He does get a job at the literary section, but it turns out he has been put in the shoujo manga department. Ritsu wants to resign, but when his boss Masamune Takano calls him useless, he stays to protect his pride. Later Masamune finds that Ritsu is his old schoolmate who had confessed to him. Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu (2016) Now that they are reunited, Masamune vows to make Ritsu fall in love with him again since the latter had become reluctant towards love due to the heartbreak he received at school. One of the main reasons why ‘Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu.’ is on this list is because the anime has got potential. For the lovers of shounen-ai, the characters are pretty important, sometimes more than the plot.
The manga version has got a loyal fan base because of the story and the characters, but the anime adaptation could have done much better. Since each episode is quite short and there are only four episodes, everything seems to move too quickly, and it’s hard to get close to the characters. But it’s a fun show if you are just looking to watch some shounen-ai on the fly. ‘Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu.’ has a fantasy theme.
