English Dub Review: Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun “Wish Upon Your Bow”

Overview

Iruma is trying to get back to the surface after exploring the underground labyrinth with Naphura. On their way up, he makes an unusual encounter that shouldn’t be possible…

Our Take

As Iruma and Naphula proceed on their way back from getting the Seed of Beginnings from Toto the Genie, Iruma recalls his young times of how his parents pushed him for their enjoyment, that with the Netherworld, he has finally settled down for good. Getting out of the cave is a cinch, but what Iruma doesn’t realize is that his parents coincidently show up on him, it’s an illusion inflicted by Orobas, that thanks to Naphula, he avoided being taken down, but falling into the abyss pretty much guarantees his assumption of a loss of life. YELP…

Thankfully, with such a fall, Iruma stays intact, with the only injury being his leg. But much like how Pennywise feeds on people’s fears and insecurities, Orobas’s trauma spell will stick with Iruma until the end of the Harvest Festival, and unless he finds a way out, it’ll stick to him close like glue. Thankfully Bachiko’s Teachings remind Iruma that he has one trick up his sleeve…

Overall, this was one of the best episodes of this arc by far. I can’t believe it took this long of the Harvest Festival for Iruma to do something impactful, and it’s about time he takes this seriously so it can come to an end more quickly. It’s almost kinda creepy how illusions can fool Iruma. The way his “parents” behaved combined with Iruma’s description of them hits at how shitty they were and how he wants to completely move on with his new life in the Demon World. At his core, the show still reminds us that Iruma is just a lonely kid filled with kindness which can sometimes be a detriment depending on the circumstance, but much like Butters Scotch from South Park, he’s capable of maintaining his optimism in the face of fucked up situations and I hope to see more of that in the future.