I was hoping that the comedy would deliver, but this was a lot funnier than I expected.
The initial setup is very simular to last season's Maoyu; demons and humans are fighting each other in an epic fantasy setting, culminating in a final showdown between the Demon Lord and the Hero. The Demon Lord and his right-hand man are forced to retreat to an alternate dimension...where they are immediately mistaken for cosplayers.
The center of The Devil is a Part-Timer is a fish-out-of-water story; most of the jokes revolve around the "Demon Lord" fantasy stereotype trying to adjust to the modern world (you know you're dealing exclusively with archetypes when Satan and Lucifer are presented as different people). Alciel tries to use magic, but he hails a cab instead. They yell at each other in a nonsense language in the middle of a realtors office, also showing how talented their voice actors are by getting an amazing amount of inflection out of meaningless phrases.
But the funniest stuff comes in once the show reaches the content that gave it its title. The all-powerful demon lord is a broke wage slave whose biggest concern is his frier breaking. The presentation of this is hilarious. It's unlike a lot of comedy anime I've seen recently, which rely pretty heavily on sight gags, yelling, and otaku humor. This show doesn't rely on any of those things, and manages to be far funnier. If you were even remotely interested in this show, give it a watch. Its sense of humor might surprise you.
Images from Funimation.com.
I really liked this show too. I agree with you, it's actually a lot funnier than I was expecting it to be. I'm looking forward to the next episode (which is out already I believe at the time of me posting this message).
ReplyDeleteYep! The next episode is already out.
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