I've never done an anime review before since I prefer my small community of manga readers, but I can't help but review this after how speechless and giddy this left me. I've previously encountered the Demon Lord 2099 through its first manga, but despite how promising it seemed, it got discontinued. Of course, I was immensely disappointed, but then there was a remake! Aaand.... the remake never got translations.
However, after darkness there is light because somehow, and some God spoken way, there is this. An anime. Honestly, it was my first "new" anime in 3 years. Yup, I've officially retired from watching anime and only occasionally keep up with my favorites, watching their sequels (Hi, One Punch Man and Overlord). And Oh Boy, the potential I saw in the first manga did not disappoint.
Of course, there are tons of parallels that can be drawn between this and "The devil is a part-timer," and I won't deny that. Heck, even the final boss fight was on a skyscraper. But, I must say that this is just... better? Perhaps it's the cyber-punk setting or the Gen-Z humor, but the comedy and action were simply amazing.
Putting aside the comedy aspects, the writing was well thought out, and the direction of the story through animations was breathtaking. I mean this with my whole heart that episode 11 was one of the best anime episodes, direction, and story-wise that I can recall within the past decade. The entire episode felt like a suspenseful short film, and I'm left flabbergasted at how this episode is in my supposed edgy and funny demon lord anime.
With that, all the characters are lovable and get progressed/explored well, especially the heroines. There are also tons of villains or side characters that make an actual impact on the story besides getting shoved in there for plot reasons.
If you can handle and enjoy some cringe, this may as well be the peak you have been searching for.
Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 - God’s penmanship
9 - Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 - Instant bookmark
7 - Entertaining
6 - Good to time
5 - Why are you reading this?
4 - Bad.
3 - Typical garbage.
2 - My head hurts.
1 - Retirement is a thought.
0 - “Did they even give you a story?!”
