The World God Only Knows 2 - 01

Battle of the Devoted Auras

The World God Only Knows is one of the few mangas that I keep up with on a regular basis, so it’s exciting to see the adaptation continue.  For those unaware, the basic plotline serves as a parody of dating sims combined with the popular shounen battle concept.

Our poor lead otaku (nicknamed the Capturing God for being able to beat any dating sim) becomes entangled with a demon to find loose souls that have escaped from Hell and encased themselves in those with an empty heart. The loose souls are replaced by the contenting feeling of love except they forget what healed them in the first place. 

The formula makes for taking away the strongest, most emotionally powerful parts of romances and frequenting it via a journey towards salvation and freedom from the death penalty if he fails to collect souls with his demon compatriot.  Sadly, however, it is painful to be forgotten
and Keima must deal with that as he does ultimately put his real feelings into the relationship (despite what he’d say).  It’s no wonder the series has such a strong female fanbase as well despite appearances.

This particular arc focuses on the girl that must be strong because she has to cast aside her gender to fulfill the family connection to martial arts, but she really has a strong girlish side. As a result, her soul begins to split into two selves due to her repressing. How our Kami-sami will
heal this certainly makes for a fun watch.