This show blows. I don't give a shit about any of the characters or any of the story. I would give this a one if not for Urushihara, he is the literal one interesting thing about this season. The story is fairly non-sensical and is just more "devil/angel things happen on Earth for no reason". The characters are their same tropey selves, and only little bits of changes occur in the final episode, without spoiling, that just recontextualize characters rather than develop them.
The devil is as well rounded as a piece of cardboard. I've seen about 600 characters written the same way as Emi. Chiho
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Jul 12, 2023
Hataraku Maou-sama!
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This is probably very individual to me, but I just wasn't a huge fan. It was funny for sure, and a lot of the characters are very charismatic, such as Alciel and Lucifer, and they along with Satan have some of the most enjoyable slice of life scenes I've seen.
However, the slice of life aspect being on the backburner is what hurt the show most. When I saw this was a reverse isekai I was excited to see how the devil and his followers would adapt to modern Japanese living. Instead they are completely settled by the second episodes and the show becomes more about ... |
