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I’m honestly Kerori. Not a fan of introducing myself to others especially if it’s in front of a group of people

#I’m a mix of gaap and agares #not allocer cause sleepy boi would be mildly annoyed bout needing to do introduction #is be mildly annoyed cause I hate them too plus IDFK WHAT TO SAY #my default is just name and pronouns #cause I believe that regardless of your gender SAY YOUR PRONOUNS TOO PLEASE I DONT WANNA HAVE TO TRY TO PLAY 20 QUESTIONS TO NOT MISGENDER #MAKE IT SIMPLE AND JUST ADD YA PRONOUNS AFTER YOUR NAME

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low key high key intriguing that it's rare for demons in the naberius clan to go into an evil cycle/wicked phase, but kalego is so used to them that he has a routine

#he is STRESSED

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if ever a man breasted boobily, he is that man

#i am so gay for this man

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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.

#I PHYSICALLY CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS #!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #JUST #!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week <3

#lesbian #that’s the power of lesbianism

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lied is one hundred percent the type of guy to say poggers

#HE WOULD

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Unable to do much lately but I have these doodle pages of Zetsu :] (feat. Urrun and Baal(eugh))

Why are they so fun to draw smh

#SO COOL #ARE THEY BOUTA CUT OFF BAALS HEAD— #DJWKHFKSHRKDNFKWHRJ

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Beem: Hi... I'm Beem R. Judain, but most people refer to me as "The fuck is that?!"

#a critter!!!!!

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The Iruma gang, wicked phase. Our cute sadists

I'm quite excited to see the other members go through their evil cycle.

#bestie they are so gorgeous i love them

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Agares Picero Headcanons

Bites when he gets overstimulated, which is often.

Has a case of hypersomnia, meaning he actually falls asleep constantly because of it. He sleeps so often that people have just assumed he’s tired. He is, yeah, but there’s a medical reason too.

The only person Kalego allows to sleep during class. Kalego actually provides him with notes to use when he’s unable to stay awake during lessons.

He can fall asleep anywhere. He once fell asleep on concrete.

Sometimes Garp will just pick him up and sling Agares over his shoulder. This somehow does not infuriate Agares

Sabnock will also just pick him up but he does it like you’d pick up a cat. 

HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO GO UP STAIRS AND HE JUST FLOATS ABOVE THEM FOR A FEW MINUTES.

Never actually watched an Evidol concert, they’re too loud for him to sit through. He always leaves too early to see anything.

Actually scared of women, it's canon!!

Hides it by being mean but he actually cares about the misfit class a lot. He once woke up during a sleep over and realized everyone was sleeping on the cold hard floor and made it softer using his ability.

(When his friends asked about it he claimed it was only for himself)

When he gets worried about others he tries to help them stealthily, or he intentionally causes them problems till they talk to him.

He once made the floor under Garp’s chair extremely soft and sunk the chair into the floor. This was because Garp wouldn’t talk to him about an issue he was having.

Very sensitive to loud noises. He never cries but he will yell if someone gets too loud nearby him.

He really likes Purson’s company because sometimes they’ll just sit in silence, but Purson also has a soothing voice to him. When Purson speaks, Agares has a tendency to nod off.

#YES #ALL THE YES

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Lindy-Chan images!

Are you an artist who’s drawing Lied? Do you just wanna see what his Evidol alter ego is?

here

#LINDY!!!!!!!!

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Shax Lied appreciation post

LOOK AT HIM. HES SO CUTE. LITERALLY ADORABLE.

#my son #hes so cute and smol and I am squishing his face

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[ID: a mangacap of Opera from the Mafia AU of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun. They lean forwards with a threatening smirk and says "Roger that." Edited in front of them is a textpost by @/fm-townz that says, "i dont want wholesome nonbinary characters give that motherfucker a gun". End ID]

i love this picture so much they deserve their own post. anyway im begging you to read the mafia au, it's VERY good

#YES #THANK YOU

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hes so autism. i love him.

#he is autism and Clara is adhd

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161cm~186cm

#they are so pretty I’m so gay

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irumafia amelie save me.....save me irumafia amelie.....

#she’s so pretty omd

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Shax Lied Headcanons

you can request others in the misfit class!!

Shax uses he/she/they and does not update people on how he wants to be referred to as. Sometimes they’ll show up wearing the girl uniform top and boys pants. Sometimes he wears skirts and a boy's uniform top. Literally nobody knows what she’s going to wear next. It’s become a guessing game in the class.

Sometimes lied just gets unreasonably overstimulated at home. His sister is the same way. They just lay there and sign to one another instead of speaking.

Sometimes he just shows up at Jazz’s house and gets him or rock to open the door. Jazz has learnt to just… not question it. If they don’t open the door, Lied will find another way in.

Her sister is like, never home because she works. 

Lied does not have parents!! Both of them passed away in an accident, so they only have their older sister now.

Honestly depending on how you read the Akudol Arc you could claim he’s transfem or transmasc. I alternate depending on the fic!

Transmasc headcanons

Lied had surgery on his tail to make it more masculine :)

Transfem headcanons

Lindy became a part-time evidol, so she basically works with Kerori most of the time.

#lead is one of those characters where hc trans any way and just nod cause yeah true #idk what bro is but it ain’t cis that’s for sure