Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!

"The longer the journey, the more profound its challenges, the more it changes all who endure it." - Maghra

Season 2 of Hataraku Maou-sama! has finally been greenlit and confirmed, and Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! is now once the perfect stop-gap show while waiting for the MgRonalds Madao Satan Demon to rescindle his rightful position. But is this show more than enough to warrant watching this weekly and tirelessly for the 5 months while this aired? Let's find out.

The adaptation from mangaka Wakame Konbu's work of the same name, and you can immediately put two and two together why I and so many others compare this to ... Hataraku Maou-sama!. Jahy-sama operates on two phases, since this is a 5-month, 20-episode long 2-cour series: the Magical Girl side covering the 1st half, and the Dark Lord side covering the 2nd half.

At the very beginning, the reverse-Isekai features that are akin to Hataraku Maou-sama! plays out like you'd expect: a demon being (in this case, a demon girl) that has her world powered by the mana crystals (that gives strength to the Dark Realm) that's shattered by the Magical Girl, only to fall from grace into the human world as a childlike being but a loli (because all demons instantly lose their powers) to go and gather them to restore the Dark Realm, once and for all. The plot is as simple as that, but the only thing that the Great Jahy has obstructing her path is the Magical Girl a.k.a Kyouko Jingu whom destroyed her world in the first place, and is attempting to do the same in the human world. Thankfully, the Great Jahy-sama does not do this alone, and has her subordinate Druj a.k.a Nana Dojima to help her out, except that she's a wealthy woman leading a consultant company as its president, and that Druj has all the wealth to assist Jahy in finding the mana crystals. While all of this is going on, Jahy has to find a way to make her daily life useful, so she is taken in by the Ara-Ara store manager of the pub known as "Craft Pub Maou" while being forced to live in a run-down apartment that's run by the landlord, her sister Ryou. Oh, and plus the tremendously idiotic and hilarious Salwa, whose inventive plans and strategies always ends up failing due to her carelessness. This is actually not a bad start to the series, considering that if you have watched Hataraku Maou-sama! before, you would already know how all this worked out before with the supernatural setting and the comedy attached to it. A great 1st half if you ask me.

Alas, being a 2-cour show, once the inclusion of the Dark Lord (the 1st-in-command) enters the highway, this I feel just took the show in a worse direction. The only good thing that came out of it was the inclusion of Kokoro, this innocent-looking elementary school girl that Jahy notices that she could be her next subordinate in helping her find more mana crystals. The Demon Lord character isn't bad, but looking at the way of her reaction being a non-talkative demon while simultaneously being a glutton of all things and taken care of by the Magical Girl, she's basically a mute that only responds to the things of like. Sadly though, mangaka Wakame Konbu's writing also suffers from constant repetitiveness of its gags and jokes, that once you've already seen it a few times before, you already know what to expect, and it doesn't take long for the comedy to become so stale and boring. So, I would say a great start that boggled down by the progression of the source material, adding characters that are essential to the series while putting a backburner on the comedy side. It's not an after-thought since it has already been established right from the get-go.

The Great Jahy-sama as a character can seem overwhelming at first glance because of her nonchalant behaviour to quickly get things done back to the original state with her confidence, vigor, and ambitions, and that is how we're supposed to see her from the start. It's only overtime that characters like the Ara-Ara store manager and the landlord (Ryou) sisters begin to open Jahy's hardened heart to softness and compassion towards the humans, the most significant of them being the innocent Kokoro which sees her as not just an ally but as a friend, that opens up Jahy's character development. The others like Jahy's former assistant Druj though, as much as she is the head of the conglomerate company she is leading as the president (which means money isn't a big problem), she is simply a genius character who carries all the great comedy being one that's in love with how Jahy treats her like a S&M, that even better, is VA-ed by the one and only HanaKana, which absolutely fits her character to the T. The battle to the death against the Magical Girl Kyouko Jingu, I'd fathom that Jahy doesn't even need to retaliate too much despite the fact that she destroyed the Dark Realm in the first place, because she is a parody of a hero character, a klutz out to save people from their misfortunes. The more mana crystals that she collects, the greater the karma of bad luck. Even more detrimental is Salwa (or Saurva if you wish) who aims to take Jahy's place as the 2nd-in-command, and you can think of her as the sidekick to present some kind of rivalry that her plans constantly goes awry each and every single time. A decent character to break the mold, but not by much.

Production-wise, don't expect too much from the decent studio that is Silver Link, and as much as the quality is concerned for long-running shows like this one, director Mirai Minato and his staff team (which surprisingly has hit-or-miss series composer Michiko Yokote onboard) did their best to keep it decent without being too flashy, because really, this show doesn't need that glamour. Sound-wise, this is also another show where I'd find that the former half's OST is the much better one compared to the latter half in every single regard. I mean, Yui Ogura's OP and the NEGI☆U Hololive ED were the perfect starter OST songs set for the show, giving it the appeal that the show really needed to stand out from the outset. While Sumire Uesaka's OP and Miho Okazaki's ED for the 2nd set ain't bad, it felt like a significant downgrade from seriousness to all-play mechanics. Remember that this is a show that's set on comedy roots, and I must say that I'm kinda disappointed that the show took an abrupt turn even on aspects that felt even the most minor.

Overall, I'd feel that this show could've been made as just a 1-cour 12/13 episode production, and since that would've been enough for fans to clamor for another season of Jahy-sama, I'd guess that stretching this to a 2-cour made the most sense to encapsulate the entire (translated) source material (as of the posting of this review). Also, because of its weird starting date 1 month exact into the Summer season in August, while there's clear Ws and Ls about this move, the distinction is that Jahy-sama, as good as it can get for a mime-ified version of Hataraku Maou-sama!, while feeling sub-standardly inferior to the former, the enjoyment is as much as the show starts to wear on your patience on the execution of its comedy, which is the constant variable.

See to it how you'd want to enjoy watching The Great Jahy Will NOT Be Defeated!, but it's a decent show for me.

I'd like to preface this review in saying that it took MONTHS for me to finish this anime.
I liked the characters and the overall story, but after several episodes the anime got stale for me. The only way I was able to finish this show was to watch it while working. It all gets repetitive after awhile, even if the quality is decent enough for the watch.
If you want to watch something good that'll keep you interested all throughout, this isn't that show. If you need something to listen to the background or watch from the corner of your eye, then this show ... will suffice.

To me, Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! was a below average comedy that overstayed its welcome. I think that ratings for comedies can be a bit dumb since for some people, the jokes just won't land. I was one of those people when it comes to Jahy-Sama. Overall I thought it was a pretty average show, although the comedy brought it down to being subpar for me. But my main problem was how long the show was. I really think this show should have only ran for 1 cour. Things just feel way too repetitive by the end to really justify the extra half cour of episodes. ... The jokes start to feel more and more stale, and the slow pace of the plot really starts to annoy you as the episodes continue on. I mean it is a slice of life, so the plot pacing complaint is less relevant, but my point stands. This show was fine to begin with and just stayed for a little too long, leading to an overall "meh" experience.

What is this anime?
Dark Realm gets destroyed. The second-in-command from dark realm (Jahy) has to live along with the humans and find crystals to repair the dark realm and get her powers back.

Did I enjoy it?
First off gotta say they used rebranded Mii channel music from the Wii for several scenes. I can't tell if I like it or hate it for that. However it was very entertaining. Very lighthearted. Problems that the MC has to put up with through the plot get solved quickly. (except for the whole dark-realm-destroyed thing) There's a slow-moving running story, but most scenes are the everyday life of Jahy. ... Every episode was fun to watch. All characters are lovable.

*NO-SPOLIER REVIEW*

I get what the writers were going for. The theory works along something like this: slice of life genre with medium amount of comedy lightly sprinkled with some deeper "feel good" moments. A shapeshifting female main character who can entice both lovers of lolis and admirers of cuter adult women, and whose personality can range from tsundere to moe depending on the situation, ticking of more checkmarks on the viewer-pull list. It is hard to put into words where they failed with their plan, but I'll try to reason my scoring anyway.

Not sure why it is not really working for me. The MC is ... interesting, her character is growing throughout the season, she learns new things and changes accordingly. The two closest supporting characters are also fine, although only one of them grows alongside the main character. The rest of the cast are mostly funny, but I felt like they should have been used as one-offs only, and focus should have been kept on the main trio and their relationship, since the others are far less developed and that unfortunately does not really change by the end of the season (apart from some mandatory anime "twists" which are fully foreseeable and not interesting on their own).

The main plot was only interesting for a few episodes since new elements to it are not really introduced at all. The show should have been better off almost fully concentrating on the relationships of the main character and the previously mentioned two closest supporting characters, which would have moved it into the direction of the Dragon Maid series' slice of life feels. It could also have revealed more of the MC's past with some flashbacks (something I am very angry at Dragon Maid for not doing more since those were the best episodes in Season 2). I get the feeling the writers were trying to do too much with too much characters and a boring main plot, while the components of a very nice slice of life anime was already in their hands in the beginning.

So overall it's a letdown for me, but not at all a bad anime. If you need something to go in the background or have nothing to watch in between seasons, go for it. Just don't expect anything memorable.

Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!

I do find these days perhaps the most hyped can be somewhat disappointing to watch.

The show here in itself isn't bad but totally detracts from its purpose of rebuilding into the power of family and friendship sort of show. Yes, it is a feel-good show but then it is also kind of boring at times.

The art is a nice style that suits really well. I loved the dog.

The sound is borderline average and the OP and ED don't excite me at all.

The characters although not inherently bad are pretty dull, I honestly found Jahy to be a pretty boring ... character in the end if I am honest.

I find overall the show is fun in its own way but is about as average as average can be. 5/10.

Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! is an anime about a loli that... no... I guess she technically isn't a loli. Okay... Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! is an anime about a weird demon-girl-thing that is trying to gather shards... no they don't really focus on that after like five episodes. Um okay... Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! follows a demon that loses her dark-realm home and ends up in our world with no other option than to get a job... wait isn't this the plot for a different anime?

Okay, so I'm not entirely sure what to tell you since the story isn't much and loses focus. Basically, you've got this dark-skinned ... demon who is apparently the demon lord's second in command. The crystal of dark power (or whatever it's called) that basically renders their entire world into existence is destroyed and our scantily-clad, smug AF, demon girl winds up in the human world... as a (legal?) loli. You'll follow her many... many... MANY misadventures as she tries to find shards of the dark crystal to regain her home, her dark lord, and her clout. Things begin to change though, (as the creators decided they need to prolong this story somehow) as our little protagonist learns that it isn't so bad being in the human realm and making friendships and eating food and doing fun things and *insert cute thing here*...!

So the story is nothing to behold in my opinion. It feels like a bunch of filler episodes trying to make up a bigger story but that is probably the point of the show. It was pretty funny and that's about all that made up for it. I could simply describe the plot as a "Life Sucks Simulator" but that's what made it funny to me. The over-the-top comedy was nothing new, but I still found myself laughing (maybe because a college student can relate to not eating lol... please help me....). I think this is just one of those shows you gotta go into with no high expectations, no brain cells, and just don't analyze anything. Enjoy it for what it is and move along with your day lol.

The characters, of course, have their quirks and unique or funny personalities. You will probably notice the same personalities in these characters as some other comedy characters you've watched before (basically there is nothing to behold about the characters either). Again, they are all funny and it makes up for it being cliché, but something you can appreciate is that it was done well. There was no character that I loathed because they were all pretty enjoyable. Nothing ruins a comedy like an annoying protagonist, antagonist, or recurring supporting characters in my opinion, and I didn't see that in this one. Each individual's interactions with our little demon were pretty funny, and the most entertaining ones were her fights with her landlord.

Overall, would I recommend this to my friends or any other otaku for that matter? Probably not. There are so many other animes out there that are even more enjoyable or even more entertaining, that I would only recommend watching this if you have literally nothing better to watch. That, or if you just want a chill, zero-mental-effort show to watch, go ahead.
So, if you are bored and like simple, funny characters, plus there is no better anime to watch... Then Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! may be one for you!

Sorry for this mediocre review but it felt like a mediocre show to me lol...

If you wanted cute reverse isekai akin to Hataraku Maou-sama then you may have gotten the closest thing to that with Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!.


This show has a lot of its own little things that make it fun, such as Jahy, her boss, and her wide array of supporting cast. This show is a perfect show to turn your brain off, no need to think, inject a giant overarching plot, it's sit down shut up and watch. This is your standard anime comedy with running gags, exaggerated personalities, and moments of heart to ... heart, nothing that would shock the average anime fan. It does have some neat little surprises with its plot, that being a fun quirky adventure with lots of real-world struggles that Jahy faces that our Satan from Hataraku Maou-sama didn't exactly face, so it is different in the struggles of life they depict. I would watch this if you don't have anything better to watch or are looking for some cuteness here and there.

A reverse isekai slice of life; where an extraordinary character is transported to the real world and lives a mundane day-to-day life.
If that sounds good, then go watch Kobayashi-san No Maid Dragon. That one has a gorgeous look (its from Kyoto Animation), delightful characters that grow, complex subtle emotions and adorable mundane daily life adventures.

As for Jahy, the faults are apparent but if this is your type of show, its ok.

Cons:
Jahy's animation is noticeably sub-par; from poorly drawn frames, re-used character cells making up the majority of the show, and nothing that takes advantage of the medium. Basically, its like watching a motion-comic that ... barely has any movement.
The characters are flat. Some are meant to annoy the main character but end up being annoying to watch as well. You see everything the show has to offer in a few episodes and then it just repeats itself.

Pros:
The lead character, Jahy, has an amazing voice actor (Japanese).
The next best thing is that its focused on the comedy. Despite Adult-Jahy wearing the skimpiest outfit in all anime, the camera doesn't focus on her body in typical slow-fanservice fashion. It feels like the animators don't have a single sexual bone in their bodies and that's refreshing. This is extra great because the character is in a child-form for most of the show and there is no loli-fanservice at all.

Neutral:
The humor comes from failure. Jahy (and a few other recurring characters) are incompetent, selfish, and childish; they fail at their ambitions and are humiliated in the process. Personally, I like when the characters get embarrassed over something, but the show is more focused on slapstick.

I was looking forward to this without any expectations, and honestly, its fine. Its something to watch when theres absolutely nothing else.

"It even seems like it's from another world"

It's confusing the way this anime works, things that should please you doesn't, and such non important things impresses.

The best way to describe it are the jokes; most of the jokes are beyond obvious and have silly punchlines and such a weird time, sometimes the characters don't react the joke for a few seconds and by the time you already realized the outcome and ends being so dull when finally happens, and then out of nowhere you see a unexpected reaction from a character and caught yourself laughing without noticing; it's something that makes you perplexed to the ... point of questioning if there is some hidden geniality here you are not able to see, and the characters makes you even more perplexed.

The best characters are those who less shows, The "Demon King" appears about five times, but leaves a strong impression, without speaking a word, while "Jahy", annoys and does not pays off the attention it deserves; and it's not about her personality, her presence on the show is wasted by a lot of scenes that add nothing; it's not a excuse to serve as comic relief just for being a comedy, Kyoko ( The Magic Girl) shows much less but has such a good arc because her personality reflects on jokes and situations, and that makes her impression more concrete. On the design departament doesn't have much to be criticized, they are very unique and manifest purpose, like how all humans have such a generic design to fit on the ordinary, and other from the other world are clearly fancy.

A different point of view will be comparing this anime with ""Shinryaku! Ika Musume" who shares a similar premisse, and brings two unpleasant protagonists, and between the two you can understand what ""Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!" fails that "Shinryaku! Ika Musume" delivers; the way the protagonist adapt herself at the ambient more naturally, her personal growth matching with the learning time, emotions and humor on the right amount at the right time. It misses essential elements to be considered a good show, but it's still a unique experience to see.

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

"Até parece de outro mundo."

É muito confuso o jeito que esse anime funciona, as coisas que deveriam te agradar não agrada, e os detalhes mais insignificantes te impressiona.

O melhor elemento para ilustrar esse ponto são as piadas; a maioria das piadas são obvias com trocadilhos bobos, e tem um tempo tão estranho, as vezes os personagens ficam vários segundos sem reagir durante a piada e nesse tempo você já entendeu o desfecho e perde a graça quando finalmente acontece, e de repente logo em seguida o personagem tem uma reação inusitada e risos sai de sua boca sem você menos perceber; é algo que te deixa realmente perplexo ao ponto de se perguntar se há alguma genialidade aqui que você não é capaz de enxergar, e os personagens te deixa ainda mais perplexo.

Os melhores personagens são aqueles que menos aparecem, O Rei Demônio aparece em basicamente 5 cenas, mas deixa uma impressão forte, sem nem mesmo falar uma palavra, enquanto Jahy, irrita e não faz jus ao seu destaque; e isso não é sobre a sua personalidade. Sua presença na série é bastante desperdiçada em cenas que não agregam nada; não é desculpa por ser uma comédia que tenha que tratar como alívio cômico, Kyoko ( A garota mágica) aparece bem menos mas seu arco é muito mais safistatório porque as piadas e situações refletem a sua personalidade, e isso faz com que se tenha uma visão bem mais concreta sobre ela. No quesito design não há muitas críticas a serem feitas, são bem únicos e demonstra propósito, como os humanos tendo um design mais simples e genérico e representam normalidade, e os que são de outro mundo claramente sendo bem extravagantes.

Um ponto diferente, vai ser comparar esse anime com "Shinryaku! Ika Musume" que compartilham uma premissa bem semelhante, e trazem dois protagonistas antipáticos, e entre os dois você consegue entender oque "Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!" falta que "Shinryaku! Ika Musume" entrega; A forma como a protagonista se adapta e reage ao ambiente mais naturalmente, o amadurecimento que condiz com o tempo de aprendizado, as emoções e humor no seu tempo ideal. Faltou elementos essenciais para um ser considerado um bom show, mas ainda vale experienciar pela sua peculiaridade.

This is a funny anime, I was very entertained.
The comedy is quite fresh for me, not excessive or weird.

Intake of comedy anime is very suitable especially to clear your mind.

What do people expect more from this anime?

I mean, hey this is Jahy-sama's show.
You can't trivialize the show of the great being who is the second person in the hell realm hahaha! (jk)

... So, if I may judge, story-wise there's nothing special.
It's just how the daily life of Jahy who has a dream to be able to restore the hell realm again accompanied by funny characters such as the manager, landlady, magical girl or people from the hell realm such as druj, Maou, who really color the story with their funny actions.
oh don't forget this one character who really wants to be number 2
in hell, Saurva!!!
Very funny and cute to see her behavior to defeat jahy even though he always fails because of himself lol.

The animation itself is quite good, although I think it has some slight decline towards the last episode but that's not a problem for me.
Music, sound effects are no problem.

Overall rating 7.5/10

oh also kayano ai is there as the voice of the manager ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
ara ara~~

so 8/10