Iruma-kun Anime Film Project Announced at Devil's Party 2
The film is a new story rather than an adaptation of an existing arc, which means the production sits outside the manga's published material.
Key Facts
- The Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun anime film project was announced in a promotional video at the DEVIL'S PARTY! 2 event at Nippon Engineering College Arena in Tokyo on September 27.
- The promotional video teases that the Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun film will tell a brand-new story.
- The Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun manga by Osamu Nishi launched in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion in March 2017 and has 50 volumes published as of September 8, 2026.
- The fourth season of the Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun anime premiered on April 4 on NHK Educational and ended with its 24th episode on Saturday.
- Ayumu Murase voices Iruma Suzuki, and series creator Osamu Nishi both recorded comments for the DEVIL'S PARTY! 2 event.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun anime franchise is getting a theatrical film project, announced in a promotional video that debuted during the DEVIL'S PARTY! 2 event at Nippon Engineering College Arena in Tokyo on September 27. The video teases that the film will tell a brand-new story. Ayumu Murase, who voices Iruma Suzuki, said he is looking forward to it and will do his best with the recording. Series creator Osamu Nishi said she is looking forward to it and has been told by people around her not to say anything, adding that the team is working very hard on it. The event also celebrated the original manga's upcoming 10th anniversary. Osamu Nishi launched the manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion in March 2017, and 50 volumes have been published as of September 8, 2026. The anime's fourth season premiered on April 4 on NHK Educational and ended with its 24th episode on Saturday.
Ayumu Murase, who voices Iruma Suzuki, gave a fuller comment than the video clip carried: "I think it's going to develop into something that makes you wonder, 'What's going to happen!?'" He added that he hopes people come out to see it.
Osamu Nishi's comment ran longer as well. "More than anything, I'm really looking forward to it," she said, explaining that people around her told her not to say anything, so she could not, "but we're working very hard on it, so I hope you'll wait patiently."
The announcement came from the franchise's own channels, with the promotional video posted to the anime's website, its X/Twitter account, and the official YouTube channel. The credit line on the video reads Osamu Nishi, Akita Shoten / NHK, NEP.
The fourth season ran for two cours and streamed in Japan from April 6. Crunchyroll carried the season as it aired across North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS, and India. Past seasons followed the same pattern: the first premiered in October 2019 on NHK Educational with 23 episodes, the second in April 2021, and the third in October 2022, each with an English dub from Crunchyroll.
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