Overview
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! is a multimedia franchise represented in Volluble by 15 connected works across 4 media categories. This hub organizes the franchise by release chronology and gives newcomers a clear starting point.
Synopsis
After a failed conquest, the Demon King Satan and his general Alciel flee from the fantasy world of Ente Isla into modern Tokyo. Deprived of magic, Satan takes the human name Sadao Maou and becomes a part-time employee at a fast-food restaurant, while Alciel keeps their tiny apartment running. The hero Emilia follows under the name Emi Yusa, expecting a threat but finding a demon king preoccupied with shifts, budgets, and customer service. Their old war keeps intruding as former allies and enemies arrive, forcing the onetime rivals into uneasy alliances and ordinary routines.
The comedy comes from fantasy figures confronting rent, school, and workplace hierarchy, but the story also asks whether a hero and a demon king can change when nobody is casting them as archetypes. Around Sadao are coworkers, classmates, and supernatural visitors whose loyalties complicate his slow climb from part-timer toward something more stable.
The franchise broadens through alternate high-school scenarios, earlier Ente Isla history, food-focused side stories, comic anthologies, and later continuations, letting everyday comedy and fantasy conflict keep intersecting.
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Anime, Manga & Related Material
Browse the connected catalog from the earliest release forward, newest first, or alphabetically.
Where Should You Start?
Volluble Recommended Start
Start with The Devil is a Part-Timer!. It gives newcomers a practical first look before committing to the wider franchise.
Source-Material Route
If you prefer the original source, begin with The Devil is a Part-Timer! and follow the source-material branch from there.
Core Franchise Path
- NovelThe Devil is a Part-Timer!2011 · Novel · 110 chapters
- MangaThe Devil is a Part-Timer!2011 · Manga · 147 chapters
- AnimeThe Devil is a Part-Timer!2013 · Anime · 13 episodes
- AnimeThe Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 22022 · Anime · 12 episodes
- AnimeThe Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2 Part 22023 · Anime · 12 episodes
Volluble Test Drive
Use the recommended starting point above. If its characters, world and pacing click with you, continue into the core path or move to the source material for more detail.
Should You Get Into It?
Try it if you enjoy…
- A large catalog gives you multiple ways into The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, from core series to movies and side material.
- The franchise can be explored chronologically or by following only the core continuity.
- Anime-first viewers can sample the recommended start before deciding whether to move into the source material.
It may not suit you if…
- A large franchise can make watch order and continuity choices confusing at first.
- Alternate versions, recuts, movies and side stories may overlap with the core story.
- Completion can require a significant time commitment if you choose to explore every connected work.
Franchise Background
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! traces its Volluble catalog back to The Devil is a Part-Timer! (2011). The catalog above separates core works, adaptations, alternate versions, movies, specials and other connected material so the release history remains understandable as the franchise grows.
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