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57. The Devil is a Part Timer
https://myanimelist.net/anime/15809/Hataraku_Maou-sama

There once was a battle between good and evil... God's chosen champion and the evil demon army led by the Satan. After a long clash the side of good rose victorious ridding the world of the evil forever. Or so that would have been the case but Satan managed to escape at the last moment with a portal to modern Japan. Now without the magical powers of the spiritual realm (or whatever they call it in the show) the demon must take the identity of a human and work at a fast food restaurant in order to make ends meat.

Okay the opening paragraph might not be exactly right but that's basically the background of the show. In this case it's worth noting that even though Sadao does share the same name as Satan he's not like the Satan in terms of say the one in The Blue Exorcist. It's stated somewhere that he's simply named after him. In any case the cast is pretty fun, almost all of them are from the spiritual realm so living as normal humans is hard for them so there are a ton of misunderstandings and funny moments. Overall each of them has like their own little quirk as they try to adapt to normal life. Among the best ones is Suzuno Kamazuki (who is the best girl).

There is not much of a story really as it's mainly a situational comedy. There are like story elements and minor arcs but nothing substantial. A bigger issue is that the show speaks at around episode 10 or so, much like Hyouka did near the end of its 2 season run. Giving the latter episodes a kind of meh feeling overall. But no matter what this is an easy show to like.

56. Watamote
https://myanimelist.net/anime/16742/Watashi_ga_Motenai_no_wa_Dou_Kangaetemo_Omaera_ga_Warui

Watamote is a comedy anime that is probably the definition of cringe to a lot of people. It's among the more polarizing shows that have come out in the past five years with some people really liking the comedy it has and others being incredibly put off by it. The anime is about Tomoko, a socially awkward girl... okay that's putting it lightly... a girl who is so socially inept a b8er would be able to talk to a girl who is not their mom much easier than she would be able to talk to anyone.

The anime is another situational comedy most of the skits have long build ups with a huge punchline at the end. As far as like the way they are crafted it's one of the best shows I've seen. Some of the best ones were like the meet and greet and the vibrator scene. So the anime is a lot of "this is kinda weirdly cute" and boom you either laugh hysterically or tell yourself "that's so wrong."

The only real character worth mention is the main Tomoko. She is an unpopular girl not really because people are not nice to her, but more because she can't act in any sane manner around most people. But she wants to make friends and greatly overcompensates in her trying to get them. She sounds like a character that might be someone you can be sad for... but no because other scenes do show that she'd basically do almost anything to impress like cheat against children in a card game. She is also a bit of a pervert. Honestly, she's someone who is amazing fun to watch but maybe not as much to hang around with.

Also almost all anime now has a reference or two somewhere and Watamote is not a parody so it's a bit more limited but the Death Note one almost floored me. Not telling you guys where it is but when it happens you'll know. Beyond that though Watamote is a well pieced together comedy that doesn't really have a lot of laughs per minute but saves them for maximum impact.
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Updated: July 27th, 2016.