Btw. I´m not saying you´re factually wrong, Ryll. Just that there can be more than one way to interpret things.
At least, let´s hope this anime doesn´t butcher Luficer and keeps him badass and evil.
Btw. I´m not saying you´re factually wrong, Ryll. Just that there can be more than one way to interpret things.
At least, let´s hope this anime doesn´t butcher Luficer and keeps him badass and evil.
I do not anticipate that being much of a problem.Originally Posted by MFauli
However, I equally wouldn't be surprised if he turned out to be a male yandere. >_<
He isn't going to be all evil, probably. It is much too early in a comedy series for such a villain to appear. One more vote for the yandere.
Peace.
I got gate sick once. Spewed across 11 dimensions. Not fun.
[FFF] Hataraku Maou-sama! - 05
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I think that settles the argument about whether or not Maou was actually evil before, or just misunderstood. The Church had every intention of unifying the world behind them using Maou and his allies as "the enemy" then secretly killing Emilia and taking all the credit. After that, they'd rule the world. Emilia's friends confirmed that the entire Church went full blown tyrannical the moment Maou left with Emelia disappearing right behind him. They've been the real face of evil the whole time. Maou just wanted to rule (and arguably, rightfully so with his level of power) without realizing the consequences of his previous actions.
Were Maou's underlings evil? Yes. Was he overtly evil? No. But he is absurdly powerful when fully charged. Emilia is really the only person in either world who would really have a chance against him.
Otherwise, the fight was comedy gold, as I've begun to expect from this series, not really taking anything seriously (despite how stark the episode began). Maou's true form was straight-up Fist of the North Star + horns.
Chiho <3
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When he started talking about discount coupons on his deathbed i fucking lost it so hard. The humor is fantastic and they're working their budget REALLY well, the whole thing is great.
The jokes did nothing for me in this episode either, but I have to admit Chiho's expressions were very amusing.
Ryll, Maou was probably even more tyrannical than the church back in their original world. Otherwise he couldn't have ruled over his greedy and more straightforward underlings, nor would people, both demons and humans, have feared him enough to grant him the immense power. Since that fear is the source of his power. If he had won the war, people wouldn't have only had him as the supreme overlord but all the wicked and cruel subcommanders above them as well. By the looks of it, the church is still mostly comprised of far less overpowering individuals, so if the church had changed too much, people could have rebelled. Even a needlessly strict church would have probably been far better than a rule by demons.
"I set that shit down like a boss!"
This show is awesome, that is all.
The teleport > exasperated face > Aquarion punch was awesome.
I doubt even Emilia can take Maou on one on one. The only reason he ran to earth was because the entire hero party plus a huge human army was right on him and Ashiya. It was a mistake to divide his forces like that. He should have just taken all his generals and crushed Emilia right away.
So did Maou lose his desire to rule now? He practically said that he does not want to return. Right now, Maou seems much more heroic than petty Emilia. I mean, she was like all panicked and suicidal when Maou "died." She even forgot to use her remaining power for a last struggle. Right after he revives, shegets wet (nureru!)starts acting all bossy. Kirino much? Her lack of gal speak still makes her miles better though.
Peace.
I don´t expect anything anymore, but I will say this: There´s a really awesome fantasy-anime trapped inside this "comedy" anime. It´s a real pitty.
Lucifer was fantastic, a true madman. My favorite kind of villain, doesn´t give a shit about any sort of conventions, just loves to wreak havoc. And then Maou ... his face when staring at Lucifer from close was super creepy, actually more fitting to something like Shingeki no Kyojin. Wow. And the music when Maou transformed and then later Emilia made for another badass moment.
And then there´s the fact that Maou doesn´t care about being a world´s ruler any longer, because of ... McRonalg´s.
:|
You know, comedy there, comedy here, IF ONLY they gave a better reason for Maou´s change of mind. No, the "I like a human´s way of life" isn´t one. Call me a bad person, but if I had the chance to be an absolute ruler over a whole world, I´d accept in the blink of an eye.
What also sucks is how meaningless the fight against Lucifer was. He wasn´t even killed, it was all turned into a "oh you bad boy, don´t do this again or I´ll slap you more!" Also lol @Orba. "I have to save my sacred powers for our return" - then keeps using his powers to fly. Oookay.
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Well, I don´t know what to expect from this anime from here on. Two things I wish for:
1.) More badass Maou-fight scenes
2.) A proper explanation for Maou´s change of heart. One that explains giving up on a whole world.
There's this Korean webcomic called "The Devil King Is Bored". While the maou in that comic compared to the one in this show is like night and day, perhaps the ultimate reason is the same: Maou might have been deadly bored in their original world. It's possible he had always been far more powerful than anybody else, and perhaps the rest were so afraid of him that they never even dared to challenge him. Losing the war suddenly could have been the first time things didn't go according to the plan, and thus he swore he'd return, to tackle that challenge. However, here on Earth, he suddenly found out he's absolutely nobody. He has so little power that even some punk from the streets might kick his ass. Plus he needs to eat and that takes money.
Considering how quickly he figured out the source of the temporary power, I have no doubt he could have done that even earlier, had he decided to try. So, evidence suggests he willingly didn't, and instead he chose to face the endless road of struggling upwards like a lowly human would. So far he hasn't been bored. The difference here is naturally that unlike a random human, Maou doesn't really need to do it. He's like some millionaire in a (shitty) reality-TV show who goes to some common workplace for a few days to have fun trying to work like the rabble, fully knowing that it doesn't decide the rest of his life.
That's precisely why he isn't ready to return yet.I don´t expect anything anymore, but I will say this: There´s a really awesome fantasy-anime trapped inside this "comedy" anime. It´s a real pitty.
Lucifer was fantastic, a true madman. My favorite kind of villain, doesn´t give a shit about any sort of conventions, just loves to wreak havoc. And then Maou ... his face when staring at Lucifer from close was super creepy, actually more fitting to something like Shingeki no Kyojin. Wow. And the music when Maou transformed and then later Emilia made for another badass moment.
And then there´s the fact that Maou doesn´t care about being a world´s ruler any longer, because of ... McRonalg´s.
:|
You know, comedy there, comedy here, IF ONLY they gave a better reason for Maou´s change of mind. No, the "I like a human´s way of life" isn´t one. Call me a bad person, but if I had the chance to be an absolute ruler over a whole world, I´d accept in the blink of an eye.
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2.) A proper explanation for Maou´s change of heart. One that explains giving up on a whole world.
He's going to dominate the McRonalg's Employee of the Month list first, then conquer the regional sales figures, then the national sales figures! After that, he can conquer Tokyo, then Japan, then the world!...and then go back to reconquer Ente Isla.
Priorities...priorities. Why flee from fresh territory for entrenched battlegrounds when you can conquer Earth before they're even aware of what's happening?
All according to the plan...ku ku ku.
See? This is what I mean. How is that anything short of hilarious? It pains me to see people missing the point
"You are not free whose liberty is won by the rigour of other, more righteous souls. Your are merely protected. Your freedom is parasitic, you suck the honourable man dry and offer nothing in return. You who have enjoyed freedom, who have done nothing to earn it, your time has come. This time you will stand alone and fight for yourselves. Now you will pay for your freedom in the currency of honest toil and human blood."
- Inquisitor Czevak
That.
Plus ruling a bad food company might prove a great source of evil energy
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
[Commie] Hataraku Maou-sama! - 07
Poor Chiho. She's been broken by a layered boxed lunch.
That was to be expected the moment Maou got the lunch package from the neighbour.
The attacker and the neighbour could be the same person, the eye colour was close enough I guess, but otherwise they didn't give the same feeling. Though logically it might make sense she would have stuck close to Maou in the hopes of locating Hero through him, and thus didn't do anything about Maou. Although that would hardly explain the bento with a heart shape...
This show deserves some praise, the animation and the sound fit perfectly while the story unfolds nicely without big pacing issues.
My guess at first was that purple attacker was Lucifer, considering the color scheme but it doesn't really make sense.
Jesus Christ why is Hero such a huge bitch?
Well she grew up leading a life she never wanted due to the threat of Maou and his underlings. She just can't accept that Maou and his underlings are actually respectable people as opposed to the monsters she always thought they were. She also seems to be coping with the denial that she actually likes Maou.
She lost her parents violently. That, as such, would have still allowed her to grow up as a wholesome person under the right circumstances, but she had the utter misfortune of ending up in the hands of the corrupt church. Growing up with those greedy bastardly old geezers, she's lucky she's even sane. Not being a huge bitch is asking too much.
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