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The Devil is a Part-timer! Season 2 Part 2: Episodes 13 to 15
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The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 19
By Satoshi Wagahara and 029. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen Press. Translated by Kevin Gifford. (I discuss the climax of the…
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. Vol. 21
By Satoshi Wagahara and 029. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen Press. Translated by Kevin Gifford. I suppose, if you know that…
The Devil is a Part-Timer Season 2 Part 2 Review
Welcome, readers! The first half of The Devil is a Part-Timer Season 2 aired in Summer 2022. At the time, I didn’t know it was only the first…
The Devil is a Part-Timer! Volume 19 Review
Maou and Acieth charge ahead towards Emi, Ashiya, and Alas Ramus to rescue them from the angels’ plot the latter group has wound up in. But what are…
The Devil is a Part-Timer! Volume 19 Review
The last chapter makes The Devil is a Part-Timer! Volume 19 a recommend read, if only tepidly since 80% of it is dominated by Chiho.
The Devil is a Part-Timer! Volume 21 Review
On top of narrative issues, The Devil is a Part-Timer's final volume also has a divisive ending that leaves the series original charm behind.
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First Impression: The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Season 2
An intro with awesome music reminds us of the backstory: Demon King Satan tried to conquer the fantasy world of Ente Isla, was defeated by the hero Emilia,…
The Devil is a Part-Timer Season 3
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The Devil is a Part-Timer!! episode 2
Rating: B When is the idle babble of a little kid not so idle? When that child turns out to have been grown from a shard of one…
The Devil is a Part-Timer!! episode 2
Rating: B The first episode ended with the bombshell revelation that Alas Ramus, the toddler who appeared from a golden apple and was capable of stopping Better Half…
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The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 1 Review
Titles: “The Devil is a Part-Timer! – First Impressions”, “Hataraku Maou-sama!”Episodes: 13Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Slice of LifeStudio: White FoxSource: Light NovelMore… In honor of…
The Devil is a Part-Timer! 2 Episode 6 – To The Birds
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The Devil is a Part-Timer!! episode 9
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The Devil is a Part-Timer!! episode 4
Rating: B+ Last episode ended with a crisis centered around Alas Ramus: despite Chiho’s delaying action, Gabriel was coming back for Alas Ramus in the morning, and neither…
The Devil is a Part-Timer! episode 5
Rating: B That there would be major consequences for one wall of the “Devil’s Castle” getting blown out last episode stood to reason, as this series just doesn’t…
The Devil is a Part-Timer Series Review
What’s an ousted Devil to do when stuck in Japan with minimal magic and no proven way home? Why he needs to find a new path to conquest…
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 15
By Satoshi Wagahara and 029. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen Press. Translated by Kevin Gifford. We’re back to the main storyline,…
The Devil is a Part-Timer!! episode 11
Rating: B+ Ashiya is unquestionably devilish in the most literal sense of the word, but this episode we see that he can be that way in the figurative…
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 20
By Satoshi Wagahara and 029. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen Press. Translated by Kevin Gifford. Sometimes I worry that an author…
The Devil is a Part-Timer!! episode 6
Rating: B Last episode ended with the not-so-vague impression that something was out in the fog, and the more vague impression that Amane had more of a sense…
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 17
By Satoshi Wagahara and 029. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen Press. Translated by Kevin Gifford. Even more than the last volume,…
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Rating: B- This episode represents a very odd decision in what has otherwise been a solid adaptation so far. While part of one of the episode’s early scenes…
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After more than nine years off, this beloved anime adaptation is finally back! It features a new animation studio, new director, and substantial but not complete turnover in…
The Devil is a Part-Timer!! episode 7
Rating: B As expected, a crisis is afoot involving the demonic appearances, and as some of the characters started to suspect last episode, Olba is connected to it.…
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 18
By Satoshi Wagahara and 029. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen Press. Translated by Kevin Gifford. This book is definitely front-loaded with…
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Rating: C+ There is a moment early in this episode which speaks best to the spirit and attitude of the show: the scene where Maou and Ashiya have…
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The Devil is a Part-Timer!! episode 10
Rating: 4 (of 5) With this episode, the series is fully back on track with the novels, picking up in the early stages of novel 5. The one…
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 16
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This news is red-hot off the presses, but I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to discuss it. Shocking pretty much everyone, it is has been revealed that the classic…
The Devil is a Part-Timer! 2 Episode 1 – Cautiously Optimistic
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The Devil is a Part-Timer! always had slice-of-life elements, but if you want Volume 18's level of day-to-day life, reach out to a friend.
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Beware the almighty tofu and ginger! For those who don't know what that means, well, that's what Emi and Ashiya are banking on in volume 18!
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The Devil is a Part-Timer! is practically interchangeable story-wise with the last few volumes, and with the conclusion coming soon, volume 20 is disappointing.
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The Devil is a Part-Timer! volume 17 can be summed up as this: lizard babysitting...with one good chapter fighting an astronaut.