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The Devil is a Part-Timer! Light Novel #7
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 7
A door-to-door fraudster arrives in the neighborhood, swindling Urushihara! Already strapped for cash, Maou visits the office to contest the transaction, only to find himself tongue-tied at their vehement refusal! Unable to face the heat, is Maou truly out forty-five thousand yen?! Not if the Hero has anything to say about it... Other adventures await Maou and the crew in this volume of short stories--from becoming new cat owners to a family shopping trip to the story of how Chiho met Maou.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 10, 2013
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May 25, 2017
Collection of short stories.
Wagahara continues to be determined to teach us things. I'm not sure if he legit wants readers to learn things or if he's done so much research it just leaks out.
Story 1: Urushihara gets conned by a swindler and the girls resolve the situation. Weakest story in the vol, it just seemed unnecessary.
Story 2: Maou picks up a kitty.
Story 3: Maou, Emi and Alas go futon shopping and have a family outing instead. My favorite story in the vol.
Story 4: Prequel to the series showing how Chi ends up working for McR and falling for Maou.
Wagahara continues to be determined to teach us things. I'm not sure if he legit wants readers to learn things or if he's done so much research it just leaks out.
Story 1: Urushihara gets conned by a swindler and the girls resolve the situation. Weakest story in the vol, it just seemed unnecessary.
Story 2: Maou picks up a kitty.
Story 3: Maou, Emi and Alas go futon shopping and have a family outing instead. My favorite story in the vol.
Story 4: Prequel to the series showing how Chi ends up working for McR and falling for Maou.
September 9, 2018
This is a filler book, a culmination of short stories. Definitely skippable, as it takes place in between previous novels, all at different points. I liked it. You read TDIAPT for the characters (and mythology), so who wouldn't love more of them? There's a story where Maou adopts a kitten and Suzuno becomes obsessed with it. What's there not to love?
Each of the stories added more to the characters with stories that would have detracted from the main stories of the other books. These adventures are low stakes, but sometimes more fun. The banter between Suzuno and Urushihara in story #1 cracked me up, even though I had seen this in the last episode of the anime. It's fun to see the crew live their lives as Japanese people, while others clearly have no idea how to respond to their antics. Someone once described this series not as a fish-out-water story, but how these foreigners adjust exquisitely well. The humor comes from others witnessing their ridiculous antics with each other, and wondering who the hell these people are.
And as tedious as Chiho's story was as times, it did add a lot to her character. I actually liked reading it before Volume 11, because that novel seemed to draw quite a bit on it with MgR's hiring new staff and Chiho remembering her training with Maou.
Perhaps it should have been marketed as book 6.5 for a collection of short stories given how the series is ramping up at this point, but again, if you're disappointed by these stories, then why are you reading the series?
Each of the stories added more to the characters with stories that would have detracted from the main stories of the other books. These adventures are low stakes, but sometimes more fun. The banter between Suzuno and Urushihara in story #1 cracked me up, even though I had seen this in the last episode of the anime. It's fun to see the crew live their lives as Japanese people, while others clearly have no idea how to respond to their antics. Someone once described this series not as a fish-out-water story, but how these foreigners adjust exquisitely well. The humor comes from others witnessing their ridiculous antics with each other, and wondering who the hell these people are.
And as tedious as Chiho's story was as times, it did add a lot to her character. I actually liked reading it before Volume 11, because that novel seemed to draw quite a bit on it with MgR's hiring new staff and Chiho remembering her training with Maou.
Perhaps it should have been marketed as book 6.5 for a collection of short stories given how the series is ramping up at this point, but again, if you're disappointed by these stories, then why are you reading the series?
November 19, 2018
You could have guessed by now that I'm immensely dedicated to continuing with this light novel series, if you've been following my reviews for a time. The storyline and the characters are too interesting not to follow, and the humor is stellar besides.
An odd point to make mention of really, because now that I ponder on it, this volume didn't feel necessarily quite as full of humor as previous installments have. Volume 7 is actually a small collection of short stories that act as world-building, tackling immediate life concerns, and making character development known. The topics range from helping to rescue an abandoned kitten to shady door-to-door salespeople to purchasing essentials for a growing child to insight into Chiho's first few days and weeks training for the job at MgRonald's. In fact in that last story, Satoshi Wagahara throws some shade on societal issues, several of which apply to all people, and his insights into each of the short stories in his afterword are very interesting!
I adored this volume, and while I'm eager for more of the main plot, this was a wonderfully refreshing departure from the usual antics I have come to expect from The Devil is a Part-Timer!
An odd point to make mention of really, because now that I ponder on it, this volume didn't feel necessarily quite as full of humor as previous installments have. Volume 7 is actually a small collection of short stories that act as world-building, tackling immediate life concerns, and making character development known. The topics range from helping to rescue an abandoned kitten to shady door-to-door salespeople to purchasing essentials for a growing child to insight into Chiho's first few days and weeks training for the job at MgRonald's. In fact in that last story, Satoshi Wagahara throws some shade on societal issues, several of which apply to all people, and his insights into each of the short stories in his afterword are very interesting!
I adored this volume, and while I'm eager for more of the main plot, this was a wonderfully refreshing departure from the usual antics I have come to expect from The Devil is a Part-Timer!
June 13, 2017
True to form this series continues to be one of the funniest I've read; loved the short story aspect of this volume and the new characters. Volume 8 can't come out soon enough!
July 6, 2017
A series of short stories about the main characters. Not nearly as good as the previous books.
October 25, 2019
This was really good! I liked seeing the outtakes from different points throughout the series. I'd already seen the first one (it's in the anime) and the third one (it's in the manga), but they were still fun to read. My favorites were the futon shopping one (it was cute, fun, and I ship Emi and Maou. So sue me!) and the prequel about when Chi started working at MgRonald.
Chiho never used to be one of my favorite characters - she always felt a little too naïve and bubbly for my tastes - but as she's matured and come into her own in the past two or three books, I've come to quite like her. She can still be a bit ridiculous (she's a teenage girl, it's her job) but I really like that she's started to gain some direction in life. That actually echoes the prequel story, where a good portion of it is spent on trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life (for a parent-teacher conference at school about life goals) and also on her budding crush on Maou. It was a lot of fun to read, and I enjoyed seeing her in the high school setting that we've never actually seen before. I liked how one of her friends also got helped in the story.
This series is very refreshing. The writing flows well, it's funny, the characters are nuanced and endearing, and the plot is nicely juxtaposed between everyday life and supernatural drama. It's complex and interesting without being confusing or irritating. I've flown through the first seven books in the last week, and I can't recommend them enough! 4.5 stars!
Chiho never used to be one of my favorite characters - she always felt a little too naïve and bubbly for my tastes - but as she's matured and come into her own in the past two or three books, I've come to quite like her. She can still be a bit ridiculous (she's a teenage girl, it's her job) but I really like that she's started to gain some direction in life. That actually echoes the prequel story, where a good portion of it is spent on trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life (for a parent-teacher conference at school about life goals) and also on her budding crush on Maou. It was a lot of fun to read, and I enjoyed seeing her in the high school setting that we've never actually seen before. I liked how one of her friends also got helped in the story.
This series is very refreshing. The writing flows well, it's funny, the characters are nuanced and endearing, and the plot is nicely juxtaposed between everyday life and supernatural drama. It's complex and interesting without being confusing or irritating. I've flown through the first seven books in the last week, and I can't recommend them enough! 4.5 stars!
November 15, 2017
This was another novel in the series. It was a definitely a LOT more filler than previous novels. nothing in this one moves the plot forward in any way. We get a shopping trip, an attempt by some criminals to defraud the demons, and a flashback to Chiho's early days at the Magronalds.
I have one more of these I'm starting to read before I go back to some real novels. I have quite a stack waiting for me.
I have one more of these I'm starting to read before I go back to some real novels. I have quite a stack waiting for me.
April 18, 2019
Did not finish.
I tried, but making my way through the author's offcuts from volume one was a slog. I kept putting it off, until one day I just stopped.
The first three stories were good, but the anime had a twist involving Alciel in the "Lucifer gets scammed" episode that made the story stronger, which is sadly lacking here.
I plan to shelve this one and pick up the story in volume 8. I don't think I'm going to miss much.
I tried, but making my way through the author's offcuts from volume one was a slog. I kept putting it off, until one day I just stopped.
The first three stories were good, but the anime had a twist involving Alciel in the "Lucifer gets scammed" episode that made the story stronger, which is sadly lacking here.
I plan to shelve this one and pick up the story in volume 8. I don't think I'm going to miss much.
December 19, 2019
yes, we got to see teamwork of DemonxHeroxHuman in the story when Lucifer got scammed.
also, thank you for the development interaction between Maou and Emi, thank you Alas=Ramus-chan!
the relationship between them will not change, but here they become more curious for each other that was good.
I just want them to become real family haha,
this triangle love really makes my heart tired.
also, thank you for the development interaction between Maou and Emi, thank you Alas=Ramus-chan!
the relationship between them will not change, but here they become more curious for each other that was good.
I just want them to become real family haha,
this triangle love really makes my heart tired.
April 21, 2020
A collection short stories, hence the 4 star rating. The first one was meh, the 2nd was cute but nothing thrilling, while the 3rd was cute and fun, but the final part with Chiho just before she met the rest of the cast was well worth reading through. Without this I'd give it a 3 or so, but this made up for the the first 2 stories.
October 17, 2020
A Filler Book that Can be Skipped
This book contains four side stories that occurred in different periods throughout the series so far. They do not include any plot development and can be skipped which is why I gave it the two stars rating.
This book contains four side stories that occurred in different periods throughout the series so far. They do not include any plot development and can be skipped which is why I gave it the two stars rating.
May 24, 2017
The kitten story, which Wagahara wrote to both encourage people to care for animals and in reaction to losing his own pet, is absolutely the best part of this book.
June 28, 2021
A brilliant collection of short stories that give further insights into our favourite characters.
July 11, 2020
Filler. And not even of the interesting kind. It's a series of short stories taking place at random points of the series that, in the author's mind (according to the Afterword), sought to add depth to the world. What it really amounted to was a book that is basically a collection of the weird descriptive rants of mundane things that he likes to go into. In the other books it's a bit charming, but here you need to ask yourself if you really want to know in detail how part-time work in McDonald's is like; or what type of pedestrian little tricks pass for a big scams in Japan.
December 7, 2019
I enjoyed reading all the side stories. It was also interesting to see Chiho's life outside of the Devil King's apartment.
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