IrumaKun IrumaKun IrumaKun. God do I absolutely adore this manga Its so endearing and smart the plot decisions never feel forced or unearned like most shounen manga and the characters are fleshed out interesting and most importantly entertaining. It always surprises me to see that there is such a lack of fandom for the series it has 3 seasons of anime over 300 chapters and has great power scaling and action scenes especially in the manga. It for lack of better wording is everything MHA shouldve been and more. So seeing the lack of a review for it on this site I decided Id put in my two cents on this absolute gem of a series. Minor spoilers ahead you have been warned This review is up to chapter 278 of the manga. Opinions may change. 220https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/957197770442293268/1051701890913673246/maxresdefault.png?width=1202height=676 To start the 100 highlight of this manga the Characters. I am not exaggerating when I say this may be the best cast of any major shounen out there every character feels fresh and interesting even those with minuscule screen time. Asking me which is my favorite is literally impossible because it changes daily thats how much fun and how expertly organized this cast is. The biggest thing to me is how well done the misfits class is as characters. Every single one has their own struggles arcs and moments in multiple different ways and the focus doesnt always have to be on Iruma. The Harvest Festival arc is a great example of this as the time spent away from Iruma to develop the supporting cast is important. A lot of manga try to have characters undergo development either right before a death scene or for one big moment and then never touch them again. Iruma Kun does the exact opposite. By utilizing actual time and chapters to each character they go from classmates of Iruma to individual characters. Jazz and his brother Elizabeth and her relationship with love Gaaps stubbornness contrasted with Agares lack of care. And this is just the Misfit class Besides them we have Opera and Kalegos chemistry Sullivan learning how to parent the Six Fingers and Baal Who is extremely intriguing as a villain and definitely has the chance to become my favorite character in the series. Hell even the fucking obligatory pervert character Caim gets some actual development later on. And of course I cant forget BEST GIRL AMERI The perfect love interest to Iruma as she is a direct foil to his subservient demeanor and helps him grow to be more independent. Meanwhile Iruma helps her grow through his innate kindness. I cannot express enough how insanely great their dynamic is. To sum it up I would genuinely feel devastated if literally any character died in this manga because they are all fleshedout nuanced characters that I love. I cant think of another manga I can say that about. 220https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/957197770442293268/1051699010815144017/maxresdefault.jpg Now the plot which once again is a strong suit for IrumaKun. Though it starts out slow the great worldbuilding excellent comedy and strong thematic core surrounding ambition greed and power are truly one of a kind. First off IrumaKun is so intensely immersive in its world. The demon school rankup system bloodline ability power and political mind games surrounding the Demon King are brilliantly executed. Im genuinely excited for every new chapter to see more and more of this vast world and this comes from someone who doesnt particularly care about this element of a story in the first place. Plus its consistent there are no significant unearned powerups and villain characters are genuinely threatening Especially Atori whose presence later on literally makes the manga shift into horror territory for a bit. Overall the world and depth of IrumaKun is apparent and wellexecuted and I cant wait to see what the future has on hold for it. 220https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/957197770442293268/1050686974530433084/4bbdd537fb2844c18bbce3b53a7ffefc.png?width=925height=676Genuine Nightmare Fuel. While discussing the more serious aspects of IrumaKun is all well and good it would be a shame to ignore the delightful comedy and lighthearted fun IrumaKun inserts within the narrative. I dont particularly enjoy comedic bits that distract from serious moments but IrumaKun does a great job at knowing when comedic relief is needed vs when its not. Arcs like Walter Park can have comedic aspects along with more serious moments and still feel like there are stakes and not childish. On the flip side moments like the end of the Heartbreaker arc dont have any comedy due to how grim the situation is. Along with the excellent pacing of the comedy in the story it is genuinely funny as well. Sure you have some duds here and there but due to how much I love this cast I feel like I can forgive them. Alice has this whole indebtedtoIruma joke that feels both strong emotionally and never gets dry in terms of how its used comedically. Kalegos deadpan attitude compared to the rest of the Misfit class is hilarious and when he trolls them or messes around with the students its extremely funny to read. Best girl Ameri has the most entertaining gag in the series though her love of a traditional romcom manga contrasts her hard exterior perfectly. Overall IrumaKuns comedy shines forth as a prominent example of how to utilize comedic relief and still maintain a strong story with stakes. 220https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/957197770442293268/1049911578310496296/1d56d84aafff45f9b61723edfdbd55ef.png?width=938height=676 Best girl and Best boy Finally the story has a really strong thematic core as well and it continually pops up in the story that being the differences in ambition and desire that all of demonkind has. An important thing to understand here is that Demon School IrumaKun is just that a school of demons. They are not humans and lack a lot of human aspects as well with all that remains to be a desire for greed and power. Iruma himself parallels this through his altruism and its really interesting to see Iruma become more demonlike whilst his own influence makes the other demons more humanlike. Many peoples favorite arc is the Royal One arc and for good reason. It showcases ambition in an unclouded lens allowing for our cast to unite as one amongst Iruma through the least demonish method possible diplomacy. This unique way of tackling unbridled ambition and greed is a core part of the Royal One arc along with every other one along the way. Though its most obvious in how Iruma goes from a doormat to lessofadoormat there are a lot of other examples of this such as Pursons ambition that gets in the way of his expected path Balams pursuit of knowledge and most entertainingly in Kerolis desire to keep Gyari under her grasp and control their relationship due to her own greed Which made for one of my favorite lesbian couples in manga ever. Overall IrumaKun does not get enough credit for how seamlessly it mixes its great writing with similar motifs though in general it doesnt get enough credit for a LOT of things... 220https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/957197770442293268/1050625794944278588/2dc32eb11d174b5eaf881cd511989d89.png?width=925height=676 Toxic gatekeeping at its finest Wow... I wrote a lot about IrumaKun huh I was gonna talk a bit about the gorgeous art but Ive been typing for a few hours already and want to wrap this up. So basically IrumaKun is really great at like... Everything. The only real flaws are a few draggedout moments or a few missed jokes but aside from that it is just so so good. I highly recommend it to anyone out there looking for a fun easy read with enjoyable characters great depth and... yeah I pretty much recommend it to everyone Thanks for reading :D 220https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/957197770442293268/1050293207075930172/0fd1c5aa4ca549078fad63e108d24e55.png?width=943height=676