Anime
Iruma-kun: Mafia Spin-off Premieres January 4, 2027
The twelve-episode TV anime keeps the familiar voice cast and moves Iruma into the world of a mafia organization.
The TV anime Iruma-kun: If Episode of Mafia premieres on January 4, 2027 on Japanese television. NHK will broadcast the twelve episodes of this official spin-off of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun on Mondays at 11 p.m. on NHK General. Along with the broadcast date, the production team has released a new key visual showing six main characters in mafia attire.
Familiar Voices in a Different World
The series retains the voice actors of several central characters from the original Iruma-kun anime. Ayumu Murase again voices Iruma, and Mitsuki Saiga plays Opera. They are joined by Daisuke Ono as Naberius Kalego, Ryohei Kimura as Asmodeus Alice, Ayaka Asai as Valac Clara, and Saori Hayami as Ameri. The new story, however, places the familiar characters in different roles and a considerably more criminal environment.
In the story, the helpful Iruma lives in a poor neighborhood. One day he tends to a severely injured older man. This man turns out to be Sullivan, the leader of the mafia organization Babil. Sullivan takes Iruma in as his grandson, and the boy must find his place within the organization and protect his new family. The anime version is based on the manga by hiro者, which is built on an idea by Osamu Nishi, the creator of the main series.
Production and Broadcast
Keiichiro Kawaguchi directs, and Kazuyuki Fudeyasu is responsible for series composition. The character design comes from Kenji Fujisaki. Tatsunoko Production handles the animation, while NHK Enterprises oversees production. The music is composed by Yayoi Sekimukai.
The official anime website lists twelve episodes and also announces Japanese broadcasts via NHK ONE in live and on-demand form. A German streaming service has not yet been named. No precise international release date is available either.
With its fixed broadcast date, the spin-off joins the anime premieres around the turn of the year. Also announced for early January 2027 are Haru to Gen and the second season of Akane-banashi. Unlike the school world of the main series, If Episode of Mafia tells a self-contained alternative story with the familiar characters.