It was surprisingly entertaining despite the weak plot. Overall it had a nice and simple “let’s go on an adventure” vibe that I could get behind. The main character Diablo and his group visited a variety of places and fought different enemies while working on a quest of sorts, and it all felt very casual. In a way, it reminded me of a theme park with all the various rides, or in this case social obstacles and new shiny cool things to show off.
Of course the main character was still overpowered, something I don’t particularly care for in general, but there were a few adversaries that at least gave him a bit of a rough time. This did make matters more interesting. None of the other characters are much more than cardboard cut-outs with one or two personality traits, but that didn’t bother me too much.
There’s still a lot of suggestive themes and decidedly ecchi harem content in here, which isn’t entirely unexpected, but it seems to take more of a backseat than it did in the first season. Depending on your tastes this may be a good thing or a bad thing.
The visuals seemed a bit lower quality at times than in the first season. I didn’t particularly care for the OP or ED, but the general background music was perfectly fine. It definitely worked to enhance the tone and atmosphere of certain moments.
The voice acting overall was good, but I would like to call particular attention to Shera’s VA, Serizawa Yuu. You see, the series already feels a bit over the top, and the way Shera accentuates that with her “dumb blonde” act really works very well, especially when it comes to the ecchi scenes. In fact, both Diablo and Shera’s VA felt like they had a lot of fun with their roles while recording.
Overall, it really feels like this series doesn’t take itself too seriously and doubles down on some of the aspects that give this anime its charm. While I can’t in good conscience claim that this is a good series, I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy my time with it. You can simply turn off your brain and relax with How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω.
