# The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020)

> A reincarnated Demon King enrolls in a magic academy full of descendants too weak to recognize his true power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/82234

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 37
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, fantasy, comedy
- Network: AT-X, Gunma TV, TOKYO MX, BS11, Tochigi TV
- Cast: Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Takuma Terashima, Shinobu Matsumoto, Sayumi Watabe, Aki Toyosaki, Ami Koshimizu, Kana Asumi, Tomori Kusunoki
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12432936/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: breezy, deadpan, irreverent, joyful

## What critics say

Audiences find the series a light, fan-service-driven fantasy comedy whose reversed power-fantasy premise is entertaining but uneven, with mixed overall reception.

## Synopsis

The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020-2024) is a Japanese animated fantasy comedy series adapted from a light novel and produced by SILVER LINK. and broadcast across regional Japanese networks including AT-X and TOKYO MX. The story follows Anos Voldigoad, a tyrannical Demon King who wiped out humans, spirits and gods before growing bored of endless war and reincarnating in search of peace. Voiced by Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Anos finds the world of his descendants transformed: magic has deteriorated and the people are weakened by long peace. He enrolls at Demon King Academy, which gathers those believed to be reincarnations of the Demon King, but the faculty cannot see through his power and brands him a misfit. Takuma Terashima voices Lay Glanzudlii, and Sayumi Watabe voices Eleonore Bianca, both principal figures in the school's comings and goings. Each episode is built around academy trials, rivalries and magical mishaps in which Anos's overwhelming strength is misread as ordinary. Across two seasons and 37 episodes the series keeps the engine simple and the mood breezy, with a deadpan, dignified comedic register. Fans of Mushoku Tensei, The Rising of the Shield Hero and Overlord will find resonance in its overpowered reincarnation premise and power fantasy humor.

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