I'll keep my review brief as I'm quite biased when it comes to this series so I'm probably the most unsuitable person to be an unbiased reviewer.
For those who aren't (or are) familiar with this series—whether you prefer to call it Hataraku Maou-sama!, The Devil is a Part-timer!, or Demon Lord at Work!—there are four different versions of it: the anime, light novel, manga, and manga spin-off (Hataraku Maou-sama! High School!). This is the LIGHT NOVEL.
Out of the three book versions of this series the novel and the manga always seem to get confused with one another but it's rather simple:
- Wagahara + 029 (Oniku) = novel
- Wagahara + Akio Hiiragi = manga
Oniku generally handles character design and novel illustrations but she does not illustrate the manga.
Akio only illustrates the manga.
Now with that bit of explanation out of the way, I can attempt to express how much I adore this series.
Genre-wise I always tend to favor horrors and thrillers of the like, followed by light hearted series and dumb comedies. A series about Satan coming to Japan and having to work minimum wage at Mg Ronalds to support his demonic househusband while the daughter of an angel is trying to murder him? Sounds iffy but we'll try it. I never thought that simple thought would turn into my favorite series of all time. I can't express how ecstatic I was back when Yen Press first announced they were going to be translating and publishing all versions.
Yes, I would like fries with my hellfire!
I'll keep my review
brief as I'm quite biased when it comes to this series so I'm probably the most unsuitable person to be an unbiased reviewer.
For those who aren't (or are) familiar with this series—whether you prefer to call it Hataraku Maou-sama!, The Devil is a Part-timer!, or Demon Lord at Work!—there are four different versions of it: the anime, light novel, manga, and manga spin-off (Hataraku Maou-sama! High School!). This is the LIGHT NOVEL. Out of the three book versions of this series the novel and the manga always seem to get confused with one another but it's rather simple: - Wagahara + 029 (Oniku) = novel - Wagahara + Akio Hiiragi = manga Oniku generally handles character design and novel illustrations but she does not illustrate the manga. Akio only illustrates the manga.
Now with that bit of explanation out of the way, I can attempt to express how much I adore this series. Genre-wise I always tend to favor horrors and thrillers of the like, followed by light hearted series and dumb comedies. A series about Satan coming to Japan and having to work minimum wage at Mg Ronalds to support his demonic househusband while the daughter of an angel is trying to murder him? Sounds iffy but we'll try it. I never thought that simple thought would turn into my favorite series of all time. I can't express how ecstatic I was back when Yen Press first announced they were going to be translating and publishing all versions.