Manga artist Haruka Kaya, who was in charge of the comicalization of "The Nonconformist of the Institute of Demon Kings," passed away from pancreatic cancer.

The official website of the manga app "Manga UP!" announced the death on July 6, 2021 of manga artist Haruka Kaya, who was in charge of the comic book adaptation of the manga "The Nonconformist of the Academy of Demon Kings: The Founder of the Strongest Demon King in History, Reincarnated and Attending School for His Descendants," which has also been made into an anime.

The manga, "The Unconformist of the Academy of Demon Kings: The Founder of the Strongest Demon King in History, Reincarnated and Attending a School for His Descendants," is a comic adaptation of a very popular and painful novel series published by Dengeki Bunko (KADOKAWA) that has sold over 850,000 copies in less than one year and recorded a threatening 47 million PV on "Shosetsu-kaero-naro" (Novelist's Letter). The work is a comicalization of the popular and painful novel series, which has sold more than 850,000 copies in total.
Based on Akira's original novel, Haruka Kaya has created a comic adaptation. It was serialized on the manga app "Manga UP!" but in September 2019, pancreatic cancer was discovered. Due to his poor health, the pace of recent updates has been irregular, and the series was announced to be suspended on July 7, 2021 to focus on treatment.