List of As Miss Beelzebub Likes episodes

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As Miss Beelzebub Likes is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by matoba. The series is directed by Minato Kazuto at Liden Films, with Yoriko Tomita written the scripts. Etsuko Sumimoto designed the characters, while Satoshi Motoyama is the sound director. Kanon Wakeshima and naotyu- composed the series' music.[1] The series aired from October 11 to December 27, 2018 on ABC and other channels.[1][2][a] The opening theme is "Pink Lemonade" (ピンクレモネード, Pinku Remonēdo) performed by Sangatsu no Phantasia,[3] while the ending theme is a character song titled "Akuma de Koiwazurai" (あくまで恋煩い, Stubbornly Lovesick) and performed by Saori Ōnishi, Misaki Kuno, and Ai Kakuma.[4] Crunchyroll streamed the series and it ran for 12 episodes.[5]

Episode List[edit]

No. Title[6][b] Original air date[7]
1"Boy Meets Fluffy Girl."
Transliteration: "Boi mītsu mofugāru." (Japanese: ボーイ・ミーツ・モフみガール。)
October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
"Her Highness Knows Not Her Assistant's Heart."
Transliteration: "Kinji no Kokoro, kakka shirazu." (Japanese: 近侍の心、閣下知らず。)
Pandemonium is a paradise populated by demons who run Pandemonium in Satan's absence. Beelzebub, a former Seraph, now rules Pandemonium and many demons look up to her as she is an expert ruler. However, in private she is ditzy, airheaded and loves anything fluffy. Her head attendant, Mullin finds her asleep, naked and surrounded by fluffy White Gossamers, embarrassing Mullin who finds her cute but infuriating. Beelzebub frequently amuses herself by teasing him. Mullin learns Beelzebub trusts him a lot he is the only attendant she is willing to complain to. Realising he may have upset her by running away Mullin gives her Alpacca wool sweater, so she can feel fluffiness without sleeping naked. Beelzebub is happy Mullin does not hate her. Beelzebub explains demons do not cause human sin, they provide opportunities to sin or not to sin so God can judge them accurately. One of Beelzebub's duties is to make sure demons living in Pandemonium are content. Mullin worries she may be in danger until he learns she fought in the war against Heaven and was second only to Satan. Despite this Mullin gets angry that she keeps wandering away from him while in town. They argue and Beelzebub ends up getting lost. Mullin beats up two demons harassing her in a bad neighborhood and gets angry at her for worrying him as he kabedons her. As they return home Beelzebub sends Mullin away as his protectiveness of her has confused her and made her heart race. Mullin worries he has overstepped and might lose his job. Beelzebub finally uses her new sweater.
2"Brother Tastes Like a Fairy Tale."
Transliteration: "Aniki wa meruhen nao aji." (Japanese: 兄貴はメルヘンなお味。)
October 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)
"She's Here, Vibration Girl"
Transliteration: "Tōjō, baiburēshongāru." (Japanese: 登場、バイブレーションガール。)
Beelzebub has gotten even lazier and now has White Gossamers in her office. Mullin trips downstairs but is caught by Azazel, a tall muscular demon whom Mullin immediately looks up to, at least until Azazel reveals he is shy and only communicates via display boards. Mullin follows him hoping to learn how to be manly, but is frustrated since Azazel only eats teddy bear pancakes and makes his own stuffed toys in his room. Beelzebub arrives to pick up a teddy bear she asked Azazel to make for her. Mullin assures Azazel he is not disappointed after learning about his hobbies and Azazel hugs him, until Beelzebub jealously pushes them apart. Mullin finds a young demon, Belphegor, outside Beelzebub's office. She is so scared of him she almost pees herself, until Beelzebub throws her into the bathroom. Belphegor has social anxiety and a nervous bladder, meaning she pees whenever she is scared. Azazel arrives and Belphegor is so scared she runs away, depressing Azazel. Beelzebub is forcibly dragged to her next meeting while Mullin tries to make Azazel less scary. They try several methods but nothing works. When Azazel learns Mullin has never received Valentine chocolates he gives him cookies he baked himself. Mullin runs into Belphegor again who is worried that Azazel is mad she ran away. Mullin assures her he is not and gives her some of the cookies. Belphegor plans to treasure them rather than eat them as she likes Azazel, though Mullin is too dense to realise.
3"Former Angel with Wings."
Transliteration: "Tsubasa o tsuketa moto tenshi (Enjeru)." (Japanese: 翼をつけた元天使(エンジェル)。)
October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
"The Assistant, a Complete Sadist"
Transliteration: "Sono kinji, doesu ni tsuki." (Japanese: その近侍、ドSにつき。)
Mullin and Beelzebub have a working lunch at a café, only Mullin becomes flustered when he realises everyone else at the café are couples. This worsens when Beelzebub tries to feed him parfait with her spoon. They encounter Astaroth, a former angel wearing fake wings to impress women. He identifies Mullin as boring and is shocked to realise Beelzebub likes Mullin more than him. While praising Beelzebub's beauty he reveals he is actually Beelzebub's stalker and only fell from Heaven because Beelzebub fell first and he followed her. Mullin comments that Beelzebub and Astaroth look good together since they are both more attractive than him which upsets Beelzebub so she leaves. Astaroth follows and she explains Mullin's comment made her sad, though she is not sure why. Mullin asks Beelzebub to go to the café again next time they are in town, making her happy. Astaroth begins observing Mullin, who at first seems dull but does possess some potential boyfriend qualities, despite sometimes acting more like Beelzebub’s mother. Astaroth's assistant arrives, a cool but sadistic female demon named Sargatanas who controls Astaroth through cruel and unusual punishment and returns him to his own office. She reveals she also loves cute things but asks Mullin to keep this secret. She becomes embarrassed when Astaroth says he likes her despite her cruelty, revealing she has a crush on him.
4"Fly! Imaginary Wings."
Transliteration: "Habatake! Sōzō no Tsubasa." (Japanese: 羽ばたけ!想像の翼。)
November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
"Her Highness Checking in on Someone Sick for the First Time."
Transliteration: "Kakka, hajimete no o mimai." (Japanese: 閣下、はじめてのお見舞い。)
Mullin meets Eurynome, a former Cherub working in Pandemonium's Justice Department. He is impressed by her professionalism but she quickly confuses him by making strange faces. He then discovers she is a secret pervert who likes young boys; though she insists it is just a hobby and she only watches from a distance. Astaroth tries to flirt with her but she is completely immune to him, until she imagines what he would look like as a child and becomes excited. Sargatanas arrives to collect Astaroth only to punish him for mentioning her flat chest. Beelzebub wants to go on another date with Mullin and is overjoyed when he wins movie tickets and invites her, though he believes her enthusiasm is because she really wants to see the movie. Beelzebub is too excited and stays awake all night while Mullin spends all night worrying about whether seeing a movie counts as a date and catches a cold. Beelzebub and Azazel try to help him recover. Mullin tells Beelzebub to see the movie with Azazel, though Beelzebub insists on staying with Mullin. Azazel is horrified to learn the tickets were for a gory zombie movie. Mullin eventually falls asleep and Beelzebub almost kisses him while checking his temperature with her forehead before running back to her room panicking and confused. The next day Mullin recovers but finds Beelzebub has caught his cold.
5"A Bit Bitter, Bibliomania."
Transliteration: "Choppiri bitā, biburiomania." (Japanese: ちょっぴりビター、ビブリオマニア。)
November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)
"Go Forth, With Brownies."
Transliteration: "Susume, buraunī to tomoni." (Japanese: 進め, ブラウニーとともに。)
Azazel invites Mullin to Pandemonium's library to meet Dantalion, the librarian who can tell exactly which book a person should read, and Molech, one of the oldest demons in Pandemonium who leaves all his work to his subordinates so he can spend his time helping Dantalion reach books on high shelves. Mullin spots Eurynome who reveals she has a crush on Dantalion. Dantalion explains the library holds over 700 million books and he has read them all. Based on the time needed to manage such a feat Mullin realises Dantalion must actually be one of the oldest demons in Pandemonium, possibly older than Beelzebub and far too old for the unaware Eurynome. Belphegor asks Beelzebub for help making a dessert for Azazel so she has a reason to talk to him. Beelzebub asks her personal chef, Nisroch, for help but he cooks at such high speeds his clothes are blown off, terrifying Belphegor. She and Beelzebub work together and manage to bake brownies, though Belphegor panics when she realises she now has to actually give them to Azazel. With some encouragement she manages to talk to Azazel who is so happy he asks if he and Belphegor can bake something together. This overwhelms Belphegor so much she passes out. Beelzebub gives some brownies to Mullin, who in turn gives her an Encyclopaedia of Fluffiness from the library, bringing them closer together.
6"9 Centimeters."
Transliteration: "9-Senchi-bun." (Japanese: 9センチ分の。)
November 15, 2018 (2018-11-15)
"Her Highness's Secret"
Transliteration: "Kakka no himitsu." (Japanese: 閣下の秘密。)
Beelzebub breaks the heel of her shoe so Mullin tries to carry her but is embarrassed at being so close to her breasts. They meet Adrammelech, Beelzebub's clothing designer, so he can fix her heel. Beelzebub is depressed without her heels as she is now 9 cm shorter and feels her reduced height has taken her away from Mullin, at least until her heels are repaired and she is able to be close to him again. Beelzebub dreams about God casting her from heaven with a bolt of lightning. She takes part in a magazine interview where she manages not to reveal her laziness or love for fluffiness and claims there is nothing she dislikes. As Beelzebub relaxes in the garden it starts raining and Azazel warns Mullin to find her immediately. He finds her hiding and realizes she is scared of lightning. He manages to make her smile but they become embarrassed when the next lightning bolt causes her to jump onto his lap. She is happy that Mullin does not think less of her despite knowing about her phobia and makes him promise to keep it their secret. Later Mullin continues to be impressed by Beelzebub’s ability to concentrate when required but it is shown she has actually been daydreaming about romance with Mullin during the primeval times the whole time.
7"The Pandemonium Baths Are Great. You Should Visit."
Transliteration: "Pandemo yu yoi toko ichido wa oide." (Japanese: パンデモ湯よいとこ一度はおいで。)
November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
"I Want to Learn More..."
Transliteration: ""Motto shiritai" no ni..." (Japanese: "もっと知りたい"のに···。)
Buer, the Head Doctor, informs Beelzebub that no one in Pandemonium is getting enough exercise, so Beelzebub decides to open a gym. Astaroth, who is actually the Minister of Finance, decides to build a bath house as well, but spends the whole budget on the baths with no money left for the gym. Everyone decides to take a bath together. Astaroth tries to peek at the girls but almost drowns trying to find a way under the wall. Instead he tries to peek on the girls changing area while Mullin tries to stop him. They are caught by Sargatanas who punishes Astaroth while Mullin is devastated that Beelzebub now thinks he is a peeping tom. Beelzebub learns from Belphegor that Mullin owns a pet dog and later learns from Mullin that he is a big brother to twin sisters. She becomes depressed that she knows nothing about Mullin as she was always too nervous to ask him personal questions. Astaroth offers to help her practise asking personal questions and is swiftly restrained by Sargatanas when he asks what color Beelzebub's underwear is. Beelzebub later panics over what question to ask Mullin first and accidentally asks him what color his underwear is.
8"I Want to Say "Cute.""
Transliteration: "Kawaii tte iitai." (Japanese: かわいいって言いたい。)
November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)
"Let's Go to the Beach."
Transliteration: "Umi ni ikou." (Japanese: 海に行こう。)
Beelzebub's White Gossamers have become very popular in Pandemonium with TV shows, themed cafes and merchandise. Sargatanas, who loves Gossamers, wants to visit a café but is afraid to draw attention to herself. She visits the café in disguise but the disguise draws attention anyway. She ends up at the same table as Azazel, who is also a Gossamer fan. Despite her embarrassment at being found out he helps make her feel better about not hiding her true self. Beelzebub visits the café with Mullin and ends up buying all the Gossamer merchandise. Belphegor want to go to the beach but is afraid to meet strange men so Beelzebub offers to take her to a private beach with Mullin and Azazel. Mullin panics at having to wear his swimsuit in front of Beelzebub and asks Azazel to make him more muscular. Beelzebub and Belphegor ask Adrammelech for help choosing bikinis but Belphegor panics at showing so much skin. After much embarrassment they find acceptable bikinis, though Beelzebub insists on showing Mullin straight away and is happy when he agrees it looks good on her. Belphegor is happy Beelzebub is in love with Mullin. The following day the beach trip is cancelled due to a storm.
9"They Pass Each Other by Sometimes."
Transliteration: "Futari, tokidoki surechigai." (Japanese: ふたり、ときどきすれ違い。)
December 6, 2018 (2018-12-06)
"I had a Dream."
Transliteration: "Yume wo mita kara." (Japanese: 夢を見たから。)
Beelzebub tries to finish her work quickly to impress Mullin, but Mullin mistakenly believes she has done no work and threatens to take a job in the library with Dantalion. Beelzebub tells Belphegor about the time she almost kissed Mullin and wonders if Mullin hates her. Mullin assures Beelzebub he would never take the job. Beelzebub apologises for being difficult. The narrator point out this is their first lovers quarrel, though neither is aware of it. Belphegor has an embarrassing dream of confessing her love to Azazel. Azazel saves her from some falling books so she tries to say "I like you" but accidentally says "Memorandum" then flees to the bathroom. Mullin falls asleep and Beelzebub hears him dreaming about her. Azazel falls asleep so Adrammelech ties flowers into his ponytail. Sargatanas falls asleep so Astaroth escapes from the office. Belphegor falls asleep so Azazel carefully puts a blanket on her so she won't wake up and become scared. Dantalion is awoken by Molech which angers Eurynome who had been watching him sleep. Beelzebub falls asleep and Mullin panics at what to do with her. He settles for moving her hair out of her face then panics when he is caught by one of his secretaries. Beelzebub becomes embarrassed herself as she had woken up halfway through Mullin's panicking but been too embarrassed to open her eyes.
10"Separated by One Can of Coffee."
Transliteration: "Kan kōhī 1 honbun no kyori." (Japanese: 缶コーヒー1本分の距離。)
December 13, 2018 (2018-12-13)
"Your Scent on a Cold Day."
Transliteration: "Samui hi, anata no kaori." (Japanese: 寒い日、あなたの香り。)
Sargatanas retrieves Astaroth from his latest attempt to avoid work but is convinced by him to get canned coffee. Sargatanas observes couples in the park and is torn between wanting to be closer to Astaroth and hiding her true feelings. Astaroth thanks her for looking after him and claims he likes her. Sargatanas is upset that he probably says that to all his girlfriends but is shocked when Astaroth rests his head on her shoulder, overwhelming her emotionally. Astaroth disappears again and the secretaries notice Sargatanas is happiest whenever she is chasing him. Pandemonium is hit by a snowstorm, depressing Beelzebub who hates feeling cold and cannot even be cheered up with fluffy arctic animals. Mullin suggests Beelzebub change into her winter uniform, though Mullin is still embarrassed as the winter uniform covers her skin but accentuates her breasts. Beelzebub is happy to be warmer but becomes depressed again as she can no longer feel the fluffiness of her pet Gossamers on her skin. Mullin gives her his scarf to warm up. Later Mullin is worried Beelzebub's red face and constant sniffing means she has caught a cold, when really she was constantly smelling the scarf with Mullin's scent on it.
11"Gocchin in Merryland."
Transliteration: "Gotchin IN merīrando." (Japanese: ごっちん・IN・メリーランド。)
December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20)
Belphegor has been having dreams in which she is able to talk to Azazel. Beelzebub invites Azazel to join everyone for coffee at a botanical garden but he refuses in case he scares Belphegor again. At the garden Mullin is properly introduced to Morrigan and Caim, Belphegor's assistant who is surprised Beelzebub is close to Mullin given that she had a very sheltered youth. Caim, who has known Belphegor her whole life, is worried she is even worse with men than Beelzebub. Belphegor accidentally drinks Adrammelech's wine and becomes drunk. She is found by Azazel and drunkenly assumes she is dreaming again. She clings to him and refuses to let go. Azazel is surprised she is not scared of him and tries to ask the real reason she always runs away, but she passes out. Azazel is happy now he knows Belphegor is not scared of him and carries her back to the garden. Later when Azazel and Belphegor meet in the hall Belphegor is nervous at having embarrassed herself, leading Azazel to assume she really is scared of him after all, so he avoids her. This upsets Belphegor so Beelzebub consoles her. In the end Belphegor and Azazel are further apart than ever.
12"Her Assistant Knows Not Her Highness's Heart."
Transliteration: "Kakka no Kokoro, kinji shirazu." (Japanese: 閣下の心、近侍知らず。)
December 27, 2018 (2018-12-27)
"The Name of That Feeling Is..."
Transliteration: "Sono kimochi no Namae wa." (Japanese: その気持ちの名前は。)
While having a fluffy dream about Mullin one of Beelzebub's Gossamers accidentally unravels half the Alpaca wool sweater Mullin gave her. She becomes depressed and Mullin is concerned he has somehow upset her again. Beelzebub asks Adrammelech to reknit the sweater before Mullin finds out she damaged his gift. The next morning Beelzebub is back to her old self, leaving Mullin even more confused. As it is spring every department in Pandemonium is planning flower viewing parties. As Beelzebub has never been to a flower viewing party Mullin decides to organise one for her with all her friends. At the party Beelzebub tries KFC for the first time and enjoys it. Belphegor gets to eat cookies made by Azazel and faints from joy. Sargatanas realises she actually enjoys looking after Astaroth. Mullin panics when Beelzebub disappears trying to catch falling blossom petals, then when she reappears they both become embarrassed but happy. As the party ends Mullin gives Beelzebub a petal he managed to catch, making her very happy. As the episode ends Beelzebub still cannot identify the emotion she feels for Mullin but she will someday as their story continues as she catches a petal on her own which lands on Mullin's petal.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ ABC listed the show at 26:50 on October 10, which is at October 11, 2018 at 2:50 a.m.
  2. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 11, 2018). "As Miss Beelzebub Likes Anime Reveals October Premiere, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (September 9, 2018). "'As Miss Beelzebub Likes' Anime's 1st Full Promo Reveals Kikuko Inoue's Narration, October 10 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (August 9, 2018). "As Miss Beelzebub Likes Anime Reveals Character Videos, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 27, 2018). "'As Miss Beelzebub Likes' Anime's New Videos Reveal 2 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Crystalyn, Hodgkins (October 11, 2018). "As Miss Beelzebub Likes' Anime Listed With 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Story" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "放送情報" (in Japanese). ABC. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.