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  blaze9

  100/100
  (EN/PT) With its goods and bads, Machikado Mazoku is one of the best comedy series I’ve watched.

  Review em português logo abaixo:

  English Review:

  Hey everybody. My name is Blaze9 and welcome to my review of まちカドまぞく (Machikado Mazoku) or “The Demon Girl Next Door”. This review may contain some spoilers.

  This is from the manga.

  Before we start, let me just say that I didn’t want to start watching this series, because I knew that if I started, I would get completely in love with it. That’s exactly what happened. I started on the fiveth episode, but Machikado Mazoku quickly became the best time of the week for me, along with Sounan Desu Ka. I love myself some comedy, and when you give me that mesmerizing art, and all those ship possibilities… Oh God, life is good.

  Does that sound weird? Well, what I’m trying to say is that this is probably gonna be some biased review, if you don’t mind. Now let’s start.

  Overview:

  Machikado Mazoku is a comedy/slice-of-life anime, adapted from the original 4-koma comedy manga of same name created by Izumo Ito. If I’m not mistaken, the manga has 5 volumes released, which at the time I’m writing this review, the second volume is being translated to english. This anime was published between July 12th, 2019 and Sep 26th, 2019, and were made by J.C. Staff.

  Sadly, Machikado is very short, and has much more of a promotional value than anything. However, those are some real great 12 episodes we have here.

  Story:

  Machikado story begins when our first protagonist, a girl called Yuuko Yoshida, after having a strange dream, suddenly wakes up one day and discovers she grew a pair of horns and also a tail.

  This manga page describes what I said before.

  Without understanding anything, her mother explains that their family is actually descendents of the Dark Clan, or the Demon Clan, and their enemies are the Light Clan, represented by the Magical Girls. She also explains that, now that Yuuko awakened her demonic power, she now has the duty to free her family from the poverty curse imposed by the Light Clan.

  This manga page (also) describes what I said before.

  Yuuko takes this objective seriously. However, just after leaving her home, Yuuko is saved by a person that was supposed to be her enemy, a Magical Girl, Momo Chiyoda. I’m not gonna tell more about the story to avoid spoiling. But these are the first events that lead to all the other ones.
  Now, if you read what I wrote above without reading the manga nor watching the anime, you’re gonna think it sounds a bit serious. Indeed. Machikado Mazoku is a comedy series, but its plot is actually serious and nicely developed. In later volumes of the story, things are gonna get much more interesting. With that said, I’m really pumped up for more chapters of the manga coming out in english.

  Another thing I should talk about is the fact that Machikado Mazoku is very fast-paced. It’s different from the most of comedy series I’ve watched in this aspect, especially romantic comedies. In the latter, things take forever to happen, but in Machikado, the characters not only act fast, but talk fast as well. There were many times where I had to rewatch episodes due to this reason, haha, but it didn’t bother my experience at all.

  So, I will now give my notes for this anime, with extra commentary:

  Story: 8/10 – As I said before, it takes a little time to understand, but once you try to take it seriously, it gets very interesting.

  Characters: 10/10 – Shamiko and Momo are just GOLD. Initially, I didn’t like Momo very much, because I thought she was a little bland. I soon changed my mind, and now both of them are my new OTP ship some of my favorite characters. The support characters are excellent too, very spirituous, especially Mikan. I could watch a whole show with her as the main character.

  Artstyle: 10/10 – Dude, Izumo Ito’s art, is something else. Really. I can’t express in words how much I love it.

  Animation: 10/10 – Everything is made in favor of the comedy, exactly like it has to be.

  Opening and Ending: 10/10 – The music in both the OP and the End are amazing. Not only that, but those dynamics make my life a little happier.

  Soundtrack: 9/10 – Original soundtrack is awesome too. Gotta love the moments when Momo and Shamiko transform.

  Voice Acting: 10/10 – As I said before, I had a few issues with Momo at first, but in the end, to me, both Akari Kito and Konomi Kohara both captured the spirit of the characters.

  What I would change: Nothing.

  Conclusion:

  Would it be too much to ask for a second season? I would be extremely happy if it came out, though I think It’s improbable.

  Anyway, these are some of the best 12 episodes I ever watched. Of course I say this as a guy that loves comedy anime and manga. But really, if you’re reading this and didn’t watch it, give it a chance.
  Well, that was my review.

  Thanks a lot for reading.

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  Review em português:

  Olá. Eu sou o Blaze9 e bem-vindos ao meu review de まちカドまぞく (Machikado Mazoku) ou “The Demon Girl Next Door”, ou “A Garota Demônio Que Mora ao Lado”, em português. Este review pode conter alguns spoilers.

  Tirei isso do mangá.

  Antes de começarmos, deixa só eu falar que eu não queria assistir essa série, porque eu sabia que se eu começasse, eu iria me apaixonar completamente por ela. Isso foi exatamente o que aconteceu. Eu comecei quando já estava no quinto episódio, mas Machikado Mazoku rapidamente virou o momento mais aguardado da semana pra mim, juntamente com o Sounan Desu Ka. Eu sou apaixonado por comédia, e quando você me apresenta uma arte maravilhosa dessa, com todas essas possibilidades de ship... Meu Deus, a vida é mesmo muito boa.

  Claro que eu não quero que você me ache esquisito, né? O que estou tentando dizer é que eu sou meio suspeito pra escrever este review. Enfim, vamos começar.

  Visão geral:

  Machikado Mazoku é um anime de comédia/slice-of-life, adaptado do mangá de comédia 4-koma (se pronuncia “ionkomá”) de mesmo nome criado por Izumo Ito. Se eu não estiver enganado, o mangá tem 5 volumes até o momento, sendo que o segundo está sendo traduzido para inglês. Este anime foi publicado entre 12 de julho de 2019 e 26 de setembro de 2019, em episódios semanais padrão de TV, feitos pela J.C. Staff.

  Infelizmente, Machikado Mazoku é muito curto, e tem muito mais valor promocional do que qualquer outra coisa. Mesmo assim, são 12 episódios sensacionais.

  História:

  A história do Machikado começa quando nossa primera protagonista, Uma garota chamada Yuuko Yoshida, depois de ter um sonho estranho, acorda assustada num certo dia, e percebe que ela agora possui um par de chifres e uma cauda.

  Essa página do mangá descreve o que eu disse antes.

  Sem entender nada, sua mãe explica que sua família é na verdade descendente do Clã da Escuridão, ou Clã Demoníaco, e seus inimigos são o Clã da Luz, representado pelas Garotas Mágicas. Ela também explica que, agora que a Yuuko despertou seu poder demoníaco, ela tem o dever de libertar a sua família da maldição dos 40000 Ienes por mês (aproximadamente 1541 reais), imposta pelo Clã da Luz.

  Essa página do mangá (também) descreve o que eu disse antes.

  Yuuko leva esse objetivo a sério. Mas, logo depois de sair de casa, ela é salva por uma pessoa que supostamente deveria ser sua inimiga, uma Garota Mágica, Momo Chiyoda. Não irei contar mais sobre a história pra evitar spoilers, mas esses são os primeiros eventos que dão espaço a todos os outros.

  Agora, se você leu o que eu escrevi acima sem ler o mangá em assistir o anime, você vai achar que parece meio sério. De fato, Machikado Mazoku é uma série de comédia, mas o plot apresentado é sério e bem desenvolvido. Em volumes posteriores da história, as coisas ficam ainda mais interessantes. Dito isso, estou bem ancioso pra que mais capítulos do mangá saiam pelo menos em inglês.

  Uma outra coisa que eu deveria mencionar é o fato de que Machikado Mazoku é bem rápido na sua execução. É diferente da maioria das séries de comédia que eu assisti, especialmente comédias românticas. Nessas, as coisas demoram uma vida pra acontecer, enquanto que no Machikado, as personagens não apenas agem rápido como falam rápido também. Teve vários momentos onde eu tive que reassistir episódios por esse motivo, haha. Mas nada que atrapalhasse a experiência.

  Agora, irei dar minhas notas pra esse anime, com alguns comentários extras:

  História: 8/10 – Como eu disse antes, é uma história interessante e divertida, mas demora um tempo pra entender. Mas depois que você leva a sério, se torna muito gostosa de acompanhar.

  Personagens: 10/10 – Shamiko e Momo são simplesmente SENSACIONAIS. No começo, eu não gostava muito da Momo, porque eu achava ela meio chata. Mudei de ideia um pouco depois, e agora as duas são meu novo ship supremo algumas das minhas personagens favoritas. As personagens de suporte também são excelentes, muito espirituosas, especialmente a Mikan. Eu poderia assistir uma série inteira só com ela como protagonista.

  Estilo Artístico: 10/10 – Cara, a arte do Izumo Ito, é espetacular. É difícil até colocar em palavras o quanto eu amo.

  Animação: 10/10 – Tudo é feito em favor da comédia, exatamente como deve ser.

  Abertura e Encerramento: 10/10 – A música tanto na abertura quanto no encerramento são incríveis. Não apenas isso, mas as dinâmicas na abertura fazem minha vida ser um pouquinho mais feliz.

  Trilha Sonora: 9/10 – A trilha Sonora original é sensacional também. Adoro os momentos em que a Momo e a Shamiko se transformam.

  Atuação de Voz: 10/10 – Como eu disse antes, tive alguns problemas com a Momo no começo, mas no final, pra mim, tanto Akari Kito quanto Konomi kohara conseguiram capturer o espírito das personagens.

  O que eu mudaria: Nada.

  Conclusão:

  Seria muito pedir uma segunda temporada? Eu ficaria extremamente feliz se saísse, mas acho que é improvável.

  Enfim, esses são alguns dos melhores 12 episódios que eu já assisti. Claro que eu digo isso como um cara que adora animes e mangás de comédia. Mas sério, se você está lendo isso e ainda não assistiu, você podia dar uma chance.

  Bem, esse foi meu review. Muito obrigado por ter lido.

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  BugDevil

  88/100
  Don't think this means you've won (my heart)!

  __Oh hello there, are you perhaps looking for the _perfect_ anime?__

  Then I have news for you, Machikado Mazoku is most definitely... not that. But it is very close!

  Let's back off a little and go through this step by step. Machikado Mazoku (eng.: The Demon Girl Next Door) is a slice of life comedy created by Izumo Itou, serialized in the magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat . I am sure for a lot of people that name will already evoke certain ideas about the direction this work will take, but let's not get hasty. The anime adaptation was produced by J.C.Staff, famous for half the things you have probably watched if you are really into anime and also infamous for the other half of things you were warned about. While I, just as the average watcher, have my reservations towards this studio, I can say with full confidence that MachiMazo is not one of their more questionable adaptations.

  Why would I lay my hand into the fire for this inocuous little comedy show? That is entirely because I am smitten with it to a dangerous degree! I will explain why in the following sections.

  Story:
  Yoshida Yuuko is just your average high-school girl living a normal life - and that is where you would already have lost me in the average generic summary. In truth nothing about Yuuko's life was normal even before the start of the story, but what follows is even more surreal. She wakes up one morning (after an odd dream involving a mysterious young girl) changed in peculiar ways. She has grown horns and a tail. Quickly it becomes clear that the blissfully unaware girl had been part of a family belonging to the Dark Clan, which had been defeated countless times by the Light Clan in the past. She is in fact a demon and has a great destiny to fulfill: Defeat a Magical Girl (the warriors of the Light Clan) and take her blood to undo a Seal that was put on her family for generations. The extent of that curse is interesting in itself, but for now all you need to know is that it keeps them slightly unfortunate and forces them to live with a monthly income of ~400$(~40000 Yen).

  Yuuko is ready to fight for her family's finances, fortune and better future and sets out to find and defeat Magical Girls. However Yuuko is incredibly incompetent in both battle and at being evil. As fate would have it her first encounter with a Magical Girl also immediately complicates her plans, because the peach-colored girl called Chiyoda Momo saves her life from an early death via Truck-sama, the deliverer of Isekai protagoniss.

  The story centers around the conflict and blooming friendship between these two lovable characters and their daily antics in pursuit of their goals.

  Characters:
  Which naturally brings us to the greatest strength of this story: The cast.
  This is not unusual for a CGDCT show of course, but MachiMazo's cast is certainly one of the stronger in recent memory.

  First comes our protagonist, Yuuko, also affectionately called "Shamiko" by the rest of the cast (based on her demon title "Shadow Mistress Yuuko"). Her personality and attitude are entirely unfit for a demon and that is perhaps the greatest thing about her. She has a big heart, is incredibly adorable and generally tries her hardest - to a reasonable extent. Born weak and generally not too smart, she constantly fails at her job to cause evil and defeat the much too strong Momo, but her fighting spirit and will to better herself can make anyone cheer for her. Thanks to her nice nature she is unable to commit any deeds that would make her a target of retaliation by her enemy and even seems to have greater morals than the Magical Girl herself at times.
  Shamiko is easy to read and sway, but she also has her strengths. She is good at housework and compassionate and wants to be a great example to her little sister Ryo who adores her. She often overcompensates for her weakness with boasting and evil dialogue straight from a villainess out of a kids TV show, which only makes her reactions all the cuter. Her catchphrase is the rather tsundere sounding "Don't think this means you've won!" every time she messes up or loses.

  But what would a protagonist be without an antagonist? Probably much the same in this case, as the Magical Girl (retired by her own words), Chiyoda Momo is far from a true enemy to Shamiko. Right away she realizes the absolute inferiority of her opponent and uses her wit to trick Shamiko into all kinds of ways to avoid battle. There is no denying that Momo seems to have a great interest in the klutzy demoness right from the very first episode and it only gets more obvious from there. Momo is what most would call a kuudere, calm and collected and with a rather quiet voice most of the time. But through interactions it soon becomes clear that she has her cute side and is very kind in her own way, although she does have a mischievous streak for teasing Shamiko and others (especially the Dark Clan's sealed Ancestor). There are many oddities about her and the mysterious past she hides gives off the same vibes as many more modern takes on Magical Girls, whose lives are not all peachy and sparkles (e.g. Lyrical Nanoha or Madoka Magica).

  They each bring out sides of each other that they would usually not openly show and as they get closer it seems that their rivalry is more akin to friendship (and perhaps even more? Hehe).

  The supporting cast also gives the show many additional flavors and keeps the world fleshed out and varied. Shamiko's family is a treat, with the somewhat ditzy, but ever positive mother and the extremely intelligent and adoring little sister. There are also Shamiko's classmates who are incredibly okay with pretty much any of the weird stuff that transpires in the city and keep teasing/cheering on Shamiko at every turn.
  One of the most prevalent side-characters however is the Dark Clan's sealed Ancestor, Lilith. She is an ancient demon from the Mesopotamian era who had been sealed in a demonic statue by the Light Clan and constantly prods Shamiko to fulfill her destiny. However, it soon turns out that she is not much more competent than Shamiko herself and becomes the butt of the joke a lot of the time. Even when you feel bad for her, she does bring the punishment on herself most of the time, so we can all laugh at her with a clean conscience! It is rather incredible how her basic statue design can show off so many emotions.

  The town has far more odd characters that get introduced across the episodes and later on in the manga, but that is enough for this section already.

  Animation:
  I know I have spent a lot of time on the characters section, but they are the heart of this show. The other aspects are not too important in comparison in my opinion. Now as I mentioned before J.C.Staff is somewhat diverse in their quality and I would be lying through my teeth if I said MachiMazo has great animation. But that is not to say it is bad either. Motions are exaggerated, character expressions are hilarious and the artstyle is just as cute as Izumo Itou's drawings in the manga. The color schemes are vibrant and give the world an incredible warmth and emotional width. There is the occasional off face, especially for background characters, but each focused shot and quick exchange always looks nice. There is not a whole lot of action in this anime, so there is also no need for mindblowing motion animation. They really put the effort in the few visual spectacles the show has, like the transformation sequences (which happen in incredibly fast time, but still last several seconds to the audience haha).
  Overall it was competently done for the genre and material.

  Voice-acting:
  Do I even have to say anything? Konomi Kohara (Chika from Kaguya-sama Love is War), Akari Kito (Nezuko from the recent Kimetsu no Yaiba) and Minami Takahashi (Lucoa from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) are all voice acting legends and they bring their absolute A-game to this anime. That is also absolutely necessary, as the show has a lot (and I mean A LOT!) of dialogue. The pace of conversations is nothing to sneeze at and yet they deliver it believably, concise and emotionally all at the same time. There is not a single miscast character here and while Momo may sound a bit too quiet at times, her occasional outbursts are all the more effective for it. It is hard to believe that Akari Kito also voices chipper characters like Aru Honshou from Hitoribocchi after hearing this performance. Her range is massive.
  Aside from the voice acting the sound design is also nice. The sound effects play well with the comedy and the music never overpowers the dialogue. Opening & Ending are a delight to the ears and sung by the cast itself (as seems to be tradition for CGDCT anime).

  Listen for yourself (no spoilers):

  Pacing:
  When talking about the incredibly fast dialogue, pace is unavoidable. The anime boasts sadly only 12 episodes, but do they ever make the best of that alotted time! Even veteran sub readers will perhaps be forced to pause sometimes to read a quickfire sentence or the background expression and noises. The plot does never stagnate or stay still, it is a story that will always develop and keep the characters evolving. This anime does not fall in the usual trap of CGDCT shows where the setting and events only exist to facilitate the comedy. Instead the plot is very much there and the driving force behind the characters actions, while the comedy is mostly reactionary to these events that would even be entertaining on their own.

  There are emotional moments and even sometimes allusions ot darker things in the background (as the setting outside of a comedy would certainly be rather bleak), but they never linger too much or leave a bad aftertaste. The fast pace allows both for a fluid plot as well as a density that would put most drama shows to shame. One episode could be said to be worth two sometimes and that may even feel daunting for some viewers. I personally believe that this is a great way to have more content, but your milage may vary.

  Conclusion:
  Without a doubt in my mind Machikado Mazoku is one of the best recent anime in the genre, for its colorful and easily likeable characters, actually relevant plot and overall ever entertaining interactions. The anime naturally ends mid-story, so do not expect a real conclusion, but there is always hope for a season 2 (and the manga is being translated rather quickly). What is here however is faithful to the manga and endlessly entertaining. It is one of those rare Kirara stories that is just good in all aspects and cannot be overlooked.

  And if I haven't already implied it enough, there is plenty of Yuri subtext between the main pair, so for whoever is into that, this series is basically a must. They will only grow closer after all~

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  CryingLad

  94/100
  A surprisingly fun show with a lovable cast of characters!

  [SOL AHEAD, not will be talking about the plot points so if you find that as a spoiler then stay clear!]()

  
  

  I ended up really enjoying this show, CGDCT is my true weakness...

  [PREMISE OF THE SHOW:]()
  Machikado Mazoku centers on Yuuko (often referred as Shamiko), a normal High School Girl who happens to have her family be under "curse of a 40,000 yen (about US$365) per month living." One day Lilith, an ancestor of Shamiko, gives Shamiko demonic powers and tasks her with defeating and drawing blood from the Magical girl. But well you see, Shamiko is a big softie and ends up making friends with Momo (The Magical Girl).

  She doesn't realise that they are friends and thus constantly proclaims how she will defeat her!

  Near the end of the show we are faced with actual build up to a plot, though we'd have to see that in Season 2 which, at the time of writing this review, hasn't been announced and probably never will be announced, sadly.

  

  
  

  [CHARACTERS:]()
  The main cast consists of:

  Yuuko Yoshida - Otherwise known as Shamiko, she is tasked with defeating a local magical girl. Shamiko is Determined to defeat her...even if Shamiko isn't the fighter type and is actually the biggest softie one can meet. Honestly she made the whole watching experience so fun, especially her interactions with Momo (The magical girl).

  Momo Chiyoda - The magical girl which has to face agaisnt Shamiko...kinda, its less of a face off and more of a experience. Momo is calm and composed, she never gets her emotions best of her. It is very obvious she has taken Shamiko as a friend and wants to somewhat help. Shamiko's and Momo's personalities are such a clash and I love it.

  Lilith - The ancestor of Yuuko, she wants Shamiko to defeat the magical girl and get her blood as to regain her true power because now she is kinda a statue. She does end up unveiling some story plots but mostly shouts at Shamiko for being a failure.

  Thats the main cast. Near the end of the show we can see the mother being much bigger part of the story as she holds all the secrets to the whole thing. But for most of the show she pretends to be oblivious to all of this and just does her usual chores.

  

  
  

  [ART/ANIMATION:]()
  The animation in Machikado Mazoku is good, not anything spectacular but its better than the usual SOL stuff we see.
  I love the use of bright colours in the show, so eye catching.

  

  
  

  [MUSIC:]()
  My goodness the OP and ED of this show are so god damn catchy, I've been constantly listening to it. I cannot believe just how good they are. It's too damn cute, I love 'em so much!

  

  
  

  [OVERALL OPINION:]()
  Machikado Mazoku is the show which I picked as a seasonal because I thought it was gonna be just another generic SOL. But oh boy was I wrong, this show is amazing, honestly.

  Many SOL and CGDCT shows struggle with being good due to the reason that despite their concept of the plot being good they don't have likable characters, I don't care about some astrology club hoping to find an asteroid if the characters are just cardboard cut out (totally not calling any show out), Machikado Mazoku has those likable characters so even despite the plot being just a spin on the magical girl idea it still feels fresh and fun because you are really only there for the characters.

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