When a series goes silent for as long as The Devil is a Part-Timer does, it can be sometimes worrying. You have all these beloved characters and typically you have to wonder if they can come back and feel like it wasn’t almost a decade long since fans saw them. Thankfully, Maou, Emi, Shirou, and the rest of the crew are back, and seriously, it feels like they never left us!

The Devil is a Part-Timer season 2 doesn’t go into deep recaps or attempt to remind you of where allegiances lie. Instead, Maou is back in his dingy apartment with Shirou and Hanzou once again, yelling about their finances and duties. Emi still seems to have a weird love/hate for Maou and our Maou is still a hard-working MgRonald employee. Yes, folks, The Devil is a Part-Timer season 2 feels like a true continuation of the series and we love that. It might be tough for newcomers to just jump right in—which would be weird if they did without prior knowledge of the first season—but for fans, this is the perfect way to return to The Devil is a Part-Timer world.

There is no denying there is a big difference between seasons 1 and 2 of The Devil is a Part-Timer. Without a doubt, the shift in animation studios is the main cause of the big difference but beyond the obvious, it is a bit jarring to see the characters we love so much look so radically different. Maou looks like he de-aged several years, Emi looks ironically older now—and more flat-chested—and Chiho…well she looks cuter which isn’t a bad thing. The Devil is a Part-Timer season 2 looks great but the designs and visuals will take some getting used to.

Here’s the biggest issue with The Devil is a Part-Timer season 2. The long time between seasons might have been a turn-off for fans despite the attempt at retaining the original comedy and storyline, continuing as if there wasn’t any delay. We found ourselves having to re-watch season 1—which we highly recommend to fans—just to remember some smaller details of past issues and some of the more intricate dialogue moments between characters in season 2. The Devil is a Part-Timer season 2 might end up mediocre only because it won’t resonate as strongly as the first season did ages ago.

In our minds, no one could dethrone the cutest anime kid Anya from Spy x Family but we might have been wrong. Introduced near the end of episode 1 of season 2, Alas Ramus appeared and wow…she’s so cute! Alas Ramus claims to be the child of Maou and Emi, which makes Chiho freak out, and we have to wonder who Alas really is. We won’t spoil what is quickly learned about Alas and who wants her back—this is revealed by episode 3—we still love Alas and want even more of her in season 2!