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Proof that you are who you say you are. (Usually a post somewhere on the group's website linking to or mentioning your reddit username or some other method of validation.) The positions we have prepared are: Filters. Yes, the novel is pretty good, there is a big plot there. Not sure if you already read the manga that has reached I think Volume 4 of the LN (The anime did up to Vol 2). In regards to Maou and Emi, there is no Romance between them, pretty much she doesn't want, and he much less, however, their relationship does change a lot. Starting from LN3 a new character appears: Alas Ramus, and she considers Maou her Papa, and Emi her Mama, and if they start to fight, she cries, and they stop to take care of her. Also you can't forget Chiho, Chiho is constantly surpassing herself to the point that she even confronts a high level demon knowing that she can't fight at all.
She is very aware that Emi could be a potential love rival, however at the same time, she considers her a good friend, as she also kinda knows that Maou himself is not going after her. Meanwhile, the same is for Emi, who considers Chiho a good friend.
Alas Ramus actually causes not Chiho to be worried about a love rival, but she is Jealous that she gets to act Mom with Papa Maou while she can't. As a more spicy spoiler there is an event later that makes Emi drop her 'I must kill Maou' act, she loses her main reason, and with her knowing that Maou really changed, she doesn't know what to do anymore, but with support from friends, she just accepts and continues living, but now, on a more friednly term with Maou. There is a scene a few volumes later, it happens at midnight, there is a character that needs the help of both Maou and Emi, however, this character can't be trusted, there is a past there. Maou refuses that person saying all that bothers him + arguing about her even considering the idea of asking Emi after everything she has done in the past.
That person leaves, Maou reaches home to find Emi looking at him while crying, and she embraces him very strongly. Maou is confused but understands that she heard the discussion, and accepts her for the time being until she stops crying. Dissenting opinion here, but I don't think they're worth reading. There are definitely moments I liked, but overall I think your time is better spent elsewhere. I read the first six or so light novels and the pacing is pretty cookie cutter with each volume having a fluffy, slice of life first half followed by a dramatic turn around and action filled second half before ending on unresolved cliff hangers about the larger plot. Perhaps it gets better later on, but I don't think the author does a great job at fleshing the world out. The forces Maou and co.
Deal with continually get bigger and bigger without having a sense of cohesion between everything. Additionally, maybe it's the official translation or the original author himself, but the prose is extremely simplistic. I know light novels aren't meant to be difficult reads, but this series is almost childish in the diction and sentence structure used. That detracted a lot from my enjoyment.
Reading Satoshi Wagahara’s The Devil is a Part-Timer Volume #1 reminded me how much I enjoyed the anime series. In the book/anime, the Devil King (Sadou Mao) gets stuck on earth and, because he’s lost his powers, is forced to get a part-time job at a fast-food restaurant. He doesn’t abandoned his goal of reconquering the world he’s left behind (Ente Isla). He sees each rung in the ladder, from his position as fry cook to assistant shift manager, as a step toward greater power (aka reconquering E Reading Satoshi Wagahara’s The Devil is a Part-Timer Volume #1 reminded me how much I enjoyed the anime series. In the book/anime, the Devil King (Sadou Mao) gets stuck on earth and, because he’s lost his powers, is forced to get a part-time job at a fast-food restaurant. He doesn’t abandoned his goal of reconquering the world he’s left behind (Ente Isla). He sees each rung in the ladder, from his position as fry cook to assistant shift manager, as a step toward greater power (aka reconquering Ente Isla and reclaiming his rightful position as Devil King!).
This makes for some hilarious commentary. So I had fun with it! I guess the novel didn’t provide much beyond what I’d seen in the show or really add any extra depth. I’ll probably still read some of the book sequels.
After all, I will be dressing as Sadou Mao (when I’m not Doctor Who) at the upcoming GenCon! After being thwarted by Emilia Justina, known around Ente Isla as The Hero, the Devil King Satan and demon General Alciel were thrust through the Gate, a portal connecting the demon and mortal realms. The travel, miraculously, didn't kill them. What it did do was turn them into humans, weaker ones at that, and plunk them down in the middle of modern day Tokyo. Left to their own devices as immigrants in Japan, the former demon lord and his right arm are forced to day-labor their way into an apartmen After being thwarted by Emilia Justina, known around Ente Isla as The Hero, the Devil King Satan and demon General Alciel were thrust through the Gate, a portal connecting the demon and mortal realms. The travel, miraculously, didn't kill them. What it did do was turn them into humans, weaker ones at that, and plunk them down in the middle of modern day Tokyo.
Left to their own devices as immigrants in Japan, the former demon lord and his right arm are forced to day-labor their way into an apartment, a small one-occupant in a rundown neighborhood, and register less conspicuous names; Maou and Ashiya. But, luckily for them, the Devil King can be surprisingly.
Personable at times. His shocker of a winning personality lands him a job at a popular restaurant. No, seriously, guess which one.
I'll wait. Close enough. The Devil King's part-time job at 'MgRonalds' has given him the opportunity to rebuild his demonic empire, this time on earth.
This is just the first step in re-conquering the demon realm, his last remaining demon general at his side. 'Your point being?' But, a year after their sudden transplant to Japan, who should appear but Emi Yusa, AKA: Emilia Justina. AKA: The Hero. When the Devil King and a feared Holy warrior do battle in human form in the Tokyo metro, awakening magic lines that followed them and potential foes to the Asian continent, dragging mortal MgRonalds employee Chiho Sasaki into the battle that could be Armageddon, the two enemies will have to make the choice between ending their feud, or saving the mortal world. 'Who the hell ever heard of a dirt-poor, junk-food-eating, rising-star-in-the-workplace, loved-by-teenage-girls Devil King?!'
That was pretty fun. Full disclosure: this was my first light novel. I've watched anime since I was a wee slayerling, and I've been reading manga since I was fifteen. This new medium was fun. A novel with a handful of illustrations and all the overdone, dramatic, overexcited dialogue of a manga. The story, a little stiff here and there, was actually a decent telling of good vs.
Evil in a semi-cutesy, slapsticky way. Characterizations were better than I was expecting. Maou fits the slacker trope, Emi the action girl, Ashiya the sassy mom friend, (I am so not making this shit up, he calls himself a househusband) and Chiho the wide-eyed normal who has absolutely no idea what's going on.
Tropey characters to say the least, but they were more thought-out than you'd get in the first volume of a manga. I'm guessing, like with some manga, the translation is to blame for some of the dialogue coming off so poorly. It was extremely stiff and over-descriptive at several points, and it was hard to follow some characters' trains of thought.
Overall, I liked this. It was (I'm fairly certain?) the first novel set in Japan I've read, and definitely the first full-length novel I've read that was originally in another language.
I like the light novel medium, and the story was outlandish and fun. I'll be back for volume 2! Oh, I love the premise of this thing. A demon lord and his commander get stuck on Earth after a failed attempt to conquer another world, and they have to play human until they find a way to gather enough magic to open a portal back home. Their plan involves cunning, research into the history of angels and demons in Japan.and working part-time at a parody of McDonald's. True evil knows exactly how long to heat up baby food in an industrial strength microwave.
Rather than relying on the 'fish out of Oh, I love the premise of this thing. A demon lord and his commander get stuck on Earth after a failed attempt to conquer another world, and they have to play human until they find a way to gather enough magic to open a portal back home. Their plan involves cunning, research into the history of angels and demons in Japan.and working part-time at a parody of McDonald's. True evil knows exactly how long to heat up baby food in an industrial strength microwave. Rather than relying on the 'fish out of water' trope for the demons and the holy knight chasing them, the story focuses on the absurdity of their interactions in a modern setting.
Emi, the holy knight, is still determined to finish her job and kill the two demons, even though she knows that where she is now, it's against the law. Seeing the conflict between what they know to be reality in their situation, and how the normal world perceives their actions makes for some incredibly funny moments. Ashiya is just pure awesome. The poor guy tries so hard to keep everything running smoothly for Maou, but fails. My only real gripe with the story is that it seems to be setting up a love triangle between Emi, Maou, and Chi, Maou's coworker. Why does a romantic sub-plot have to be forced in? The story was interesting enough without it.
I'm honestly torn in regards to Devil Is a Part-Timer. There are a lot of things that this novel does really well. The outlandish characters are very well written, the depiction of mundane modern life is spot-on, and, when the two are combined, it's really funny and entertaining to see stock fantasy characters working at call centers and fast food places. The supporting characters get the same amount of respect as the two leads, too, which is really fantastic. If the everyday stuff was the entir I'm honestly torn in regards to Devil Is a Part-Timer. There are a lot of things that this novel does really well.
The outlandish characters are very well written, the depiction of mundane modern life is spot-on, and, when the two are combined, it's really funny and entertaining to see stock fantasy characters working at call centers and fast food places. The supporting characters get the same amount of respect as the two leads, too, which is really fantastic. If the everyday stuff was the entire book, I'd recommend it in a second. The problem with this novel is that the second half of the book gets bogged down in action stuff that's outclassed by almost every other light novel fight scene I've read. There are still some funny touches in the action parts, but the combination of consistently un-tagged dialogue in group shouting matches and a battle that's just kind of dull really sinks it. I'll probably continue reading this series, but after a first-half that actually made me laugh out loud, I feel like The Devil is a Part-Timer loses track of what was making the story work. I gave an overview of the plot in my review of the manga adaptation last month.
Therefore, I am not giving much detail here. Instead what I am going to do is to comment on what I liked so much about this work and what I hope I find changed in future volumes of the series when they are translated. As I noted in the earlier said review, I noted how it is closer to the source material presumably, well, it is. In that way, we can see a few things that the anime changed.
Maou is much more evil initial I gave an overview of the plot in my review of the manga adaptation last month. Therefore, I am not giving much detail here. Instead what I am going to do is to comment on what I liked so much about this work and what I hope I find changed in future volumes of the series when they are translated.
As I noted in the earlier said review, I noted how it is closer to the source material presumably, well, it is. In that way, we can see a few things that the anime changed.
Maou is much more evil initially and not just some 'misunderstood' guy, and Emi is brutal at times, but still very heroic and principled. Also, her anger at Maou is justified. The plot is the three of them, Emi, Maou, and Alciel, adapting to life in Japan and 'going native' as it were. You see, Maou is evil at first, as is Alciel. But while Alciel mellows a bit, Maou does so a lot and this can frustrate Alciel somewhat.
This sets up later stories, I presume, and Maou is not a good guy at first, but becomes one. This interplay with Emi that his change of heart, and her inability to harm him as helpless or powered up but good, is at the heart of the story. I just wish we had more Emi scenes from her own point of view. Maybe it's because Yoko Hikasa, the voice actress of Emi, is one of my favorite female seiyuu, but I just adore Emi. Well, that and her principles, which even with the more tsunderish, unfair portrayal in the anime, still came through. She is not willing to get along with the (former) bad guys as easily as the anime, but is generally far more reasonable and kind to them nonetheless. Really this is an example of how the original novels for something, showing you the characters intended portrayals, and their thoughts, can be far more illuminating than the adaptation, which has to make certain changes for story, comedy, so on.
Or chooses to change things. It's up for debate if they have to do so or not.
Great series. Remember that old Joan Obsorne song?
You know, the one that goes, What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus This book is like that, only replace God with the Devil. You see the Demon Lord Satan has been trying to take over the realm of Ente Isla, but just as he was on the verge of victory, a hero appeared amongst the humans of the Western Continent, a woman named Emiliana who vanquished Satan's general Lucifer and drove his forces back to their homeland. Faced w Remember that old Joan Obsorne song? You know, the one that goes, What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus This book is like that, only replace God with the Devil. You see the Demon Lord Satan has been trying to take over the realm of Ente Isla, but just as he was on the verge of victory, a hero appeared amongst the humans of the Western Continent, a woman named Emiliana who vanquished Satan's general Lucifer and drove his forces back to their homeland. Faced with defeat, Satan and his general Alciel escaped through a portal to another world.
But they miscalculated and landed in modern Tokyo. With no money and cut off from the source of their magic, the two have few options available. Satan gets a job at McDonalds - er, I'm sorry, 'MgRonalds,' where he hopes to work his way up from lowly part-time stooge to a shift supervisor, manager, and eventually district manager. With careful planning, he's certain he can someday rise high enough in the company to take over the world. As evil plans go, I've heard worse.
But unfortunately for him, the Hero Emiliana has also found her way to this world, and she's managed to get a job in a tech support call center, thus proving that in whatever world they're in, she is better than him. The story isn't exactly Lord of the Rings - it's not even The Wheel of Time - but it's entertaining enough to pass a few hours. Truthfully it'd be a lot better if it focused on the slice of life elements, but the author throws in some fantasy action that takes up way too much of the story without being that compelling. Satan taking orders from customers - awesome. Satan fighting a wizard - I might as well be reading Jim Butcher. I watched the anime.
I read the manga. And now, at long last, I have read the first volume of the light novel! If you've seen the anime or read the manga, you know exactly what to expect from Devil is a Part-Timer by now. For those familiar with the anime, this volume covers the first half or so, with all the earthquakes. For those unfamiliar with the series, this is a good place to start, since it is the source material and all.
This is the story of Sadao Maou, former devil king and conqueror, as I watched the anime. I read the manga.
And now, at long last, I have read the first volume of the light novel! If you've seen the anime or read the manga, you know exactly what to expect from Devil is a Part-Timer by now. For those familiar with the anime, this volume covers the first half or so, with all the earthquakes. For those unfamiliar with the series, this is a good place to start, since it is the source material and all.
This is the story of Sadao Maou, former devil king and conqueror, as he struggles with everyday life on Earth. He's got a job at a fast-food place, he lives in a crummy apartment, and he wants to get enough magic to get back to his magical home. Well, we think he wants to get home, since that's what he's always saying. But he's also always saying how they're going to have record sales at his fast food joint, so. This is also the story of 'Emi Yusa,' legendary hero straight out of an RPG.
She has a decent job, decent apartment, and wants nothing more than to kill the devil king. Or so she says. She seems to be berating him more than beating him. Other characters include Ashiya, Maou's roommate and former strategist turned house-husband, and Chiho, Regular Human Girl (TM) who somehow got herself involved in all this. 'The Devil is a Part-Timer' is just as silly as it sounds, and it's a fun, quick read.:). I promised myself I would shelve the books I had left out on my last A-Z run before starting on 'A' again.
(Though I did finally shelve them, and I'm only up to 'D'.) But then, the whole point of this project was to read the hundreds of books I had accumulated over the years but not yet read. So, having plucked this book to read before I go on to my L.P. Davies novel—that's another kind of lie.
On the other hand, these are called 'light novels' for a reason. Despite clocking in at 240 I promised myself I would shelve the books I had left out on my last A-Z run before starting on 'A' again. (Though I did finally shelve them, and I'm only up to 'D'.) But then, the whole point of this project was to read the hundreds of books I had accumulated over the years but not yet read. So, having plucked this book to read before I go on to my L.P. Davies novel—that's another kind of lie. On the other hand, these are called 'light novels' for a reason. Despite clocking in at 240 pages, the pages are dialog-heavy and it was no strain to breeze through this in a couple days.
So, it's minor sin, or perhaps a little white lie. But it's also a breeze because it's cute and funny, and a nice little send-up of a lot of popular Japanese tropes. Last year, to try to connect with 'the younger generation' (my kids, really), I started watching some anime on their recommendation. My previous attempts at watching anime (going back to before they were born) had been a decidedly mixed bag, as Japanese tropes can seem as dumb to Westerners as I imagine Western tropes seem to the Japanese. But with my kids making suggestions, I had found some series to watch that were quite good. (Doubly challenging, as I find TV series increasingly hard to bear.) But I saw this whimsical show titled 'The Devil is a Part Timer' and watched it, and then turned them on to it. And it became something we all enjoyed for a variety of reasons.
The typical story of this type has a super-powered teen learning how to control his or her powers at a school in preparation for some horrible situation that exists, or is about to arise. Being teens (and more importantly, being aimed at a teen audience) this means that teen angst and melodrama is given a backdrop of epic magnitude. TDIAPT, on the other hand, begins at the end of an epic battle, when a defeated Satan flees to earth to escape The Hero, and finds himself a powerless human teen, struggling to make ends meet with his sole minion, and being pursued by the Hero, similarly reduced in condition.
It's not really a 'fish out of water' scenario in the usual sense of humor coming from people misunderstanding the little things that are common knowledge in modern life; our other-worldly characters seem to have a good grasp on the events and trends of the day. But where a more typical anime might have an existential struggle punctuated with melodrama on the level of who takes whom to the prom, TDIAPT imposes the epic drama of its back story on the banalities of everyday life.
So, instead of two warrioresses fighting for their lives against some kaiju (giant monster) and one suddenly crying out 'Why wouldn't you let me borrow that dress?' —and I swear I've seen something very much like this—the Devil will celebrate the $1/hour raise he gets as taking him another step toward full-time employment which is just another stepping stone to conquer the world! The bombast coming from such events as making the rent, buying a refrigerator, or the betrayal when the demon's general discovers that he has been sneaking out to the occasional movie—which occurs when they are locked in an epic, existential battle, come to think of it—provides a lot of laughs. But one of the other reasons it's so popular around here is that the Devil loves his job, and does it very well, much to the surprise of those who know him. My son, on viewing the series, said it had given him a new perspective on employment. If the Devil can work a job like MgRonald's with enthusiasm and see his path to world domination from it, my son figured he could, too.
He's highly technically skilled, so he doesn't have to, but it's always a good thing to remember that honest work is honest work, and there's no shame in it. It's not a bad reminder for anyone. The series hews to the book remarkably closely, making some condensations and allowances for things, but that should tell you again how 'light' this is: The 240 pages are effectively shrunk into about six episodes, or about 144 minutes, from the Devil's arrival in Japan to the big reveal of Things Aren't Quite What They Seem Back Home in episode six.
A few jokes have been added to the series that are not in the book, and some exposition—things that make you shrug and say 'Huh.well, that's anime for ya' in the series—is provided so that the book actually makes a whole lot more sense, conventionally, then the series. There's also a little more insight into the Devil's (and Hero's) psychology, which is somewhat murky in the series. It's clearer that his plans for world domination are sincere, but not all that menacing. Anyway, I did enjoy it. And I can see why all these Japanese kids (in anime and movies) have bookshelves full of these light novels. You could literally read all eighteen books in the series in a month, I'm guessing, without breaking a sweat. On re-read, it's not as 'unwritten' as I recalled, and there is a kind of meticulousness to the plotting.
It's not (at least in its English translation) something you'd read for the density of its craftsmanship, though. I re-read it as a prelude to reading volume 2. There were two things that almost ruined this book for me. One was the humor, which I was expecting and was prepared for, but what I wasn’t expecting was how the humor would influence the story. Take Ashiya, he’s the Demon King’s right hand man and apparently a great tactician, and this is how he was portrayed throughout the story (when he wasn’t being forgotten by everyone): Driven halfway to tears, Ashiya tried his best to explain the story to the highly irritated Emi. I know he lost his power There were two things that almost ruined this book for me.
One was the humor, which I was expecting and was prepared for, but what I wasn’t expecting was how the humor would influence the story. Take Ashiya, he’s the Demon King’s right hand man and apparently a great tactician, and this is how he was portrayed throughout the story (when he wasn’t being forgotten by everyone): Driven halfway to tears, Ashiya tried his best to explain the story to the highly irritated Emi. I know he lost his powers and Emi is the hero, but come on. But besides poor Ashiya being portrayed in a pathetic light there were also instances like this: The Demon King spat at the unseen “Emi’s” back. “All the Sadaos in Japan are gonna make you beg for mercy!” and this: To Chiho, young and chock-full of desire to perform her job well, that was enough to make her sigh in rapt admiration. There’s just something light and young about the writing style that irked me, but that wasn’t such a big deal (since I kind of expected it) as the second thing that almost ruined the story for me. Dialogue tags.
When a character speaks the best way to know said character is speaking is to end the sentence with a Ashiya said, or a she said, or anything really. Instead majority of the dialogue was just there, no he/she said. Nope, I had to pay attention when reading, sometimes once I figured out who was talking I would have to back track and reread conversations just to understand them, and lets not go into conversations between more than two characters. This drove me nuts, its not a big deal paying attentions, but it was frustrating feeling like I was being forced to figure out who was saying what.
I just didn’t want to deal with that. Honestly I hope the author learns to include more dialogue tags in the rest of this series or I’m just gonna have to drop it. Or is it me, do I just not pay enough attention? I’ve never had this issue before, so I’ll have to see how reading vol 2 goes. Other than that this was a decent read.
There was a plot, the setting was really a part of the story, I liked the characters, it was obvious the author did his research, there was a love triangle (does it count if the Demon King just didn’t seem interested, not oblivious, just not really interested?) but it wasn’t over the top and even made sense, some editing issues were apparent (nothing too big), and while the final battle was underwhelming I got to read an adorable scene near the end of the book between Emi and Maou so I’m happy. So adorable, and not even in a romantic way, definitely my favorite scene in the book. Here’s a passage that really worked for me, it just made sense: So the Devil King fell asleep.
And he stayed asleep for three days and three nights, healing his scarred body and drained soul. Then, after sleeping three days straight without eating or drinking, Satan was taken to the hospital for malnutrition.
The dehydration and vitamin deficiency had immobilized him. Final thoughts: I’m not sure about this series yet, but it was cute and silly (maybe too silly for me?) and the author really did a good job for a first book, I liked how the setting was never ignored, except the dialogue tags issue may be too much for me to take in the long run. Rereading it wasn’t so bad, but I don’t want to constantly have to reread to understand what’s going on. The all-powerful and very evil Devil King (Satan) has been chased out of Ente Isla by the clever and tenacious Emilia The Hero. Escaping through a Gate, Satan and his Great Demon General, Alciel, find themselves powerless and penniless in Japan. Recognizing that they will need to regroup and rebuild their otherworldly power, Satan takes on the task of earning some money to support Alciel and himself. In the body of a seventeen year old he works at MgRonald and meets Chiho, who instantaneously ha The all-powerful and very evil Devil King (Satan) has been chased out of Ente Isla by the clever and tenacious Emilia The Hero.
Escaping through a Gate, Satan and his Great Demon General, Alciel, find themselves powerless and penniless in Japan. Recognizing that they will need to regroup and rebuild their otherworldly power, Satan takes on the task of earning some money to support Alciel and himself.
In the body of a seventeen year old he works at MgRonald and meets Chiho, who instantaneously has a crush on Satan. All is seemingly going well until Emilia tracks down Satan and tries once again to annihilate him. Unfortunately and quite embarrassingly to Emilia, her trip through the Gate has also stripped her powers. These arch-enemies are at a stand-still, neither being able to destroy the other and oddly beginning to see each other in a new light. When Lucifer, another Great Demon General, comes to attack Satan and Emilia, they partner up to defeat their now common enemy and to protect Japan. The fantastical and slapstick story will draw in readers though the author has a confusing way of never specifically stating who is speaking. In a novel with a tremendous amount of dialogue, readers will find this at times hard to follow.
The story seems much better suited as a manga or graphic novel. Grades 7 and up. I love it when my expectations are surpassed. I absolutely loved the anime, so my expectations for the novel were fairly high, although my minimal experience with other light novels tempered them a bit. This is actually the first light novel I've read, but I've flipped through a few others and the writing certainly wasn't anything I'd celebrate. The Devil is Part-Timer, however, was an enjoyable read. The comedy was spot-on and and it did a good job of delving into what each of the characters was I love it when my expectations are surpassed.
I absolutely loved the anime, so my expectations for the novel were fairly high, although my minimal experience with other light novels tempered them a bit. This is actually the first light novel I've read, but I've flipped through a few others and the writing certainly wasn't anything I'd celebrate. The Devil is Part-Timer, however, was an enjoyable read. The comedy was spot-on and and it did a good job of delving into what each of the characters was thinking without giving me that too-many-POVs whiplash feeling. I'm really looking forward to the future volumes and seeing how Maou and Emi progress in their relationship.
I'm also looking forward to seeing more of Maou's growth and understanding of humans. My only complaint is that I just can't see Maou and Chiho together, but the story seems to be heading straight in that direction.
I guess I'll just have to wait and see, though. When I got into serious anime watching back in 2014, The Devil is a Part Timer was one of the my favorite anime series. It still is to this day in fact. So when I found out that the light novels were going to come out in the US, I was really interested to check them out. It took a while though, since I bought this on Black Friday, and I had other books to read. This was nice to finish up my Winter Break with.
I enjoyed all of the main characters from the anime, and I still liked them here. I was When I got into serious anime watching back in 2014, The Devil is a Part Timer was one of the my favorite anime series. It still is to this day in fact.
So when I found out that the light novels were going to come out in the US, I was really interested to check them out. It took a while though, since I bought this on Black Friday, and I had other books to read.
This was nice to finish up my Winter Break with. I enjoyed all of the main characters from the anime, and I still liked them here. I was also interested that some of the side characters were explored a little bit, as well as Emi's background of becoming the Hero. I can see why they were cut out of the anime though. Besides the light novel dragging at some parts, this was still pretty awesome to read. I'm happy this series has made this much of an impact on me.
I watched the anime based on this light novel a couple years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the basic premise. When a friend of mine suggested that he owns them and could lend it to me, I jumped on it. I think I'm starting to like light novels. They are like YA, but also a lot like japanese Anime and Manga in general story flow and characterization.
I liked this book as it mostly told the story from the anime, although contained some new details the show skipped. It also told things in a different or I watched the anime based on this light novel a couple years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the basic premise. When a friend of mine suggested that he owns them and could lend it to me, I jumped on it. I think I'm starting to like light novels.
They are like YA, but also a lot like japanese Anime and Manga in general story flow and characterization. I liked this book as it mostly told the story from the anime, although contained some new details the show skipped. It also told things in a different order or skipped things entirely. I'm interested to see how the books continue past the show, and plan to keep reading as these light novels, really are light. It probably only took me 2.5 hours to read the whole thing (spread out across a couple days). I think Wagahara's method of writing is very smooth in his narrative. I think this book also had a very good translator.
Wagahara did a great job at creating minor character quorks and mini-stories within his novel that we otherwise would have not known about in the anime (i.e. The debate between people across Japan either saying 'Maggie's' or 'Ronald's' as an abbreviation for Maou's place of work - sort of like Red Sox fans against Yankee fans). It's minor details like that that give a story li I think Wagahara's method of writing is very smooth in his narrative. I think this book also had a very good translator. Wagahara did a great job at creating minor character quorks and mini-stories within his novel that we otherwise would have not known about in the anime (i.e. The debate between people across Japan either saying 'Maggie's' or 'Ronald's' as an abbreviation for Maou's place of work - sort of like Red Sox fans against Yankee fans).
It's minor details like that that give a story life and make it interesting. I think Wagahara has a little trouble with his character dialogue and reactions, more from the standpoint that I had to reread some parts to make sense of what was going on in conversation, but this is only the first volume, so I'm interested to see if he polishes that up in later volumes. It also seemed Maou is depicted in Wagahara's original version (before the anime) as actually being more conniving than he was in the anime. In the anime, Maou came off as more dense and peacefully oblivious to both Chiho's affections for him, and his plan of taking over the human world as well as Ente Esla.
I'm not saying it wasn't present in the anime, but it was more.watered down? It seemed to me that Maou had become more softened to the presence and ways of regular humans in the anime that he didn't bring up his agenda of ruling over all mankind as much as he probably used to. The opposition I'm bringing up is the way he brings it up in the LN.
He still seems pretty dead set on ruling over mankind, even while treating Chiho and others with kindness, it almost seems to be a regular forethought in his head, whereas in the anime, the regular forethought I picked up was his wish to become a manager at MgRonald's. Because the anime dub was performed so well by a cast of seasoned anime voice acting veterans, I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought they placed a great appeal on the characters for English speaking audiences. I'm actually reading this book so I can catch up with the continuation of the series because I loved the anime so much, but it did not receive any continuation after the first season. If you're into light novels with lots of fun and laughter. I recommend you to read this.
The devil is a part-timer is truly an entertainment. I didn't even realized that its already morning when I finished reading the book! That's how captivating it is. I mean, where can you actually find the lord of hell who once conquered an island to conquer the MgRonalds ladder to be a full time employee? I really love how the writer makes me feel like I am actually in there. It makes me go to the places wher If you're into light novels with lots of fun and laughter.
I recommend you to read this. The devil is a part-timer is truly an entertainment. I didn't even realized that its already morning when I finished reading the book! That's how captivating it is. I mean, where can you actually find the lord of hell who once conquered an island to conquer the MgRonalds ladder to be a full time employee? I really love how the writer makes me feel like I am actually in there.
It makes me go to the places where they're actually are. Fufufu.Truth be told, since I was already hooked on it. I ended up buying volumes 2-5.
Anyways, can't get enough of it and totally excited to read the second volume. As for the first volume, hands down! The premise is simple if the Lord of Mordor and his top Lieutenant escaped to our world and were largely stripped of magic what kind of life would they lead? The humor is all about the Japanese working class and juxtaposing it with sword and sorcery characters. The Devil turns out to be not so evil when he isn't omnipotent and learns to love the struggle of his dead end earth life.
The translation is highly readable with a slight british tone. The story tends to have a hard time with the larger The premise is simple if the Lord of Mordor and his top Lieutenant escaped to our world and were largely stripped of magic what kind of life would they lead? The humor is all about the Japanese working class and juxtaposing it with sword and sorcery characters. The Devil turns out to be not so evil when he isn't omnipotent and learns to love the struggle of his dead end earth life. The translation is highly readable with a slight british tone.
The story tends to have a hard time with the larger plot but the first book is very readable and will appeal to people who like the absurd plot. For those who want to watch my YouTube review, please click on the link Demons.
A classic story of good versus evil—well, that's how most of these stories go. The Devil is a Part-timer isn't exactly what I would call your typical tale. This story is about Sadou Maou, once a demon lord from another world, now a part-time employee at MgRonalds. Yes, I am perfectly aware that MgRonalds is a not-so-obscure reference to McDonalds.
What can do you? The first thing you ne For those who want to watch my YouTube review, please click on the link Demons. A classic story of good versus evil—well, that's how most of these stories go. The Devil is a Part-timer isn't exactly what I would call your typical tale. This story is about Sadou Maou, once a demon lord from another world, now a part-time employee at MgRonalds. Yes, I am perfectly aware that MgRonalds is a not-so-obscure reference to McDonalds.
What can do you? The first thing you need to know to understand this light novel is how a demon lord end up in such a situation. The story goes back to six months, in a world known as Ente Isla. It all happened during the final climactic battle between Emilia the Hero and the Demon Lord—or what would have been the climactic battle had the demon lord not opened a gate to another world and retreated through it. Thrown into Tokyo, Japan—because, let's face it, everything supernatural that happens only happens in Japan—the demon lord and his most trusted general, Alciel, begin their new life, which is about the crappiest life I've ever heard of. So, after having their asses handed to them and retreating through the gate to arrive in Japan, Maou and Alciel forge false identities.
The demon lord assumes the name Sadaou Maou, which, if you know your Japanese, Maou is a play on the word devil. Alciel becomes Ashiya, and together, the two of them find a really cheap apartment that looks like it might collapse at the slightest provocation.
Here they forge ahead with their new lives while trying to regain their magical energy. Here's an interesting fact. Because gods and demons don't exist on Earth, Maou and Ashiya are unable to regain their magical force.
In either event, Ashiya has assumed the role of househusband. Meanwhile, Maou works part-time at MgRonalds. Become a manager to help him in his conquest of taking over the world. Or something like that. On his way to work one day, Maou comes across a young woman stuck in the rain, and, being the helpful demon lord that he is, he offers the woman his umbrella. Of course, little did he know that this woman was, in fact, his nemesis, Emilia the Hero. Later on, after a good day at work in which he gets to spend time with his cute co-worker, Chiho, who he just calls Chi, Maou is confronted by Emilia, who tries to kill him with a knife.
I suppose it's a good thing that killing in broad daylight is illegal in Japan. Emilia and Maou are caught by the police, who are under the impression that this was some kind of marital dispute.
Emilia doesn't seem to take this well, and she lashes out at Maou, who seems to care very little about what happened. The two of them part ways on bad terms, and after that, Emilia, who goes by the name Emi Yusa, begins to stalk Maou everywhere he goes. You know what I really like about this series? It's how the story deals with mundane, every day life. I know, that sounds really weird, but you have to consider the other factors.
First, this is about a demon lord, his henchmen, and the hero who wants to kill him, living an ordinary life in Japan. The mere idea of these three figures living like regular humans is unfathomably ridiculous. Who the hell has ever heard of a demon lord working part time at a fast food restaurant? Another great aspect of this series is the witty banter.
Now, I'm a great fan of witticism. I enjoy stories when they have dialogue that can keep me entertained, and The Devil is a Part-Timer has some of the best dialogue I've read in a light novel. I think it might even be better than Spice and Wolf in terms of comedy if not intelligence. Outside of the humor, this story manages to adequately convey the feelings and emotional connections of its characters.
Of course, some of those connections are outright hatred, such as the bond between Emilia and Maou. It's probably a good thing we've got Chi, the cute high school girl who works at MgRonalds with Maou.
Chi serves as an excellent contrast to Emilia. Both of them are about the same age. However, where Emilia's actions and emotions are in line with those of a young woman who's undergone numerous hardships, Chi is your average 16 year old girl. These two form an interesting juxtaposition, and they make an excellent counterbalance for each other. While the first half of volume 1 dealt with the struggles of Maou and Ashiya conforming to Japanese society, the second half becomes a lot more action packed. An unknown assailant attacks Emi and Maou.
What's more, this unknown assailant can use magic. Who is the mysterious attacker? What does this person want with Maou and Emi? You'll have to read the light novel to find out. Or you could, you know, watch the anime, which is actually pretty good.