Majo demo Steady

An ordinary day for Seki Hisashi consists of working a nine-to-five shift at an auto parts company in Shinjuku, evading his flirtatious boss' advances, and then riding his motorcycle back to his apartment, where he lives alone. One morning, however, becomes anything but ordinary for the young salaryman.

After Seki awakens to a naked woman lying beside him in his bed, he is even further shocked when she reveals her desire for them to be together. Even so, this does not explain her supernatural abilities, telekinesis being one of many. Rather than questioning her elusive nature, he immediately cuddles with her—finding the woman to be his ideal type.

On his way home from work, a vision of his newfound love leads Seki to crash his motorcycle, giving rise to a police chase. Meanwhile, the woman awaits him at his apartment but grows restless, apparently unable to be apart from him. Arriving a moment too late, Seki watches her vanish without a trace, unaware if his unnamed soulmate will ever return. Little does he know that returning is something she indeed plans on doing.

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Asami Main

Takahashi, Miki Japanese

Hisashi, Seki Main

Mitsuya, Yuuji Japanese

Nene Supporting

Jun Supporting

Policeman Supporting

Handsome Man Supporting

Kosugi, Juurouta Japanese

Urano Supporting

Fukami, Rica Japanese

Mr. Kamata Supporting

Mrs. Kamata Supporting

Irokawa, Kyouko Japanese

Sugiyama, Ryoutarou Supporting

Kokontei, Shinsuke Japanese

Kobayashi, Osamu Director

Nakata, Reiko Script

Ogasawara, Hiroshi Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Music

Takahashi, Miki Theme Song Performance

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Feb 26, 2023

Mandalorian

Recommended

I tried to write a decent review for this OVA countless times, but I failed every single one. This anime is so nonsense that I came to the conclusion it's impossible to review it. You just can't, that's it. I mean, this isn't the worst thing I've ever see because at least the animation and character design are acceptable, but the plot is... there is no plot, period. There are a bunch of weird things happening and none of them makes any sense. I just watched it and I can't summarize it because nothing is clear nor linear, I'm so confused that I don't even ... know what did I just watch.

This anime is bad, but in a weird way; I surely recommend it because it will let you live a new experience, throwing you into an abyss of despair, confusion and nonsense, and leaving you crying and curled up in the fetal position on the floor, naked and trembling. At least that's what happened to me. Help.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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May 2, 2022

stmwg01

Mixed Feelings

"Like in a movie about youth! Run straight without making sense!" The irony that this line from the OVA perfectly sums up the entire movie is not lost on me. I'd recommend this only if you really enjoyed the back bone to Urusei Yatsura. Otherwise, you'll not find this show enjoyable.

I'll preface by saying I don't want to compare this to UY, but it mimics UY so much, it's nearly impossible to do so. I will attempt to keep the comparisons to a minimum.

Going by the release dates between Urusei Yatsura and Majo demo Steady, the latter was an attempt to ride on the coattails ... of the popularity of UY. Honestly, the similarities are pretty uncanny at times. Ironically, the back bone of Steady is actually pretty good. I guess I have a type, liking the concept of other world girl and earthling boy pursue a relationships despite challenges. The issue with Steady lies in the lack of explanation. Things seemingly happen out of the blue and our leading girl, Asami, just blames herself. How she creates this mess or why, we never learn. Is she just a klutz or does her magic require an equal, opposite reaction to work? These questions and lack of explanation are rampant throughout the show.

The art isn't bad, but the animation is choppy and non-fluid much of the time.

Sound is mediocre as well. The opening and closing are dated, but unfortunately didn't ripen with age, missing the campy, nostalgic vibe some 80's songs instill. Sometimes the sound effect doesn't match the action and is noticeably different from what you'd expect.

Characters are decent, but there is no depth to them and they don't really develop significantly. It's actually a shame because I think they'd actually lead to a good story if given time to develop.

Overall, I enjoyed demo Steady because I like the concept. It wasn't the best execution and leaves a lot to be desired. I think it's a bit harshly criticized, but at the same time, I think it rightfully deserves a lot of what it gets. If you like relationship and/or magical girl animation, you'll like demo Steady, just don't expect anything ground breaking.

If there's one more thing to add, it's that I'd like to find the source material for demo Steady. I'd like to know if things were better explained or if this adaption was doomed from the start.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jun 14, 2022

Sapphireloid

Not Recommended

What. The. F***.

I'm quite sure that's the most rational reaction to Majo Demo Steady, but it's such a good example of 'so bad it's good'.

For the life of me, I cannot even begin to describe anything about the plot. There are some extremely outdated 80s homophobic stereotypes about one character that made me roll my eyes, but other than that the rest of the anime felt like an intense fever dream that always seemed to completely subvert my expectations but in a "WTF" way.

Art is cute at least, even when everything goes off the rails.

There's one scene though that has a heavy amount of ... flashing/strobe effects so watch out for that if you have epilepsy/photosensitive.
Watch this anime with friends, most fun I've had with watching something together in a while.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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