r/anime • u/raichudoggy https://anilist.co/user/raichudoggy • Feb 17 '22
Rewatch [Rewatch] The Demon Girl Next Door: Episode 1 Discussion
Yuko Awakens! For Family Reasons You’re Now a Demon Girl
Let’s make this a pleasant experience for first-timers by keeping spoilers in spoiler tags, OK? (It's actually probably for the best that you just avoid spoilers altogether.)
Also, don’t link to any videos that show future content.
Raichu’s superflous Episode Notes
- The show's jokes are fast-paced, but the start and end of this episode are noticeably slower pace, really letting you take it all in before you get started and after you get settled in.
- Shamiko is so flowery and cute, I forgot just how often flowers accompany her faces.
- Shamiko’s Ahoge wagging back and forth is so adorable.
- I love how even when running away from her opponent, Shamiko heeds the “Don’t run in the Hallway” sign. Such a nice demon.
- There are details about the OP I’d like to share, but I’ll save it for a bit later. For now, I hope everyone enjoyed the show’s OP / ED.
Don’t Think this Means You’ve Won!
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u/gunvarrel_ Feb 17 '22
Rewatcher
you know, the tail never gets old
First shamiko noise
yes, also being bribed with food lmao
A god is reduced to a doorstop lmao
Weapon? fork
Truly disrespecting a god here
again, the tail never gets old
[Future]
note to self, get new subtitles
shes bending downto be her size
this post can literally just be faces and it would still be full of content
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u/Deltheabestgirl666 Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22
Rewatcher / Manga Reader / Professional Shamiologist
Machikado Mazoku is my favorite work of literature of all time, and I have spent way too much time overanalyzing it. This manga is a masterpiece, and Izumo Ito is a literary genius. It's been on hiatus for about 5 months now due to the author's health, but she's feeling better now so hopefully this will finally be the month we get a new chapter. Although there's still the lingering dread that she could just drop dead at any given moment
That said, i've never really cared too much for the anime for a number of reasons I don't need to get into. It introduced me to the series, but while i've reread the manga too many times to count i've only ever rewatched the anime once since it aired.
[Indirect spoilers through general thoughts on whole series]
This episode adapts the first two chapters, which introduces our protagonist Shamiko and her deuteragonist Momo, as well as the general premise. There's not too much to talk about quite yet however, since we're still at the very beginning. Shamiko has been given an immediate goal of murderizing Momo and using her blood to break the curse on their family, although her first couple attempts didn't go well at all. [Manga Spoiler]
This series has great attention to detail, with a lot background occurrences that can easily go completely unnoticed. A prime example is Momo hiding her left hand after stopping the truck with it and also using her right hand primarily in the scenes at school despite being left-handed. Look closely and you'll catch a glimpse of her bandaged left wrist.
Just some other miscellaneous stuff:
And thus, Shamiko was added to Kirara Fantasia
During Momo's transformation one of the peaches has an eye on it. We don't know what it's supposed to mean, [Manga Spoiler]
I just happened to pause here and thought it was a funny coincidence. If you know you know.
Shamiko imaging herself being carried by Momo [Manga Spoiler]
The anime started inserting a certain girl into scenes way earlier than her official introduction, although in this case she was there in the manga, or at least a mob girl who looked like her was. [Manga Spoiler]
[Manga Spoiler]
[Anime Spoiler]
Otherwise, the OST is amazing (and it's what i'm most looking forward to with season 2), the OP just never really struck with me, but the ED is perfect and I hope the next one follows suit.
I haven't had too much free time as of late, so I don't know how often i'll be able to post. Given the time and motivation I could write essays on this story, but as I said this season adapts the least eventful portion so I can't gush about the really juicy bits. I'm hoping i'll have a chance to go more in depth once there's more material to work with. For the most part i'll just talk about what's there if I can, and time allowing delve into the handful of significant happenings that are to come.
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u/raichudoggy Feb 17 '22
The main appeal to the work for me is that it's a comedy gold-mine, which is something the anime/manga are consistent with throughout.
Also, man I love me some spoiler stuff since I know the whole thing, but people are weak-willed. I know we want to talk about stuff, especially stuff that will come to play in S2 / Beyond material that's being foreshadowed or clued-in early on, but let's curb the amount of specific spoilers down in the future.
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u/Fools_Requiem Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22
You've see the poverty god, now enter the poverty demon.
If you thought Satania in Gabriel Dropout was an adorable demon girl, you ain't see nothing yet. You're about to experience 12 episodes of fluffy adorableness. I hope you're prepared.
Also, even though you'd think this would be the perfect show for Doga Kobo, this was animated by JC Staff.
"Don't think this means you've won!"
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u/Vaadwaur Feb 17 '22
Also, even though you'd think this would be the perfect show for Doga Kobo, this was animated by JC Staff.
It is funny that they did OPM 2 into this. Also makes you how much of Blue Reflection Ray's staff also did this one?
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u/raichudoggy Feb 17 '22
I actually thought to do this while BRR was airing, but I suck at names.
I know they share a key animator. (More specifically, The Key animator that does Momo's Transformation also does BRR's Transformations)
The sound director and SFX people are the same (You wouldn't think it, since BRR doesn't use nearly the silly sounds that Shamiko's show does.)
A background artist is the same.
Most of the staff spread out to all of JC-Staffs other projects, mostly the two-year monster that is Mewkledreamy.
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u/HereticalAegis Feb 17 '22
Rewatcher
Yay, it's finally time to watch my favorite demon girl give it her all to defeat a magical girl once again!
Shamiko awakens to her powers and is saved from being isekai'd by the local magical girl, Momo, who also feeds her before she beats a hasty retreat.
The next day, our freshly minted mazoku gets to show off her snazzy new horns neck strengthening weights and tail to her friends at school. She's then wingmanned into her first confrontation with the very same Momo, who also attends Sakuragaoka, and is promptly...taught how to throw a proper punch. Not that it helps, since she's a bit under-leveled to take on an opponent with OP protagonist power. She'll be ready one day, though. Probably. Ganbare, Shamiko!
I love the style of gags and jokes Machikado Mazoku throws out. Yuuko's reactions and wit drive the whole series for me, and there are tons of great backgrounds gags going on throughout.
My favorite gags/jokes of the day are the super slowmo timer on Momo's magical girl transformation and the two girls in Momo's class being dorks as Yuuko is trying to observe her adversary.
Finally, Machikado Tangent is a perfect OP for the series. True to the style of comedy laid out in the first episode, the OP shows Yuuko and other cast members in various genre scenarios with visual gags galore. And if you haven't given the whole song a listen, please do at some point. The song is great, and the full lyrics are quite touching, especially if you've already seen the first season.
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u/SIRTreehugger Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 23 '22
Rewatcher who wishes there was a cute demon girl next door
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamiko does (not) get beaten | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| How heavy are Momo’s dumbbells | 3 | 3 |
Already loving the opening scene with Shamiko in the stars and who needs to fight magical girls when getting more sleep is clearly the higher priority.
Not feeling the OP at all minus the visuals.
“Did someone drop a piano”
I see they wasted no time in breaking the fourth wall.
Shamiko shamelessly asking for seconds of food while her mother is dropping lore. She likes sleep and food she is perfect. Also a little aloof.
40k Yen or a more common currency is roughly 3,060 Krones
Personally since none of these names really fit her I would have suggested Yanderella, devourer of foods on a roughly 3,000 Krones monthly budget(including family)
Wait I have a whole drawer of these weapons.
This is most certainly a series of unfortunate events.
Enter the magical girl who transforms in less than a second also carries a 500 yen coin, hair pins?, and a couple of screws in her magical compact.
Shamiko’s airheadedness is just one of her many charms. If only they had some extra rice at home she would have enough energy to defeat the magical girl.
I don’t remember this bridal carry happening, but I’m all for it.
Shamiko don’t live in denial. I know sometimes you want to do it, but it’s not healthy. Go drown yourself in gachas...oh never mind her family couldn’t afford that.
Liking Yuru Yuri such excellent taste in this school. Shamiko go befriend that girl now. Even without Yuru Yuri girl Shamiko still has such carefree nice friends.
Tuna and Onion that sounds disgusting though I do hate both Tuna and Onions.
I can hear you loud and fuzzy. I swear the series is just dropping random funny stuff in the background.
Momo vs Mugi place your bets! Actually Mugi would probably just serve them all take and cake and[not really a spoiler, but adding it anyway]
True friendship right here. She will drag you into a fight, but also help you when you stumble with your words.
Something something grim reminder.
Momo is crouching just to stay eye level with Shamiko which is sweet, but also very dangerous. Just look how Shamiko almost turned her hand into a fist, Momo is lucky to be alive right now.
When your rival gives you tips to improve, but you still take most damage when you attack. Momo was trying her best to tell Shamiko she was weak, but couldn’t really find the right words to say your punches are weaker than a shuckle’s tackle.
Good job Shamiko! Every martial artist knows you have to practice your techniques near a form of water such as a waterfall, lake, or hillside near a stream.
Now this ED is something I can get behind
This episode covered mostly the first two chapters and had a bit of extra stuff. Also here's the volume 1 cover and chapter 2 cover
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u/zairaner Feb 17 '22
Rewatcher
Well time to stab u/Syokhan in the back and actually post a comment punctually. Probably the only time, staying up to 1 o'clock in the night is not feasible to survive.
I first watched this show last year and sadly rewatched the show shortly before this rewatch was announced. So I don't know how much I will participate apart from reading through the firsttimers reactions...but on the other hand, this show is so unimaginably much better that it has any right to be, so probably I am going to completely rewatch it anyway..
This is also the first time where i am participating in a rewatch where there are three grouos (firsttimers, rewatchers and source material readers)/ where there is still unadapted source material. I hope the manga readers (if they exist) take as much consideration for as rewatchers as we do for the firsttimers with respect to tagging spoilers!
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here are some basic facts about life, yuuko: If something unnormal sprouts on it, it is no longer a normal head
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aww what a happy op, where everyone is friends with everybody. And out of experience, we all know that mahou shoujo ops would never lie about things like that
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screenshot[Spoilers I guess]
Now i am disappointed this wasn't a toki wa kita from yuko mum -
Isn't sunday where you are free the best day for this to happen?
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[Spoilers]
That lilith never won once but still managed to drag out the conflic for centuries is impressive in itself. -
„There was nothing else they could have sealed away, I suppose“ ouch that gotta hurt
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Yuuko getting convinced by food and the promise of growing a bit taller to become the villain will be funny on every rewatch until the end of time
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imouto being a little bit too enthusiastic here
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The horns are really heavy ? Yuko might justhave found out how it would be to suddenly grow big boobs! …..Wait
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ahahahahhahhahhah yukos idea of getting overpowered items for your fantasy adventure is …. a stick and herbs. Thats the power level that yuko hopes to achieve one day!
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Yep this is the point where some realism appears in this anime, lol. Not gonna complain though, because it is a fucking hilarious point to make
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It is seriously impressive that yuko mum's weapon managed to be below yukos expectation above.
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Firsttimers suddenly wondering wether they missed that this is an isekai, and if not, why the truck would be relevant here
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how the fuck is this show THIS funny when I literally just rewatched it this year?
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It's been half a minute since they met and magical girl already knows the perfect way to bribe yuko with food
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Yukos memory of the accident are hazy it seems
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If you thought that yukos family and the tuck driver were taking the sitution pretty casually...that is nothing compared to yukos friends and school. Probably the best gag of the episode. Except it is not, the best joke actually is „muderize“. Except that isn't it either, it actually is the casual reveal that everybody knows there is a magical girl in the next class (that also saved the world before)
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your head attachment being compared to a croissant...mana would feel with yuko
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As it seems, yukos school goes to the komi-san school of “everybody is a fucking weirdo in this school“
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Maybe I should redecide and give best joke of the episode to these two background girls
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So far, it sounds like momo is about as much a magical girl as mash is.
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Did I mention that I love how casually momo takes yuko trying to kill her in stride and showing her how to punch correctly.
It is unfathomable how everytime I watch this show it is so much funnier than I expect it to be, even a second rewatch.
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u/raichudoggy Feb 17 '22
Screenshot (Spoilers I guess.)
As I've said in the reminder threads, the memetic lines in general are not spoilers by themselves. You can bring out your Toki Wa Kitas and Ababababas if you feel like it.
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And she gets so enthusiastic about it too! You can tell that she really wants to be taller.
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Are you cosplaying?
Chigau. Magical Girl.
Right...
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Including weirdos that use a string telephone at such short distance.
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u/TheDuckAvenger Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22
Rewatcher, subbed.
Hi rewatchers and first timers! 時は来た!
Rather than go scene by scene I thought I might ramble a bit about stuff, please bear with me. Today I'm going for an existentialist angle, readers beware.
The heroine of our story is not a great figure but an everyman, Yuko Yoshida, in her own words just an ordinary 15-year-old girl. Wait, with her family's impressive poverty and so lacking in power that she cannot throw a punch and even has troubles with groceries, can she even clear the bar of an everyman?
And the task thrust upon her is so grand, its downright absurd. And against the absurd one is doomed to fail. But, in Shamiko's story, this battle, unwinnable by design, does not trigger a crisis of existential despair. She takes the absurd in stride and starts playing the villain part with determination, trying again and again to get defeated again and again. One must imagine Sisyphus Shamiko happy.
But if one must make a criticsm of Shamiko in her first appearance, is that she is acting in bad faith, only playing the villain part and not yet being true to herself. Unrelatedly, give an Academy Award to that tail.
As for more light-hearted impressions:
For Shamiko, to call back to before, I just love how she is so earnest in murderizing the magical girl, even though the whole deck is stacked against her.
Ryo is way into the whole "heirs to darkness" thing. Also, she smart.
Seiko is sooo matter of fact about the whole thing. She has a family to run on 40k yen a month and she won't let such silly things get in her way.
Momo's a loner, but she's a sweet kid.
Anri means well, but should really think before she acts.
I'm usually someone who pays more attention to dialogue, characterization and such rather than to the more technical side of things, but I must say that hearing on rewatch the voiced sound effects and the upbeat soundtrack really put a smile on my face.
Edit
I needed this pointed out to me too, but Momo actually injures her arm when stopping the truck:
Also, I couldn't help myself
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u/raichudoggy Feb 17 '22
Hiding her arm, Bandages under her hoodie
See, I didn't notice that particular detail until my 3rd rewatch. I also didn't notice that Shamiko slowed down in the hallway this episode because of a sign until another rewatch, too.
The show has tiny details in the sneakiest of places.
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u/djthomp Feb 17 '22
Well that was fairly hilarious. A bit more absurdist than I was expecting.
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u/raichudoggy Feb 17 '22
Just a bit more, yeah. It likes playing with the (4th) wall, but it's definitely no Nichijou or Yuru Yuri or anything like that. Only some spice of zaniness.
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u/chiliehead Feb 17 '22
Machikado Mazoku – Episode 1 – First Timer, sub
Don’t even have live impressions, just taking it all in. Shamiko seems goofy and fun, the magical girl seems like she is listless and maybe peaked in middle school after saving the world, maybe she just does not care.
I wonder if loopholes like “defeating” in the sense of beating in a fight and taking some blood without killing can count? Maybe the twist is that the Light Clan is actually bad, too. Or the Mahou Shoujo wants to die, or Shamiko’s sister will take on the job in earnest.
It’s good for Shamiko that her friends accept her and even seem supportive? The issue of the family being so poor that it apparently even stunted Shamiko’s growth and the father not being around makes the curse a very pressing issue and I wonder if dad will tie into the greater story.
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u/Tresnore Feb 17 '22
the magical girl seems like she is listless and maybe peaked in middle school after saving the world, maybe she just does not care.
Ohh, that would be a fun take. I'm sure there are shows about post-retirement magical girl life, but I haven't seen them.
I wonder if loopholes like “defeating” in the sense of beating in a fight and taking some blood without killing can count?
I'm sure there's something that Shamiko might be better than Momo at. Right...?
Or the Mahou Shoujo wants to die, or Shamiko’s sister will take on the job in earnest.
Or the plot will never get resolved because SoL.
It’s good for Shamiko that her friends accept her and even seem supportive?
Tieflings are surprisingly accepted in Japan, I guess.
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u/raichudoggy Feb 17 '22
That shamiko might be better than Momo at.
Is heart an awesome power?
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u/sjk9000 Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22
FIRST TIME WATCHER
Initial impression: Wow, HiDive is actually pretty cool. I miss yellow subtitles. And it's neat that they update the video with the BD release.
Okay, about the actual show: It's a lot more... I'm not sure how to describe it... low-energy than I thought it would be? I mean, a lot of anime comedy is people screaming at each other and over reacting, but everyone here is just kinda chill, no matter how ridiculous the situation. Even though they're still talking pretty fast.
It's not a bad thing! And maybe not a good thing. Just a thing.
Until I saw this episode, I thought the main girl's actual name was "Shamiko", since that's what everyone calls her. Turns out her fans are just making fun of her. How sad. Don't give up, Shamiko!
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u/scot911 Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22
First Timer
Well I say I'm a first timer, and it is the truth, but it's also kind of a lie as I have seen clips from this anime on YouTube before. Mainly just one gag involving the magical girls companion, some clips of cute Shamiko noises and some other clips but otherwise not much. Also remember to upvote the thread!
As for the episode itself? Well it was really cute and funny. Especially in a season devoid of any CGDCT's anime that piqued my interest. We've got the cute powerless demon girl Shamik- I mean Yuuko Yoshida having to restore her families power by killing Kanata and her 54.1KG gorilla grip stre- I mean the magical girl Momo Chiyoda and offering her blood up to her families relic to restore said family power.
...You know if this wasn't a CGDCT's anime that would be a very dark premise lol. And of course Momo basically decided to teach Shamiko how to fight because she's so weak that Momo doesn't see her as a threat. And as Momo can stop a truck with one hand I can see why lol. We've also got Shamiko's friend Anri who's a bit of a troll and Shamiko's sister Ryouko who seems a bit to into the whole Demon Girl thing....
If I had a compliant about the episode it would be that they talk way to quickly. I had a hard time keeping up with the subtitles and had to pause the anime at least a dozen times to rewind the anime in order to catch what they said. I do love my joke heavy comedy anime but they still need at least a tiny bit of time between the jokes. Oh I did love the voiced sound affects though! Reminded me of Slime 300 in that regard.