CCXXI: "Demon King Daimao"

Well... granted I often end up a sucker for anime that either has harem, a slight bit of perversity, or just one with a big dose of weirdness involved, it doesn't surprise me that, despite how backed up I am in anime to watch, I would come across Demon King Daimao at some point. Granted, it was on the list to look into, ever since seeing a trailer for it at Otakon a while back. After spotting this via Netflix, I checked it out and... I initially had no witty response to it. But let's get into what this is about.

Let's see... picture yourself as a transfer student who found himself as a new entry in a school dealing with magic. Now then, if you were this person, you'd probably have some idea who you desire to be in the future. Okay, now imagine that idea of yours is in your head, only for those dreams to be crushed by the prediction that you're to be the Demon King. for Akuto Sai, this is his reality, regardless of how much he wishes to refute this, and he has to deal with all the undesired attention and rumors that a mere crow (albeit magical) sparked when he made such a claim. Between people giving him Hell (no pun intended) about his predicted future, as well as girls surrounding him with perversity swords and what not, his simple school life is officially anything but that: simple.

Licensed under Sentai Filmworks, it's original run began and concluded in 2010 with merely 12 episodes. It is in English language, so naturally, there are hard copy DVDs and Blu-Rays of this, and as I stated before, found via Netflix as well. While it has action and fantasy, it is also a romantic comedy and harem (which I seem to be a sucker for), and with ample perverse moments involved. With the way it ended, it doesn't quite suggest a season two, but who knows. It's small, but there is a window of opportunity should they bother falling back on it. The boy-turned-Demonic King is voiced by Chris Patton, who is a name seen in quite a few works.

I could go on to talk about this, but at the very least, I will say that unlike some titles (eyeing Magikano), at least the plot is picked up from the initial episodes, and despite that it took a while to get serious, they didn't stray from the focal point in a sense. The part that rattles me is that, obviously, its length. I feel that so much more could be involved in this, but at least unlike the previously mentioned title, it doesn't quite have the whole "Screw You!" ending in which the plot does a complete reset. Nah, compared to that, to me it's favorable, yet leaves a bit to be desired. I'll call it a 7 of 10 as a general score, and hope that this, as well as my new fave Highschool DXD, see some extra episodes attached. Time will tell, right?

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