The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody
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The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody

7.2
Yr 2022
Rt 24m
Status Ended
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Overview

In his past life, he was known as Demon Lord Varvatos, an all-powerful magic user and ruler. But he was lonely after the loss of his friends and loved ones during his rise to power, so in his dying moments, Varvatos cast a reincarnation spell so that he'd get a second chance at just being a normal guy. At first it looks like that's going to work – he's reborn thousands of years later as villager Ard. Unfortunately for him, his memories are still intact and he's not aware just how much has been lost over the time he spent not existing, and it looks like that's going to cost him his normal life.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 58 /100

Critical reception for The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody is distinctly mixed, with reviewers divided on whether its familiar fantasy tropes offer fun entertainment or derivative storytelling. Early coverage praised the show's outlandish humor, lighthearted action, and the quick charm of the core friendship established between the main characters.

However, harsher critiques panned the series as a weak imitation of superior anime titles within the overpowered-reincarnation subgenre, such as The Misfit of Demon King Academy. Other commentators noted that while the show manages to be slightly more engaging than its light novel source material, it still suffers from nitpicks regarding character execution and premise logic.

“too outlandish fun and the best episode to date of the series as far as entertainment is concerned”

“delivers an enjoyable beginning of Ard and Ireena’s unlikely friendship forged by a common desire.”

“Why watch a cheap and bad copy which doesn't work and looks dumb when you can watch the original?”

Transmission Paths

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US • CA • UK
Crunchyroll
CA • UK • US
Why fans love it

This 2022 anime takes its light novel source material and leans straight into absurd fantasy comedy. When the legendary Demon Lord Varvatos reincarnates as a villager named Ard to escape the isolation of his former power, he expects an unexceptional life. Instead, he finds that general magic standards have dropped drastically over thousands of years, meaning his baseline efforts make him outrageously overpowered by modern standards.

Set in a magic school environment, the animated series mixes action and adventure with ecchi humor, harem tropes, and seinen appeal. Viewers love the comedic irony of a main character who desperately wants to blend in, yet repeatedly fails because the world around him has gotten so much weaker. Featuring voice work from Toshinari Fukamachi, the show delivers a lively fantasy scenario built on a classic case of task failed successfully.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 47
Regulars 6
Longest run 11 eps
Toshinari Fukamachi
Toshinari Fukamachi
as Ard Meteor (voice)
Wakana Maruoka
Wakana Maruoka
as Ireena Litz de Olhyde (voice)
Hina Youmiya
Hina Youmiya
as Ginny Fin De Salvan (voice)
11 episodes
Ayaka Ohashi
Ayaka Ohashi
as Sylphy Marheaven (voice)
7 episodes
Mie Sonozaki
Mie Sonozaki
as Olivia Vel Vine (voice)
8 episodes
Rie Takahashi
Rie Takahashi
as Ard Meteor (Boyhood) (voice)
2 episodes
Kohei Amasaki
Kohei Amasaki
as Valvatos (voice)
7 episodes
Yuki Kaida
Yuki Kaida
as Lydia Beginsgate (voice)
8 episodes
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Yui Ogura as Veda Al Hazred (voice) 4 episodes Takehito Koyasu as Masked Man (voice) 5 episodes Kenta Miyake as Riser Bel-Phoenix (voice) 1 episode Daisuke Kishio as Weiss (voice) 4 episodes Ikuji Nose as Jack (voice) 4 episodes Misaki Watanabe as Carla (voice) 3 episodes Natsumi Yamada as Child (voice) 1 episode Takuma Suzuki as Golde (voice) 5 episodes Tetsuya Kakihara as Elraldo Spencer (voice) 2 episodes Kentaro Shimoda as Advisor B (voice) 1 episode Daishi Kajita as Male Student (voice) 1 episode Tsubasa Sasa as Male Student (voice) 1 episode Minako Hosokawa as Female Student (voice) 1 episode Mai Narumi as Female Student (voice) 1 episode Chiaki Takahashi as Rosa (voice) 1 episode Volcano Ota as Chancellor (voice) 1 episode Kenji Kitamura as Demon Leader (voice) 2 episodes Taketora as Black Cloacks leader (voice) 1 episode Misao Kobayashi as Main Old Man (voice) 1 episode Moai Iwashita as Old Man (voice) 2 episodes Yoshitsugu Kawashima as Advisor A (voice) 2 episodes Yuki Arai as Demon King Actor (voice) 1 episode Kana Hanaiwa as Female Student (voice) 6 episodes Ayumu Asakura as Referee (voice) 2 episodes Akira Sekine as Lemming (voice) 1 episode Yukana as Elzard / Jessica (voice) 2 episodes Sayaka Tsuzuki as Lizzie (voice) 1 episode Eiji Miyashita as Announcer (voice) 3 episodes MARU as Male Student (voice) 1 episode Keisuke Mori as Council Of Seven Member (voice) 3 episodes Ryo Mamiya as Female Student (voice) 3 episodes Mitsuki Nakamura as Council Of Seven Member (voice) 4 episodes Yu Taniguchi as Male Student (voice) 1 episode Kenji Nomura as Evil Deity (voice) 1 episode Shou Okumura as Male Student (voice) 3 episodes Natsuko Abe as Latima (voice) 3 episodes Shinnosuke Ogami as Bulgan (voice) 1 episode Yumiko Konatsu as Council Of Seven Member (voice) 2 episodes Akiko Yajima as Mysterious Child (voice) 3 episodes
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Keywords

magic reincarnation harem demon seinen ecchi anime magic school absurd based on light novel
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
April 06, 2022
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
101