Machikado Mazoku: 2-choume

Machikado delivers yet again for season 2 with great episodes from start to finish and picks up where season 1 had left off from.

Season 2 not only has the light hearted comedy and demon girl/magical girl shenanigans it has the plot development the fans have been waiting 5 whole years for and boy was it worth the wait. Each episode went by so quickly and before you knew it the season came to a close.

So what do we get this season compared to season 1? we get to see Shamiko develop her powers more, we get to learn more about Mikan and Momo and ... even some new side characters are added into the mix.

Since the first season this show has always done a great job of mixing comedy directly into it's fantasy world building. It's a world where nobody questions a girl suddenly growing horns and a tail or the magical girl in the next class over. In this season we see the continuation of a plot thread introduced near the end of season 1 about Momo's sister who disappeared under mysterious circumstances, as well as figuring out how to cure Mikan of the bad luck curse she's got.

The comedy is very fast paced, as is most of the dialogue in general. It's the sort of show where ... a lot of the jokes might pass you right by the first time if you're not paying very close attention. I think for that it might have a lot of rewatch value for the type of people who like to rewatch things. There's a bit less emphasis on just beating up on Shamiko the whole time, in fact letting Momo be the butt of a lot more jokes this season. She probably deserves it, I always felt she was a bit on the evil side from the beginning, taking advantage of how naive our poor protagonist is.

Character growth feels slow, and the second half of the season kind of drags a bit with a lot of the same jokes just sort of being repeated. There were a lot of 'side quest' sort of things in the story that seemed sort of pointless, but in the very last episode they managed to tie most of them together in a sort of interesting way. Basically they needed a bunch of random stuff for a spell and it was stuff they all already had because of the side adventures they'd been doing. Convenient.

Overall I think I enjoyed the first season more, as it felt like it had a bit clearer direction and focus. The show was still funny, but it somehow just didn't live up to my hype and expectation for when the season was announced. Overall, 7/10

Have you ever been tired after work and wanted to watch a show that would help you forget about the stress and fatigue of the day's work? Then Machikado Mazoku is the show for you.

It is similar to watching Yuru Camp with a cozy feeling, but in the Magical Girl version, where the characters mostly just goof around and have fun with little to no plot happening in the show. The story, like in Season 1, revolves around Shamiko and Momo, their way of life, and how they came to be. I expected the story to be more intense, but based on how it ... is presented in the show, that is not the case, as they were able to keep the plot moving in a very lighthearted and humorous manner. The introduction of new characters was also quite nice, and overall, all of the characters appear to have a purpose and do not appear to be extraneous. Even the lady with a dog barking every time Shamiko and the gang appear makes us smile. Regarding animation, J.C. Staff never fails to bring in the best that fits the CGDCT (Cute girls doing cute things) and comedy style that the show employs.

Overall, if you just want to watch the Shamiko x Mami pair in their CGDCT moments, and you appreciate these type of anime, you will enjoy this one as well. This show managed to live up to the high standards it set for Season 1 while also exceeding them. Despite the major names this season has to offer, we can't and shouldn't ignore this show's potential. We can expect Season 3 to be similar (Please make a Season 3, J.C. Staff), but with a more intense plot as we learn more about the characters' pasts.