With the ever-increasing popularity of anime, the interest in anime’s source materials like manga and light novel, too, has grown over the years. While these markets are relatively small for non-Japanese fans, they constitute a massive market for Japanese fans.

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Interestingly enough, The Devil Is A Part-Timer is a reverse isekai anime that was actually adapted from a light novel as well. Those who are interested in reading similar content or content that comes from similar genres should consider checking out these light novel recommendations.

10 How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord:  A NEET Is Isekai'd As The Demon Lord Himself

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord

Takuma Sakamoto is a NEET whose alias is the Demon King Diablo in the fantasy MMORPG Cross Reverie. But one day, to his extreme shock, he is isekai'd into the MMORPG game as the devil himself, thanks to a summoning spell by two girls who seek his help.

Takuma's confusion, desperation, and eventual acceptance of his new circumstances will remind fans of Sadao Maou's circumstances, as well as his desire for just one thing – to find a spell that will unbind him from his new world and allow him to travel back to his own world.

9 Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight: A Werewolf Uses His Humanity To Solve Matters Between Demons & Humans

Der Werwolf The Annals of Veight

Veight used to be a human, but he was reborn as a werewolf magician in a new world, and he’s now in charge of a large faction of the Demon Lord’s massive army. Despite being a fearsome Vice Commander, this creature is physically a monster but still a human at heart.

Now, every single day of his is wasted trying to maintain peace between the violent demons and the scared human subjects of the city he’s conquered. His character and development are quite similar to that of Aashiya's character progression in The Devil Is a Part-Timer!

8 Maoyu Maou Yusha: The Human Hero Forges A Bond With The Demon Queen To Bring Peace On Earth

Maoyu Maou Yusha

The human Hero marches into the Demon Queen's lair, ready for a duel, only to find that she’s seeking his help. He initially refuses her, but after she makes a convincing argument of how the human-demon wars have brought all of humanity together, he agrees to listen to her.

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Now the Hero is armed with the knowledge that could end the wars between these two factions forever without hurting either side, but he needs her expertise and power by his side to make this happen. This premise is almost identical to that of The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, where Emilia seeks Satan's blood only to eventually work by his side for the greater good.

7 Campione: A Teenage Boy Becomes An Awkward God Slayer

Campione

Godou Kusanagi becomes a god slayer (Campione) after he kills the God of war, Verethragna. Now, this former student's only job is to fight gods who do not adhere to their duties.

On the flip side, being a Campione also means attracting the attention of some very problematic girls (quite similar to how Satan couldn't fend off Chiho's advances). Now, Godou has to fight not only gods but also girls from falling for him and hindering his duties as a Campione.

6 Demon King Daimaou: Sai’s Destiny As The Future Demon King Instantly Lands Him In Hot Water With Girls

Demon King Daimaou

This light novel is a typical harem that begins with Sai Akuto’s entry into the Constant Magic Academy and ends up with many beautiful girls keeping an eye on him due to a prediction that was made on his first day at the academy—Sai was meant to be the Demon King. While some of these girls hate him, others adore and practically worship him.

The dynamic between Sai and these girls can easily be compared to the dynamic Satan shared with the aggressive Emilia, the sweet Chiho, and the stone-cold Suzuno.

5 An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride: A Budding Romance Between Two Awkward Creatures Of Different Species

An Archdemon's Dilemma How to Love Your Elf Bride

This action fantasy light novel is a romance story at its heart, seeing how it explores the life of the sorcerer Zagan who buys an elf slave girl at an auction because he’s fallen in love with her.

However, the inexperienced and awkward Zagan (who is very similar to Sadao Maou's character) does not have the slightest clue as to how he can pursue his relationship with this elf, resulting in many unintended comedic errors between the two. This is exactly like the awkward situations between the Demon Lord and the human girl Chiho.

4 If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat A Demon Lord: A Teenage Boy Adopts A Demon Girl

If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord

Dale Reki is a kind and endearing 18-year-old traveler who decides to adopt the demon girl Latina out of the goodness of his heart. While he does enjoy being a parent, he cannot help but worry for the well-being of his daughter when he has to go away for days due to his sometimes busy schedule

He also has no idea who abandoned Latina or why, nor does he know why she was branded a criminal due to her broken horn. This slice of life light novel has also been adapted into an anime, and while its premise is very different from that of The Devil Is a Part-Timer!'s, fans will agree that both these stories have the same feel-good vibes, as well as the strong bonding between characters irrespective of their different species or statuses in their own worlds.

3 The Lazy King: A Japanese Salary Man Is Reincarnated As Sloth In His Next Life

The Lazy King

An unnamed salary man from Japan is reincarnated as Sloth in his next life. For someone who previously used to put up with his company's harsh working conditions, being Sloth is nothing less than living the dream for him.

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All he does is laze around all day while trying to avoid as much work and responsibility as he can. If fans find this character description similar, it is because this is exactly how Aashiya was with Satan and Alciel. However, Sloth's days of laziness may soon be numbered, seeing how he inadvertently gets caught up in the power struggles between demons to become the next Demon King.

2 The Simple Job Of Only Perishing To The Hero: The King Of Demons Does Not Want To Die At The Hands Of The Hero

The Simple Job Of Only Perishing To The Hero

Nakajima Ryou is reborn as Vermudol, the mighty King of Demons. However, he couldn’t have picked a worse time to be reincarnated. This new world is in total chaos due to the absence of a Demon King, and if Vermudol were to make his presence know, a hero would surely come to kill him—something he obviously wants to avoid. This is similar to how Satan kept avoiding Emilia's deadly attacks on him, one after the other.

So he sets out to change his fate by bringing about unity among all the kingdoms of the world that he rules so that the hero would have no reason to kill him. With such an interesting premise, this light novel definitely deserves an anime adaptation.

1 The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn As A Typical Nobody: The Human World Leaves Satan Confused & Disappointed

The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody

Demon Lord Varvatos is such an overpowered creature that he soon becomes bored of his life, so he decides to reincarnate as someone who is perfectly mediocre in every aspect, including magic. However, he is reincarnated in modern-day Japan and disappointed to learn that he still remains an overpowered creature in this new world, since humans have no magical abilities whatsoever.

Now, exactly like Sadao Maou, he has to simply deal with this new life of his since he cannot go back to his old life with the limitations of his powers. If that wasn't enough, he also has girls chasing after him for some reason.

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