#an archdemon's (friend's) dilemma

[iluvluvnutella]

another Barbatos X Chastille plus Lillqvist Sibs coloring comms ☺️💛✨️

[ibelongtotheclassics]

Sharing some of my childhood + present anime & studio ghibli OTPs

*uwu* they’re so precious for meee 💖🎬🇯🇵

< PART 4 / on-going list >

[songweaver]

[queen-of-the-icemark]

New fic up! This one is for Barbatos and Chastille (newest OTP) from "An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride?" It's my longest fic to date, and (amazingly!) it's NOT smut! (Yet.)

____________________________________________________________

It was a beautiful day in the Holy City of Raziel. The afternoon sun shone down on the bustling streets, warming people’s backs as they hurried to and fro. A cool autumn breeze balanced the heat. A perfect day to be outdoors. 

Chastille let out a long sigh. Despite the fine weather, she was having a difficult time enjoying herself. She walked between the rows of market stalls aimlessly, her eyes skimming over the wares without really seeing them.  

“Hey, crybaby, are you even lookin’? You’re the one who wanted to go shopping, but we’re just walkin’ in circles.” Keeping pace beside Chastille was a tall, lanky man with unkempt hair and an unhealthy complexion. “Not that a klutz like you needs more shit to break.” 

Others might have taken offense, but Chastille had over a year of practice now interpreting Barbatos’ rough speech. While his question might have sounded rude on the surface, she could tell her distracted behavior had him concerned. “I’m not really looking for anything,” she replied. “We got here earlier than I planned. I just thought it might be nice to walk around for a bit before-” Her throat involuntarily tightened. Swallowing down her nerves, she continued, “Before our meeting at headquarters.”

Read the rest on AO3!

[animenostalgia]

Some sad news to share - Yukihiro Shibutani, celebrated anime art director, has passed away due to chronic illness as the age of 63. He worked as a background artist on many anime titles, including the Space Adventure Cobra TV series, the Lensmen movie, and Akira, just to name a few. He soon went onto being a full Art Director for the Patlabor TV series, Key The Metal Idol, the Sakura Wars OVA, and many of the Detective Conan films. In recent years, he's much better known for his work on Natsume's Book of Friends. Rest in peace to a wonderful artist, gone too soon.

[simonxriley]

Skylar 'Phoenix' Jackson feat. her cat (r6s) // Liz Walker feat. Shadow (cod) Momo Kudou (my happy marriage) // Kaiya Kobayashi (oshi no ko) Himiko Nakamoto feat. her kasugai crow (demon slayer) // Meiying Liu feat. crow friend? (heaven official's blessing) Callisto Amari (hunter x hunter) // Rhaelora (an archdemon's dilemma: how to love your elf bride)

I was tagged @rhettsabbott to use this cute picrew, thank you! 💜

Taglist (opt in/out) @playstationmademe @imogenkol @sergeiravenov @alexxmason @carlosoliveiraa

@leviiackrman @g0dspeeed @katsigian @collinnmckinley @inafieldofdaisies

@carrionsflower @justasmolbard @cassietrn @theelderhazelnut @illmetbymoonlight

@voidika @shegetsburned @killerspinal @dickytwister

[aciddaffodil]

Spring 2024 Anime- What I Finished

Dungeon Meshi

For a manga reader the anime adaption is doing a fantastic job with its pacing and Senshi panty shots. It's definitely became a comfort anime to watch for the past six month so weird not to have Dungeon Meshi Thursdays. BUT upon reflection, the earlier episodes can feel redundant and episodic in nature to people, but I love it. The world building, the cooking, the silly interactions, the crazy camera shots and amazing Trigger animation just made it a fun experience to watch. Season 2 will be even better.

Train to the End of World

My one of two 10/10 anime this season, and I rarely mention ratings for stuff as is. It's a post-apocalyptic affair after an event called 7G warps the world, changing each town to some wacky version. The show takes place 2 years after the 7G. These 4 girls living in Agano, after seeing a newspaper with a photo of their missing friend Yokano in Ikebukuro take a tarin car on the tracks to go look for their friend after knowing she's alive. What comes is just this wacky adventure and world, where friendships are tested, and we see them all become closer to each other. The animation is insane, and I loved how perfect the music was for this series. I can't wait to rewatch this again and just experience it when I show it to my partner :)

Re: Monster

A very mediocre iskeai with an OP character who grasps the system very easily to his advantage. The format of days, especially early on are SO annoying and just take you out the story. There is not time enough dedicated to characters outside Ogoura** as he is narrating...*constantly*. As a protagonist, is very confident and he rarely fails, there is no struggle to his story. I have to say it did get cute towards the end and to see him and his harem, along with the mercenary group, working together and happy. Not something I’d choose to watch again but tolerable.

I was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I can take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability

Reincarnated Isekai are a hit or miss (though I do try to watch as many because it's my favorite genre of manwha) and this definitely was worth sticking out for. There's a ton of sakuga animation and seeing how unhinged Llyod is over learning magic and spell casting makes it worth it. The fanservice IS unnecessary in this show when it just randomly happens or with long running gags like with Slyvia loving Llyod EXCESSIVELY. Overall though, I enjoyed this series and I'm happy I stuck it out even if I'll never rewatch this again lmao.

Bartender: Glass of God

A very pretty SOL following a hotel trying to hire a Bartender who keeps declining they're offer. You learn a lot about bartenders and here people's life stories. The best thing about this show is the drinks and seeing them poured and made, but also the struggles of people. The music is not much to speak of but the animation is clean and pretty. It's a feel-good anime and definitely a great series to wind down and watch pretty cocktails and drinks be made while enjoying a good cast of characters.

An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love your Elf Bride

The genre of "bad-guy-falling-in-love" will never fail to be entertaining to me. It's just the most wholesome shit on the planet to watch and to see their relationship develop. Will they kiss? Or will there be tons of fake-outs to get the audience excited enough to keep watching to see if it happens... I loved that the finale was just a wholesome ending seeing all the characters interact with each other.

Windbreaker

A very wholesome, feel-good delinquent anime. We follow Sakura a bi-colored and heterochromia kid who comes to Furin a town known for their delinquents to fight and be the best. What we get, is a heartful story of seeing people accept you, fighting for the sake for others, and friendship. It's so cheesy but in the ear of high stakes shounen anime, this was so refreshing to watch. Cloverwork's also will continue to blow me away because the fight scenes are so dynamic and fluid, along with art style changes in impactful character moments. The cliffhanger ending I think was the best way to hook people for the next season, and just excited to see where it'll lead.

Astronote

I started watching this series because the art style reminds me of Akiko Higashimura and it did not disappoint. It's a story about Mira, a space princess, who comes to run a boarding house, for the purpose for finding a key to reclaim her right to rule Wid. The show follows the residents at the boarding house along with the deuteragonist Takumi, a chef, who is in love with Mira. It's a wacky, heartfelt and at times, fast paced. The finale we get a little mecha action and just a wholesome wrap up in loose ends of all the characters. Truly a story about found family and good food. Some of my favorite lines:

" I'm going to choose a life that makes me happy."

" Just know I'll always be thinking of you on the other side of the universe."

Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night

NGL I totally watched this over Girls Band Cry because it had jellyfish in the title lmao. The anime follows 4 girls to collab together to be JELEE, a music project, and also to confront each of the girls' own struggles and past. Whether it be trying to live up to a mother's standards of being a performer to make her dreams come true, trying to find yourself and finding comfort in idolizing someone, the social anxiety of trying to be yourself as you grow up even when being your online persona is easier, the pressure to be an artist and like you're art. It's also just a really stunning anime to look at and the character designs pop off. The second half got crunched for the plot, which made some interactions half-baked in-between all the girls. But overall, I did enjoy it a lot!

Tonari no Yokai-san

The single-handed seasonal anime that has made me break down and sob. I was on and off crying the entirety of episode 12 and what an ending. A slice of life series following a community, or a world rather, of youkai, spirits and humans coexisting. Grief is so well explored (and experienced) from the kids to the adults, and the way the conflict at the end has been hinted at, just happens and is so well done. A 10/10 on my list for sure.

Vampire Dormitory

A love triangle disaster filled with miscommunication tropes where the FL becomes a thrall of a vampire which gives her a purpose in life. She cross-dresses as a guy for her own safety so he doesn’t know she’s a girl who’s actually his destined partner. Someone who Ruka needs to marry in order to inherit the Leader of the Vampires. Honestly the plot of this infuriated me and I considered dropping it, but it's a cheesy dramatic vampire romance so of course I stuck it out. It was a happy ending, even with the cliffhanger and hint of another love triangle if the series continues.

Tadaima, Okaeri

Best romance of the season. Follows a gay couple in an ABO world, as they rias they're family and interact with the people around them. This show is so precious to me. I think seeing the innocence and honesty kids have and HOW WELL its written in this, was so refreshing. The dynamics and conversations that the adult cast goes through, about moving past one's doubts and loving yourself to ABO problems, somehow just works together. Studio Deen for real be carrying a BL a season for the anime community, which I'm here for.

Oblivion Battery

MAPPA's seasonal original anime entry, that is about baseball. I'd say it's a fairly well character drama that happens to be about baseball. I loved the internal battles we saw of several of the character's with t the anxieties that come playing and trying to be the best. I think it's cool when insecurities are explored and aren't automatically fixed. I definitely cried the second most to this anime and wished more people had checked it out. The music doesn't always work for me but the animation, as always by MAPPA, was done very well!

Kaiju no. 8

Probably the quietest hyped shounen entry I've experienced? As a manga reader it's been so fun to see fights and to see it be adapted. The music is a bit grating at times but overall fits the anime very well. The fact they're rumors of Season 2 already being worked on, tells of how much old and new fans alike are enjoying it. The redesign of characters from the manga, however minor, don't bother me and still obviously keep the essence of the characters. Hoshino has been the coolest to see animated and I just love him-character shout out moment. Do I like either OneRepublic or Yungblood song......no.....

Mysterious Disappearances

Was a dark horse for me. I think what drew me to it, was the art style and music until I got invested in the story. Follows a 20-something writer who works at a bookstore when she wrapped up with her coworker when a youkai in the form of a book takes over her body. What comes to follow is a tale of her adventure with him and his younger sibling. There's tons of explanation of legends and Japanese folklore which is super cool and digestible. It had a predictable plot, but it had a satisfying end.

Go Go Loser Ranger

Gotta confess, the concept for this series is SO COOL, the Boys but power rangers. We follow Fighter D, who's been used for the past 10/15 years along with his fellow Fighter Monsters to prop up the Rangers, an organization that uses the Monsters to promote their own power and prominence in society. I think he makes for an interesting protagonist, because he's firmly on his own side even when a Boss Monster appears in the latter half of the show. I admire that he doesn't become over-powered but somehow makes it through by his own luck and cunning. The animation and the 3D models killed my soul...but I'll watch another season when it comes out and I plan on reading it so.

The New Gate

Read the manga. I was so disappointed by this adaptation especially in the last two episodes. They rushed the flood arc, and all the training and backstory you get from it. I think Shin's mischievousness' and silliness gets really played down in the anime. The fight scenes just DON"T hit the same way and.....this is why you don't compare it.....but I had dropped the anime after 4 episodes to pick it back up after having read to chapter 104 and was just...disappointed. Sigh.

I had a lot of fun with the season and just, am happy that I chose to go through with this and to try and watch new things and just explore animanga. It has helped me have a focus in life, and a desire to analyze media and art.

[chaztalk]

Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers

Studio: J.C. Staff (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)

Summary: Banaza, a humble merchant, is summoned to another world as a hero candidate, in the hopes that he has what it takes to defeat the demon army. When his summoners discover that he possesses no special skills, Banaza is summarily dismissed…but something goes wrong, and he can’t go back home. Now he must find a way to survive in this new kingdom. Luckily, Banaza might be more powerful than anyone–including Banaza himself–realized!

Where Does the Doomsday Train Go?

Studio: EMT Squared (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear)

Summary: In a not-so-ordinary countryside, a big and strange occurrence is happening to its residents. But a young girl named Shizuru Chikura has a strong desire to see her lost friend again. Shizuru and three other girls board an abandoned train, and they set out to the outside world, where survival is not certain. What awaits them at the last stop of the "Doomsday Train?"

God’s Game We Play

Studio: LIDEN FILMS (Tokyo Revengers)

Summary: Supreme gods who have too much time on their hands create the ultimate "intellectual game" titled "Kamigami no Asobi." Reche, a former goddess, declares that she will find the most skilled human in this age to bring with her to challenge the gods in this game. She chooses a young man and rookie named Fey.

The Fable

Studio: Tezuka Productions (Dororo)

Summary: When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as "Fable," many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable's ever taken...

Boukyaku Battery

Studio: Mappa (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Summary: During the senior league days of a genius pitcher Kiyomine Haruka and skilled catcher Kaname Kei, they were talented enough to not only win, but also crushed the hopes and dreams of many junior high school players that they played against. However, Kaname lost his memory and the two entered Kotesashi High School, a no-name public high school. In the same school, they meet several talented players who had quitted baseball after playing against them in junior high.

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magic

Studio: Tsumugi Akita Anime Lab

Summary: Prince Lloyd wasn't always a prince...in fact, his previous life is one he remembers perfectly: he was a sorcerer, of sorts. So when he was forced to reincarnate, he decided to continue his studies, prince of the realm or no! But his new life has its own sets of challenges...including being a 10-year-old! What's the 7th prince/sorcerer to do?!

An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride

Studio: Brain’s Base (Natsume’s Book of Friends)

Summary: Zagan is feared by the masses as an evil sorcerer. Both socially awkward and foulmouthed, he spends his days studying sorcery while beating down any trespassers within his domain. One day he's invited to a dark auction, and what he finds there is an elven slave girl of peerless beauty, Nephy. Having fallen in love at first sight, Zagan uses up his entire fortune to purchase her, but being a poor conversationalist, he has no idea how to properly interact with her. Thus, the awkward cohabitation of a sorcerer who has no idea how to convey his love and his slave who yearns for her master but has no idea how to appeal to him begins.

[allthefujoshiunite]

Hello @allthefujoshiunite, can I ask what anime that you watched this season? I watch Kaijuu no. 8, thanks to your reviews (and I love that series).....Is it just me, but I kinda ship the mc with his young kouhai who always believe in him.....

My top 3 fav this season are :

- Tadaima, Okaeri (wholesome BL, also one of my comfort read)

- -Black Butler : Public School Arc (yes the ship is problematic but you cannot deny the shipper when you watch it. I'm not shipping SebasCiel but I'm not anti too. Their canon relationship is complicated but great story)

- -Wind Breaker (bucchigiri but way better and loveable mc)

Hope you'll like them.....

Helloooo! My TV is busted as of now (and for some reason I decided to rewatch a couple of House MD episodes for nostalgia and now i’m stuck in a rewatch hell xD) so I took a short break from anime. It’s strange; I never had a TV and was perfectly content watching anime on my laptop, that is until 2 years ago… My dad insisted I got my brother’s old TV bc he wants to watch the news or whatnot when he’s visiting me and now I can’t do without it lol

But anyways, enough about me. Tl;dr is that I still haven’t started Kaijuu but super happy that you’re liking it and my review was what led you to watch it 👀 I started watching Tadaima Okaeri and Wind Breaker as well, definitely see the Bucchigiri similarity you mentioned. There’s also the 3rd season of The Duke of Death and His Maid, it’s still cute.

As for other series I enjoy this season:

The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio: Two high school classmates are in voice acting/idol business and they have totally different characters. However, they end up having to co-host a radio show and present their persona like they get along really well. LOVE this one. Chill, sweet, interesting, love that both young women have their own aspirations and shortcomings.

Astro Note: A nod to Rumiko Takahashi’s Maison Ikkoku. A recently unemployed chef gets hired to cook for a shared boarding house. Lots of eccentric characters and a fun, upbeat series.

Bartender: A hotel, soon to be opened, is in need of a bartender. And they do find a bartender that would satisfy the extremely picky owner but he refuses to work there, claiming he’s ‘afraid of heights’. This is one of those edutainment series where you follow a story and learn about cocktails in the mean time. Might not be appealing to a lot but it’s totally my jam! I don’t drink often but love me a good cocktail ~

Where Does the Doomsday Train Go?: Most people are turning into animals that can still communicaate using language and Shizuru is determined to find her lost best friend. Thus, four young girls embark on a train that’ll take them to Harajuku. This one is weird as hell and that’s a plus in my book! The main characters’ dynamic gets stale at times, but the absurdity keeps me hooked. It’s extremely hard to put into words so you have to check the first episode to see if it works for you. XD

Other series that I watch for now, feel ‘eh’ and might drop depending on how they go: Vampire Dormitory, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Oblivion Battery, An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride, A Condition Called Love.

These are the stuff that I watched at least 2-3 episodes from and will continue after I finish rewatching House and get my TV repaired xD The season is packed as always! Thanks a lot for sending the ask ~

[romancemedia]

I can't believe how today's episode of An Archdemon's Dilemma ended. This weeks episode marked the end of the storyline from Vol 2 of the light novel where now Zagan has formed his newfound family with Nephy, For and Raphael with Barbatos and Chastille as his close friends. I was expecting this to be the season finale for the anime, not the penultimate episode.

This has caught me a little off guard and now I'm VERY curious about what to expect for next week cause, if it's what I suspect then there is a good chance An Archdemon's Dilemma will return for Season 2 after all.

[gonagaiworld]

È morto a 63 anni il direttore artistico di Natsume's Book of Friends, Yukihiro Shibutani Shibutani ha lavorato anche a Patlabor, Detective Conan, Kamichu!, To Your Eternity, Archdemon's Dilemma, altri. Read more:--> https://www.gonagaiworld.com/e-morto-a-63-anni-il-direttore-artistico-di-natsumes-book-of-friends-yukihiro-shibutani/?feed_id=7099&_unique_id=671089f7f0653 #Lutto #NatsumesBookofFriends #YukihiroShibutani

[iluvluvnutella]

Barbatos X Chastille with smol Zagan comms this week ( ﾉ^ω^)ﾉ

[ultraericthered]

Anime Update V3 14

From Me To You - Sawako got to have her first semi-sleepover with friends, spending Saturday night in Ryu's room in the upper floor of the ramen shop with Yano, Yoshida, and Ryu. And then Kazehaya got called to the place because Yano and Yoshida wanted the lulz. And then Mr. Pin went up there 'cause he's a frequent patron, so we got more wackiness with him. And the big reveal was that Kazehaya used to play baseball? It was all a bizarre but wholesome affair.

Hunter x Hunter - Finally facing Pitou has turned into an unexpected moral dilemma, as while Gon can't hold back his rage at Pitou for what they did to Kite, Pitou's sole concern at the moment is healing and protecting Komugi so that she doesn't succumb to her wounds. In a sense, Pitou has developed in the reverse direction from Pouf in that they love and appreciate the way Meruem has changed for the better and will devotedly defend the one who inspired that change. Good on Killua for keeping his head and recognizing the situation for what it was, though it drives Gon absolutely ballistic to the point where he doesn't care who he kills so long as he can fight and kill his hated enemy. It's only thanks to Killua that Gon is held back from embracing his worst instincts and agrees to wait it out for an hour.

SHUFFLE! - Uh, what the Hell? I noted in an earlier Sia-focused episode that something was amiss with Sia when she was looking in the mirror, but I still wasn't prepared for "literal Green Goblin style split personality takeover!" Sia's more messed up inside than I'd expected and somehow that only makes me love her all the more!

The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II - Halfway done with the Rail Zeppelin mystery now! The train is has been stranded in a snowy forest, Olga-Marie decides to has barricaded herself in her own room, Melvin makes a startling entrance into the plot and is on board now, Karabo and Yvette then ask for assistance in finding a way out of the cold terrain, but Gray is caught up battling Hephaestion while the rest of the group restore the leyline and returns to the train. And in the midst of this, Olga-Marie made a very unpleasant discovery...

KonoSuba - Two episodes again; Darkness made her return and confirmed that what was happening to her was indeed not what it seemed to be, as she was being set up by her own family to be wed to Lord Alderp's son, Walther, who turned out to be quite a likable young gentleman and very amusing to watch as he had to contend with the ever fiendish Kazuma and a crazier than usual Darkness before leaving on good terms as the arrainged marriage is called off. Then the party had to return to the old dungeon to find and strike out a demon responsible for explosive attacks on the kingdom. The archdemon Vanir comes in the form of a two-toned mask he attaches onto people to possess them, and after his initial body is destroyed he chooses Darkness to be his next host only to be completely put off by her masochism. Megumin casts Explosion to destroy Vanir (we think!), Kazuma has his debt cleared and is given a hefty reward for defeating Vanir, and Darkness' real name gets mispronounced.

K-On! - Now that the Light Music Club is up and running, Yui eyes a guitar she wants to play but to her dismay its price is far beyond her current budget. The girls get part-time jobs to raise money for it but turn up unsuccessful in earning enough, so Tsumugi rises up to the occasion and gets it purchased like she probably could've just done from the start since her family is rich and partially owns the store.

Eureka Seven - Dewey's finally made his play. Wounding the planet once again so that more antibody Coralians emerge and leave destruction in their path that terrorizes the masses, he seizes the moment and makes a grand speech before the capitol, painting the Scub Coral as a scourge that must be erradicated in order to secure humanity's future on this Earth, and introducing the Ageha Squad in their special Nirvash units, led by Anemone in THE-END. But the real twist of the knife is that Dewey proclaims that Adroc Thurston was the first to see the threat and credits his research for his plans, which understandably upsets Renton as Gekkostate watches the speech. As they head to find the Great Wall, they know that the stakes are accelerating and they're going to be in for the fight of their lives.

Gintama - Kagura made her official return to Odd Jobs after some hilarious efforts by Otae, Catherine, and Sacchan to take her place as the main heroine on the show, which pesters Gin, Shinpachi, Otose and Hasegawa, all with running commentary from Kagura herself as she watched from outside the bar. I don't know if it was because she was kept off-screen for most of it or just a fluke of solid direction, but Crystal Lopez actually hit the bullseye with most of Kagura's lines in the dub this time and got a lot of laughs from me!

Air - Really just a standard second episode with not much going on other than easing us more into this setting and giving us more exposure to the characters. Only at the end did it get...strange.

[songweaver]

[hellcatinnc]

An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride Anime Review

Spoilers Included

A friend of mine told me about this anime and I was so happy I jumped on for the ride. It really is a cute anime, fluffy in alot of ways but be prepared for alot of blushy moments and I mean alot, as well as a slow burn. By the end of this show you will find you haven't progressed alot, they still haven't kissed and finally stood close enough to dance. However even in all that it still is a feel good anime. I loved watched Lord Zagan and Nephy interact was absolutely adorable. Also not only is she a very pretty elf but the made him just as attractive. I do however want to break down each character with this one since the whole story in whole did still feel open ended like there is no way you aren't going to have to pick up the anime cause 12 episodes isn't enough. The soundtrack is addictive I wasn't able to stop listening to it even after the show ended. See for yourself...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lord Zagan

Lets start with the main character. I love this man to bits he is the reason I tuned in and the reason I stayed to the very end. He is a longer and not really a good or bad guy from the start he just sees things his own way. Even with his friend who really is a bad influence he stood his grounds. He came from a sad life on the streets but he is such a well rounded character he was able to pull the show alone. Even though when he is around Nephy he is a blushy boy but another reason for me to love him so much. He is pretty powerful especially later in the show when he put Barbatos in line making him his bitch. Anyways he is my favorite character hands down look forward to reading about him in the manga.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Nephy

This little elf is so adorable how can you not look at that face and not go awwww......she is so sweet and caring and I love her interactions with Zagan however unless she is by his side she can be forgotten fast which I hate. It was also weird that she wanted her collar back on so she could feel like she is with him like some kind of vow of loyalty and marriage yet through the thing that kept her as a prisoner. Not going to say I full understand the character as much do that however she is going to make cute babies with Zagan well that is if he can ever make a move.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Barbatos

How does this damn man be the bad boy and yet I still find him freaking hot especially when he blushes. All the way to the end I still wanted this man. He was Zagan's best friend/frenemy he would back stab if needed to get what he needed for him. Selfish, rude, but oh so sexy. I would gladly take me a piece of him. I would love to see a spin off of him and his teleportation power is pretty cool too.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Raphael

Honestly he really was never my favorite and through most the time he was just a ass that I wanted to go away, oh right he is like immortal or some shit. Anyways not enough backstory honestly its not even a character that was needed and can't even imagine anyone would miss if he was gone.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chastille

Ok at first I wasn't sure what to think of her I liked her then I didn't but then when she sided with Zagan because they had saved her it was when I really liked her. However I do feel like her character profile is weak like besides she wants to fight along side of Zagan she seems to also have a crush on him which you see near the end, not sure if I'm the only that saw that. However she will never act on it she is a noble character and loves Nephy way too much. I really wish they would have done more with her cause like there is even a few episodes where she isn't in it or she really isn't needed.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Valefor

OMG who does not love DADDY ZAGAN....YES PLEASE! Ok this cute little dragon girl lost her parents and watched them die. Zagan and Nephy took her in as their own daughter. Like how stinking cute is he with his lil girl...total daddy material. Anyways she only comes in at the very end but its sweet to see her grow such a liking to them and how they really do treat her like theirs. Whats sweeter is she sees how they are to each other and tries to help them get together so they can be one big happy family.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Their love story is so long from being over. They are so cute together but neither of them know how to address each other romantically. I feel like its cute but funny that Raphael and Valefor are now trying to help them be together cause like she says if they wait for them to get there it will just never happen they need someone's help. You can not look at them without smiling I'm sorry just can't I dare you too. Their interactions right down to how cute they blush. This anime is definitely a 9 for me the story not continuing or at least cutting off in a ok place like maybe a kiss left it from a 10 to a 9 for me. as you see below perfect for a kiss we never got.....😭😭😭😭😭😘😘😘

[regarding-stories]

Kinda flawed, kinda cute: An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride

There will be a little spoiling, but I don't have that much to say about the show.

To sum it up: Overpowered sorcerer in a dog-eat-dog world falls in love with rare elf girl sold at an auction and brings her home to his castle. He's socially inept, she's on the shy side, both had terrible pasts, and they develop tender emotions for each other.

Also a lot of other stuff happens, but this show suffers from hodge-podge world-building and unconvincing character reveals. In spite of that, the series grows a likable cast and a lot of the time is just nice to watch.

Still, the hoops it goes through...

Barbatos, a frenemy of our protagonist Zagan, reveals himself to be a psychopathic instigator of intrigue, setting up other sorcerers to go on killing sprees that would get Zagan hunted by the powerful Church, the only organization powerful enough to dispatch (normal) sorcerers. This nearly gets Chastille (the angelic knight) killed and Zagan indeed becomes the target of the church. Barbatos then goes on trying to sacrifice Nephy, our heroine, in order to summon a demon.

In spite of all of this, he ends up being painting as an always-inferior to Zagan who just becomes his minion after Zagan becomes even more overpowered by ascending to the ranks of Archdemons. Our friend B may not be overly liked, but he's tolerated at dinners, a drinking companion to Zagan, etc. He may no longer be a threat, but the way they ignore all of that after some minor hoopla about it is... well, unconvincing. He then becomes the butt of his own set of jokes... And eventually the protagonist of his own spin-off manga??

Prepare for a series of reveals as well where former threats are demoted to quirky and lovable.

Geeze, if they hadn't killed the evil scheming cardinal or fought a demon or two, you would imagine all conflict to be resolved by "He's just a big softy, really." Or a sudden twist. It sure likes minor twists as well.

Still, "Elf Bride" is an enjoyable watch, mostly with minor drama. The socially inept but OP protagonist trend hopefully winds down soon - and please not by having more OP-and-I-know-how-to-use-it MCs - but if you can stomach one more, this one is quite adorable.