Highlights
- The second part of The Misfit of Demon King Academy Season 2 arrives in Spring 2024, covering the Selection Judgment Arc.
- Anos faces new challenges, forms partnerships, and navigates the Underground World in the upcoming arcs.
- SILVER LINK Studios helms the production with a talented team, scheduled to release on April 2 via Crunchyroll.
SILVER LINK Studios’ long-awaited second part of The Misfit of Demon King Academy Season 2 is nearing its arrival after its postponement in the Winter 2023 season, due to a COVID-19 outbreak that ultimately affected production work. Thankfully, the delay only lasted six months, and fans won’t have to wait much longer for its release, which is slotted to be a part of the Spring 2024 schedule. The studio also confirmed that the second part of Season 2 will cover the Selection Judgment Arc, the fifth arc of the original series.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy is based on the light novel series by Shu and Yoshinori Shizuma, covering the tale of Anos Voldigoad, a Demon King who takes great pleasure in the eradication of humans and spirits, even going as bold as to challenge the Gods of his world. Ultimately, Anos grew tired of war and reincarnated 2000 years into the future, hoping for a world of peace. It was there that he found the magic that ruled the world to have decreased to unfavorable levels, forcing him to re-enter Demon King Academy to educate those who had grown weak.
The Selection Trial Arc
Following the conclusion of the Great Spirit Arc, which touched on the first two parts of Volume 4 of the light novel, fans should expect to dive into the next chapter, which begins with the Selection Trial Arc. The previous arc featured many great battles, with Anos earning victories over Nosgalia, Zeke Ozma, and Avos Dilhevia, destroying all three while turning Zeke Ozma into his owl and reincarnating Misa as a pure spirit, following her defeat. This decision allowed Misa to reunite with her parents, while earning Anos the title of the Demon King of Tyranny.
Anos won’t be short on challengers in the Selection Trial Arc, as he’ll be prominently featured just as much as in the previous arc. New discoveries will be made, as Dragons will begin to roam the world, having once been believed to have gone extinct, while Anos will traverse the Underground World for the first time, learning a cruel fate that awaits him, and a decision made for him.
This is a wonderful re-entry into The Misfit of Demon King Academy, as it raises the stakes of Anos and his rise as Demon King of Tyranny, while adding an extra element of surprise. Though Anos remains as powerful as ever, with very little challenging his magical abilities, the situation becomes more concerning when he is thrown into battles that were once thought to be finished. This will undoubtedly lead to new partnerships, forcing Anos to rely on the help of others as he focuses his attention on bringing an end to the Selection Trial. Who will take his side and what may come of it is exactly what makes this arc so exciting.
Dragon God’s Country Giordal Arc
As Anos discovers the deeper roots of the Underground World, he’ll meet one of the three great countries that inhabit the world. Anos will learn of the existence of Draconids in the surrounding area, where land is governed to hold acceptable living conditions for both humans and demons alike. Draconids are said to be the successors to their dragon ancestors, with relation to both humans and demons. Those who are born from dragons directly hold the title of Child Dragons, possessing greater powers than any other Draconid race.
Volume 6 of The Misfit of Demon King Academy covers 40 chapters in total, plus a prologue and epilogue to both introduce the close out the arc for the audience. With over 450 pages to indulge in, this edition was released in Japan in March 2020, and its English version came out four years later, shortly before the second part of Season 2. Fans of this series can hop in right before the anime releases its second season, or await the beautiful animation and become immersed in new worlds and characters that both strengthen each story’s plot and make Anos’ adventure more complicated.
Greater battles, more depth to those that took more spotlight in part one of Season 2, and new faces and races to embolden are what makes The Misfit of Demon King Academy so special. Fans will be left on the edge of their seats as Anos continues his journey to seek out stronger magic, while taking on tougher challenges along the way.
The Staff and Expected Release Date
The Misfit of Demon King Academy is produced by SILVER LINK, known best for their work with titles such as Kokoro Connect, Non Non Biyori, and Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya. Part 2 of Season 2 will be directed by Masafumi Tamura. His latest work came as a key animator for One Piece (1 episode) and Eiga Yurukyan in 2022, while serving as animation director for multiple episodes of Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (2020) and Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru (2021).
Jin Tanaka will take over series composition, having last served in this position from 2020 to 2022, in 30 episodes with Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai. The character designs will be done by Kazuyuki Yamayoshi (CHAOS;CHILD), while Keiji Inai, best known for his work in several parts of One Piece and Star Wars: Visions, reprises his role as the series composer.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy is scheduled to be released on April 2. The second part of Season 2 will be part of Crunchyroll’s Spring 2024 line-up, which also features My Hero Academia Season 7, Demon Slayer Season 4, Mushoku Tensei Season 2 Part 2, and Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture. Be sure to check in for all new future episodes, and don’t miss out on all the exciting action that The Misfit of Demon King Academy promises to deliver.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy II Part 2 will be available to stream on Crunchyroll.
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