Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 is moving into a new storyline with Episode 23, titled “The Path to the Demon King” (“魔王への道”). After weeks of music festival drama and idol battles, the anime shifts focus back to the Demon King candidate plot and Sabnock Sabro’s family. The episode airs on Saturday, September 19, 2026, and fans across the world can watch it on Crunchyroll shortly after the Japanese broadcast.
When Does Iruma-kun Season 4 Episode 23 Come Out
Episode 23 premieres on NHK Educational TV in Japan on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 6:25 PM Japan Standard Time. The episode will also be available on Japanese streaming platforms including ABEMA and d Anime Store. International viewers can stream the episode on Crunchyroll at the same time as the Japanese broadcast.
Iruma-kun Season 4 Episode 23 Release Time for USA UK Canada Australia India and Worldwide
The release times for Episode 23 across major regions and time zones are listed below. Times are based on the simulcast schedule and may differ slightly depending on the platform.
- USA and Canada (Pacific Daylight Time): 2:25 AM, Saturday, September 19
- USA and Canada (Mountain Daylight Time): 3:25 AM, Saturday, September 19
- USA and Canada (Central Daylight Time): 4:25 AM, Saturday, September 19
- USA and Canada (Eastern Daylight Time): 5:25 AM, Saturday, September 19
- United Kingdom, Portugal, Ghana (British Summer Time): 10:25 AM, Saturday, September 19
- Central Europe, Spain, Italy, Poland, Germany, France (Central European Summer Time): 11:25 AM, Saturday, September 19
- India (Indian Standard Time): 2:55 PM, Saturday, September 19
- Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong (Philippine Time and nearby zones): 5:25 PM, Saturday, September 19
- Japan and South Korea (Japan Standard Time and Korea Standard Time): 6:25 PM, Saturday, September 19
- Australia (Australian Eastern Standard Time): 7:25 PM, Saturday, September 19
Crunchyroll will stream the episode in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS, and India. Subtitle options include English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and other major languages.
What Happens in Iruma-kun Season 4 Episode 23
Episode 23 is titled “The Path to the Demon King” and follows Iruma Suzuki as he visits the Demon King Division (also known as Batra). Since being named a candidate for the next Demon King, Iruma has started to think about things he never paid attention to before. He decides to seek knowledge about the Demon King from Sabnock Sabro, who is known for his deep understanding of Demon King lore and history.
Inspired by Iruma’s serious approach, Sabnock decides to visit his family home for the first time in a long while. He had been avoiding this visit for personal reasons. While at the Sabnock residence, a demon who happens to be visiting the family reveals information about the Demon King candidate training plan. This revelation gives Iruma and Sabnock new insight into what lies ahead on the path to becoming the Demon King.
What Happened in Iruma-kun Season 4 Episode 22
Episode 22, titled “The Arrogant Diva” (“傲慢の歌姫”), focused on the Akudol Grand Prix (Dem-Dol games) finale. Gyari won the right to choose the music genre for the final performance and picked rock, her specialty. Gyari stormed the stage and performed an improvised grunge and punk-inspired set that surprised the audience but failed to win them over.
Team Devimuse, made up of Kuromu, Meri, Lindy, and Iruma, then performed. With Iruma’s help, the group shifted from hard rock to a gentler idol style when Kuromu transformed into an idol. Team Devimuse won the competition, and Kuromu was named the best performer of the games. During the award ceremony, Gyari confessed her feelings for Kuromu, adding a romantic twist to the rivalry. Kuromu rejected Gyari’s idea of involving Iruma in a love triangle.
How Episode 23 Shifts the Story Away from the Music Festival
The Dem-Dol games arc ended with Episode 22, and Episode 23 takes the story in a different direction. The music festival storyline received a lot of screen time across Season 4, with episodes focusing on idol performances, disguises, and competition drama. Episode 23 slows down the pace and returns to the larger narrative about the Demon King succession.
Sabnock Sabro has been a major character since Season 1, but his family life and personal background have not been explored in detail until now. The episode uses Iruma’s new role as a Demon King candidate to bring Sabnock’s home life into the spotlight. The Demon King candidate training plan mentioned in the episode connects to the broader political and magical conflicts that have been building throughout the series.
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The Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun anime is based on the manga by Osamu Nishi, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Champion in March 2017. The manga has over 20 million copies in circulation as of March 2026.
Crunchyroll announced that it would stream Season 4 in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS, and India. The fourth season ran for 24 episodes across two cours (quarters of a year). The opening theme song “Ichi Ni no San” is performed by the band Penthouse.
Setsuo Ito joined the Season 4 cast as Purson Soi, the 13th member of the Misfit Class who had been invisible and unheard for the first three seasons. Chief director Makoto Moriwaki said in an interview at Anime NYC 2026 that Purson had existed in the background since the beginning, and his introduction in Season 4 gave the character a chance to become more prominent. Moriwaki also shared that the episode “Lilith’s Carpet” was produced as a full musical and required double the animation staff to complete the choreography and dancing scenes.
The anime’s first season premiered in October 2019 on NHK Educational with 23 episodes. The series has since grown into one of the most consistent performers on NHK Educational TV, with a dedicated fanbase in Japan and worldwide through Crunchyroll.
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