Alright, episode two, and they’ve already thrown a new devil into the mix. That’s a bold move when the core duo is already so strong, but I can’t say it didn’t work. This episode felt like the series settling into a comfortable, chaotic rhythm, proving it can introduce new elements without losing the central charm that made the first episode so funny.
A Succubus Maid Walks Into a High School…
The episode opens back in Hell, with Beelzebub being a worrywart dad about Kanan’s eating habits. It’s a cute, low-stakes way to reintroduce the underlying premise, but the real catalyst for this episode is Ami. Her design alone tells you everything: tanned, boisterous, the human-heart-eyes emoji come to life. She’s a succubus maid sent to look after Kanan, and she is, in the best way possible, a complete menace.
Her arrival immediately shatters Kanan’s meticulously maintained “ideal eldest daughter” facade. We get a quick cutaway to Kanan’s host family’s brainwashing wearing off mid-scene, a gag that’s going to be reliably funny every single time they use it. The morning routine from episode one is already a rickety construct of magic, and Ami shows up with a sledgehammer. The moment she rolls up in full gal-mode, flashing a peace sign and a casual “Wassup?” to a dumbfounded Kanan, I was sold. She’s not just an interloper. She’s a fundamentally different kind of devil.
Kyougi Stays Unflappable
This episode really stress-tests the “Kyougi is immune to psychological damage” theory. When a literal succubus, whose entire existence is about seduction, sets her sights on him, any normal romance protagonist would be a stuttering mess. Ami practically has cartoon dollar signs in her eyes looking at his soul’s vitality. And what does Kyougi do? When Ami threatens to gobble him up if Kanan drags her feet, he just politely declines with a straight face. “The only girl for me… is Kanan-senpai.”
That line isn’t played for laughs with a goofy soundtrack. It’s a quiet, sincere moment that lands with surprising weight. It completely defuses Ami’s predatory advance and, more importantly, it makes Kanan short-circuit. Her immediate, flustered “No backtalk!” is the kind of perfect, instinctive defensive response that makes this series’ comedy tick. He’s not smooth. He’s just pathologically honest. And that’s far more dangerous to a choroine devil.
A Succubus Who Sees the Good in Everyone
The funniest subversion with Ami isn’t that she’s horny. It’s that she’s an equal-opportunity predator with a heart of gold. The sequence where Kanan confronts her about the trail of collapsed students in the Home Ec room is a masterpiece of comedic back-and-forth. Kanan, the gourmet, is furious that Ami is “tainting” her carefully raised livestock before she can harvest them.
But when Kanan tries to call her out for having no standards, pointing at an old man, a little girl, a tough guy, and a big guy, Ami has a genuine, wholesome reason for finding each one attractive. The old man was kind and offered her tea. The little girl shared her delicious cookies. The big guy was soft and amazing to touch. The delinquent knew a ton about shoujo manga. She isn’t just draining people. She’s seeing the absolute best in them, and that’s what attracts her. Kanan’s quiet realization that she might be a little jealous of Ami’s ability to see the good in everyone is a surprisingly thoughtful character beat to slip in between all the succubus gags.
The Jealousy Patrol
The back half of the episode is pure, uncut rom-com gold. Kanan, now terrified that Ami’s unique “charm” will somehow snare Kyougi, enlists him as her “public morals” patrol partner. This is just a transparent excuse to keep him glued to her side. What follows is a series of rapid-fire gags where Kyougi, in complete obliviousness, accidentally hits every single rom-com flag with every other girl in school.
He helps a girl pick up dropped papers. He catches another one from slipping. He points out a “fish cake” stuck to a rich girl’s head (it’s a hairpin, and she’s now intrigued). He gets a text about a childhood friend’s homemade stew. Every single incident makes Kanan’s eye twitch a little harder. The visual of her yanking him back by the collar, calling him over like a misbehaving puppy, is perfect. The punchline isn’t just that he’s accidentally a harem protagonist. It’s that when she finally explodes and makes him state exactly what he is to her, he just calmly says “Your boyfriend” and she’s instantly pacified. He knows. He knows. And that makes it ten times worse for her.
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