English Dub Review: The Misfit of Demon King Academy “Kingdom of the Dragon God”
Overview (Spoilers Below):
Arriving in Giorhaze, the capital of the Underground World, Giordal, Anos follows a wary Erdomaid to a church. There, they obtain a Pledge Jewel, which summons dragons. Furthermore, Erdomaid sees Naya’s aptitude and makes a pack with her after learning her plan. Anos hears about Ahide’s actions from the bishop of the church and decides to catch him before he meets the pope.
Our Take:
Now that the training has been completed, Anos and the students are ready for their special field trip back into Giordal. Their journey has them heading to Giorhaze, where Anos and the gang continue their goal of solving the mystery of their lost memories. During this trek, the episode provided more development in its supporting characters and plenty of surprises, not just Anos’ lost memories. The first half focuses on Erdomaid and his apprentice, Naya, who easily obtains the Pledge Jewels, which allows them to summon dragons. Although, in Naya’s case, she summons a baby dragon that can eat other dragons, much to the bishop’s surprise. Then, Erdomaid reveals himself as the Blaze Death King, who wants to make a pack with Naya after seeing much potential within her.
We also discover that, somehow, Ahide has returned with a plan to dismiss God’s existence in front of the entire world. His first step in this revenge scheme is for Ahide to invade Giorhaze’s festival and confront the pope, one of the Selective Eight. Beforehand, Anos, Arcana, Misha, and Sasha take another subtly sweet trip to Anos’ past by sleeping with each other, ending with them confirming that Anos and Arcana both share a similar memory. This further indicates that Arcana and Anos’ young sister are the same person, which doesn’t surprise me, considering they both look alike. The episode gives us one step closer to the revelation of Anos’ past while Ahide is about to execute his latest plan.
I hope this turns out to be another Gravity Falls-type show with an overarching storyline.