No show is more fun than Mairimashita! Iruma-kun – that’s almost a redundant statement at this point.  But it manages to be a series of considerable substance without ever feeling like it’s doing so.  Characters develop, plots move forward, relationships advance.  Iruma-kun has the breezy effortlessness of a great gag comedy, but manages to be a genuine narrative as well.  That’s among the many things this show makes look easy which are in fact very, very hard to do.

The tests?  As you’d expect, all’s well that ends well.  And I don’t even think Kallego-sensei is actually disappointed that all the misfit students managed to pass.  Some of them move up a rank as well – though Iruma (despite improving his rank the most in the class) doesn’t quite clear that bar.  He’s cool with that though – Ali-san is safe after all.  And it’s pretty damn adorable that the first thing Iruma wants to do as soon as he gets the news is run and tell Balam-sensei.  Which he does, much to Kallego-sensei’s irritation.

Balam, for his part, has cut his hair in an attempt to make himself more accessible to the students.  He also tells Iruma that his words have no falsehood and reach the heart (he’s right of course).  And he’d know, since as we learn later his family ability, “Buzzer”, is to immediately detect falsehoods in whoever he’s observing.  We also learn that he and Kallego are the only two at Babyls who have the rank of “Khet” – which rather supports the impression that they’re the two most formidable teachers on the staff.

After that it’s playtime.  While the boys go off for some karaoke (in the “screeching room”), Clara heads off to Ameri’s study to let her know Iruma is going to break their date.  As if this weren’t stressful enough for Ameri Clara drags her off for a “girls talk” session with Elizabetta and Kerori.  Choosing a song is a problem for Iruma, until he stumbles upon one which is very familiar to him.  Normally his mastery of the lyrics and choreography would have aroused suspicion, but to the guys it just proves he’s a big Kuromu fan.

The hen party is pure hilarity on so many levels of course.  Clara’s antics are in full volume, and they’re always a win (the moustache bit was especially cheeky).  Ameri’s sheer discomfort with this arrangement is pretty funny to begin with, but when Elizabetta turns the subject to romance the prez really goes on tilt.  What’s really hilarious here is how the three younger girls defer to Ameri as if she’s some sort of relationship goddess, when in fact she’s as green as Clara’s locks and all she knows comes from the romance manga Iruma acts out for her.

Clara, she’s an interesting one.  She plays up the whole “I like everybody, Su-ki-ma!” angle but yes, somewhere inside there she actually is a girl (even if she shampoos – and conditions – with soap).  And when pushed (and full of truth-inducing herbal tea) she admits she “wouldn’t mind” marrying Iruma.  As funny as this is Ameri isn’t wrong to consider Clara a threat – even as Iruma’s harem grows impressively large, probably the biggest threat there is.