Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun | |
魔入りました! 入間くん (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) | |
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Genre | Fantasy comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Osamu Nishi |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | March 2, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 36 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Makoto Moriwaki |
Produced by | Yūsuke Fujita |
Written by | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu |
Music by | Akimitsu Honma |
Studio | Bandai Namco Pictures |
Licensed by |
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Original network | NHK Educational TV |
English network | |
Original run | October 5, 2019 – present |
Episodes | 65 |
Manga | |
Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da! | |
Written by | Koneshima |
Illustrated by | Atsushi Tsudanuma |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | January 9, 2020 – present |
Volumes | 16 |
Manga | |
if: Episode of Mafia | |
Written by | hiromono |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Magazine | Bessatsu Shōnen Champion |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | September 9, 2023 – present |
Manga | |
Kalego Gaiden | |
Written by | Osamu Nishi |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | Q4 2023 – scheduled |
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (Japanese: 魔入りました! 入間くん, Hepburn: Mairimashita! Iruma-kun, "Enrolled Demon Iruma!") is a Japanese manga series by Osamu Nishi. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since March 2017. As of February 2024, the series has been collected in thirty-six tankōbon volumes.
An anime television series adaptation produced by Bandai Namco Pictures, aired on NHK Educational TV between October 2019 and March 2020, followed by a second season from April 2021 to September 2021, and a third season from October 2022 to March 2023. By September 2020, the manga had over 5 million copies in circulation.
The story follows Iruma Suzuki, a 14-year-old human boy who is sold to a demon by his lazy, selfish and neglectful parents. The demon, known as Sullivan, takes Iruma to the Demon World and officially adopts him as his grandson. He enrolls Iruma in the Babyls School for Demons where he is the headmaster and where Iruma quickly befriends the demons Alice Asmodeus and Clara Valac. However, Sullivan tells Iruma to never reveal that he is human since he will be eaten if anyone finds out.
Main article: List of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun chapters |
The series has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since March 2, 2017.[39] Akita Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 7, 2017.[40] As of February 7, 2024, thirty-six volumes have been released.[41]
At Anime Expo 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[42]
A spin-off manga, titled Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da! (魔界の主役は我々だ!, "We Are the Main Characters of the Demon World!"), started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion on January 9, 2020.[43] The first tankōbon volume was released on June 8, 2020.[44] As of December 7, 2023, sixteen volumes have been released.[45]
Two more spin-off manga were announced on July 24, 2023. The first is a mafia spin-off written and illustrated by hiromono, titled Mairimashita! Iruma-kun if Episode of Mafia, that began serialization in Bessatsu Shōnen Champion on September 12, 2023. The second is a five-chapter spin-off manga centered around Kalego Naberius written and illustrated by Nishi, titled Mairimashita! Iruma-kun: Kalego Gaiden, that will be serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion in Q4 2023.[46]
Main article: List of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun episodes |
An anime television series adaptation was announced in 10th issue of Weekly Shōnen Champion alongside Beastars on February 7, 2019.[47] The 23-episode series is animated by Bandai Namco Pictures and directed by Makoto Moriwaki, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu handling series composition, and Akimitsu Honma composing the music. NHK and NHK Enterprises are credited for production. The series aired from October 5, 2019, to March 7, 2020, on NHK Educational TV.[7][48] Da Pump performed the series' opening theme song "Magical Babyrinth," while Yu Serizawa performed the series' ending theme song "Debikyū" (デビきゅー).[49] Crunchyroll and Muse Communication are streaming the series in their selected regions.[50][51] A second season was announced and aired for 21 episodes from April 17, 2021, to September 11, 2021.[52][53][54] The staff returned to reprise their roles.[55] Da Pump performed the second season's opening theme song "No! No! Satisfaction!", while Amatsuki performed the second season's ending theme song "Kokoro Show Time" (ココロショータイム, Kokoro Shō Taimu).[56][57]
On May 18, 2021, it was announced that Sentai Filmworks picked up the home video rights.[58]
On September 11, 2021, the Twitter account for the anime announced that a third season is in development.[59] It aired from October 8, 2022 to March 4, 2023.[60] Fantastics from Exile Tribe performed the opening theme song "Girigiri Ride it Out" (ギリギリ Ride it out, On the Edge Ride it Out), while Wednesday Campanella performed the ending theme song "Nabe Bugyо̄" (鍋奉行, Hotpot Boss).[37]
By January 2020, the first fifteen volumes of the manga had over 2.5 million copies in circulation.[1] By September 2020, the manga had over 5 million copies in circulation.[61]
The anime adaptation was positively received. Reviewing the first episode, Vrai Kaiser praised it for being "a bit of fall sweetness," praising the style, the promise of prominent female characters, hints of a larger plot, heartening that the ending or opening visuals aren't "particularly fanservicey," and the series is building up to "a mostly gender-balanced cast," while saying that it will likely be a "solidly middle-of-the-pack show" but put a smile on their face.[62] When reviewing the first three episodes, Kaiser said that while the series doesn't "have an overabundance of ambition," the stories are executed with "enthusiasm and a kind of energy that...feels accessible to everyone," but praises the series for having writing that doesn't exploit or wallow in "dark machinations behind the scenes," and said that while the series wasn't their favorite for the season, they looked forward to "relaxing with [it] every week," and said they would be sticking with it until the end.[63]