Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!

The great Jahy will not be defeated! Simultaneously combating starvation, the lack of A/C, and the unavoidable weakness of turning child-sized, Jahy—previously the second strongest being in the Dark Realm—is under great stress. If it weren't for the destruction of the mana crystal which used to power the Dark Realm, Jahy would still be living a life of power and luxury.

And yet, at the moment, brawling with the landlady over rent is a recurring event for Jahy. Just to have a place to stay and food to eat, Jahy must work part-time. However, her immense pride will not allow her to live under such poor conditions for any longer than necessary. Vowing to reinstate the Dark Realm to its former glory, Jahy continues her journey to reassemble the mana crystal.

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Jahy Main

Oozora, Naomi Japanese

Druj Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Store Manager Supporting

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Saurva Supporting

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Maou Supporting

Okasaki, Miho Japanese

Ryo Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Jinguu, Kyouko Supporting

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Sasaki, Kokoro Supporting

Ogura, Yui Japanese

Suu Supporting

Kitou, Akari Japanese

Uncle Magical Girl Supporting

Hori, Hideyuki Japanese

Kaneko, Hayato Producer

Matsumoto, Takuya Producer

Komatsu, Shouta Producer

Suwa, Yutaka Producer

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Feb 19, 2023

vafeil

Recommended

This is the first review I've ever written, but this review is only to explain what I feel about this series and to shortly explain why.

Story:
*The plot centers arround Jahy, the second ranking "demon" from the underworld or dark realm. After the destuction of the great mana crystal, which is the heart of the dark realm, she finds herself stranded in the human world and commits herself to look for every shard of the mana crystal that she can find in order to rebuild her kingdom.*

At first, every episode focuses on some little adverture or misadventure in which she finds herself in, due to ... several factors that include surviving in a human city, working, being hungry, paying rent. Eventually, the show focuses more on her relationship with her recently found allies. Most situations are solved with comedy and tiny plot twists that go against what Jahy expects, these can be predictable and can make some scenes a bit tiresome but is not an excessive problem (unless you have very little patience).

Overall the story can be very enjoyable if you set your expectations under the parameters of a show that sometimes has both child-like humor and aims for a family-friendly concept, or if you are like me, and you really like lighthearted shows, without stress and just being there for the ride.

Characters:
Jahy is a very likable character because of simple reasons, she isn't annoying or utterly stubborn, she learns to see the good in people and eventually shows a heart of herself, the ways in which every character affects her life is unique and in time she manges to see the larger picture of her life with them as something good.

I'm not going to spoil any of the other characters personalities but is enough to say that each complements the show positively, the show actually found restraint to reutilize many jokes that at first you might feel will be overused to death, and instead it tries hard enough and succeeds to an acceptable level to create character development situations. Thus, creating enough growth to move the plot a little bit fordward but greatly improving the relationships Jahy has with everyone, improving the overall enjoyability of the show.

Art-Openings-Endings-sound design.
Nothing here is exceptional, but enought effort went into each of these parts to make them feel appropiate to the vision of the show and it's direction. Both openings and both endings set correct expectations and tone, not overselling but not underselling either. The character design is fun, and not too generic, I personally loved the design of the Landlord, Jahy herself and the last character revealed near the end (NO SPOILERS). Despite early concerns to Jahy's outfit I found relief to see that she was never sexualized, nor were the rest of the characters, and I loved that fact. The animation holds up untill the end, so there was no budget drops there, in my opinion the visual experience was very smooth and enjoyable.


SUMMARY
PROS: Enjoyable characters, good enough character development *for the tone of the series*, never drops quality.
CONS: Somewhat predictible puns and jokes and situations (never really improves quality, slightly improves enjoyability).

I personally recommend this show to people that might want to rest from heart-pumping shows, or if you want to watch something enjoyable-enough while you lunch, It's not great but it's worth giving it a chance. I do not recomment this show for people that can't stand somewhat flat humor and easy problem solving.

Rating: 7.5

Thank you for reading. (O/////Q)

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 14, 2025

GabisDB

Mixed Feelings

"It even seems like it's from another world"

It's confusing the way this anime works, things that should please you doesn't, and such non important things impresses.

The best way to describe it are the jokes; most of the jokes are beyond obvious and have silly punchlines and such a weird time, sometimes the characters don't react the joke for a few seconds and by the time you already realized the outcome and ends being so dull when finally happens, and then out of nowhere you see a unexpected reaction from a character and caught yourself laughing without noticing; it's something that makes you perplexed to the ... point of questioning if there is some hidden geniality here you are not able to see, and the characters makes you even more perplexed.

The best characters are those who less shows, The "Demon King" appears about five times, but leaves a strong impression, without speaking a word, while "Jahy", annoys and does not pays off the attention it deserves; and it's not about her personality, her presence on the show is wasted by a lot of scenes that add nothing; it's not a excuse to serve as comic relief just for being a comedy, Kyoko ( The Magic Girl) shows much less but has such a good arc because her personality reflects on jokes and situations, and that makes her impression more concrete. On the design departament doesn't have much to be criticized, they are very unique and manifest purpose, like how all humans have such a generic design to fit on the ordinary, and other from the other world are clearly fancy.

A different point of view will be comparing this anime with ""Shinryaku! Ika Musume" who shares a similar premisse, and brings two unpleasant protagonists, and between the two you can understand what ""Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!" fails that "Shinryaku! Ika Musume" delivers; the way the protagonist adapt herself at the ambient more naturally, her personal growth matching with the learning time, emotions and humor on the right amount at the right time. It misses essential elements to be considered a good show, but it's still a unique experience to see.

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"Até parece de outro mundo."

É muito confuso o jeito que esse anime funciona, as coisas que deveriam te agradar não agrada, e os detalhes mais insignificantes te impressiona.

O melhor elemento para ilustrar esse ponto são as piadas; a maioria das piadas são obvias com trocadilhos bobos, e tem um tempo tão estranho, as vezes os personagens ficam vários segundos sem reagir durante a piada e nesse tempo você já entendeu o desfecho e perde a graça quando finalmente acontece, e de repente logo em seguida o personagem tem uma reação inusitada e risos sai de sua boca sem você menos perceber; é algo que te deixa realmente perplexo ao ponto de se perguntar se há alguma genialidade aqui que você não é capaz de enxergar, e os personagens te deixa ainda mais perplexo.

Os melhores personagens são aqueles que menos aparecem, O Rei Demônio aparece em basicamente 5 cenas, mas deixa uma impressão forte, sem nem mesmo falar uma palavra, enquanto Jahy, irrita e não faz jus ao seu destaque; e isso não é sobre a sua personalidade. Sua presença na série é bastante desperdiçada em cenas que não agregam nada; não é desculpa por ser uma comédia que tenha que tratar como alívio cômico, Kyoko ( A garota mágica) aparece bem menos mas seu arco é muito mais safistatório porque as piadas e situações refletem a sua personalidade, e isso faz com que se tenha uma visão bem mais concreta sobre ela. No quesito design não há muitas críticas a serem feitas, são bem únicos e demonstra propósito, como os humanos tendo um design mais simples e genérico e representam normalidade, e os que são de outro mundo claramente sendo bem extravagantes.

Um ponto diferente, vai ser comparar esse anime com "Shinryaku! Ika Musume" que compartilham uma premissa bem semelhante, e trazem dois protagonistas antipáticos, e entre os dois você consegue entender oque "Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!" falta que "Shinryaku! Ika Musume" entrega; A forma como a protagonista se adapta e reage ao ambiente mais naturalmente, o amadurecimento que condiz com o tempo de aprendizado, as emoções e humor no seu tempo ideal. Faltou elementos essenciais para um ser considerado um bom show, mas ainda vale experienciar pela sua peculiaridade.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 5, 2024

Longnines

Not Recommended

The powerful right-hand of the dark lord is forced to exist powerless and impoverished in modern society when a magical girl shatters the dimension she resides in, separating her from her powers and her enviable social status. After losing her powers her form periodically reverts to that of a child and she must come to terms with working for a meager living wage and accepting the handouts and generosity of others while trying to restore her power.

Thematically a slice-of-life comedy, Jahy is a tonal mess of a show and its lead character may be called a gross miscast for the sort of playful karmic retribution ... that occurs throughout the anime. The premise of the show is that a cartoonishly evil character must succumb to living a life of borderline poverty in the modern world, but the 'comeuppance' is never severe or equal to how evil she was previously, and the anime goes as far as to show the extent of her decadent lifestyle and sinful actions, such as annihilating her own subordinate over something forgettable and petty.

What's more is that this context of characterization is supplied fairly early on in this anime, and so there is an inherent thematic clash with the mostly easy-come-easy-go, goofy, and happy tonality that is maintained throughout the show, as the lead character never experiences a comparable challenge for her life prior to entering the human realm. Instead, the stilted presentation disguises the lead character's villainy as a loli-gyaru to invoke a sense of sympathy and cuteness in her shenanigans, and to perhaps expand the target-demographic to a more niche audience, but this can only be described as tasteless.

The animation is fine and then declines to poor by the finale. The writing is fine and sometimes boring; the show is largely episodic, periodically introducing another cast member as it goes on. Many of the characters introduced are low in their dimensionality, making for a predictable and listless experience when they usually appear.

I do not recommend this anime. You are almost certainly not getting entertainment value comparable to the 20-episode investment of time you would be making.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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