Audience reviews
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Kuroda_Sayuki
i dont care if people say this second season was bad im just happy that the series got a second season anime adaptation the first season was release on 2013 with only 12 episodes and this second season after almost 10 years comes with 24 episodes be grateful that we got to see the series was back and animated instead of hating and also the first season was good the same as this one. u were expeting something so amazing 10/10? well let me tell u this the anime is just good but no as amazing cool as u want is just a anime to watch enjoy
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I was really excited for this sequel. The Devil is a Part-Timer! (2013) was such a fun ride, blending comedy, fantasy, and slice-of-life in a way that just worked. The premise was brilliant—seeing the Demon Lord reduced to flipping burgers in modern Tokyo, tackling everyday human struggles while still butting heads with the hero who once fought him. That was gold. So when Hataraku Maou-sama!! (Season 2) was announced nearly a decade later, I was hyped… but also a little nervous. Now that I’ve watched the whole season, I’d say it’s decent, but it doesn’t quite hit the same as the original. I’d give it a 7/10—not bad by any means, but definitely not without its issues.
One of the biggest highlights was Alas Ramus—easily the best addition to the series. She’s adorable, and her interactions w…
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This season was a huge disappointment. Hataraku season one was not a masterpiece by any means, but it was good at what it was trying to be. A nice mix of reverse Isekai, Slice of Life and a Mystery, all strung together by a charming cast, grounded humor and a wink of the creator.
Like this they were able to mask the problems and focus on the strong aspects of the show.
The problem with this season on the other hand is simple. Nearly every positive aspect of before is gone and replaced with a new negative one. Sadly this way, there is little left to hold the pre-existing demerits in check anymore, resulting in this disappointing product.
But let me explain it in a little more detail.
Anmation:
The very first thing you notice is the massive drop in animations quality and designs. Ever…
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TLDR; The story is fine, but the quality is really... really bad
While Hataraku Maou-sama is essentially a comedy anime, SS1 has real-good quality and solid fighting animation sequences. The show has a good balance of comedy and action blend, which is why people love it so much. After almost 10 years, it returned... just to disappoint everyone.
To be fair, I don't mind the new artistic style and understand the studio change. The new art has its charm also, if they do it right, some scenes are pretty good. However, oh boi, they ruined the anime. The overall art is sloppy and lacks detail, I can tell from EP4 that many faces are way off-model even in simple still scenes (not in-between).
The fighting scene is horrible... It's like the characters are just talking, not fighting. It only has…
Read at the sourceCyanCheetah
This season was kinda mid compared to last.
I will not bore you with the details, but realistically it was a letdown. There was way too much fight and devil scenes compared to the everyday life part.
Comedy was also hit or miss. Alus Ramus is amazing though and deserves most of the credit this season.
Animation is actually not too bad
OP still is quite bad All in all super mediocre hopefully s3 is better
PS You should still watch this season since canonically it wont make since if you skip this season.
Characters are good they all had their own moments...
but yea that's really it
5/10
Thanks!
-CyanCheetah
Read at the sourceKingdwas
Story Telling: 10
The Animations: 8
Character Development: 10
The anime was far better than I had expected after reading it's reviews here on MyAnimeList before watching.
I was expecting that this anime must have been ruined some how as there seemed to have been a LOT of negativity (Thus my late reviewing and watching of the series.)
I understand some of the negativity that was circling the series that being of it's animation being jarring to change, however I do not think it's actually the fault of the animation but rather the change of style and trying to replicate the style of the previous studio's animation.
I will agree some facial expressions are hit or miss but by no means do I believe the "forced faces" people point toward as their biggest complain with the series is some how…
Read at the sourceMythicalMagician
This is an excellent anime with a fantastic cast and Characters However, I think we can all agree when the first season aired a decade ago the idea was fresh in the Isekai genre! the sad part is when it returned a decade later the anime was no longer as unique as it first was because of the massive growth in the Isekai genre! :(
This anime still has amazing art and animation that is way better than a lot of series out there and the characters are loveable.
Personally, I like the idea of the MC exploring why he wanted to take over the world in the first place! and all sorts of different characters coming together for one common goal!
Read at the sourceKaibaTheRevenge
Ironic that its rating is currently 6.66 at the time of this review😂
Dropped because of the drop of quality in animation, which somewhat reminded me of Nanatsu no Taizai's fail a few years ago. Especially Emi's very awkward grimaces when she's mad at Maou. Kind of the same issue with Ashiya, but that may be because he is overworked.
Story/Plot may be decent enough to overlook the issues with the animation. However not as dynamic as season 1.
Overall lower quality than season 1 in most aspects, but may still be enjoyable if you are a hardcore fan of season 1.
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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 is obnoxious. Ashiya isn't annoying but is not as dynamic or involved as he was in the first season. Urushihara is the only character I like because he hates everyone else as much as I do. And my go…
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"Hataraku Maou-sama!!"
Genre- Action, Magic, Comedy, Fantasy.
Living in a world that is not yours and constantly being misunderstood by those around you at times can get vexing but if you remember the good in your heart and focus on the things that matter, then you might just see the path that is made for you. Be it a human, an angel, a devil, or a lord, each of us has a part of his own in this life, and how we choose to spend it makes everything a lot more different and unique.
The second season of Hataraku Maou-sama furthers the story of the devil working as a part-timer. Unlike the first season, the sequel revolves more around character development and little-hearted short events that happen in the everyday life of Maou and Emilia. And even though it has a main storyline of Gabriel d…
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My TOP 3 issues with this season would be:
1. New animation.
2. Writing of this season.
3. OP & END song choices.
I love a good OP & END theme but for an anime that's about demons and angels fighting a war in the human realm, I find the opening title sequence to be anticlimactic. It doesn't grab my attention and it looks like something from a magical girl anime rather than a fantasy/comedy.
The animation style changed along with the company and don't get me wrong, I don't like it. But it does bare more of a resemblance to the manga art style, it's just too much of a change for me to feel comfortable with. Considering the first season came out when... like—2013? You would think they would have enough materials to work with to insert LESS FILLER. Like—OML, the amount of filler in this se…
Read at the sourceNic-it-is
Honestly it was exactly what I was expecting! No complaints especially after waiting such a time for this season! Honestly I loved it! It’s still on point I mean it was about king satan taking off to another world and hiding out from the hero! So I assume the story was supposed to be about emi yusa tricking down satan but sadly not living up to the job of killing him which is up to her to do that any time as she pleases. But other then that the demon king can only do so much as well to even try to maintain his powers at all costs! But anyway I’m hype about season 3 next month!
Read at the sourceTwauma
Whether you were a season 1 watcher or not, you will be massively disappointed. I watched the first season 2 years ago and was extremely excited when this was announced. Higher the expectations, the higher the disappointment. Loyal fans waited 9 years for this bullshit.
Characters (8)
The old characters act like how they used to. Likeable and wholesome. The most notable addition to this season is Ramus, a baby that just descended onto them one day. She's like Anya from SpyxFamily, but worse. A bit annoying, but still decent. She's fine.
Story (3)
Boring and random slice-of-life episodes for god knows why. None of them further the plot and character relationships are the same. The final few episodes were supposed to be some super intense fighting scenes which would be pretty cool if it d…
Read at the sourceBirdgofly
Man do I feel like a choosey beggar.
I loved the first season, was really surprised and thrilled when a second season came out years later!
I even re-watched the first season before starting the 2nd. Just as good as I remembered. Went straight into the first episode of the new season, and that was probably a mistake.
Immediately noticable is that the art style is different (worse). They also immediately launched into the same kind of bit that was used to hilarious effect in the first season, but somehow it just.. wasn't very funny? Idk.
I warmed up to it a little more a few episodes in, they seemed to get a better handle of the humor a little further in, the action is good and the story is interesting enough.
It isn't bad by any means, but it falls flat in comparison to it's prede…
Read at the sourceReineMurasame
Art : 8*
Animation : 6*
BGM : 8*
Story : 7*
tbh i was waiting for this for a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time..... but kinda disappointed by this 2nd season, somehow it was downgraded orz........... but still because i was curious at the story, still watching it till last episode xD and i didn't read the LN and the manga, so ofc my source only this anime, tbh the BGM kinda the same with the previous one, it's just a bad animation, also when you looking at the art, it was pretty good imo, anyway like always, some people might enjoy this and some people might not xD
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I wasn't sure what to expect mostly because my memories of the first season are kind of hazy at this point but the second season was good. For the OG, I remember liking the sparse action as well as the characters mainly. For the second season the humor landed better, maybe just because I'm older this time around. The characters were just as charming thankfully and they bounce off of each other very well. The action this time around is almost nonexistent and lame. Tbh I'd just prefer no action at all at this point. It wasn't really engaging or impressive in anyway. The story is the same as ever, which it's really just there as a vessel to deliver jokes, fun dynamics, and fun little scenarios. Nothing really to write home about there, I'm sure you can predict how the second season goes almos…
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What's up with 2022 and new Seasons of good/great shows that immediately take a couple of steps back?
Season 1 was "almost" great if not for the minor flaws here and there, but it had the core that worked for it - nice comedy routines and character interactions that made it into a fun show. Season 2 barely does any comedy. Some of it works, most of it isn't executed too well.
Character relationships are still interesting to follow, but with the turtle pacing it feels sluggish.
I wish this Show gets in the hands of someone competent to make a proper adaptation.
They basically throw out the whole "part-time" stuff because reasons, new characters don't have much of a screen time and episodes are getting dragged on for the sake of hitting those 20 min marks instead of bringing in more content.…
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What in the frickety frack happened. What in the scribbledydoodyloo happened? Please, if you enjoyed season 1 of this show, stay far, far away from this monstrosity. This review will contain a few spoilers but honestly, I doubt it matters because nothing makes sense anyway.
Where to even start? Probably the art style and animation. Considering it's been nine years since The Devil Is A Part Timer's original release, me and probably many others were hyped to see an updated art style, along with smoother animations. Instead we got, well... Whatever this was? The art style looks more simple that it used to, and the character designs were never very detailed to begin with. It feels like I'm watching a children's show. Especially when the baby (is she a baby? or like a toddler? who knows, not m…
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Hataraku Maou-sama!! was honestly quite a step down from how I remember season 1 being, the charm didn't feel there for me and the animation left a lot to be desired. I did have fun overall but plot-wise it didn't feel like anything too major happened either. The characters themselves were definitely the highlight, they are a lot of fun and I like their interactions a lot and I don't think that was lost at all in this season. It was definitely enjoyable but I don't think it really exceeded anything, especially not after season 1 and I think a lot of people had quite high expectations which I'm sure didn't help either.
Overall I'd say this is worth watching if you liked the characters and such in season 1 but I wouldn't go in expecting the same level of quality.
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*SAD NOISES INTENSIFIES.* (REPOST.)
The fans have been waiting for 9 and a half years for a sequel... in exchange for this? NOT WORTH! You done messed up, Studio 3Hz. Everything about the show screams poorly constructed, from overblown reactions to bizarre camera angles to malformed appearances to cheap animation. It felt like the show was made in the early 2010s. You know you've fucked up when the sequel to KanoKari outperforms you. It makes me wonder if S2 should have existed at all.
Let's start with the obvious downgrade in art style and animation. While the differences in the art styles of the characters are initially shocking, they will fade as the story progresses and you will grow accustomed to them. However, most people would agree that the biggest problem is the animation. Episo…
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