Review of The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2
tl;dr the sequel curse hit strong. lacks the charm and easy humor of the first season Maybe it's just nostalgia but I swear I remember the first season being much funnier or at the very least much more noteworthy. And I mean from a content perspective it makes sense since by this point Maou & co are more adjusted to Japanese society, but it still means you don't get the same great reverse isekai laughs. But honestly that's pretty minor compared to the extreme pacing issues. If it weren't for that I'd honestly have given it a 6 or higher. With a nicely sized group ofcore characters that are all quirky in their own ways without being too extra or annoying, the show still delivers an enjoyable experience overall with plenty of humorous moments. Hataraku Maou-sama!! starts out fine with the introduction of a mysterious new character who promises to be the catalyst for much of the action for the season, but then quickly becomes a token toon that sees little if any development at all throughout the disaster of a plot.
Instead, the viewer is given about 6 episodes worth of filler SOL of the MC doing some random part-time work that honestly could've been skipped with little impact on the story. Still, that would've been fine and dandy if it weren't framed on both sides by the other 6 episodes that feel like they belong in a different, more energetic and less SOL-esque show. The resulting show now feels rushed whenever the main plot is being advanced but slow and boring in the middle episodes when it isn't. It gets so bad that I was hardly able to follow the last episode at all.
I'd also like to mention that the tone of the show feels different. Season one was a more straightforward action/adventure anime. Season two feels more like a romcom with its strong emphasis on cute girls doing cute things. Still enjoyable sure, but for different reasons that fans of the first season may not appreciate.
Anyway, all that to say that if you watched season one and liked it you'll probably still enjoy this one. Just know that if you were looking for the same exact kind of enjoyment this will be a miss.