anime: The Devil is a Part-Timer
The Devil is a Part-Timer is about the demon lord, Satan, who, along with his general, Anciel, is forced to flee to Earth after a legendary hero overthrows his forces. On earth, Satan and Anciel (or Sadao and Ashiya, as they call themselves there) have a limited amount of magic and learn you have to have pesky things like MONEY and INSURANCE and A JOB and do things like PAY RENT. It's awful, but they persevere. Sadao gets a part time job at fake!McDonald's and is determined to rise in the ranks and become lord of the franchise. Or some such. Ashiya cooks and cleans and scrimps and saves and does endless research for how to get more magic and go home.
I tried the series a couple times before and always got bored before getting halfway through the first episode. This time I persevered until the end, when we learned the Legendary Hero, Emilia (Emi), is also on Earth. Emi is shocked, horrified, disgusted and annoyed because THE GREAT DEMON LORD. HE HAS TURNED INTO A DORK. WHO WORKS PART-TIME IN FAST FOOD. AND LOANS STRANGERS HIS UMBRELLA IN THE RAIN.
The last scene sets the tone for the rest of the series, in which various people from Emi and Sadao's world cross over and cause mischief, and Emi remains eternally deeply suspicious of, you know, the DEMON LORD who's chilling in a dinky little apartment and working part time and behaving himself far too well. (People assume they're dating. Emi is horrified. Sadao doesn't seem to notice.) There are a variety of characters from both worlds that pop in and out, including another of Sadao's generals, who ends up grounded and never allowed to leave the apartment because of a crime spree when he first arrived, and so he becomes a computer addict. (Emi is extra annoyed by this. She killed him! She gave a dramatic heroic speech and everything!)
A very fun series. I hope I get to read the books, but I haven't located them online yet.
The series can be streamed on Netflix, Hulu or Crunchyroll.
I tried the series a couple times before and always got bored before getting halfway through the first episode. This time I persevered until the end, when we learned the Legendary Hero, Emilia (Emi), is also on Earth. Emi is shocked, horrified, disgusted and annoyed because THE GREAT DEMON LORD. HE HAS TURNED INTO A DORK. WHO WORKS PART-TIME IN FAST FOOD. AND LOANS STRANGERS HIS UMBRELLA IN THE RAIN.
The last scene sets the tone for the rest of the series, in which various people from Emi and Sadao's world cross over and cause mischief, and Emi remains eternally deeply suspicious of, you know, the DEMON LORD who's chilling in a dinky little apartment and working part time and behaving himself far too well. (People assume they're dating. Emi is horrified. Sadao doesn't seem to notice.) There are a variety of characters from both worlds that pop in and out, including another of Sadao's generals, who ends up grounded and never allowed to leave the apartment because of a crime spree when he first arrived, and so he becomes a computer addict. (Emi is extra annoyed by this. She killed him! She gave a dramatic heroic speech and everything!)
A very fun series. I hope I get to read the books, but I haven't located them online yet.
The series can be streamed on Netflix, Hulu or Crunchyroll.