Reviews

I came into this show expecting the worst, another boring and dumb harem anime without any real substance to it. But, after watching I was pleasantly surprised, and would like to challenge the shows classification as a harem show as well. The show is presented much like a visual novel or dating sim where the main character can date a girl and then move on to the next once he's done. There is no interaction between the girls he dates, and he does not interact with them afterwards due to demonic magic and the like. I would classify this as a multi-arc romance show, that has been condensed into 12 episodes.

Story:
The story is pretty average, Keima is a master of dating sim games and because of his confidence he accepts a challenge from a demon. This challenge is to use romance to remove loose spirits from girls hearts and send them back to hell. With the help of a spunky cute demon and his dating sim skills Keima does just that. The story moves quickly, and each girls arc is short, 1 or 2 episodes per girl. This gives the story a rushed feeling and makes me think that the show would have been better as a 24 episode season that expanded on each story line more.
5/10

Art:
The art is good. The style is nothing new but the designs are good and the visuals do accentuate the style of the scene that they are in. The style adapts to the tone and can create hilarious or beautiful atmosphere.
7/10

Sound:
Every character has a good voice actor and the music fits every scene well. The idol arc has really catchy songs that I caught myself humming along to and one in particular stuck in my head for the day after I watched the episode. The opening song is one of my top 5 as well. The music and sound overall is really good.
8/10

Characters:
Each character is varied and has a personality trait of their own that they have to overcome in their respective story arc. The girls Keima romances have good personalities and through his interactions with him they change for the better, it shows great character development. Especially during the idol and librarian arcs, they are genuinely good stories and the romance is very good in them. I did feel genuinely sad during some parts of the last two romance arcs. I do have one problem with the characters. The leads are not very well developed, both Keima and Elsie are good characters but have little to no development and I feel that it detracts from the show overall.
8/10

Enjoyment:
I liked the anime, overall I wasn't bored and enjoyed the romance and wanted longer more fleshed out arcs because I liked the girls that Keima romanced.
7/10

Overall:
I recommend this anime to anyone who wants something short that has a good blend of comedy and romance.
7/10