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Megami Magazine October 2024 Issue (#293) - Maougun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen datta (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army Was a Human)

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Alright looks like all 3 eps dropped today on Crunchyroll, or at least I’m just now seeing em somehow.. Heavy shades of Yuusha Yamemasu in this one, pretty generic but the waifus are carrying it heavily rn. Cefiro, Satie and Lilith are great.

The MC’s noble ambition to make humans and demons able to live together in harmony isn’t anything new, but the opposition he could face to that goal can make the show interesting. The ancient civilisation plot point is also interesting. The demon lord is an enigmatic character and I wanna learn more about her as well.

Production wise pretty ass tbh. The CGI on the meteors Cefiro summoned during the Jace fight was laughably bad, even the moving animation is bad. Key visual had me thinking this was gonna be pretty high quality and it was the opposite lmao.

I’ll say the story is starting to get better in the third episode, the assassination plot against Ike and possible coup against the demon lord was cool. Let’s see where it goes

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ILLUMI-LOOKIN ASS PART 2???

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Maou Gun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen datta - S01E02 - 16:45

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The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 22:00 (JST) Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Themes: Isekai, Reincarnation

Synopsis "Maou Army’s strongest magician" I'm called. Ike, a demon capable of capturing a fort alone. Clearing away enemies with immense magic, he is without a doubt a monster awed by friend and foe. However he has a secret he can’t tell other demons. "I, actually I'm human you know." Using modern knowledge to keep his secret, he became treated as a great commander and the driving force of the Maou's army.

First Impressions

Going by the summary alone it wouldn't have drawn me in enough to watch. It's a very stock standard fantasy anime plot, you got your secretly a human trope, and on top of that why is the big bad always a demon lord? To further my skepticism, the intro makes it look like there's going to be some sort of harem involved. Also, I will say that while it doesn't really look bad it's always a little disappointing when anime relies on CG too much, like they can't even be bothered to draw the main character when he's in disguise sometimes.

After watching though, I've gotta say I'm interested to see where it goes. The protagonist, Ike, both literally and figuratively puts on a mask to hide his true nature. He's not exactly interesting as a main character, because secretly wimpy isekai protagonists aren't that uncommon. Even Ike's appearance under the mask is very standard, sporting the anime equivalent of a "literally just some guy" haircut, although that might be a purposeful choice.

I suppose what's interesting to me is the way that Ike goes about hiding his true intentions. He's very averse to killing people, making up clever excuses to convince the other demons why sparing the humans is a good strategic idea. It is sort of questionable to me though, because he makes it seem like being human is the only reason he would have mercy like this. Is it a race thing, like would he be ok killing non humans, or is there something inherently evil about being a demon that it's so unheard of for them to have this policy? Also, if he's so against killing why is he even working for the demon lord in the first place?

Anyway, by the end of the episode, we finally get a sense of what the rest of the series is going to be like. Ike visits the demon lord with the only living demon that knows his secret, some sexy witch lady that made a weirdly out of place comment about expecting him to grab her boob when teleporting him to the castle. As reward for a good job capturing an important trade town in only a week, the demon lord puts Ike in charge of overseeing a city on the front lines of the war. In those brief first moments as demon...mayor, Ike orders that the town's walls be rebuilt, and since having humans work on it alone would take too long he orders that the demon army stationed there work alongside the humans around the clock with double wages. It was pretty cute seeing all the orcs, pig men, skeletons, and the like working menial tasks next to the humans even if it was pretty lame the demons were CG.

I'm wondering if the purpose of this anime is to show how treating people with proper decency works out for everyone. I think that'd be pretty neat honestly, so consider my interest piqued on this one.

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First Impression: The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human

As the Demon Lord’s forces continue in their struggle against humankind, a talented demon enters the savage scene. Ike, grandson of the knowledgeable and powerful magician, Romberg, is a frontline commander and a smart one too, quickly conquering the hamlet of Arsenam. Except Ike is not actually a demon, and he’s not Romberg’s flesh and blood. Ike was adopted by the wise, old man, who raised him as a demon and emphasized to the child that he must never his race be known. But with Ike’s success in battle, that secret may not long be held: his own commander, the beautiful Cefiro, already knows, as does a new maid who is somehow able to break through his magical barrier even if she doesn’t seem to know how to do much else. And Ike’s own thoughtful and merciful approach to battle may expose him. At the very least, his success has now caught the attention of Dairokuten, the Demon Lord, who seems to have her eyes set on Ike.

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Megami Magazine September 2024 Issue (#292) - Maougun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen datta (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army Was a Human)

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“Maougun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen Datta” The First Promo, Summer 2024 Premiere

The television anime adaptation of Maougun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen datta (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human) by Ryousuke Hata and Anajiro debuted on its official website, the opening theme, and the first promotional video. The July 2024 premiere of the anime is planned.

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Nankoufuraku no Maoujou e Youkoso - Debuff wa Fuyou to Yuusha Party o Oidasareta Kuro Madoushi, Maougun no Saikou Kanbu ni Mukaerareru

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Anime Maougun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen Datta Satie Cosplay Costumes

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