Quick Answer
Worth reading if you want a supernatural rom-com that flips who's really in control, with a 2026 anime and already-announced second season adding momentum.
Quick Verdict
“Making the demon the one who's hopeless at romance, not the human she's supposed to be devouring, flips this rom-com's usual power dynamic.”
Best for: Readers who want a supernatural rom-com where the powerful, predatory love interest is the one who's actually clueless about romance.
Not for: Readers who prefer a straighter rom-com without fanservice-adjacent comedic beats.
| Quick facts | |
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| Format | Manga |
| Run | 2022–present · ongoing |
| Community score | AniList 6.9 |
| Where to read | Seven Seas Entertainment — official |
Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy (Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi) is an ongoing Japanese manga by Nonco, serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2022, with English omnibus editions from Seven Seas Entertainment starting July 2026. Kanan Takakiyo, the popular, athletic head of her high school's discipline committee, is secretly a demon sent to devour human souls. She sets her sights on classmate Yoji Kyogi as her next meal, and somehow ends up dating him instead. Having never experienced real affection before, Kanan finds herself increasingly charmed by Yoji's straightforward interest, and the two stumble into a genuinely chaotic first relationship. A TV anime adaptation aired in 2026, with a second season already announced.
The series gets its strongest material out of a simple reversal: Kanan is supposed to be the predator here, an ancient demon built to understand and exploit human desire, but she's the one who ends up completely out of her depth. That inversion keeps the power dynamic more interesting than a standard supernatural-girl-meets-human-boy setup, since the 'powerful' half of the couple is also the clumsy, inexperienced one.
That mismatch between Kanan's confidence as a demon and her total cluelessness about actual romance is where most of the comedy lands. She knows how to manipulate a soul, but she has no idea what to do with real, mutual affection, and watching her flounder against something she can't strategize her way through is consistently funny.
The series also has real momentum behind it right now. A television anime adaptation aired in 2026, and a second season has already been announced, which means there's an active, growing audience and adaptation to follow alongside the manga rather than a quiet, overlooked series.
The demon-disguised-as-student premise, and the broader 'supernatural girl falls for an ordinary human boy' hook, are common shelves in rom-com manga, and the earliest chapters spend real time on the standard version of that setup before Kanan's specific personality and comedic mismatch fully take over.
The series also leans into fanservice-adjacent comedy at points, which is worth knowing going in if you'd prefer a straighter rom-com without that layer.
Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy takes a familiar supernatural rom-com premise and gets real comedic mileage out of making its demon lead the clueless one. With a 2026 anime and an already-confirmed second season, it's an easy series to jump into right now, fanservice-adjacent comedy and all.
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The Cafe Terrace and Its Goddesses
similar fanservice-leaning rom-com tone
another supernatural-girl-meets-human-boy rom-com with a comparable comedic register
Nagatoro
shares a teasing, power-imbalance-flipping comedic dynamic between its two leads
| Platform | Format | Pricing | Region notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Seas Entertainment | Print and digital omnibus volumes | Paid | Region availability varies | Open |
No, it's ongoing -- Kodansha published its 12th compiled volume in January 2026.
Yes, a TV anime aired starting April 2026, and a second season has already been announced.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the English omnibus edition, with volumes 1-2 released in July 2026 and more scheduled through early 2027.