The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		3.0
Overall		3.5

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie Review

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody is an action-fantasy with some fun adventure to offer fans of the genre. Based on the Japanese light novel series as written and created by Myōjin Katō with original character designs and illustrations by Sao Mizuno, the light novel series was first serialized before becoming published by an imprint. The light novel series was then adapted into both a manga and anime series.

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody features theme song music performed by Ayaka Ōhashi (opening) and ChouCho (ending). The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody features animation production by BLADE (Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, Iwa-Kakeru! -Sport Climbing Girls-) and SILVER LINK. (Alice in Borderland, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya). The anime adaptation was first broadcast between April 6^th, 2022 and June 22^nd, 2022. The series features voice performances by Toshinari Fukamachi, Wakana Maruoka, and Hina Yomiya.

The all-powerful demon-lord Varvatos reigned over the land thousands of years ago. Now the demon lord finds himself born anew when reincarnated as the young and ordinary commoner, Ard Meteor (Toshinari Fukamachi). Demon Lord Varvatos had decided to commit suicide because of boredom.

Varvatos is now encountering new challenges as the reincarnated youth. The reincarnated Ard is bestowed with a vast array of skills and knowledge belonging to Varvatos. Now Ard becomes close friends with the elf Ireena Litz de Olhyde (Wakana Maruoka).

Ard and Ireena join the prestigious Academy of Magic. Ard soon meets the gorgeous succubus Ginny Fin de Salvan (Hina Yomiya) and is tossed into a tug-of-war between Ireena and Ginny – both dying to be with Ard romantically. An abundance of adventures await in the horizon and perhaps some steamy encounters, no less!

The series benefits by having a decent lead character. Ard Meteor is a reasonable lead character. Even if not the most compelling protagonist around, Ard Meteor is nonetheless moderately compelling as the hero of the tale. The series is more enjoyable as a result – exploring the realm of the hero who one wouldn’t expect to be a hero – a reborn demon lord some might look at as nothing more than an ordinary loser. This is part of the joke inherent in the title of the series.

The character designs by Takayuki Noguchi (Girls Beyond the Wasteland, The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy) add to the series, too. The lead character designs fits the character perfectly. The design reflects a character that isn’t some all-powerful athlete but instead a somewhat scrawny nerd who most people wouldn’t consider demonic. The supporting cast of characters have good designs reflecting the character personalities as well.

The animation is reasonably good (even if not the most impressive one will see in the genre). The series art features art direction by Yūya Yoshiyama (The World's Finest Assassin). The art direction is decent, overall. The animation direction works well for the series sense of style, too.

The animators build an interesting visual landscape for the characters and the journey they go on. Given the genre explores fantasy elements, the animation capably emphasizes these components of the story and brings these elements moments to shine. The animation team worked together to build something capably of exploring the series storytelling universe.

The cinematography by Atsushi Satō (Non Non Biyori, Wise Man's Grandchild) is a highlight with crisp and engaging visuals to enhance the production. The cinematography creates a colorful and vibrant landscape as needed and a darker aesthetic when the moment arises. The cinematography fits the production to a tee.

The action animation direction by Kazunori Ozawa (Battle Girl High School, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Doom of Dragon's Sanctuary-) is compelling. The action direction adds to the series. The action helps build for the series sense of energetic style. Though the action scenes might not be as good as with certain series – it’s certainly no classic in the vein of Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, and One Piece, The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody is still decent overall with some compelling sequences.

The score composed by Takeshi Nakatsuka (Magical Girl Ore, My Dress-Up Darling) adds to the series sense of energy.  The music highlights the characters and the action beats of the series. The score explores the fantasy setting and the drama of the storytelling universe. A decent score for the production.

Written by Michiko Yokote (Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale, The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist), The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody isn’t a new classic by any means but it does have some fun with the concept of a demon-lord reborn as a “loser” – an ordinary guy. Yokote has fun with the script. The dialogue is decent overall and fits the characters personalities reasonably well.  

Directed by Mirai Minato (BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World), The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody is something that doesn’t really break any new ground but it does provide some fantasy-action to entertain audiences. Fans of the genre may wish to indulge and check it out if nothing else seems appealing in the moment. Minato is a competent director and someone who understands the genre narrative.

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Released on Blu-ray by Crunchyroll, The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 AVC encoded high-definition in the original television broadcast aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen. The high-definition presentation is impressive and there are a lot of noteworthy elements on display with the presentation. The animation looks fantastic with the high-definition encoding. The presentation provides crisp line art and intricate background animation.

The encoding is noteworthy with the Blu-ray disc format providing a superior viewing experience. The Blu-ray disc format continues to reward home theater enthusiasts with a superior viewing option. In comparison to streaming services (which provide a more compressed video presentation with lower bit-rates), the physical media format provides a higher-quality presentation with supering encoding and higher video bit-rates to provide a less compressed image.

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The release includes several lossless audio options: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround sound, Japanese Dolby TrueHD 2.0, French Dolby TrueHD 2.0, German Dolby TrueHD 2.0, and English Dolby TrueHD 2.0. English subtitles are provided. Additional subtitle options are provided in French and German. The set includes a plethora of options and that is great to see on a release. More options means more viewing options for viewers (and for audiences who speak different languages or want different subtitles to be included).

The sound direction by Noriyoshi Konuma (The Dangers in My Heart, A Couple of Cuckoos) is reproduced well on the release. The release has crisp audio with clear and easy to understand dialogue. The release also capably presents the series score – enhancing the presentation. The presentation will appeal to either dub fans or purists who want to experience the original Japanese language audio version.

The Blu-ray disc format continues to surpass streaming video platforms. Streaming video platforms only provide lossy (non-lossless) audio quality. By comparison, the physical Blu-ray format provides a crisp and rewarding audio experience for enthusiasts. Audiophiles who appreciate the best possible audio presentation possible will be pleased that the release includes a selection of lossless tracks for fans. Enthusiasts with home theaters and expensive gear especially want to get the best possible audio experience available.

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The first print run of the release of The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody includes an o-card slipcover. The artwork on the limited-edition slipcover is unique and different from the key artwork highlighted underneath the slipcover. In addition to the separate key art on the slipcover and the main cover on the sleeve, the sleeve also includes interior artwork as well (which can be reversed as well if desired).

These package design touches add an extra element of collectability to the Blu-ray release. For fans who appreciate owning a nice-looking package with better packaging, the set is more collectable and adds a nice element of "fun" to the package. It looks great in hand and will look great on a shelf.

On disc supplements include:

The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody – English Dub Panel (HD, 56:32) featuring Jason Lord (English ADR Director), Bryn Apprill (English Voice of Ginny Finn De Salvan), Kasi Hollowell (English Voice of Olivia Vel Vine), Reshel Mae (English Voice of Sylphy Marhaven), Nazeeh Tarsha (English Voice of ARD Meteor), and Trisha Mellon (English Voice of Ireena Litz De Olhyde). It is nice to see Crunchyroll include an English dub panel on the release for series dub fans. Some dub fans are huge enthusiasts of particular voice-actors (attending panels and conventions in person when possible) so for those in the dedicated fanbase this might be a supplement of particular interest to those in the audience who are part of the key demographic – huge dub cast voice-actor fans who want some insights into the dub creation and to hear insights from those involved in creating the English dub for The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody.

Promo Videos (HD, 4:01)

Commercials (HD, 1:08)

Textless Opening Song (HD, 1:32)

Textless Closing Song (HD, 1:32)

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody isn't a perfect homerun but it is a decent fantasy anime with an interesting premise – a demon-lord being reborn as a typical nobody that absolutely no one would think of as a demon lord. The series animation is decent and the series production has some other reasonable merits, too. The Blu-ray release provides a solid video presentation and lossless audio. The release also includes The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody – English Dub Panel as a supplement – something right up the alley of dub fans who want to gain insights from the voice cast. The first print run of the release includes an o-card slipcover. Fans will want to consider a purchase for their collection.