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astro-break · 1 day

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I've been sitting on this ever since the chapters came out but Kiriwo vs Iruma and Azz was actually a really good section? Both from a technical and a storytelling standpoint it was top notch and is an excellent case study of how far Osamu Nishi's writing has come

First off, its the first time both Iruma and Kiriwo are meeting face to face after the events of the Battler Party. And it only took 300-ish chapters. Of course its going to be impressive, but I kind of want to focus on what I really really love about these two chapters.

From a technical analysis, I absolutely adore the double page spread with Kiriwo breaking the panel to lean over and devour Iruma. Demons are the most powerful when they are their greediest and not even the foundations of the medium can stop Kiriwo. I also absolutely adore how the hand pointing into his mouth lands right over Iruma's terrified face, the outstretched hand as well boxing him in with no way to escape. It breaks the natural flow of reading manga, forcing readers eyes to jump from the first panel to the last immediately. Even the speech bubbles which also break the panels to bleed into the next are boxing Iruma in, leaving only Kiriwo as the only option. He's right. Right here. Into his mouth. That's the only direction the manga allows him to go. Not even Azz, who is logically right behind Iruma on the other side of the barrier, can't be seen. Its just them.

One thing that Mairuma likes to emphasizes is eyes. Nishi likes putting in a lot of close ups of the face but eyes specifically is something she puts a lot of focus on. Of course, eyes are the only reliable way to tell if someone has returned to origins but eyes also change according to wicked phase. They are the windows to the soul, and whenever a hype moment occurs, the eyes are almost always a focal point to enhance the action.

The latter half of 303 really ramps this imagery up as eyes become one of the main focus points of the sequence. Iruma's watery eyes when he asks if its really Kiriwo, the concealment and subsequent focus on Baal's eyes as he looms over Princes Shura revealing his motives (also Shura covering her face up till Baal "saves" her is an interesting symbolic choice i might write about), the ever present return to origin markings on Kiriwo's eyes after declaring his intentions, and that final page is all about eyes. My favourite is the hiding of Azz's eyes as he breaks the barrier only to reveal them as he boldly says he'll stay by Iruma's side, eyes finally coloured in when up till that point in the chapter it was left white.

Speaking of panels though, Kiriwo is allowed to break past the gutters and invade other panels. His single minded devotion to consuming Iruma allows him to bend the laws to manga and lean right over. So logically, the next page where Azz saves Iruma, Azz who is consumed by devotion and is perhaps even more enamored with Iruma would do the same, no?

Nope.

Despite everything, Azz is still trapped within the story and its confines. Not even his words break through the boundaries. The best he can do is close the gap between the gutters, squeezing the panels together as close as he can. He still lacks critical information and Kiriwo has and no matter how much he tires, without that he will always be a step behind his senior. Even all the power in the world will not change that Suzuki Iruma is a fragile, fragile human.

As if to rub salt into an already gaping wound, Kiriwo's speech bubble at the end of the chapter literally shuts down Iruma's protests. Kiriwo is in control of the situation and his words take over the page. He's also drawn to be taller than Azz who is canonically about 10-15 cm taller

Control seems to also be a big theme/determining factor for whose words are allowed to transcend the metaphysical boundaries boxing them in because who else would be the one to quite literally dominate the next climatic moment than the unpredictable agent of chaos, Clara herself? The ringtone from her call quite literally cuts both Iruma and Kiriwo's words in half, drowning them out in her silliness. I remember seeing that a lot of people were upset that Clara interrupted Kiriwo but I argue that Clara is the perfect person for this? Master of funtimes and such a wildcard that she managed to seduce Raim through pure innocence? You can not tell me that you didn't laugh at the stupid fonts that Misfit Scans used for Iruma's ringtone. (Thank you Flare, whoever you are. Because I laughed. So hard.)

Also KiriAzz's faces when they look at Iruma? Peak visual comedy

Clara calling is also just the breather that the story needed. Yes, she inadvertently protected Iruma's secret, but she also the most emotionally mature out of the Love Trio which I think so many people forget. Clara is super smart when it comes to her boys, she knows that off on their own, they're bound to get caught up in their own heads worrying and agonizing in silence. Clara knew to call her boys after the Devilculum because it would had undoubtedly been stressful mingling among the upper ranks. Of course she was lonely and wanted to know how her soulmates were doing but even if she knows it or not, she is their emotional center and grounds them when they drift too far into their own self flagellation. But more importantly, she grounds the story in its genre. Lets not forget, Mairuma is a comedy series. Devilculum Arc was quite uncharacteristically somber for the series which runs on comedy of errors and misunderstandings galore. Sure, the beginning of the Arc was kind of funny but once everyone stepped into the venue, comedy became secondary to the plot.

Would it have been interesting to see what would have happened if Clara didn't call? Of course, yeah. But I think thats better left explored in fanfiction. At the end of the day, they're the Love Trio, they are a tripartite. Do not separate. And even unknowingly, Clara's protecting Iruma in her own way. And because of that, she is given the power to take over the page, filling it with images of Magitools Batara and her own silly creations, flower shaped speech bubbles framing the members as they work towards their own ambitions. She is the one that reminds Iruma of his own goals, who reminds him that there are demons at home who are waiting for him, and who he too is waiting for.

On a more aesthetic note though, I do like how Iruma's necklace this arc mirror's Kiriwo's collar. Its a very nice parallel but also acts as a way for Iruma to be connected to the people he's attending Devilculum with. The frilled collar on Ameri's dress and the Amosdeus Clan's rose brooch that both Azz and Amu have on their suits.

Idk how to end this ngl but I am completely normal about ch 303+4 the writing and set up is so so so good. I remember Misfits being so mad that others were translating the human part and I agree. Its so vital for the Love Trio and their relationship that their secrets are theirs to tell and not anyone elses. And the way these dynamics are portrayed through diegetic story telling is just perfect, I will never get over how good the KiriIru double spread is. Like those two pages specifically is my Roman Empire. I think about those pages on a hourly basis. I love that spread so much but 90% of what makes it so great is the surrounding context and the proceeding events. One day Nishi will probably top this and make me slobber all over her artistic storytelling but for today, I will continue to be consumed with thoughts about these two chapters.

One last thing but the fact that Iruma's secret got cockblocked from being revealed twice because of a phone call is just hilarious. Once is good enough but Narnia prioritizing a work phone call over warning his brother about what he sees as a great evil? He's so silly actually.

#mairimashita! iruma kun #m!ik #mairuma #welcome to demon school iruma kun #wtdsik #suzuki iruma #ami kiriwo #amy kirio #asmodeus alice #valac clara #analysis #inspired by my term end thesis paper i word vomited this after handing it in (￣y▽￣)╭#i have a lot of thoughts about 303 specifically but you can't talk 303 without adding in 304 so I just winged it #those two 303 double page spreads are so special to me specifically i love the symbolism behind them

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tvy0m1 · 3 days

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Wacka boom boom!! 💥💥💥

#my art #mairimashita! iruma kun #Clara Valac #mairimashita iruma kun #Wtdsik #m!ik #mairuma #welcome to demon school iruma kun #valac clara #m!lk

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meliohy · 3 months

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This draw your squad is so them

#m!ik #mairuma #mairimashita! iruma kun #asmodeus alice #valac clara #suzuki iruma #love trio #m!ik love trio #iruclarazz #my art

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emi-04 · 4 months

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9nette · 4 months

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So here it’s a Mairuma x Sonic collection cuz I started watching sonic and wow. It’s so cool !!

Also I haven’t draw mairuma things related recently, my fault.

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lovesitcomsandgaystuffs · 14 days

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#mairimashita! iruma kun #mairuma #welcome to demon school iruma kun #m!ik #asmodeus alice #alice asmodeus #clara valac #valac clara #clarazz

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yuno-karei · 20 days

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Misfits water gun fight! Who will emerge victorious? Only one way to find out

I did this piece for one of the @mairumadevizine prints! It was also done long before the beach chapters in the manga and I really just... balled with their designs

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wizardyandcheesesammich · 6 months

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LOVE TRIO IS MAKING ME LOSE MY MIND (Spoilers Ch.320)

U DONT UNDERSTAND

Azz is taking a picture of her?? Just her, no Iruma in frame, it's just Clara looking adorable?????? ASKING HER TO MAKE A POSE???? HE LOVES HER SO FREAKING MUCH YOUR HONOUR

Iruma is not even embarrassed anymore to compliment her, it's just a fact of life: Clara is cute and Iruma is not afraid to let everyone know?????

AND SHE DOES NOT GIVE A SINGULAR FUCK ABOUT ANYONE ELSE. THE ENTIRE WORLD COULD BE STARING AND SHE'S FINE, BUT IRUMA AND AZZ COMPLIMENT HER AND SHE'S ABSOLUTELY FLUSTERED. IT'S HER BOYS AND HER BOYS ONLY.

HELPING AZZ WITH THE SUNSCREEN, CLARA OWNS MY ENTIRE HEART YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

An attractive stranger even just talks to Iruma and these two go into guard dog mode.

THEY'RE IN DESPAIR.

#m!ik #m!ik spoilers #mairimashita! iruma kun #marimashita iruma kun #welcome to demon school iruma kun #love trio #suzuki iruma #asmodeus alice #valac clara #ot3 #mairuma #long post

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madmarchhare · 1 month

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It happened again!!!!!

:3333

#mairimashita! iruma kun #welcome to demon school iruma kun #m!ik #mairuma #mairimashita iruma kun #iruma kun #suzuki iruma #iruma suzuki #clara valac #valac clara #alice asmodeus #asmodeus alice #kalego #kalego naberius #iruma kun mafia if story #mafia au

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iruma-samaposting · 1 year

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The thing i love the most about the love trio is the fact that none of them get left behind, you know like sometimes in a manga when there are a trio one of them is almost always left behind? that sometimes even though there are three people its feels like there are only two people and the other one is only... tag along?

I love that its didnt happen with love trio, like, sometimes there are a moment when its only iruma and clara or only iruma and azz, but it never felt like the other one get left behind or that the writer sacrifices the relationship with one to build the relationship with another

Anyway heres the best trio!