Demon King Daimao is centered around a young student at a
magic academy named Akuto Sai. He seeks
to train to be a high priest in order to help change the world. However, upon arriving, Akuto is predestined
to become the new demon king. Now that
might seem a little... unpleasant for someone looking to become a priest. Well, what ensues is a lot of people chasing
after him, including an observer named Korone, as well as classmates Junko Hattori and
Kujiko Eto. Akuto must learn to accept
his destiny, and face the consequences of it.
The arrival of a new demon king results in a lot of turmoil, and Akuto
may come to realize at least part of his original goal. There's magic. There's a dragon. Hell, there's even a harem of girls, all
chasing after Akuto for various reasons that all seem to result in some partial
nudity/suggestive situations.
You have no idea how hard it was to find a picture with this girl actually clothed...
How was the plot? well, it was.... there. I've seen better, but I've seen worse
too. First of all, early on it's revealed
that Akuto will be the Demon King, and this obviously results in a lot of
turmoil in the classroom. Akuto is
shunned and treated as though he murdered somebody. But to a certain someone (who might be a
certain classmate who dabbles in the dark arts), he has all of a sudden become
the perfect choice of future husband to fulfill her goal of... well I have no
idea (something about ruling the world), but she wanted to get freaky with
Akuto. The rest of the plot is a mix of random encounters until the final showdown. There was a lot of potential, but the show never realizes its' potential. And near the end, the plot starts to fall apart a bit. Events kind of stopped making sense, or were poorly explained. This just further illustrates that the plot was secondary to the fan-service when this show was being written.
The characters? There's
Akuto, the guy trying to cope with his circumstances, which provides most if
not all of the possible depth to this show.
The rest? generally speaking, they are mix of your typical
"harem" archetypes: the one that's madly in love but in total denial,
the bubbly one that keeps forgetting to wear clothes, the quiet one that keeps
getting a little too close, and the dark one that has endless fantasies about
what she wants to do with him. Now,
you'll be able to match names to those character types rather quickly, and
there isn't much more to it. Everyone
gets their moment in the spotlight, being portrayed with the general types of
back stories you know and expect from these types of shows based around fan
service. Some are even a little
interesting, but the characters don't have the depth of some of the better
shows out there.
Have fetish? Will cater.
The verdict? Eh....
There's plenty of reasons to justify watching this show, as long as you don't
mind them coming in short skirts and obsessed with Akuto. If it sounds like I'm bashing this show a
lot, it's because I don't want you to get your hopes up. The show isn't BAD by any real stretch, but
it won't stick with you. There's nothing completely wrong with this series, but it doesn't do anything that impressive or well, either. If you like fan service, then this one should
do it for you. For those who like depth
of story/character? Probably a pass.
I liked the action, and the suggestive moments may have
"peaked" my interest a bit more than I would like to admit, but very
rarely do those things leave a substantial impact. You can find better shows in both
departments, but I'd say this one is worth a watch on Netflix or online if any
of what I said sounds like it might entertain you. I occasionally feel the urge to watch something
mediocre and unimpressive myself.
It's good to be king.
Good:
-Decent action and humor.
-You could say this show has some amusing.... "assets."
-Some plot elements were actually somewhat interesting, but these were fleeting moments.
-Some plot elements were actually somewhat interesting, but these were fleeting moments.
Bad:
-Plot/characters are fairly weak and uninspired.
-Your typical "harem" type anime, and a mostly mediocre
one at that.
-The WORST part was that I saw a lot of potential in this show, it just felt like they put all their chips in the fan-service, and the rest of the show suffered for it.
-The WORST part was that I saw a lot of potential in this show, it just felt like they put all their chips in the fan-service, and the rest of the show suffered for it.
