Shinmai Maou no Testament
The Testament of Sister New Devil

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Having finally read the last volume nearly one year after it came out, I can finally make a conclusive review on this series that feels I have been following for so long. I came across Shinmai Maou not through the anime but simply because I was curious about it after seeing some of the illustrations online, seriously if you haven't already, check out some of these illustrations, they honestly made me immediately wanna read the novel.

I disagree with the other review here, if you are in for the ecchi definitely pick the LN over the anime, as far as ecchi goes I haven't seen any ... other series that go as far as this one, clearly crossing the line to hentai on later volumes, it gets so ridiculous that the anime had to pretty much censor or cut most of them. And this is one of the things that I liked the most about the series, I know most people don't like when a series is just fan-service and nothing else, but this one does a fine job of balancing both while having some of the best ecchi scenes LNs can offer. I like the progression from vol. 1 to vol. 13, the scenes get more and more lewd as the series progress and by the end of the story it's pretty much a hentai with most scenes being described in detail and with illustrations.

One thing I do agree with the other review is that the final arc of the series was disappointing, the demon realm arc that the anime covered was actually pretty fun and interesting in the LN, much better than how the anime adapted, but the final arc basically throws everything that was build up aside, and introduces a villain that the readers had forget about and frankly didn't care for. The final arc can be best summarized was one really long confusing battle that can be very tiring to read, one of my main problems with this series is how bad some of the writing is, I'm not a very critical reader nor I'm trying to come across as a writing expert, but from the translations that I have seen, it really annoys me how the author has to overly explain things way too much, a character will make a decision and then explain 20 different reasons why that's the best decision possible.

But either way its one of my favorite series and I definitely enjoyed my time with it, the art is great, the storyline can be fun at times, and I pretty much like all the characters, the way their relationship develops over time I feels is really well done and one of the series strong points. As far as ecchi light novels go this is one of the best and definitely worth a read if you are into that sort of thing.

I watched the anime and read the manga but never read the LN. Having taken an interest for so long I finally read the LN. Honestly, the ecchi is quite good. I don't know why some reviewers say it's not good to read LN when it comes to ecchi. But, if you have good imagination, ecchi isn't a problem.

Story/plot: It's quite good. Not the best but I like it because of ecchi scenes were the main reason I read the LN. It's hard to put a good story and ecchi together because some readers are not into echhi and want to focus on understanding ... the story. I understand that part but I still like how the author wrote about it. Apart from having ecchi, we have of heroes and demons trying to maintain peace. The MC got expelled from the "village" and try to live as a normal human but later he got caught up with the matters with the demons. Trying not to spoil so much, MC has to fight and solve the problem who he wished to protect. That's basically sums up the whole point of the story and as I mentioned earlier. Not the best story but quite good that I came to like it. Also, I think it was volume 6 that I got so into the story that I actually have to re read a couple sentences twice if not three times... it was that good for volume 6.

Characters: Very likable and you get to see character developments which is now a must when wanting a good story. I like all the girls that the MC has but if I were to choose the best one. It would be Chisato Hasegawa. Man, I love her so much. Her relationship with the MC is the best.

In conclusion, if you're looking for a good ecchi scene with a good story, go ahead and read the LN. Or watch/read the anime and manga first to get an understanding of the picture. Honestly, you won't see this kind of ecchi scene from others LN. It sucks that that there aren't enough of this type of LN. But, I enjoy it very much and the ecchi was the best. Harem and ecchi go so well together that it made me remember how I got into it the first time...

I don't know how you arrived here. Maybe you came from the anime and wanted to check the original material out, or maybe you already read a Light Novel like this and wanted to give another one a try. Before you decide on giving this one a go or skiping it, let me tell you what I thought of it.
The story doesn't start off too complex. The main character is a former member os the hero clan and his two addoptive sisters are from the demon clan. The main character wants to protect his family, and so they enter something called a Master-Slave Contract in ... order to gain the strenght to fight against their enemies.
That's basically what you need to know before starting.
The first thing to note, if you came from the anime, is that a lot of scenes (especially from season 2) were censored. And I'm not saying that the violence was censored, I'm saying that the more lewd parts of the story were censored, so it might be worth going from the beginning with this one.
For the most part, the story develops nicely, and so does the lewd parts. As the story becomes more complex and involving so does the lewd scenes. No matter for which reason you began, you won't be too disappointed with how it develops.
This Light Novel has 3 story arcs across its 12 volumes. The anime covers the first 2, leaving only the last one behind.
While the first 2 arcs are really good both in the story and ecchi departments, the last part leaves a lot to be desired. Stakes that were present during the majority of the story are suddenly gone because they became inconvenient and the battles become confusing with the sudden addition of new things that weren't present before.
There are also other things that contributed to the last part not being all that great, but I won't dive into them since they would be spoilers. Just know that, if you're a bit sensitive on some topics, maybe let this one pass.
If you're willing to see these characters' stories to the end, then give this one a try. But if you're here just for the ecchi, then maybe stick with the anime.