The Devil is a Part-Timer!

This is an absolutely hilarious anime, with one of, if not, the most ridiculous scenarios that characters could find themselves in- the Devil, or Satan himself, Demon King of the spirit world Ente Isla, is thrown into our world, Japan to be precise, alongside his Demon General Alceil, and has to make a living in Japan working as a fast-food employee in order to save up magic to get back home. The shortened version?: the Devil has to work part-time at MgRonald's (McDonald's). The half-angel Hero Emilia, mortal enemy of the Demon King, is also stranded in Japan. The anime explores them trying to adapt to human society. With a plot like this, its easy to come up with really funny situations and writing.

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For example, the Devil, who goes by Sadao Maou, while working at MgRonald's, finds that the fryer for black pepper fries is broken, so he has a huge predicament while he decides whether or not to use his magic to fix a fryer.

This is a short anime, only 13 episodes in length, that will keep you watching due to its humor. Plotwise, the anime is a bit scatterbrained (like a certain blogger) and could do a bit better explaining the story- out of nowhere another Demon General, Lucifer, emerges and wrecks havoc on Japan. The only buildup we get to this event is a random shooting and earthquakes, but nothing that might suggest another Demon General.

The music is not particularly noteworthy, but it isn't bad either. Fortunately, the anime has good animation, with vivid colors and well-designed characters. The characters themselves are also well-developed, particularly Emilia and Satan, who are both easy to sympathize with and relate to, despite them being mortal (fr)enemies and literally as contrasting as the Devil and the Angel. Again, where the show really shines is in the humor, which mostly comes from the writing.

Overall, The Devil is a Part-Timer! is a funny, light-hearted show that will make you laugh with every episode.