# Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy
**Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy** (Japanese: カナン様はあくまでチョロい, *Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi*) is a Japanese comedy-romance manga written and illustrated by nonco, serialized in Kodansha's *Weekly Shōnen Magazine* since the magazine's 2022 issue 27.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) The series is classified as shōnen manga with comedy, romance, supernatural, and ecchi (Japanese genre with playful, risqué fanservice rather than explicit content) content set around a school.[2](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi) A television anime adaptation produced by Studio KAI premiered in April 2026.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Native title | カナン様はあくまでチョロい (*Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi*), by nonco[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) |
| Serialization | *Weekly Shōnen Magazine* (Kodansha), from the 2022 issue 27; ongoing[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) • [2](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi) |
| Collected volumes | 14 volumes under the Shūkan Magazine KC imprint; volume 1 (ISBN 9784065293607) published from June 1, 2022[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) |
| Premise | Kanan Takakiyo, a demon who came to the human world to eat souls, becomes the public-morals chairwoman at Tama Municipal Hōnō Academy and ends up dating her junior Kyougi Yōji[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) |
| Anime | 12-episode television anime by Studio KAI, streaming on Crunchyroll since April 2026[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-15/studio-kai-animates-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-tv-anime/.223586) • [4](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GT00371860/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy) |
| English edition | Licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment (announced October 29, 2025) in omnibus editions, first volume scheduled for July 2026[5](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/29/seven-seas-licenses-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus-manga-series/) |
| Sales | Cumulative circulation surpassed 200,000 copies as of February 2024[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) |
## Publication history
The manga began serialization in *Weekly Shōnen Magazine* in June 2022, with the first collected volume published beginning June 1, 2022 under Kodansha's Shūkan Magazine KC imprint.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) • [3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-15/studio-kai-animates-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-tv-anime/.223586) Kodansha published the ninth compiled volume in April 2025,[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-15/studio-kai-animates-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-tv-anime/.223586) and the most recent collected volume is the 14th (ISBN 9784065446409).[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) The series remains ongoing; the total chapter count is not documented in available bibliographic records, and reader commentary notes that individual chapters can be as short as 4 to 8 pages, consistent with a short-form serial format.[2](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi)
## Plot and premise
The story is set at Tama Municipal Hōnō Academy, where the public-morals committee chairwoman Kanan Takakiyo is in fact a demon from the demon world who came to eat human souls.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) She descends on the human world intending to feast on young human souls, and her plan is to devour her chosen target, a teen boy; instead of killing him she somehow ends up in a relationship with him.[2](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi) • [5](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/29/seven-seas-licenses-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus-manga-series/) The boy is her junior Kyougi Yōji, and the two form what the story frames as a "romantic contract."
The supporting cast grows from there: the maid Ami and the heavenly apostle Jeanne join the story,[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) and the demon Lilim Zebul appears in a supporting role.[2](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi)
## Style and humor
**The central gag** is a sustained misunderstanding about what "eating" means. After the inciting incident, in which Kanan literally wants to eat Youji and he takes her words as a sexual euphemism, Kanan assumes that everything Youji says is either directly about sex or a euphemism for it, making the demoness the sex-obsessed partner in the relationship.[6](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2026/spring/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy/.234699) A recurring physical gag plays on the same embarrassment: unable to get over the awkwardness of holding Youji's hand, Kanan ties a leash between their hands and drags him along.[6](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2026/spring/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy/.234699)
Reader commentary on the manga's structure describes a fast-moving ecchi romantic comedy that establishes the romance in the first chapter rather than delaying it for hundreds of chapters, with a small cast of roughly three significant characters.[2](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi) The same commentary notes that the demon-soul-eating premise largely disappears after the first three chapters in favor of fanservice gags.[2](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi) The Anime News Network preview-guide reviewer, by contrast, found the romance itself "rather heartfelt" beneath the predictable humor.[6](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2026/spring/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy/.234699)
## Adaptation
A television anime adaptation was announced as part of the series' media mix and premiered in April 2026.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) The official anime website opened on April 15, 2025 with a teaser visual and named Studio KAI as the animation studio.[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-15/studio-kai-animates-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-tv-anime/.223586) [Crunchyroll](https://www.edgepedia.org/crunchyroll) streams the series as a 12-episode season, describing Kanan as the "Gourmet Devil" whose plan to gorge herself on youthful souls backfires when her first target, high schooler Youji Kyougi, becomes her boyfriend instead.[4](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GT00371860/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy) The anime aired on Saturdays and streams on Crunchyroll.[6](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2026/spring/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy/.234699)
## English and international publication
[Seven Seas Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/seven-seas-entertainment) announced the English license on October 29, 2025, under the title *Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy*, credited to story and art by NONCO in the genres comedy, romance, and supernatural.[5](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/29/seven-seas-licenses-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus-manga-series/) • [7](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus/) The English release is in omnibus editions: the first omnibus (collecting volumes 1 and 2) was scheduled for July 2026 at $24.99 USA / $33.99 CAN, with ebook editions available on digital platforms.[5](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/29/seven-seas-licenses-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus-manga-series/) A later omnibus collecting volumes 5 and 6 is listed for March 23, 2027 at $24.99 (ISBN 979-8-89765-922-7).[7](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus/)
The work also has foreign editions in other languages: the Chinese title is 容易對付的惡魔大人 and the Korean title is 카난 님은 초보 악마.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206)
## Reception
Cumulative circulation of the manga surpassed 200,000 copies as of February 2024.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) The anime holds an average rating of 4.5 from about 16,500 users on Crunchyroll.[4](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GT00371860/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy)
Fan and critical assessments diverge on how well the premise sustains the series. Reader reviews on [MyAnimeList](https://www.edgepedia.org/myanimelist) praise the immediacy of the romance and the short-chapter pacing, while criticizing the abandonment of the soul-eating plot after three chapters.[2](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi) The Anime News Network preview-guide reviewer acknowledged that the romance comes off as rather heartfelt but judged the single-joke premise thin over a full season and declined to continue watching.[6](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2026/spring/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy/.234699) The high Crunchyroll user rating alongside that mixed professional verdict captures the split between audience and critic reception.
## By the numbers and what changed since 2023
The series' trajectory since 2023 can be traced through dated milestones:
- **February 2024**: cumulative circulation passed 200,000 copies.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206)
- **April 2025**: Kodansha published the ninth collected volume, and the anime website opened on April 15, 2025, announcing Studio KAI.[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-15/studio-kai-animates-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-tv-anime/.223586)
- **October 29, 2025**: [Seven Seas](https://www.edgepedia.org/seven-seas) announced the English omnibus license.[5](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/29/seven-seas-licenses-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus-manga-series/)
- **April 2026**: the 12-episode anime began airing and streaming on Crunchyroll.[1](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206) • [4](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GT00371860/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy)
- **July 2026**: the first English omnibus (volumes 1 and 2) was scheduled for release.[5](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/29/seven-seas-licenses-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus-manga-series/)
- **March 23, 2027**: the English omnibus collecting volumes 5 and 6 is scheduled for release.[7](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus/)
## References
1. [カナン様はあくまでチョロい (nonco) - 情報一覧 | よみのま (yominoma)](https://www.yominoma.jp/details/33206)
2. [Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi (Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy) | Manga - MyAnimeList.net](https://myanimelist.net/manga/147494/Kanan-sama_wa_Akumade_Choroi)
3. [Studio KAI Animates Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy TV Anime - Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-15/studio-kai-animates-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-tv-anime/.223586)
4. [Watch Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy - Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GT00371860/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy)
5. [Seven Seas Licenses MISTRESS KANAN IS DEVILISHLY EASY Omnibus Manga Series - Seven Seas Entertainment](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/29/seven-seas-licenses-mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus-manga-series/)
6. [Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy - The Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide - Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2026/spring/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy/.234699)
7. [Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy (Omnibus) | Seven Seas Entertainment](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/mistress-kanan-is-devilishly-easy-omnibus/)
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