The comprehensive guide for why absolutely everyone should read and watch this work of art.
First of all, Iruma is best boy! He loves his friends and his family, his instinct is to help others, and likeā¦ just look at him. So good, so pure. But what truly makes Iruma a protagonist worthy of having a slide to himself is his character development. He actually starts off as a completely selfless person due to how his awful parents groomed him, and his whole character arc is learning how to be more selfish. Of course, Irumaās selfishness manifests as eating all the food he wants, holding on to his family and friends, and finding ambition.
Sullivan (the first guy) adopts Iruma as his grandson after his parents sold him. This dude radiates grandpa energy and his number one priority is to spoil his new grandson. Heās also the principal of the school he sends Iruma too. And one of the most powerful demons in the netherworld. Opera is Sullivanās butler, and warms up to Iruma a bit slower than Sullivan (so like a few days). Theyāre not very expressive facially. Rather they mainly express emotions through their ears and tail. Theyāre a total Badassā¢ and surprisingly mischievous. Alice Asmodeus (on the left of the 3rd pic) swore his undying loyalty to Iruma after Iruma accidentally kicked his ass. This man is ride or die, and honestly my words canāt do him justice so itās better if you just experience this gay disaster for yourself. Clara Valac (right of the same pic) is a gremlin and I love her. Her priority is to play with her friends All. The. Time. But she also has insecurities about her personality after it stopped her from making friends. I put Ameri Azazel (please step on me) in between them. Sheās the student council president, a badass, and a huge romantic. Naberius Kalego is the homeroom teacher of the misfit class (the class Iruma ends up in.) Heās a Very strict teacher, but genuinely cares about his students and is good at his job. There are so many other characters, but I want to avoid spoilers and get sleep tonight.
14 year old Suzuki Iruma was raised by his parents to do chores and make them money. Eventually they decided that he wasnāt bringing in enough, so they sold him to a demon who takes him to the netherworld. Instead of eating him though, Sullivan (the demon) asks him to become his grandson, and Iruma, whoās unable to say no under any circumstances, says yes. He starts school at the demon school Babyls (pictured above) where he attends as the only human. Of course if anyone finds out theyāll eat him. While at school, he realizes that he doesnāt have an ambition of his own, so Ameri suggests that he try climbing the ranks (all demons are ranked by their power you know the drill).
This manga is hilarious! With such jokes as Iruma eating a ridiculous amount of food, every interaction between Asmodeus and Clara, and Ameriās obsession with shojo manga. One of the funniest bits is that due to some unfortunate circumstances, Kalego becomes Irumaās familiar, and youāll learn all about this if you check it out, but for now all you need to know is that that fluffy chicken is Kalego. Crossdressing has been used for comedy like three times now, but not in a degrading way. Itās not the butt of the joke or anything. Thatās Iruma, and he looks fucking amazing as many other characters have said many times 100% seriously. Moving on, cause explaining humor is difficult!
I adore how Clara is allowed to be a hyperactive gremlin, and Iām not talking āoh sheās quirkyā Iām talking playing involves battle axes and acting like a demon bowling ball. You know the trope where the powerful girl isnāt actually that serious and instead is a huge romantic? Well Ameri may be a romantic, but her seriousness isnāt an act. She is 100% dedicated to her ambitions. And look at the designs for some of the recurring background characters! Too often in fantasy settings the female monsters, demons, etc are reduced to almost entirely human, with the exact same body type, and maybe horns or something. Not Here! Thereās also the girls in the misfit class who all have their own motivations and interests. Iām also now realizing how many tall girls are in this seriesā¦ awesome.
Ok so the fact that thereās even more than one queer character already make this amazing. But in addition to that, itās never treated like a big deal. I mean look at the second picture āgender doesnāt matter to demonsā love wins! So Eiko is a recurring character who has a huge crush on both Iruma and Ameri, and later becomes comrades with Asmodeus specifically when it comes to Iruma (they share photos of him itās hilarious). Asmodeus having a crush on Iruma isnāt explicitly stating, but like Iād like to see someone argue that he doesnāt. Besides, his feelings are always treated the same as Claraās and Eikoās when it comes to Iruma. The holy grail of representation though is Opera whoās never referred to by gendered terms. The english dub of the anime actually specifically uses they/them pronouns. When I tell you I screamed! I could go on, but Iām Iām trying to avoid introducing too many characters.
In Mairimashita! Iruma-kun a good family supports and loves each other completely, regardless of blood relations. But itās not either or. Sullivan, Opera, and Iruma are my golden standard for found family. I mean their love of Iruma is over the top and unconditional, which is what Iruma needs after a life without any such love from his parents. Biological relations are shown as something that isnāt always great, yet itās not something to be expected either. Claraās family is a gift, and Asmodeusā family is one of the funniest dynamics Iāve seen.
These are typically considered negative traits, but here they are portrayed as desirable and useful. And itās a convincing argument. Through Iruma we see that having your own ambitions and getting pissed is necessary for living a fulfilling life, and we see this because he starts out without having that. Every single time Iruma declares his own ambitions or says something selfish itās justā¦ chills. Itās always a powerful scene. Whenever Iruma gets truly pissed over something (which has legitimately only happened twice) we all cheer cause weāre so proud of him. I could write a whole essay about this one aspect of the story, but just know that I consider this to be an incredibly compelling narrative, and my favorite part of Mairimashita! Iruma-kun.
In conclusion, Iām posting this on my birthday, so as a present I would like more people to get into this fandom because it deserves a larger fanbase.
