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Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
“Popcorn's burnt. Like this film.”
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2019 · Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
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.
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RELEASE DATE
2019
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GENRE
Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY
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.
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@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-15 23:00 UTC
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-22 19:00 UTC
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-11 00:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun.
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Why is Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (2019) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 18/100. 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 be…
What streaming era or audience vibe does Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun fit best?+
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun works best as a modern catalog staple for animation fans. With a Burn Index of 18/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun scores 18/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/criticalkino · u/CinephileCynic🔥 2.0k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun?
Look, I wanted to love Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 3.5k points
Unpopular opinion: Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/criticalkino · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 3.8k points
The cinematography in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/boxoffice · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 2.0k points
Hot Take: Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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