Volume 17 ships on August 8
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Kadokawa‘s listing for the 17th volume in Shu‘s The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants (Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha ~Shijō Saikyō no Maō no Shiso, Tensei Shite Shison-tachi no Gakkō e Kayō) light novel series reports the story is entering its final arc. The volume ships on August 8.
Square Enix is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story:
Despite their appetite for destruction, even demon kings tire of all the blood and chaos sometimes! When Anoth reincarnates in the hopes of a more peaceful life, he ends up going to school with his descendants in his old castle 2,000 years later. But with magic on its last legs in this era, no one is able to assess Anoth’s true power!
Shu launched the novel series on the Shōsetsu ni Narō website in April 2017. Kadokawa is publishing the novels with illustrations by Yoshinori Shizuma.
Kayaharuka‘s manga adaptation launched in July 2018 on Square Enix‘s Manga UP! website. Square Enix cancelled the manga adaptation in July 2021 due to the artist’s health. Kayaharuka died in the same month.
The anime’s first season premiered in July 2020 and had 13 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.
The first cours of the anime’s second season premiered in January 2023. Episodes 7 and beyond of the anime were delayed due to the impact of the increase in COVID-19 infections on its production schedule. The sequel anime then restarted its broadcast in July 2023. Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the anime season in February 2023.
The second season’s second cours (quarter of a year) premiered in April 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the season as it aired.
Source: Kadokawa
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