The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2
はたらく魔王さま！！ (Hataraku Maou-sama!!)
- Comedy
- Supernatural
- Episodes
- 12
- Duration
- 23 min per ep
- Aired
- Jul 14, 2022 to Sep 29, 2022
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
Defeated in Ente Isla and forced to escape to Earth, the former Demon Lord Satan now lives quietly in Tokyo as Sadao Maou. Between shifts at a fast-food restaurant, he tries to keep a low profile while supporting his old associates Alciel and Lucifer—and staying out of trouble with Emi Yusa, the human identity of his longtime rival Emilia Justinia, as well as the angels keeping watch.
That fragile peace cracks during a heated clash between Sadao and Emi, when a sudden portal delivers a strange apple containing a toddler named Alas Ramus. To everyone’s shock, the child immediately latches onto both of them, insisting they’re her parents. As Emi begrudgingly joins Sadao in caring for Alas Ramus, the situation turns more dangerous with the arrival of the archangel Gabriel, who insists he must take the child and Emi’s sacred sword to prevent catastrophe.
With a dire warning hanging over them, the hero and the ex–Demon Lord are pushed into an uneasy alliance—setting aside their feud to protect what matters most.
Otaku Consensus
Studio 3Hz’s long-awaited sequel preserves the cast chemistry, workplace satire, and bright supernatural comedy that made The Devil is a Part-Timer! memorable, with the Alas Ramus material giving the season its clearest emotional hook. The verdict is mixed but clear: Daisuke Tsukushi’s direction keeps the sitcom energy alive, while the adaptation’s busier lore dumps, looser pacing, and widely noticed visual downgrade from Season 1 make it feel less sharp than its reputation demanded.
Why You Should Watch
Watch Season 2 if you want reverse-isekai comedy that cares more about rent, childcare, customer service, and bruised pride than power-scaling. It scratches a similar itch to Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid’s supernatural domestic chaos and The Way of the Househusband’s deadpan “dangerous person learns normal life” humor, but with more angel-demon bureaucracy and romcom friction. The best audience is the viewer who already likes the cast’s petty arguments and wants them pushed into stranger, more emotionally awkward arrangements. Go in for facial gags, bright color work, and adult-cast sitcom rhythm; do not expect the same animation confidence or tight momentum that helped Season 1 become a cult favorite.
Key Characters
- SSadao Maou
Fans return to Sadao for the contrast between former Demon Lord grandeur and the oddly convincing competence he shows when dealing with shifts, budgets, and domestic responsibility.
- EEmi Yusa
Emi’s appeal this season comes from watching her heroic pride clash with everyday compromises, giving her tsundere edge more tension than a simple rival dynamic.
- AAlas Ramus
Alas Ramus functions as the season’s chemistry catalyst, forcing old enemies and freeloading allies into family-life comedy without removing the supernatural stakes.
- GGabriel
Gabriel brings the angel side of the setting into sharper focus, shifting the comedy from workplace absurdity toward divine bureaucracy and exposition-heavy conflict.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
Season 2 was produced by Studio 3Hz with Daisuke Tsukushi directing, marking a visibly different presentation from the earlier anime and becoming the single most discussed production change among viewers.
- 2
The character look is built from 029’s original designs but adapted for animation by Yuudai Iino, contributing to the softer, brighter visual identity that some reviews praised as colorful while others found weaker than Season 1’s style.
- 3
Masahiro Yokotani handled series composition, and the season’s structure reflects a difficult balancing act: returning workplace comedy, new family-life material, and heavier angelic lore all compete for space across only 12 episodes.
- 4
The season leans strongly into the franchise’s reverse-isekai identity, matching AniList’s high tags for Demons, Isekai, Work, Magic, Reverse Isekai, Satire, Angels, Urban Fantasy, and Family Life rather than playing like a standard fantasy sequel.
- 5
Its reception split is unusually legible in the numbers: a 6.65 MAL score, 65/100 AniList score, and high MAL popularity ranking show a sequel that remained heavily watched despite lukewarm critical consensus.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- The season aired from July 14, 2022 to September 29, 2022, delivering 12 episodes nearly a decade after the original 2013 anime made the series a reverse-isekai favorite.
- Fun fact 2
- The credited creative chain preserves the light novel’s identity: Satoshi Wagahara is credited for the original story, while 029’s original character designs remained the basis for the anime redesign.
- Fun fact 3
- The production’s visual pipeline lists several specialized design roles, including Ryou Akizuki for design works, Manabu Otsuzuki as art director, Hideyasu Narita for art design, Akemi Teshima for color design, and Ryou Iijima as director of photography.
- Fun fact 4
- Review coverage was sharply divided on the visuals: some praised the bright colors, fluid expressions, and 2D comic energy, while others described the art-style change and animation quality as the season’s biggest obstacle.
- Fun fact 5
- Despite its modest rank and score, the season stayed highly visible in fandom databases, with 178,038 MAL votes, MAL popularity at #485, and 1,661 AniList favourites.
Studios
- Studio 3Hz
