“Cursed demon girl must kill magical classmate to save family, but ends up befriending and training with her instead.”
The Demon Girl Next Door
まちカドまぞく
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Synopsis
Cursed demon girl must kill magical classmate to save family, but ends up befriending and training with her instead.
After a strange dream of a mysterious ancestor, high school student Yuuko Yoshida wakes to see that she has grown demonic horns and a tail. Dazed and confused, her mother reveals to her a dark family secret: her family is descended from a Dark Clan that was banished to live powerless and destitute by their mortal enemies, the magical girls of the Light Clan. The only way to lift their ancestry's curse is for Yuuko to find a magical girl, murder her, and splatter her blood all over her ancestor's Demon God statue. Fortunately for "Shadow Mistress Yuuko," a magical girl saves her from being run over by an oncoming truck. Unfortunately, Momo Chiyoda happens to be Yuuko's classmate at Sakuragaoka High and is much stronger than her in both strength and endurance. Taking pity on her wimpy assailant, the magical girl agrees to train Yuuko and help her unlock her dormant powers. Now, Yuuko must rise up and defeat her generous frenemy to save her family from the terrible grip of poverty.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 33 sampled reviews
What 33 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.37 · some divergence
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.0
↓ 1.15
Running avg · Aug 2019 → Oct 2025
- 9 “This anime is really underrated. I always love this kind of anime. Anime that makes me feel good. Just pure comedy and slice of life. It is so fun to watch it. What I like from this anime is the...”
- 10 “This magical slapstick buddy comedy delivers a fun cast of cute girls and a wonderful friendship between two people who got a bad hand in life but keep looking forward, supported by a colorful...”
- 10 “I absolutely adore this series as my favorite comedy since Gabriel Dropout, drawn to how it captures magical girls settling into mundane life after their glory days, reminiscent of Tentai Senshi...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2019 – Sep 2019 Summer 2019
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-14879 catalog
Produced by
- Pony Canyon Producer
- TBS Producer
- Houbunsha Producer
- Medicos Entertainment Producer
- RAY Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor