hibiki's best friend is just annoying. Overall characters aren't the best part of the show but it's still watchable.

Overall as someone that has not played the game I say that the anime itself is still watchable the story itself is fine and the struggle with what the main character is going through is interesting but side characters bring the anime down but it's still watchable and I would recommend it as just an anime to watch and put on the list.

Overall the anime was good I enjoyed it, I watched it in one day which may skew my perception of it. Probably if I had to wait week by week for this anime I would have dropped it at episode 3. I do not know anything about the game, nor did I read the synopsis of the anime beforehand, so I had no expectations.

Story (7/10) The story was very shounen like, if I could compare it, the 13 episodes seemed fairly similar to a first arc in a shounen manga. The characters are introduced, the main character is more awesome that the ... others, and has to rise to the occasion to battle it out against the "evil".

Art (7/10) The characters were pleasing to the eye. There were alot of scenes in which spoke volumes in terms of the story. While Alcor and Hibiki are talking on the bridge the scene of the void taking over was pretty meaningful especially with the dialogue. The fights in episode 10-13 were a bit different. I felt like some of the fights were reminiscent of Neon Genesis and also GANTZ.

Sound (8/10) I am just rating this on feelings. I liked the theme song a lot. The ending songs were okay, but I didn't listen to them every episode or anything. The sound during the anime was good, although I am not an elite on sound, so I wouldn't be sure.

Characters (8/10) I really feel Hibiki, Daichi, Io were lacking in this series as far characterization goes. We get a flashback of the reason why Hibiki is such a do-gooder, but the director I feel did not direct it properly because it did not come off as either sentimental or that you knew more about the person. You just came away with the feeling that he use to go with the flow of his parents expectations than one day his friend was talking about what he wanted to do in high school and BAM he changed? I don't get it. Io is the archetypical girl that you feel sorry for and gets lured into traps etc so the main character can create a miracle for her (she doesn't cry that much though so that's good). Daichi well what can I say he is like the idiot friend that has good intentions but is just not as strong or intelligent as the main and merely becomes comedic relief. The other characters are better, Alcor was by far the most interesting. Some of the characters I felt were purely fan service and could have been done away with, though I am sure they appeared in the game so they had to be included.

Enjoyment (9/10) I enjoyed it, I think it was good that it was not made into a 24 episodes. In fact I think it would have been better as movie or 3 part OVA. Since there are 13 episodes I expected more either character development or fight scenes, but instead air time was wasted on useless character to character dialogue on food or building up supporting characters like the Airi and Jungo, and the person with barely there clothing. While fans of the game probably liked this, I thought it was worthless and had no point in anime adaptation. I also liked the philosophical aspect of it, I felt that it could have been done better rather than spelling it out, it could have been symbolic but, I guess it fits shounen-like genre to spell it out for people.

This is a great series, people need to understand Shin Megami Tensei is a non-casual and non-mainstream rpg series.

This was clearly made for fans of the SMT saga. But it is still enjoyable for people who actually want an anime that doesn't revolve around Friendship Power > everything. The characters are varied and likable but that's not what the anime is about.

This anime is about a group of NORMAL teenagers who end up involved in an Apocalyptic survival of the fittest scenario. This is a realistic what-if series.
-What if demons suddenly appeared in your city?
-What if you had an app on your phone ... to summon demons?
-What if you were given a chance to change the world?
-What if you saw a clip of your friends death and he's standing right next to you?

Dropping this anime because you don't have all the answers before episode 4 is just silly. Watch the series if you want answers.

I'm a fan of Atlus games as well, including Devil Survivor series. What I like in the second game, is that it is more light-hearted than the first one. The first one is the exact definition of horror. I still love the first one though.

Story 7, Art 8, Sound 9, Chara 6, Enjoy 8, Overall 8

The story is quite simple, so I won't comment much. What I like about the story in the anime and the game, is because the anime diverts itself from the game. Lots of different dead clips and events differ very much. I actually like that, since it makes me wonder ... who's gonna die next, and what kind of ending will take place.

The art is good. It is so very like "2013"-ish. I like Suzuhito Yasuda from Durarara!!, so I can enjoy the art.

I don't really pay attention to the sound, but I love the opening and the ending.

Characters are usually the main reasons I watched an anime. Aside from art. The characters don't develop that much, and I must say that I was quite disappointed by the developments. Hibiki's actions are actually from your typical shounen protagonists. Though I can relate and forgive it, since I thought his actions are perfectly normal for a normal high school students who were suddenly brought to the end of the world.

Still, because I'm an ATLUS fan, I can't stop watching this anime.

I would've put the overall as 7.5, since the core point of the anime was struck down.

As a bonus, I finally realized that this anime is actually very interesting. You need to watch this further deeper into the episodes to know its quality. I admit, that the few first episodes are utterly disappointing. But I can't say that again to the later episodes. It's getting more and more interesting.

Devil Survivor 2 is an adaptation of the game developed by Atlus. Opinions about this anime will be different from person to person

This review shall be made taking into account the game, I played it long before seeing this adaptation.

The anime had potential to become one of the best of this year 2013 if the creators had taken more seriously the game, in my opinion i believe that neither they played it and only guided themselves by summaries of the game (who knows? Seems like it to me).

I'll start by comparing the anime and the game in several areas:

Story: The story in this anime ... goes way too fast.
The game had many missions that didn't belong to the main story but that affected the course of history and all of them were not shown in this animation.
The anime is just 13 episodes and that affected the character/character development and the moste important, the finale ! I would not mind if the anime had 2 seasons if that meant covering all parts of the game.
I still don't believe they skipped the battle beetwen Hibiki and Polaris (major flaw!).

Characters: The characters are not well developed and some even only appear in 2 or 3 episodes and the relationships between some are a bit forced due to the reduced number of episodes. In the game, you have the opportunity to socialize and get to know better each character and their problems and their life before the invasion but the reduced number of episodes made it impossible.

Sound: In my opinion the soundtrack from the anime meets the recommended and has a great ending (better ending in this summer for me), as well as the OST fits well.

Battles: The battles in this anime were good but could have been more and better, if the anime had traversed the whole game we would have the opportunity to see more demons and various attacks.

The final battle (i do not want to spoil) is too short in my opinion and could have more drama and more action.

The games of the saga shin megami tensei are famous for having a great story to develop and its interaction with all the characters and addictive battles but the anime was slightly below expectations but i disagree when people say it was a failure because i found it nice to see one my favorite games adapted for television.

Who knows if they do not make the adaptation of the first game Devil Survivor, but this time done by taking better account of the game.

I hope this review helped you in some way and always remeber :

LET'S SURVIVE !

I am in love with this anime at the moment! The use of supernatural powers and the characters who are so easy to fall in love with. The story line is like a breath of fresh air and its not too difficult to follow as the events unfold.

To begin with i assumed it would be yet another predictable anime but as each episode is aired something unexpected turns out. There is a strong theme of power and hierarchy, although it is not overwhelming as it has the portrayal that the power would be easily taken away.

This anime is one that you can ... fall into, you lose yourself in the story and it's not very often that an anime can actually do that for me. As the anime spans out over seven days it is very short but not lacking when it comes to action, not only that but the feeling of self sacrifice is almost overpowering, but it is a brilliant anime. I recommend this to anybody who enjoys action packed animes.

Devil Survivor 2 The Animation is an adaptation of a well received game from Atlus's famous franchise Shin Megami Tensei. The game is one of my favourites and I enjoyed it thoroughly. But this anime adapatation is a downer, to say the least.

The story is quite simple, the world will end in seven days, demons have appeared in Tokyo, there is a website that tells you when your friends will die, each day there is a boss. Now, that premise works well on a videogame, since everyday there are lots of optional events you can do, like a free battle, talking to a party member, ... training, etc.

The one thing that they handled horribly was the pacing. The game isn't long, but not short either, but there was no possible way 7 days of gameplay could fit into 13 chapters. As a result, the pacing was too rushed, with boss battles every two chapters or so and little time to develop the characters and story. And since they couldn't spend too long on anything, most of the battles are won by asspulls, like stronger demons out of nowhere or the power of friendship. The moral dispute between the characters is handled poorly because there is no development.

Since it also strayed from the original source, many important characters were reduced to mere fodder. The 13 summoners are your party members, each with interesting personalities, roles and skills. But only a few are explored and the rest, well...don't expect more than 10 minutes of screen time. One of the problems when adapting rpgs with silent heros is giving them personality. In game, they are a reflection of what you think, YOU decide what to do. The game gives you the fun of choice, but in the anime, the hero is given a personality and a name. Hibiki Kuze is the name given to the silent bunny hero from the game. To be straight, he is the epitome of a generic, boring shonen hero. That, and he is insanely OP, him being the biggest plot device from the anime.

The soundtrack is good and the art and animation are bearable. The opening was nothing too special but I enjoyed the ending. Being a fangirl of the game I set my expectations too high only to be disappointed by a rushed mess of an adaptation.

The main reason my score is relatively high is because my husbando Yamato appears and was developed more than the others at least. And also because I'm biased.

So, if you aren't already a fan of the game, this anime isn't for you. But if you watched it and thought it was bearable, you should play the game.

Devil Survivor 2 The Animation
Anime Adaptation of the Atlus game Devil Survivor 2

Let's start with the story. Personally, I love apocalypse-themed stories. Devil Survivor 2 gives you that feeling. Who will survive, will you be dead or alive. Though not much thrill as expected, it's still good enough. The plot twists are awesome! Rating: 7

Art. The art is SMT-styled. The characters don't look like each other - unlike some animes with characters that resemble someone else. I love how they animated the demon summoning and things. Gotta love the flying ice-cream. Rating: 8

Sound. Oh my Gosh. The OP and ED themes are awesome! Them right ... it is! And when a character dies, they're stripped off the ED. And the soundtrack just fits the anime well. Rating: 9

Character. Hibiki is the typical Ash-like protagonist. I'll protect you blah blah blah. They should've made him more awesome-er and funnier. Yamato is made more evil and Hibiki made more cliche. I hate how they messed with the characters. Oh, and Io is supposed to be more shy. Rating: 5

Enjoyment. I don't really recall some 'fanatic' moment with me and the anime. Let's just say we just want to watch how it ends. Enjoyment is fair. Rating: 6

Overall Rating: 7
The story, art and sound are awesome. Characters are messed with, boo. Enjoyment, really not much. But you have to admit, we all want Hibiki's jacket.

I started this anime without really high expectaitions, so I was positively surprised when I watched it.

First, the story:

I really liked the setting, though I expected something diefferent. I thought it would be more game-like, because that's what I read in an recommendation before. But it isn't really a game in wich they have to survive and there wasn't really the goal to win against the other "players", they fought more or less together against some god-like things. But I think it was better like this. The story was well-paced and though it were only 13 episodes, it didn't proceed to fast. It was ... exciting when they fought and you couldn't tell already 5 minutes earlier if someone was about to die or not. Also, I liked the development it took towards the end. Only the end as such was not too great. I don't know, but it wasn't so exciting. Just the few last minutes could have been a little bit more...how to put it without giving spoiler...well okay, you'll see. If you don't, that's okay, too, But it left me a little bit like that: "Oh, it's over. Okay." I wasn't dissatisfied, but I didn't think: "That was it, Great! Just..Great!! I'm impressed!!" And that is somewhat what a really good ending should be like.

So now the art:

I really liked the art. It was nice to look at and the characterdesings were really cool. I especially liked Alcor's design, he looked kinda special. Okay, his eyes were strange because they were white around them - I identified it as extreme long white eyelashes but some people also say it was makeup. I don't care, it was strange but gave the character a very special feeling and I liked it. Okay, the women were all a bit too curvy if you'd ask me, but it didn't really annoy.

The sound:

The sound did what it should do, I wouldn't say it was very special but it delivered the mood, so it's okay. I liked the opening. But all in all it didn't really stand out.

The characters:
Those were really, really cool, I think. My favorite is definitely Alcor. I think he was somewhat really cute and I liked the way he cared for the humankind. It is difficult to write about him wothout giving spoilers, but all I can say is, he really, really is cool and his way to see things was interesting to me. Also, he had a quite nice character-development.
Hibiki was cool, too, but he didn't have that certain something that made me like Alcor that much. He was calm and that without being heartless - I liked that. But there wasn't much more to him than that, to be honest. Then there was Yamato. He was somewhat cool, I must admid, buuut - in the end he just pissed me off. He is a good character and I didn't lose all sympathy for him 'till the end, but...in the end, he was just so...you will see. His extreme stubbornness and elitist thinking were pissing me off in the end. Daichi was not obviously special, but his uncertainity made him somewhat liekable. He didn't really develop in the beginning and to be honest, he didn't develop in the progress of the Anime, too... but when he did in the end, I was somewhat proud of him and liked him even more. Plus, he was important for the character-setting, I think, because he somewhat lightened the mood. I think this anime could have been somewhat depressing without him...I don't really know, but there was really no woman I really liked in this anime. There were good composed characters, but I just couldn't really like them. Io was somewhat boring, but not annoying. Makoto was okay, no, she was actually quite cool. She wasn't so "perfect", if you know ehat I mean. She had to handle an inner conflict and always struggled between what was "right" and what she wanted to do. Yes, she was really okay, but I didn't really care for her.. And Kanno Fumi was okay, too. But I didn't sympathize with her. I think that was because her motivations and stuff were never really explained, if she even had something like a motivation...she didn't really seem to care.
In the end, I'd say the male characters were definitely cooler, but the female characters didn't annoy, either and that is already something if you watch at all the annoying anime-girls in so many animes....

So my conclusion:
It was a really nice Anime worth watching it. I liked the conflict it thematized; the question what was right and what wasn't, and I liked the way the characters were. I had a good feeling with them all and Alcor was just great. The Anime didn't get me too excited, though...it was good to watch, well-paced and had a certain depth. Well the fights were exciting, too, but the whole Anime didn't make me feel too strong with the characters..I didn't cry and wasn't happy with the characters, like it is with some other animes. Okay, I felt with Alcor, but he is special. *^*
In the end, I'm really glad I watched it and would recommend it to everyone who likes apocalypse-settings, interesting charakters and big monsters/demons.

Going into this series I had absolutely no expectations, I went into it blind and I think that helped my enjoyment of the series.

Story: The story's pretty simple in the beginning. Similar to Gantz, the main characters die in the first episode and get the chance to live again. However they have to defend themselves against the demons that now plague the land, known as Septemptrians. The story really gets rolling about halfway through, the ending is especially awesome. It reminds me of Wolf's Rain in a lot of ways.

Art: The animation was good, I really have no complaints. I ... love the designs of all the demons and creatures. They all looked badass and awesome. Especially Cerberus and Byakko.

Sound: This is a sentai dub, so naturally I enjoyed it for the most part. I'm pretty much a sentai fanboy. I shamelessly bought the series blind because one of my favorite actors Greg Ayres was in it. He played a very good Daichi. Peter Poole as Hibiki was especially awesome, he's even a newer voice actor. That makes me very excited for his future rolls. And then Jessica Boone played Io, and did a fantastic job. I loved her in Princess Tutu, as well. I also like Illich Guardiola's role as Alcor. He's another talented actor with a very unique voice, he's easy to pick out in a show. John Gremillion as Yamato was a surprise. He did so much better than Hakuro in Utawarerumono. It's great to see how he's grown.

My only problem with the dub is that the minor character performances were a bit bland. That could be the lack of character developement, however. Which is the result of time restraints.

The opening and ending themes were catchy. I can't get the opening out of my head, currently. It made it hard to get to sleep last night. Totally going to find them and listen to them over again on youtube.

Character: With the exception of the three main characters, the rest of the cast was mostly uninteresting. I only really got attached to our main leads. As previously stated, the supporting cast struggled to stand out for me.

Enjoyment: In the beginning I only somewhat enjoyed it. It was enough to keep me watching, but I wasn't dying to watch more. Only when I got to the last half of the series did I really find myself liking the characters. It made me cry, which I wasn't expecting at all.

Another thing I enjoyed was the philosophy at the end of the series. I won't go into too much detail,, but that was the most interesting aspect of the series. The biblical references also added to the philosophy of living and wanting to survive.

Overall: This series surprised me immensely. Especially one based on a video game. I enjoyed the story and main cast, and the dub was solid, albeit had it's flaws. If you're going into this show without expectations, you'll probably enjoy it. I haven't played the video game franchise it's based off of, so I can't say if that's a reason to watch it. It's at least worth checking out in that case. If you're looking for a fun show that gets darker as it goes on, and if you like philosophy, I would definitely recommend Devil Survivor 2. This series is licensed and available from Sentai Filmworks. Please support the official release.

I really liked this anime, I question why so many people have negative reviews over this show. Personally, as someone who has yet to play the Shin Megami Tensei games on DS, I cannot say whether it stays true to the game or not but personally, I found this game enjoyable. Perhaps some others felt that the game was much better, but for me I loved this anime nonetheless.

At first, I was contemplating to drop this anime because the beginning seemed quite boring and plotless. The real hype was when they began to summon the demons and fight against the Septentriones in their endless and ... overwhelming battle for 7 days as well as find the truth as to what should be done when the apocalypse has ended. There is strife between the protagonist and Yamato Hotsuin regarding what steps should be taken after they have defeated the last Septentrione. I admit that there were parts where I was just bored with the whole thing because those moments seemed pointless for those with short attention spans like me.

Nonetheless, after I finished the anime I felt that it was incredible and that I loved it very much (Mostly due to the magnificent fight at the end which made me super excited). The plot is great and I recommend this for people who love fantasy anime.

"I live while eveyone dies. I have to shoulder all that, and survive." - Hibiki Kuze


Devil Survivor 2 The Animation is from the game Atlus produced(Nintendo DS), which brought us Persona 4 The Animation(PS2 console).

Most of the game nowadays that's been turned into an animation don't pan out. Wonder why? I seriously think you can't cramp a 30+ hour gameplay RPG on a mere 12 or even 24 episodes. But let me tell you something, Atlus did just "THAT"! They've crammed 30+ hour games into 13 episodes! But worry not my dear friend, this time, it actually panned out. Of course they didn't include minor ... details in the animation, but its still worth watching. Oh, and in the game, there's a lot of options/choices to choose from(typical SMT game).. And of course, at the game, you get to have your privy time with the supporting characters! Yatta! Oops, forgot I was making a review about the "animation". Sorry about that. Back to the main topic, the retelling of the story in the animation is a lot different from what's in the game. So even if you played the game, you can still enjoy a quite different story in the anime. Like I've said, they've cramped a lot of hours into 13 episodes, so expect a fast-paced story when watching this. Unexpected things which weren't common in the game is always present in the anime version, and that's what made the animation good.


Although there have been slight difference on telling the story, the main plot doesn't change from where the game has led to. So I can safely say that what came out of the animation is on par within the game's story.

The story doesn't quite drift away from most shounen shows nowadays, we have our Protagonist stuck with a difficult problem. It's about friendships, fighting monsters, conversations of hot guys, and finally, conversations with hot guys.

Martyrs, martyrs everywhere. That's what I've noticed on most of Devil Survivor 2's characters. It's not a bad thing though, definitely not a good thing either. But what can you do? The world's ending and you want to do something for the sake of your friends, that's not bad. But getting help from others is waaaaaaay better. Shouldering everything is pure heroic BS, that's why humans were made weak, so they can rely on other humans.

Hibiki Kuze, O Sparkling One! Why the hell do you look like a rabbit(just kidding)?!
The series is chuck full of bishounens and bishoujous(most of any series are.)! But the most crucial part and disturbing thing that destroys my whole mind, is that THERE ARE NO PETTANKO(s) at all! How could they do such a cruel thing?! Didn't they know that FLAT IS JUSTICE?! They said they're fighting for justice and humanity; but they're not FLAT, they're just flat out lying! Well, I knew it was coming anyway, since the game didn't have one either. Don't mind me, I was just ranting some BS.

Devil Survivor 2 is a good series. It's not that great though, but it's not that bad either. It had its up and downs as far as entertaining the viewers. There were episodes that didn't make any sense(if you didn't played the game or any SMT game, you wouldn't quite understand what's going on.), well that's the hard part cramming up a long game to an animation. Like I've said, many games that were animated didn't pan out. But Atlus does a fair job doing it. All in all, Devil Survivor 2 is a good watch(especially if you've played the game). Not that long, has action-packed scenes, has great art, not so complicated plot. Plus you get bonus Yaoi materials on it, so feed your inner fangirl within you.

Let's all survive! Oh yeah, we need some chawanmushis too!

Hmm...what to say.

First of All, I'm not that happy with this adaptation. Having played the series I had very high hopes for this anime and sadly it just didn't cut it for me. I mean sure the whole idea of trying survive "God's Ordeal" is there but I think it's lacking in a sense that it didn't hook me into it as the game did.The anime's 'flow' if you get me is too fast paced which in my opinion leaves those that know nothing of this series confused and very likely to stop watching this anime. I mean what I saw in the characters were ... not entirely the same as the game. Anyway I can't give this anime too much heat because I did enjoy seeing some of the choices that the MC A.K.A Hibiki Kuze made as they were similar to what I chose first. Also I also liked how they turned the game that I really loved (love so much that I finished all the available routes in the game and am still playing it >.>) into an anime.

So all in all I think this was a decent effort, but I just wish that they didn't rush this anime too much and tried to take it how it's meant to be a slow paced, well-planned anime and polished. Then I would've been a bit more happier.

*Just so you know this is just my opinion and this is completely biased so I don't mean any offense if you totally loved this anime or have worse views on it than I do.

The Good: Interesting concept. Great character design.

The Bad: Mediocre story-telling. Boring plot.

Conclusion: This anime has an interesting pokemon-like concept, where certain individuals are able to summon demons via their cell phones to fight for them. It starts out strong; but the plot just gets more and more boring after episode 4. The characters are generic. I found it hard to care about them. Unless you're a fan of the video game, I recommend passing on this one.

How will humans survive the Seven Days of Judgement? Well, by their will to live, friendship, and strength, of course.

-Personal Opinion-
This anime, Devil Survivor 2 The Animation, was based off of the DS game, Devil Survivor 2.
I don't care about how others think about the animation after beating the game; I care about how I view it and how epic it was. I mean, I do have the game of Devil Survivor 2 and I haven't finished it yet... but I loved the anime more than the game.
The game made me die, the anime made me cry, the game made me mad, and ... the anime made me sad. Why do you do this to me?!

Since I haven't completed the game, when I was watching this anime I had the urge to play it cause I was a bit jealous of the characters' demons... But then I remembered, I have to level myself up in order to not die... (Dang it)
OKAY! Enough about the game!
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-Things you should know-
There was some parts in this anime that are disturbing because a lot of people die. Just be prepared to cry or at least be upset. (No spoilers)

Overall: 9/10
It is full of epic action and surprises in every episode. It's a very emotional anime and has a happy ending but it makes you sad/cry. Prepare for the feels.

Recommended for people who like Sci-fi and/or supernatural anime with a twist (the twist is the feels, of course).

Devil Survivor 2 isn't a mind blowing anime, nor does it try to be one. The anime is based on a game and feels very rushed at times, though it should be stated that it can't be helped, with only 13 episodes to work with. This doesn't mean the anime itself isn't enjoyable, on the contrary, I liked it enough to get angry at everyone whom rates this with a 4 or lower so I decided to write a review, forgive me for my clumsiness at it.

Beware of slight spoilers from here on.
The story is fairly simple: an ordinary high school boy is fighting ... for his life, those of his friends and eventually for the fate of humanity itself. Personally I think that's where the strong point of the anime lies, the battle about what should happen with humanity in the end. The world is put through 7 days of trials. If humanity survives this, they can request an audience with the "god" of this world and get their wish fulfilled. But with the fate of humanity at stake, which wish is the right one?
Yamato Hotsuin thinks that those with power and talent should rule and doesn't think twice about sacrificing people for the greater goal. The rebel leader believes everyone should be treated equally yet has to admit that Yamato's radical actions work. During the battles and life threatening situation our main character has to find the answer to the question "how should humanity advance after this?"

Now I won't say the anime is a very deep psychological one, it doesn't seem to want to be one, but if you think about it, the story itself is rather interesting. Sure, the rushed pace and the "obvious" choices the main character makes aren't ground breaking but honestly; they're very human-like. The main character is a normal high school boy whom suddenly, without him wanting to, has to decide the fate of humanity itself. He isn't like Lelouch or Light, he isn't driven by some ultimate goal nor has he ever wished for things to turn out like this. He's simply a gifted with power and bound by "Noblesse Oblige". And that's what makes him, if you ask me, so likeable. He's a normal high school boy whom simply doesn't want the people around him to get hurt.

Art: I don't know anything about "fluid" animation or high quality movements but my personal opinion is that everything is fine. Sure, there are shows with better and smoother animation, yet there are ones with worse ones. I like the character designs a lot and the colors they used for the anime.

Sound: The background music is well done and fits the atmosphere of the anime. I especially like the ending, for some reason it seems to really fit the overall feeling of the anime.

Overall Enjoyment: As I said earlier, the story isn't very complicated yet if you're willing to think about it yourself, it's actually rather deep, I personally liked that a lot. The characters are fine, not everyone gets a chance to develop through the anime as much as I wanted to yet they're all likeable enough. There is enough action and even though it's a bit rushed; it's honestly a fine anime that doesn't deserve the bashing it gets.
The best point of the anime is, I guess, the fact that the main character seems to be so very human-like. He isn't able to turn a blind eye on someone suffering right before his eyes and his way of thinking might be "simplistic" yet it's also so very, very human-like. Just think about it, if you yourself would be in his position, would you honestly be able to do things differently? I bet most people wouldn't. He's not flashy and isn't overly optimistic, he just tries to do whatever he can to change the fate of his friends. And honestly, how can you dislike him for that?

*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*
Devil Survivor is an anime adapted from a game. Idk about you but i haven't played this game and cant judge by how the game went compared to this but i have got to say for first impression. I want to buy this game. The plot is amazing. 7 Days of Judgement, Monsters/Beasts coming Once a day and having to destroy it. It was amazing. The idea of controlling Devils and using them to battle monsters. i have only seen one anime similar to that and that was Owari no Seraph. Anyway back to the point, the story seemed original (from what I ... have seen. i can't say much because i haven't seen much anime), the Game seems awesome but overall, its great. The Characters were great, (couldn't ask for more), the sound was awesome, Art was spontaneous. I especially like Hibiki's Hair.

Yea Overall it was a great anime and can''t wait till i get the game.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy watching this anime as much as I did.

Dylan Burns
Just finished Devil Survivor 2: The Animation. I must say that was one good piece of work. Animation was great, characters were great, the plot was great, it was overall such a great anime. This really comes to show that video games can really have such a great plot, cause video games are awesome. Lol

It had some epic battles, humanity had to fight demons the god Polaris sent to earth to test and were given demon summoning apps on their phones from one of gods mechanisms to help earth overcome the test for without them, they were doomed. Yamato and Hibiki were pretty ... much the chosen ones although one chose the path that the strongest must rule and the other,i the path that everyone should be equal strong or weak and live side by side and work together. The plot is pretty much humanities struggle to overcome this 7 day test and meet Polaris , in the meantime the world disappears bit by bit within the 7 days.

Was such a great anime
10/10

This anime is good, I think.
I really don't know what the plot of the game is since I really didn't play the game of Devil Survivor.
This review is based on what the anime shows.

STORY - 8

The story is more on action. And that's what I like. It has a mysterious side on it such as what will happen at the end of the world. I think, the concept of 7Days judgment is pretty unique and the way of fight is cool enough from the start till the end.

One of the protagonist also exceeds my expectation since I really give up thinking that ... he'll be useless until the end. And that's what breaks my "BOREDOM" on this anime. I think it's really a great anime.

One thing I find is uncool is how they get to fight one after another demon/septentriones that it actually gets "Yeah. I already know it" feeling.
Though I think, it's really the concept of the story. But somehow, i find it repetitive.
Also, I don't really side on the protagonists state of mind since he's acting like a hero whatever who shoulders every burden of the world. So dramatic. But yeah. He's powerful. I know that.

I like Hotsuin Yamato the most.


ART - 8


The art is quite good. But I don't know if it's just me or it's quite messy.
Though the fighting scene's are ok, the expressions on the characters face is kinda lacking. But other that that, I think it's ok.


SOUND - 9

I really don't have a problem with the sound. I love the opening and ending song. And the voice actors, I think, did a great job on portraying the character's emotion.


CHARACTER - 8

The character is humane.
Their decisions is based on their emotions. And it's great.
The only one I find annoying is one of the protagonist. Though he's really strong, I find it crappy that he insist his way in and burden himself on too many things.
It's like he's too perfect. And no one's perfect so it really isn't mvy type of character.
But expect for him, the other characters successfully show their human emotions and decide to grow because of the problems they've encountered.


ENJOYMENT - 8

I enjoyed it. Yeah.
Most of all, the last episodes.
There are some episodes I find quite boring to watch. Since as I said, it's quite repetitive.
But yeah, I won't deny that I enjoyed it.


OVERALL - 8


Overall, I scored it very good.
I enjoyed it.
I like how the author didn't fail my expectation on the helpless protagonist.
I like the concept of destruction and day of judgment.
That there is hope in humanity.
That human can still fight for each other.
That there is a future waiting for them.
And well, there's a second chance to change our ways.