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TopicRobazoid Ranks 275 Anime and Top 100 Anime Characters (recommend me stuff too)
Mobilezoid
08/12/22 7:06:35 PM
#175:


226. The Devil is a Part-Timer
https://myanimelist.net/anime/15809/Hataraku_Maou-sama
Spring 2013 (13 episodes), Summer 2022 (??, still airing)
My Score: 3/10, MAL Score: 7.78/10
Best Character: Yusa Emi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe9gQt-x_BE

Premise: A defeated Demon Lord is forced to retreat through a dimensional portal. Landing in modern day Tokyo, he now works at a fast-food restaurant to pay the bills.

The Good: The Devil is a Part-Timer felt like two entirely different genres fused together. One half is a comedy about a demon lord working at MgRonalds. I enjoyed those reverse-isekai hijinks. I also liked the hero, Yusa Emi. Her and the demon lord had a fun dynamic.

The Bad: For me, the main problem with The Devil is a Part-Timer is that it often strayed away from being a comedy. It kept throwing in sudden high-stakes battles or super serious arcs, which never meshed well with the goofiness that came before and after. Even leaving the tonal clash aside, the writing never made the more dramatic parts compelling. I just kept hoping they'd go back to MgRonalds.

Overall: Theres another anime with an extremely similar premise to this that came out recently, The Great Jahy. I enjoyed it a lot more precisely because it never tried to be dramatic. The Devil is a Part-Timer was good when it was about a demon lord working at a fast-food restaurant, and it was bad when it tried to be anything else. The second season is airing right now, but I'd need to rewatch the first season to refresh my memory first. I'm still not sure I want to.

COMING UP TOMORROW:
225: This anime is selling itself at an auction to the highest bidder.
224: This anime has lost both its arms.
223: This anime failed in the audition to play a solo.

(Fun fact, other than Banana Fish, which doesn't really count since I dropped it, this ranking still hasn't eliminated anything with an overall score of 8/10 or greater on MAL. Even funner fact, all three of the anime tomorrow have over an 8/10 on MAL. These next few days are where I start making enemies!)

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