Maou 2099

Five hundred years ago, the fantasy world of Alneath was torn apart by a war between magically gifted immortals and mortals armed with magical artifacts. The conflict came to an end when mortals' hero, Gram, slayed the Demon Lord Veltol Velvet Velsvolt. In 2099, the world looks a bit different. Alneath and technologically advanced Earth have fused in an event known as Fantasion. Immortals have been hunted down to near extinction, and technological implants called Familia allow mortals to use magic.

As the new world slowly recovers, Veltol's vassal Machina Solege resurrects him in Shinjuku, a techno-magical city constructed in the middle of devastated lands. However, Veltol's magic is severely weakened, and his former ally Marcus has betrayed him. To regain his fame and magical abilities, Veltol follows the advice of Takahashi—Machina's friend and a professional hacker—to start an unusual career: live streaming. His sharp tongue and comically poor gaming skills quickly secure him followers, but to dominate the world once again, Veltol must first uncover Shinjuku's secrets and thwart Marcus' vile plans.

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Solege, Machina Main

Itou, Miku Japanese

Velvet Velsvalt, Veltol Main

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

Takahashi Supporting

Hishikawa, Hana Japanese

Reynard-Yamada, Hizuki Supporting

Yamane, Aya Japanese

Gram Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Götel, Tratte Supporting

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Kinohara Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Heygrams, Albert Supporting

Ishiya, Haruki Japanese

Rosanta, Mag Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Seburd, Korneah Supporting

Satou, Setsuji Japanese

Higashi, Mao Producer

Fujishiro, Atsushi Producer

Ishiwaki, Tsuyoshi Producer

Takayama, Yoshihiro Producer

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Dec 28, 2024

Marinate1016

Recommended

Maou 2099 was probably the second biggest surprise of the season for me after Mecha-ude. I’d seen the books around in stores for the last couple of years and kept passing on it before the anime got announced. I decided to hold off and wait for the anime and I’m glad I did because wow. This was great. I really can’t describe the sort of feeling this show evoked in me, I can only compare it some other recent experiences like Cyberpunk 2077. ID:invaded and No Guns Life from a few years ago. The futuristic setting, the characters, the interesting world-building and mechanics, this was ... a blast to watch every week and I’m going to miss it.

The shortest way I’d describe Maou 2099 is Hatamou, but good. Much better story, more action, more interesting characters, better lead, but you still have a demon lord who’s teleported to earth. Combine that with the cyberpunk setting and you got something special. What’s cool is that in this universe, earth and the original fantasy world have merged, so you aspects of fantasy mixed with more sci-fi stuff. Scientific devices control the output of magic similar to Mahouka, making it accessible for everyone, which means the superiority that the demon lord enjoyed in his original world doesn’t exist anymore. I thought it was very cool to see Veltol have to adjust from being the apex predator of his world to being just another loser in ours. They actually addressed this in a mature way too rather than just playing it up for laughs. There’s a proper mental and social adjustment process that we see him go through thanks in large part to best girl Machina.

While Veltol finding his way in this new world is great, what I loved most about this show is the chemistry the trio have. Takahashi, Machina and Veltol are such a good team. It has some vibes of Maou Gakuin, but Veltol has way more personality than Anos, and actually acts like a normal person for the most part. I’m a huge sucker for characters being loyal for extended periods of time and seeing Machina’s backstory and all she went through in the centuries between Veltol’s “demise” and his awakening in this new world was beautiful. I think everyone should be rewarded for their efforts and I’m really pleased with what the author did for her in the second half. They ended up being one of my fave ships of the season. There’s a real homey/comfy vibe to this story, you just have to watch it to understand what I’m talking about.

I think Maou 2099’s success is due in large part to JC staff only adapting two books in a whole season. It really feels like all the story beats got developed well, pacing was perfect. I couldn’t detect any rushed eps or anything dragging on. Having recently ordered the books while waiting on the season to finish before starting them, just from the titles I can tell each volume handles its own mini arc which makes adapting it a lot easier.

This was definitely one of the better looking JC staff productions. Fights looked great, character designs are very accurate to the LN and the soundtrack was really cool. Not to mention having the best ED of the season!

Maou 2099 was an amazing watch to me personally. I think Veltol learning to live again and finding new purpose was a beautiful storyline, the antagonist in the first arc was compelling, the romance is subtle but sweet and it’s a cool ass cyberpunk world. Can’t ask for much more. On to the books we go

Maou 2099 gets 9 familias out of 10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Dec 28, 2024

Nyanroro

Mixed Feelings

While having a decently original take on the whole demon lord trope, its anime adaptation decided to waste most of its budgets on slow and pointless scenes to pad out the runtime instead of properly using its limited screen time. Every episode has about 5 to 10 minutes of well paced content while the rest is generally padding that makes you think "why did they have to take so long to show that?" and the answer will go unanswered by any answers other than budget related ones. It's a real shame they wasted such potential like this and because of it I do not expect ... this series will ever get a season 2, destined to remain limited into the light novel format until its end. 5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jan 1, 2025

TheEtherea

Not Recommended

Preliminary (9/12 eps)

Maou 2099 felt like it could be decent through the first couple of episodes, but then it eventually drops down to Cringe Lord 2099 and stays there. There are two main problems that prevent this show to actually keep one entertained and interested.
It takes itself way too seriously and there is nothing engaging happening. While they try into humor once in a while it's not good and the delivery is generally lame.

Actually mixing some Ghost in the shell style world with fantasy and crap, can work, but this is not it. This is the "let's throw shit at the wall and see what sticks".

First half ... of the season was passable, but as the new Arc begins, it was very forced and for no good reason. As if the author had no clue what did he want from it, like ticking checkboxes while creating an anime story line.

Sadly, with everything given, it could be salvaged and made into a good show, but as it is now, I can't find willpower to force myself to finish it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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