Audience reviews
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1Sainted
This is one of the better comedies I've watched.
I really like this show a lot. It delivers the thing it promises: comedy. The anime circles around two main characters: Yuuko, a demon girl that's a bit too dumb and nice to be a demon girl, and Momo, a magical girl obsessed with doing workout that Yuuko is trying to beat. She always fails in the process, but during that a great friendship is formed between the two.
This anime has more depth than I expected. The characters and memorable and unique in their own ways, and all of them even have problems with which they struggle, often related to their backstories. They actually feel like real people rather than the common copypastes of stereotypes. This anime is a great example of "cute girls doing cute things" as well as strong female friend…
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A pathetically weak demon girl fends off against mediocre magical girl and the magical girl can't help but pity her.
A setup for what is a relatively decent situational comedy. The episodes follow a pretty standard structure and the characters bounce off of each other well. The story is very slow and doesn't really go anywhere but that's fine for what is effectively slice of life between a bunch of schoolgirls. The characters are animated very well and have pretty good writing, even if their actions are at times counterintuitive. The art style of the show does feel a tad inconsistent at times, but the variation works out to its advantage in most of the scenes.
My main critique is just that the show really does feel like it goes nowhere for multiple episodes at a time, but as long as you…
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machikado mazoku (the demon girl next door) is honestly such a fun, calm, and relaxing watch. it's probably one of my favorite underrated animes ever. there are no real flaws with the show, the art is nice, the music and VA are good, and the plot isn't complicated af nor is it all over the place. definitely a diamond in the rough type of show.
the show mainly focuses on the dynamic between the two main characters: shamiko and momo. thankfully, shamiko and momo are both extremely likeable characters and are easy to watch. the only real downside of this show is that it might be slow at times, but the appeal of the show was never about the plot. but even then, there is a plot (albeit simple) and it does progress throughout the show, so it isn't just shamiko and momo doing nothing all season…
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I’ll be honest, I probably wouldn’t have picked this show up if not for the “luck of the draw” stack challenge which happened a few months ago. Nevertheless, I’m quite glad that I did.
Machikado Mazoku, ‘Street Corner Demon’ / ‘The Demon Girl Next Door’, is a rather unassuming show on the surface, glossed over by many (including myself in the past) for looking like “just another Madoka-inspired Mahou Shoujo parody / deconstruction”. However, this anime has proven itself to be the complete opposite.
While it has its darker moments for character development, Machikado Mazoku is a comedy through and through. With a needy demon ancestor trapped inside of a tiny statue, a reserved teenage succubus who wouldn’t know evil if it slapped her in the face, and a Magical Girl who ends up becoming be…
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Ugh, I really wanted to like this one. I passed it up when it first aired, but after learning a bit more about it, I thought I'd finally give it a try after I finished some shows. But let me ask you: Have you ever watched a show that, even though it has a small number of episodes, took you months to finish in its entirety for whatever reason? But you couldn't bring yourself to drop it completely? The Demon Girl Next Door, Japanese title being Machikado Mazoku, is one of those shows for me. Basically, a girl named Yuko Yoshida finds out she's descended from a family that serves a demon, Lilith, and they've been constantly defeated by magical girls over centuries. When her demon powers awaken, her family wants her to take on a local magical girl, Momo Chiyoda, so they can break the curse tha…
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An outstanding moe anime.
I would have never expect that Machikado Mazoku is such a jewel before I started watching it.
It does not only have one of the cutest character relationships and even one of my favorite character relationships in general, it even has an interesting story, good character development and especially one character with a depth you would never expect from a moe anime (not that I don't like moe anime, I love them, but it was unexpected good).
Yuko and Momo carry the show and I loved every moment of interaction between them. Even though it basic structure is to be lighthearted, but there are also serious moments which balances perfectly.
It even is comparable to Madoka Magica in some moments. I really can recommend you to watch it.
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Machikado Mazoku (2019)
Cute girls do cute things is what this is but with a magic girl format.
The show focuses on the demon girl which is a really nice thing to go with the 'evil side'. Her ancestor trapped in a totem of sorts is hilarious. The outfit the demon girl wears is raunchy and not as you'd expect on a girl like her but cute. The magical girl's personality also doesn't fit her current dress.
The show does have great art and it is nicely suited. There are times it feels a bit plastic. By that I mean it feels false and not so infighting with the rest of the show. Like using precut backgrounds in a play.
The OP is fun and the ED is nice. The voices are great in Japanese. The general sounds throughout the show are great especially Yuuko our little demon.
Characters develop n…
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A cute and sweet series that does not stand out
Released on July 12 during the summer season of 2019, Machikado Mazoku, or as it is also known, "The Demon Girl Next Door", is the anime adaptation of the manga published since 2014 by Izumo Ito, the series is a production of J.C. Staff studios directed by Hiroaki Sakurai, which came to have a total of 12 episodes.
Being one of those titles to which I did not pay much attention during its premiere, to the point of passing it, Machikado Mazoku was a series that I decided to keep an eye on after seeing some screenshots of it on Twitter, finding in it a simple and adorable-looking title but at the same time quite fun and enjoyable.
The anime, then, is a slice of life with a comic tone, which largely parodies what would be the typical anime o…
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I absolutely adore this series. It's my favorite comedy since Gabriel Dropout.
It brings to mind Tentai Senshi Sunred in which the glory days of super sentai heroes are over and now he and the villains have to deal with everyday life. In this case it feels as if the glory days of magical girls has passed and they've settled into a mundane lifestyle.
Enter Shamiko (Shadow Mistress Yuko) who inherits the destiny of her Dark Clan ancestors who opposed the Light Clan of the magical girls. Only Yuko is woefully unfit to be fighting anyone.
I'm a sucker for humor where the protagonist's main struggle is against their own ineptitude and poverty. I love watching her succeed through her good nature, perseverance, and the merciful pity of her adversaries.
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I can see that people are comparing this anime to Endro, but Endro is far worse than Machikado Mazoku. I mean, if Endro's comedy was like dangling keys in front of a five year old, Machikado Mazoku's comedy has to at least be on par of dangling keys in front of a twelve year old.
To be honest, there's not A LOT of positive things that can be said about this show. It's a comedy show, thats not super funny with a host of characters that aren't very original. The cast is pretty small, consisting of basically 2 main characters, and like four side characters. Not that a small cast prevents a comedy from flourishing, but the comedy of this show isn't amazing. A lot of things don't make the most sense, but the show tries to make it work with the ending, which, it kind of does? I mean, the logic o…
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Kore de katta to omou na yo!
(Don't think you have won!)
The only one Manga Time Kirara Anime in this year. Of course, this is will be one of my anticipated anime. Whats make me more happy again is my favorite VA, Akari Kito and Konomi Kohara are the cast staff of MC. I know Konomi Kohara always doing her best effort when she have major role, such as Chika in Kaguya Sama. And Yeah! Konomi Kohara is very good doing her role as Shamiko. Shamiko is now my favorite character of the year because its her cuteness noise.
Story: 9/10
I think it was another boring magical girl when I saw it on the Manga Time Kirara Carat's cover. But I was wrong, this MC of the story is from your usual magical girl's villain, yes the MC is a girl who suddenly turned into demon (to be precisely: succubus) named Sh…
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This was my experience watching this anime.
The episode would start, something would happen that made me laugh my ass off, get up to rewind it, laugh a couple more times, keep watching the episode, repeat.
Not a single other anime has made me laugh and enjoy it as much as this one.
Story: 8
This show isn't just mindless interactions between a weak demon-girl and the powerful magical girl. There is actually plot progression moving along by episode and the relationship between characters become stronger as the show goes on.
Art: 7
The art and animation itself isn't the greatest, but this is not a show that required it. It worked well enough that it made me laugh a lot. Off the top of my head, the part I replayed the most was Momo's drink-shaking sequence.
Sound: 10
The voice acting for…
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"Ganbare Shamiko!"
It's safe to say that recently anime has become over saturated with isekai and other fairly predictable shows, so having a show like this is a breath of fresh air. While the slice of life genre of anime isn't one that stands out much, this is a show that everyone should give a try to. Easily being one of the funniest shows in a while and having such a cute plot, this show is a visual anti-depressant. The story revolves around Yuuko, who one day wakes up as a demon and sets out to improve the conditions of her family by defeating a magic girl, however, as it often does, life had other plans and our resident magic girl (Momo) ends up saving our new found demon-girl and start training her to awaken her powers.
What makes this show so entertaining is the banter between th…
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Machikado Mazoku is incredibly cute and at times brings a warm smile onto my face.
Now this sentence doesn't explain my score on the show and you'll see why in a moment.
It's a cute show, don't get me wrong. But the contents and delivery of said contents are difficult to swallow. The direction and pacing are all over the place. Sometimes its too slow and scenes/jokes drag on for far too long, and other times its too fast giving you hardly any time to take in the information. The story itself (or premise at least) is cute but it's nothing special. Honestly most of these slice of life with fantastical elements type show have some basic structure and predictable plot elements to them, with the delivery and execution of its contents differentiating them from one another. Like, Endro had a ve…
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Machikado Mazoku is going down as one of my favorite Kirara anime of all time.
The story centers around Shamiko, I mean Shadow Mistress Yuuko, a demon girl trying to challenge a magical girl, Momo to a duel in order to lift the curse on her family. However, Shamiko is extremely weak and Momo has no interest in fighting her. To be honest, this comedy slice-of-life anime actually has a decent storyline and has hints of plot development sprinkled throughout the show.
The humour in this show is your typical boke-tsukkomi comedy, with Shamiko being the tsukkomi in most of the situations. A lot of the gags in the show is done through good use of comedic timing, great voice acting and even subtle actions by the characters.
Shamiko and Momo as characters have a good dynamic as both rivals and…
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This series is one of those shows every season that will take you by surprise. Similar to Endro and Kyuuketsuki-san, this little bundle of positivity just exudes wholesomeness on a whole new level. Forget the bland and cliche settings, the not-so-detailed art and music, or even the somewhat directionless plot. Machikado Mazoku is one of those stories where you can just forget everything, forget being reasonable for a moment and just be there and appreciate what's in front of you.
This show has already claimed a position on the list of series that I would not forget.
Storywise, this is just a series of random pseudo-CGDCT. Nothing notable to mention except for the lack of hostility between supposed-to-be hostile to each other MCs.
The art itself is plain and simple, bunch of colors here…
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Machikado Mazoku was an Anime I enjoyed way too much.
Compared to JK no Mudazukai this season, the comedy is definitely not as good. But it was still very enjoyable. The characters are so well done, even if they don't show any development except for the main characters.
This show basically revolves around the bond of Yuko and Momo while every other character is nothing but a sidecharacter without any spotlight. Mikan would be the only exception here but she too is not that an important character and feels more like support for the story.
The story however, is not paced that well. It's kind off all over the place since it starts with a story beginning and then switches between story and ''filler'' all the time throughout the show. So much that it's hard to actually recognize what really i…
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When a show focuses on making a particular character the butt of the joke it can be hard for the show to fit into the mold of a typical CGDCT. CGDCT strive to be lighthearted and fun, rather than mean. Having a character get "bullied" can easily change the tone of the show and in a genre that lives off of the heartwarming and/or lighthearted vibe, like CGDCT, it can be a delicate balance. And while there are shows that I have watched that have tried it and failed, Machikado Mazoku is able to blend the two of them very well and creates for a very enjoyable viewing experience.
What really makes this balance work so well are the characters. To have a character being "bullied" you need someone or something to do the bullying. And while circumstances can be a less mean way to do it, often when…
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There was same nature of anime this year called Endro, its like that anime but with better comedy.
The whole anime basically revolves around just two characters, and that is lot of burden of on those characters. They have to be funny and show chemistry between them to carry the show. Lucky for us Yuuko (as known as shamiko) and Momo are the cutest things I have laid my eyes on this whole year. The funny moments between them keep the anime fresh and want to make me come back for more, specially yuuko is so funny and cute and momo's laid-back attitude is what drives this whole anime. There are others characters too but they for me do not come as important or are funny for the most part.
I do not know how but this anime looks visually this good and have decent animation despite its coming f…
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"Don't think this means you've won!" - Yuko a.k.a Shamiko
If the Summer season hasn't been graceful to comedic slice-of-life anime, it's because of how it has become the fad in recent years due to the overwhelming and continuing trend of Isekai series (which should be stopped). Remembering how Grand Blue and Asobi Asobase did wonders last Summer in the comedic space, we have Joshikousei no Mudazukai and Machikado Mazoku this year. Unlike the former's increasing attention, the latter (which is this series) is constantly being forgotten on the wayside. But that's why I'm here to tell you that this is also a damn great SoL comedy series that is definitely worth a watch too that doesn't take itself seriously. Hell, I'd pick this super underrated series over the other show anyday (what's up wi…
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