Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist is a pretty good story but it steps on some pretty sensitive ground. It wasn't that long ago when Katy Perry got into her fair share of trouble from mixing up and culturally appropriating her favorite parts of asia.
To see Kotaku's explanation of Katy Perry's appropriated geisha act, click here. I think the same idea can be applied but in reverse here. Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist delves into a pool of Jewish/ Christian/ Muslim belief systems without accurately portraying any of them. Let's just say that I am happy not to be the author of this story. However, if you are able to and don't mind separating all of the actual cultural stories from Madoka Takadono's story, then it's not a bad anime.
The artwork has some pretty nice designs in it but nothing of the coloring or the backgrounds makes a big splash. The character development definitely could use some more work, but it's fairly complete for the central characters. The story itself could be fleshed out a bit more but for 12 episodes, I think the anime team did a good job.
I give Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist a 3.5 out of 5.
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