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NEWS: The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Anime Gets Sequel in 2023


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Greed1914



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:22 am Reply with quote
Now this is a pleasant surprise. I had hoped that doing season 2 after so many years meant they were planning more, but it also wouldn't have been the firs time that I've seen an anime resurface after years of dormancy, only to disappear again.
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Thespacemaster



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:28 am Reply with quote
I had this feeling that it would as unlike s1, this season felt a little slow and like they were holding back. looks like it is here to stay for awhile.

Hehe 8 years of people begging for a continuation now they are getting it bulk. Enjoy.
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smurky turkey



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:32 am Reply with quote
I find it a little ironic that we had to wait so long on a second season while a third season is now a thing without any wait.
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James02



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:36 am Reply with quote
I wish that they'd clarify what they meant since a sequel being announced doesn't mean a 3rd season has been announced.
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:42 am Reply with quote
It would've been a waste for them to bring the show back without adapting the next arc, so I'm glad to see it happening, but I hope they improve the production values and direction for the next season.
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Ishida_Akira(fake)



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:04 am Reply with quote
Maybe give it a bigger budget this time? Please?
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SHD



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:22 am Reply with quote
James02 wrote:
I wish that they'd clarify what they meant since a sequel being announced doesn't mean a 3rd season has been announced.

It means it's a split cour, and the second half will air in 2023 (TVアニメ「はたらく魔王さま!!」続編が2023年放送決定). ANN's news translation quality strikes again.
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Angel M Cazares



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:34 am Reply with quote
I suspected this to be the case. Why revive the anime after 8 years just to make 12 episodes.
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AP24



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:18 pm Reply with quote
Depending on where the second cour will end, we might end up getting a third cour
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Vladimir Morales



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:22 pm Reply with quote
I won't pull any punches on this: season 2 was a disappointment. The story moved at a glacial pace, the characters came off as reactive and the season lacked a unified direction for the vast majority of its runtime. Even if season 3 turns out to be better, does that really justify a mediocre season 2? I personally don't think so.

I genuinely hope season 3 is better and if it's not, I can always have fun tearing it to pieces.
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TheSleepyMonkey



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:33 pm Reply with quote
Ishida_Akira(fake) wrote:
Maybe give it a bigger budget this time? Please?


I really wish that this whole "budget" thing would just die already. It's not about getting more money, it's about getting a better schedule, which sadly is something that Kadokawa is awful at doing. And the fact that this is coming next year already means the schedule is likely not already better.
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AP24



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:17 pm Reply with quote
第2期 続編 means continuation of 2nd season. It’s not a new season, just a second cour of 2nd season.

Based on the description from this tweet https://twitter.com/anime_maousama/status/1575500647314628608, Ente Isla arc (Vol 8-10) will be adapted so it’s possible there will be a third cour.
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sirdano1



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:35 pm Reply with quote
Shame season 2 was so mediocre that I don't really care anymore.
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Dark Mac



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:42 pm Reply with quote
TheSleepyMonkey wrote:
Ishida_Akira(fake) wrote:
Maybe give it a bigger budget this time? Please?


I really wish that this whole "budget" thing would just die already. It's not about getting more money, it's about getting a better schedule, which sadly is something that Kadokawa is awful at doing. And the fact that this is coming next year already means the schedule is likely not already better.


Doesn't a better schedule mean people work on it for longer? It takes more money to pay people for more hours.
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TheSleepyMonkey



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:54 pm Reply with quote
Dark Mac wrote:
TheSleepyMonkey wrote:
Ishida_Akira(fake) wrote:
Maybe give it a bigger budget this time? Please?


I really wish that this whole "budget" thing would just die already. It's not about getting more money, it's about getting a better schedule, which sadly is something that Kadokawa is awful at doing. And the fact that this is coming next year already means the schedule is likely not already better.


Doesn't a better schedule mean people work on it for longer? It takes more money to pay people for more hours.


It doesn't. If anything, bad schedules can lead to even more money being used, as lack of time leads to unpolished animation, which can lead to resorting to outsourcing, which by itself is costy as you are literally hiring an entirely different team to do your job.
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