The discs were a hit! And yet the second season is so far away…
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The anime “Hataraku Maou-sama” aired in the spring of 2013 and sold extremely well.
The first volume of the Blu-ray/DVD (disc) sold more than 15,000 copies, and all the volumes after that broke through the 10,000 mark.
The average number of copies sold was 12,000.
At that time in 2013, the anime disc market was still rich in comparison to today, and even with these sales, it was still more than enough to produce a second season, even though it was ranked 13th for the year.
In fact, the second season of the light novel anime “Oregail” and “Date A Live” that were broadcasted in the same cool season had been decided early on with disc sales of less than 10,000, and it was thought that it was only a matter of time before the second season of “Hataraku Maou-sama” would follow.
However, no announcement was made for the second season even though many years passed after that, not to mention the end of the Heisei era without even an OVA being made, and the 2010s came to an end.
How did it come to this situation?
The boom in cross-world transitions and reincarnation accelerated dramatically in the late 2010s, and the genre has become so popular that many of the submissions on Let’s Become a Novelist are filled with this genre.
That trend is still going strong in 2020, and the setting of the Hataraku Demon Lord has not become outdated.
In terms of the Demon King thing, there has been an anime with “Demon King” in the title every year since 2013, and even in 2019, “Demon King-sama, Retry! “For the sake of my daughter, I might be able to defeat the Demon King, too. ) has been made into an anime, and in 2020 “The Nonconformist of the Demon King’s Academy” and “Goodnight at the Demon King’s Castle” are scheduled to be broadcasted as well, so there is no such thing as being old-fashioned.
Therefore, I don’t think it has anything to do with the time period.
As for the cast, Ryota Osaka who plays Maoku, Yoko Hikasa who plays the heroine Emi Yusa, Yuki Ono who plays the other main characters, Nao Higashiyama, Hiro Shimono, and Kanae Ito are all still at the forefront of their careers, so there seems to be no problems with casting.
The same goes for the staff, with director Naoto Hosoda and the entire main staff still active.
We can’t make a sequel because everyone is gone…..
There is no problem at all about the stock, either.
The first season of the anime had only completed the short episodes in volumes 1, 2, and 7, and by the time the broadcast ended, there was already more than enough stock to make a second season.
The circulation of the series was 1.1 million copies at the beginning of the anime broadcast, but soon after the final episode aired, the circulation exceeded 1.4 million.
The effect of the anime adaptation has been noticeable, and the number of copies currently exceeds 3 million.
As such, no matter how much people outside the company think about it, the reason why the second season of Hataraku Majo-sama is not being produced is unknown.
In other words, we can assume that there is some sort of inner workings.
The most likely reason is the convenience of Dengeki Bunko, the publisher of this work.
Dengeki Bunko has a large number of blockbusters in its collection and they have been adapting many works into anime every year.
They are also active in sequels, with works such as Index of Ancient Literature, SAO, and many other works being made into anime for TV for 2 or 3 seasons.
On the other hand, there are some works that were not made for a second season despite being a huge hit.
For example, “Durarara! which aired in 2010 sold less than 20,000 copies on average, but the second season wasn’t aired until 5 years later.
The second season of “Puella Magi High School no Lesser Student”, which sold as well as “Hataraku Maou-sama”, will finally be broadcast six years later in 2020.
The 2017 hit “Eromanga Sensei” also hasn’t been announced for a second season.
We don’t know why, but since we’re seeing these trends in the same Revere work, it’s quite possible that it’s for label reasons.
Could a second season be made after the conclusion of the original?
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Assuming that a second season has not been made due to the label’s reasons, the chances of a sequel to the Hataraku Maou-sama anime being produced…actually, it can be said that the chances of it being produced are quite high.
What I mean by that is that Dengeki Bunko often launches a sequel production project at the same time the original work is completed.
Durarara’s original work reached its conclusion in 2014, but shortly after its final volume was released, production on a second anime season was announced.
The author of the series, Tsutomu Sashima, has stated that the second season of the series will be completed soon, and it seems that the second season of the series was decided at the same time as the conclusion of the series.
Considering these precedents, even though 7 years have passed since the first season, if it is a popular work, it is possible for a second season to be made to coincide with the conclusion of the work.
Currently, both the original work and the comic book version of “Hataraku Maou-sama” are still active, with the original work being published in 20 volumes and the comic version in 15 volumes.
Also, the extra edition “Hataraku Maou-sama no Meshi! has also been released, and more comics are in the works.
The original story continues to look like it’s not going to be completed, and if the next volume is going to move the story forward in a big way, a big project is finally in the works… maybe.
Summary
In 2017, Wagahara-sensei mentioned the second season on his account, and his response was, in summary, “From an author’s point of view, I’m appealing for you to definitely do it, but it’s not going to happen.
Therefore, it’s not a stop for the author.
Then the most realistic reason is that it was for the sake of the label and its investors.
It took eight years for the second to third season of Forbidden Book too, so seven years or so would still be fine!
I think there is hope!
