The story follows the "strongest juvenile delinquent", Oga Tatsumi, a first year in "Ishiyama High" the school for delinquents. One day while sleeping next to a river he sees a man floating down it, he pulls him to shore and the man splits in half revealing a baby boy. This boy is the son of the demon king and he has been chosen as the one to raise it with the baby's demon maid Hilda. The story follows his life with the child and at the delinquent school.
Where to start... How about Naked Baby + Kick ass protagonist + hilarious collection of supporting characters = This Show (Beelzebub if you haven't noticed yet :P ).
Sorry about that, had to get it out of my system. Also the first thing anyone notices while watching this show is the baby's doodle. There's no getting around it. Ahem.
First off, as a comedy anime, i say Beelzebub has done a very good job in this genre. Considering how many other comedy anime there are, this particular show pulls it off brilliantly in almost every episode. The story itself allows the combination of characters to pull off some very 'laugh-out-loud' moments, particularly with the baby and many of the side characters. Although some of the ongoing jokes do get repetitive and frustrating (baby crying, the grandfather) it does give a brief period for viewers to take a step back from the comedy and understand the situation the characters are in.
I believe that the voice acting in this anime is definitely either something to get used to, or you love it instantly (for me i couldn't imagine a better seiyū for the baby and the leading role). For the Audio in general, great stuff. Each musical piece set the tone of the story every time, which can sometimes be very hard to pull off, especially in a show that has to change its mood almost every 5 minutes.
Summary of Beelzebub: Definitely something to get you fixed on and gets you asking for more each week. The first few episodes aren't the shows best, but they do hold you're hand in telling the story which is well worth it once you pick up the pace of the anime. Hopefully more people will watching this series, because it is one of the better new-animes of the season. (btw i love the intro song for Ep 11 onwards!!!)
