Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun is really fun... It never loses its central heart and manages to blend humor and more serious plotlines smoothly....a nice attention to detail in both art and story, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this is a comedy that's worth your time. - Anime News Network
Iruma Suzuki has always been eager to please, even at the cost of his well-being. Worst yet, he's the son of two selfish parents who end up selling him to a demon. Thanks to their totally irresponsible actions, Iruma has found himself living in the Netherworld, where he must live and attend school as the grandson of an older demon. Luckily, his new, doting grandfather is there to help, but Iruma will have to figure out how to blend in with his demonic classmates or risk getting eaten. All he needs to do is subjugate rival classmates, summon familiars, and do other typical demon things while never revealing that he's human… Piece of cake, right?
Iruma’s drive to understand the evil phase of demons leads to his ring bringing out his dark side, the aptly (if awkwardly) named Irumean. And unlike Iruma’s goal of surviving school, Irumean has plans, real plans, for his class of losers…
This arc is probably the best thing I’ve read in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun to date and it does so by being exactly what you expect, then doing some very unexpected things that take it to a whole other level.
We literally just saw Ameri go through this in reverse in the previous volume, but since Iruma has been so incredibly good and polite this whole time (and we’ve spent all this time with him), it really doesn’t feel like a retread at all.
That’s also partially because Irumean has an agency and goals that Iruma doesn’t typically act on and he’s had it up to here with his class being treated like a bunch of useless weirdos. I’d characterize this version as less mean and more ruthlessly ambitious than anything else.
While I do bemoan this manga’s tendency to just add stuff in whenever it feels like it, revealing the various powers of the weirdos of the misfit class by pitting them against the school’s Snape stand-in Kalego over access to a locked-off and super swanky classroom is the best way to do it.
Kalego’s demands for letting the misfits have said room turns out to require a lot of effort in a short time and we spend almost the entire volume focused on the various machinations and scheming of the class as they try to pull it off.
Now, no amount of anything will get me to like that irritating serial sexual harasser in the class, I absolutely detest that character, but the rest do a fantastic job of showing that they may be unusual, but that makes them unique.
There’s also a ton of good payoff for various things sprinkled throughout this story. When the challenge before the class takes a sudden turn, it’s not what Irumean has plotted that turns the tide, but rather it’s what Iruma has done beforehand that he finally reaps in a reward he didn’t ask for.
That’s a pretty amazing way to show just how amazing Iruma’s good nature is, something that’s always been at the heart of the series, and how it makes him unique beyond simply being a human in the demon world. I really thought this was superbly done.
Plus, my complaints about Az and Clara from the end of the last arc turned out to be part of a hilarious misdirect that’s revealed in the first chapter of the volume. And Clara’s skill at being Clara truly comes into its own with the most outlandishly dumb board game.
Minus some minor bumps, this is really firing on all cylinders at this point and I’ve really enjoyed how this series has grown on me as it’s gotten rolling. There are still things that could be done better, but this particular volume does so much right it’s hard to complain.
4.5 stars - yeah, I’d stomp that one character into the curb and I’m not 100% on the new character we get at the end, but this is a great long arc that really showcases the series doing what it does at its best.
Juste pour l'eye-liner d'Iruma du tome 7, ce manga mérite les cinq étoiles. Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais je trouve personnellement que c'est parmi les plus sexy/cool design de personnage qui existe. Dans une série dont j'aime déjà beaucoup bien l'esthétique visuelle particulière.
Mais c'est aussi un bon volume qui brasse un peu les cartes des comportements de personnages, sans avoir à recourir à des lavages de cerveau, de l'hypnotisme ou autres et livre un récit qui reste fidèle au personnage, à la série et arrive à garder l'humour et les tensions des autres volumes.
Gotta be the best volume so far! Love this little Irumean arc, it’s so, so, fun. The contrast between regular Iruma and Irumean is a fun switch-up, but it’s cool that you can still tell that it’s Iruma underneath despite his harsher personality. I need to catch up with this series asap😭
La première chose qui m’a interpellé avec ce septième tome c’est la couverture. On y retrouver Iruma mais qui ne ressemble absolument pas au Iruma que l’on connait d’habitude. C’est une chose qui m’a tellement intrigué. Je me suis demandé pourquoi la couverture le représente comme ceci. Dès que j’ai eu le tome entre les mains je me suis précipite pour le lire. Ma curiosité avait besoin d’être assouvie pour le coup. Bien évidemment, comme tous les tomes précédents, cette lecture fut un vrai coup de coeur. Je ne me lasse absolument pas de ce manga qui fait clairement partie de mes préférés. J’aime tellement les personnages, l’univers et l’humour qui se dégage de ce manga. A chaque tome, je passe une lecture incroyable. J’ai déjà hâte de découvrir la suite!
Dans ce tome, on retrouve Iruma en plein questionnement. En effet, il aimerait mieux comprendre les démons. La bague gloutonne a une merveilleuse idée en tête, enfin merveilleuse idée selon elle.. Elle décide de jeter un sort à Iruma qui fait ressortir tous ses mauvais penchants.. Cet Iruma désormais diabolique rallie tous les élèves de la classe anormale dans le but de s’emparer de la « salle royale », une relique du roi-démon disparu!
J’ai vraiment beaucoup aimé ce tome. Découvrir cette autre facette de Iruma, même si il est sous l’emprise d’un sort, c’était vraiment génial. Clairement ça nous change du petit Iruma tout gentil, bonne poire qui dit oui à tout. Ici on a un Iruma qui n’hésite pas râler et j’en passe. C’était vraiment drôle de le voir comme cela. Surtout qu’il s’est lancé à la quête de la salle royale. Et il va tout faire pour arriver à son objectif. La bague démone pour le coup a vraiment eu une très bonne idée. Avoir une autre facette de Iruma comme cela, ça apporte beaucoup de fraicheur à l’histoire je trouve. Ca nous change et ça nous offre une bonne dose de rigolade.
Cette saga, je pense que je ne m’en lasserais jamais. Dès le premier tome, je suis tombée sous le charme de ce manga. Encore plus depuis que je regarde l’anime. J’ai rarement autant ris en lisant un manga. C’est ma dose de rigolade assurée à chaque sortie. Les personnages sont vraiment hyper drôles mais surtout hyper attachant. C’est une de mes meilleures découvertes pour ma part. Il faut que je me mette à jour dans l’anime, il me reste quelques épisode de la saison 2 à regarder. J’ai hâte de découvrir ce que Iruma nous réserve encore!
Iruma’s drive to understand the evil phase of demons leads to his ring bringing out his dark side, the aptly (if awkwardly) named Irumean. And unlike Iruma’s goal of surviving school, Irumean has plans, real plans, for his class of losers…
This arc is probably the best thing I’ve read in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun to date and it does so by being exactly what you expect, then doing some very unexpected things that take it to a whole other level.
We literally just saw Ameri go through this in reverse in the previous volume, but since Iruma has been so incredibly good and polite this whole time (and we’ve spent all this time with him), it really doesn’t feel like a retread at all.
That’s also partially because Irumean has an agency and goals that Iruma doesn’t typically act on and he’s had it up to here with his class being treated like a bunch of useless weirdos. I’d characterize this version as less mean and more ruthlessly ambitious than anything else.
While I do bemoan this manga’s tendency to just add stuff in whenever it feels like it, revealing the various powers of the weirdos of the misfit class by pitting them against the school’s Snape stand-in Kalego over access to a locked-off and super swanky classroom is the best way to do it.
Kalego’s demands for letting the misfits have said room turns out to require a lot of effort in a short time and we spend almost the entire volume focused on the various machinations and scheming of the class as they try to pull it off.
Now, no amount of anything will get me to like that irritating serial sexual harasser in the class, I absolutely detest that character, but the rest do a fantastic job of showing that they may be unusual, but that makes them unique.
There’s also a ton of good payoff for various things sprinkled throughout this story. When the challenge before the class takes a sudden turn, it’s not what Irumean has plotted that turns the tide, but rather it’s what Iruma has done beforehand that he finally reaps in a reward he didn’t ask for.
That’s a pretty amazing way to show just how amazing Iruma’s good nature is, something that’s always been at the heart of the series, and how it makes him unique beyond simply being a human in the demon world. I really thought this was superbly done.
Plus, my complaints about Az and Clara from the end of the last arc turned out to be part of a hilarious misdirect that’s revealed in the first chapter of the volume. And Clara’s skill at being Clara truly comes into its own with the most outlandishly dumb board game.
Minus some minor bumps, this is really firing on all cylinders at this point and I’ve really enjoyed how this series has grown on me as it’s gotten rolling. There are still things that could be done better, but this particular volume does so much right it’s hard to complain.
4.5 stars - yeah, I’d stomp that one character into the curb and I’m not 100% on the new character we get at the end, but this is a great long arc that really showcases the series doing what it does at its best.
ngl, i really like evil cycle iruma-kun. it was a fun switch-up i didn't know i needed but loved so much nonetheless
honestly tho, when , i really REALLY wanted to see his older version;; like, i feel like he's gonna be a hottie in the future if u catch my drift (i can sense these things muahahahhaha) and i just want a teeny tiny glimpse yknow?
maybe i'm not just lowkey weird anymore lmao hahahahahaha don't unfriend me :(
Me encantó este volumen, sobre todo porque a pesar de que Iruma era "malo" siempre conservo su esencia, quería ver más su relación con sus compañeros y este tomo me lo dio, además me encantó esa cerrada de bocas que le dieron a todos. Mi favorito hasta ahora.
This is fun. Evil Iruma is here and misfits class moving to royal castle?! Yup this so much fun and so entertaining, although I wished there's more Clara and Azz.
Black and White are two sides of a coin, and the purest white can become the darkest black. Through the spirit residing in the ring, he transforms into the opposite of his original personality, experiencing what a demon lives like. Iruma demonstrates his charisma, and makes a bet with his teacher to use the classroom of the Demon King, and pulls in his classmates with his charisma.
This volume is an exciting one packed with action, making you hot-blooded from the events that happen!