Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		1.0
Overall		3.0

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie Review

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 continues the action-adventure mayhem. Created by Osamu Nishi, Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 features animation produced by Bandai Namco Pictures (Brave Beats, Hula Fulla Dance). As broadcast on NHK (Attack on Titan, Pilot Candidate), Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 features theme song performances by FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE (opening) and Wednesday Campanella (ending).

Produced by Saori Kohara. Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 features animation produced by Akihiro Sekiyama (Jewelpet Sunshine, World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman). The series features voice performances by Ayaka Asai, Ayumu Murase, and Ryōhei Kimura.

New journeys await. The epic adventures of Iruma-kun continue as he has more fun at demon school. Now that it is the coveted Harvest season, it is time for the students to embark on new missions and adventures.

The students set forth on new missions as each student looks to find food to eat in the mysterious and ominous jungles. As the demon school finds new adventures this year, the classmates find themselves becoming new rivals. There are epic battles that unfold, too. An epic showdown occurs between some of the students. A battle of strength and skill.

The characters are a huge part of the appeal of Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3. The lead cast of characters are essential to the storytelling. Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 has fun and impressive performances. Iruma is an essential lead and someone with an enormous charm. Wonderfully enthusiastic and spirited as a leading character, Iruma is a lovable character that easily appeals to fans of the program.

The character designs by Yumiko Hara (Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!, Jewelpet: Attack Travel!) are outstanding and one of the most essential elements of the production. Hara is a talent – providing quality character design artwork for the production. Hara certainly did something special: creating memorable character designs for both the leads and supporting characters.

The animation is beautiful and one of the most inspired elements of the production. Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 features notable art direction by Hitomi Yoshida (I Left My A-Rank Party, Bibliophile Princess) and chief animation direction by Yumiko Hara (Sky Wizards Academy, Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!). The animation style remains vibrant, colorful, and energetic.

The beautiful animation is crisp and engaging. The series art style showcases the background animation, line artwork, and aesthetic qualities enormously well. The subtle intricacies of the production allow for a more fun and enveloping animation style – something that capably highlights the series animation and its epic fantasy elements.

The cinematography by Hiroyuki Chiba (Weathering With You, Suzume) is robust and engaging. The crisp cinematography makes a wonderful impression. Chiba is a talent and there is something special about the production aesthetic and how the cinematography showcases the animation and its various hues –highlighting the spectrum of the animation.

The score composed by Akimitsu Honma (Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, RIN-NE) and Yayoi Sekimukai (Matsuinu, Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku) is well-done. The music plays an important role in the anime series. The score evokes a sense of energetic fun. The score provides whimsy, charms, and beautiful wonder to the series. The music is a great accompaniment to both the character-based elements and the series sense of charm. The score works well with the action scenes, too. The remarkably engaging action beats are highlighted spectacularly well by upbeat score.

Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Black Clover, Miss Monochrome), Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 provides more fun adventures. The scripting is solid and offers plenty of excitement for fans. The writing adds a sense of charm for the cast of characters. The scripting is well-done – offering up enthusiastic dialogue and action beats for the fantasy saga.

Directed by Makoto Moriwaki (Onegai My Melody, Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 is well-directed and highlights the whimsy of the anime series. Production values impress in spades. Moriwaki creates something stylish and fun. The fantasy animation establishing something special and noteworthy. The style carries on throughout the production and finds a way to showcase vibrancy and a sense of excitement.

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Released on Blu-ray by Crunchyroll, Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 AVC encoded high-definition in the original television broadcast aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen. The high-definition video presentation looks wonderful on the release. The crisp and well detailed animation is beautiful throughout. The background animation, line artwork, and character art are well reproduced on the release. There is a sense of charm and beauty to the animation. The art is well highlighted with the encoding.

One of the strengths of physical media is the video presentation quality. The transfer showcases the benefits of physical over streaming. Streaming video services tend to have video presentations with some more compression compared to their physical media counterparts. For home theater enthusiasts wanting the best possible video presentation, there can be subtle gains on the physical media option. The gains can include higher bit-rates and a more robust encoding style. These aspects are also well enhanced by other variables – from internet connection speeds, to data plans, number of connected users, weather issues, and other unforeseen variables.

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The release includes a selection of lossless audio options: English Dolby TrueHD 2.0 and Japanese Dolby TrueHD 2.0 (with English subtitles). The release reproduces the sound direction by Hozumi Gōda (Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan). The lossless audio encoding is impressive and provides great dialogue reproduction and clarity. The score is another fantastic highlight on the release. The music is well integrated into the sound presentation.

An essential hallmark on physical media is the lossless audio encoding. Physical media provides true lossless audio encoding with higher bit-rates and a lower noise floor. Streaming video services, by comparison, tend to offer a more compressed audio presentation. Streaming options tend to have lower bit-rates and a less crisp and robust sound presentation. For home theater enthusiasts and audiophiles seeking the best possible audio experience, the physical option remains superior.

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The release includes a nicely designed o-card slipcover. The slipcover is fantastic and adds a nice sense of charm and style to the package design. The artwork remains the same between the slipcover and artwork underneath the slipcover. The box set looks nice in hand and will look great on the shelf. Collectors wanting the best possible option for their collection will appreciate the physical release provided by Crunchyroll.

On disc supplements include:

Textless Opening Song (HD, 1:32)

Textless Closing Song (HD, 1:31)

Unfortunately, the release has a less impressive supplemental package. The release could have been more robust in terms of the bonus features package. The release could have used some audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes, cast/crew interviews, photo galleries, art galleries, and more. Enthusiasts seek out robust supplemental packages to get the most out of their physical media ownership. Sometimes a nice set of bonus features can be the difference between a purchase or a pass in the age of streaming. Streaming is sometimes selected by some viewers as a one-and-done stream if the extras and physical goodies are not enticing enough.

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 3 adds more impressive animation and fantasy storytelling. The series continues to reward with a compelling cast of characters. The series beautifully showcases the production values in spades. There is so much to appreciate about the aesthetic of the series. The Blu-ray release provides excellent high-definition video, lossless audio, and a nice o-card slipcover. The only downside to the release is a somewhat sparse and underwhelming supplemental package. The release could have benefited from a more robust extras package and in the streaming era this is something that can make a considerable difference for some potential purchasers. Recommended.