Great, tragedy and daddy issues. Just what this show needed. Continue reading Hataraku Maou-sama 04 — Inklings of Drama →

Sorry I haven’t updated the last few days. I had four friends staying at my house the past weekend so I was really busy. Two of them are still here for the rest of this week so updates will likely continue to be late and short.

Anyway, this episode: pretty great. I love how Emi and Maou’s coworker fighting over Maou. Some hilarious stuff. I haven’t enjoyed a tsundere character this much in a long, long time. Continue reading Hataraku Maou-sama 03 — Fighting Over Maou →

This won the poll so I’ll blog it. Usually I avoid blogging comedies since I don’t have much to say it, but so far, I think Hataraku Maou-Sama has the potential to be different from most comedies. Because despite being a comedy, it’s also a rather poignant commentary on loneliness and alienation.

Emi is a character I can relate to quite well. She has a well-paying job, she’s young, healthy and beautiful, and she has friends (even if she doesn’t seem to realize it and declines all their invitations). By any of society’s metrics, she’s a brilliant success story. Yet she goes home every night, eats dinner alone, and confronts these feelings of insurmountable loneliness. She has it all, yet feels like she has nothing. Continue reading Hataraku Maou-Sama! 02 — Loneliness →