Machikado Mazoku

Title:Machikado Mazoku
The Demon Girl Next Door
まちカドまぞく
Overall:Watch
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Notables: Animation - JC Staff
KITOU Akari
KOHARA Konomi
After having a bizarre dream, Yuko Yoshida awakens with horns and a pointed tail. It turns out that her mother never told her about the family's ancient secret: they are the descendants of once mighty demons who were vanquished and are now cursed to live as impoverished humans. The fact that Yuko has regained a semblance of her powers means that she is expected to take revenge upon the local representative of the clan that defeated them, a magical girl named Momo Chiyoda. This is a bit much for Yuko to digest, and it doesn't help that Momo's powers are clearly on a totally different level than hers.

12 episodes
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Watch 8 7 7 5 5 5 Ggultra2764 [series:3725#1552]
It looks like the gimmick for this comedy anime is how ineffective Yuko is as a demon to oppose magical girls due to her weak physical condition and befriending a magical girl who attempts to help Yuko improve her physical conditioning. Like most of its ilk, I didn't see much to laugh about since its gimmick was largely the only thing it had going for it and otherwise not having much else to show as far as story and characters go. Others may get some laughs out of it, but will just say your mileage may vary to this series.

Last updated Thursday, October 12 2023. Created Thursday, October 12 2023.
Unevaluated Stretch [series:3725#628]
(Four episodes watched):

I initially was dubious about yet another magical anime, but episode one of MM turned out to be an amusing comedy about a sweet girl who suddenly finds herself thrust into the role of demon champion. It is a role she never expected, never wanted, and is completely unprepared for. The jokes were not LOL funny but they were adequate and they kept coming--quantity substituting for quality, perhaps. There was definitely some talent involved in keeping this totally insane scenario afloat and moving; I don't recall feeling bored at any point. Lots of details are dumped upon us in quick succession to explain just what's going on, and it was fairly interesting. Yuko has some slight misgivings about apparently being cast as the villain in this contest, but the promise of good food becoming available converts her. Judging from the OP sequence, she will wind up a friend of her supposed opponent and will have some sort of demon advisor who no doubt will nag her to fight Momo rather than befriend her. I wondered what would be done with this strange premise and whether it would manage to remain fresh.

Unfortunately, my overall impression is that the show slowly went stale. It seemed to rely on lots of goofy little jokes without much of a story behind it. Yuko is a clueless girl who is totally inept at fighting and as a result nobody takes her seriously. But it was vaguely annoying to watch her struggle uselessly to achieve an impossible task, and all while the jokes make me smile rather than actually laugh. I wish it were funnier because I liked the basic premise (and the main character) and didn't want to give up on this show. Since the jokes are not good enough, an interesting plot might make the show worth watching. But there didn't seem to be much of one; just goofing around as Momo clearly considers Yuko to be such a hapless and insignificant opponent that there would be no harm in befriending her. I can hardly remember anything that happened in the last episode I watched. As a result the series got tiresome for me and when this show's turn to be watched came up I found myself strongly tempted to skip it and watch something else. Ultimately, with a good deal of regret for the missed potential that this show had, I dropped it altogether.

Last updated Saturday, April 17 2021. Created Wednesday, July 17 2019.

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