Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
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Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun

8.3
Yr 2019
Rt 25m
Status Returning Series
Animation Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Overview

Fourteen-year-old Iruma Suzuki has just been abandoned and sold to a demon by his irresponsible parents! Surprisingly, the next thing he knows he's living with the demon who has adopted him as his new grandson and has been transferred into a school in the Netherworld where his new demon grandfather works as the principal. Thus begins the cowardly Iruma-kun's extraordinary school life among the otherworldly as he faces his true self, takes on challenges, and rises to become someone great.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 83 /100

Critics welcomed Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun as a delightfully entertaining anime, praising its cheerful tone and strong comedic sensibilities. Reviewers expressed pleasant surprise at the show's longer initial 23-episode length, feeling that the series maintained a high level of fun throughout its run.

Commentators highlighted the vibrant art and animation alongside the playful puns and character banter. The absurd premise and Iruma's unique survival skills—such as an inability to refuse requests and an extraordinary knack for dodging attacks—were spotlighted as charming elements that shine within the Netherworld setting.

“I honestly enjoyed all the puns and banter plus the art and animation looks wonderful.”

“Do not misunderstand; I’m glad it did because it was a lot of fun.”

“Iruma has a number of strengths – for instance, he has an inability to say no... His best skill however, is his ability to dodge attacks”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

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Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
UK • US • CA
Disney Plus
CA • UK
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US
Why fans love it

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun plays with typical supernatural school tropes by centering its narrative on a boy sold to a demon. Rather than focusing on fear, the series treats its fantastical setting as a backdrop for a story about found family and social evolution. The tone balances lighthearted comedy with the genuine pursuit of ambition as Iruma navigates a high school environment populated by monsters and demons.

Ayumu Murase provides a flexible performance that grounds the show even as the plot introduces wild elements like cross dressing and complex Netherworld power dynamics. The humor remains consistent, yet the show maintains its momentum by focusing on Iruma attempting to define his true self after a lifetime of hardship. It is a subversion of the standard isekai genre that highlights personal growth over traditional heroics.

Production Board

Crew

Theme Song Performance
Natsuki Hori Sekai Keito Kimura Yusei Yagi Utaha Sota Nakajima
Editor
Emi Onodera Chika Ishii
Art Direction
Hitomi Yoshida
Series Director
Ayaka Tsujihashi
Storyboard Artist
Ayaka Tsujihashi
Sound Director
Hozumi Goda
Production Supervisor
Isao Yoshikuni Mirai Miyamoto
Color Designer
Tomoe Takaya
Concept Artist
Jun Fuji Kaori Takahata Yasuyuki Noda
Character Designer
Yumiko Hara Akihiko Sano
Sound Effects
Noriko Izumo
Original Music Composer
Akimitsu Homma
Director
Hiroki Nagashima
Producer
Yusuke Fujita Saori Kohara
Sound Recordist
Nobuto Kojima
Director of Photography
Hiroyuki Chiba
Series Composition
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Other
Makoto Moriwaki
Screenplay
Makoto Moriwaki
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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

magic adoption ambition supernatural hell high school based on comic cross dressing demon school life shounen anime classmates isekai found family rank
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
October 05, 2019
Status
Returning Series
Episode Runtime
25 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
302