Something Something History Rhymes

I just posted the last chapter of my fic on AO3. As such, I wanted to dump some of my sketches of my story with character design and scene drawings.

If you feel like reading it, you can find it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59395036/chapters/151471747

I had a sudden epiphany regarding Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun, and I need to talk about it. It does contain spoilers for the manga!

In the manga, it is pretty obvious that Iruma has some sort of connection to Derkila (spelling based off the official translation), but it is not told to us what that connection is. BUT I was thinking about it today and made some connections. Namely Ali-San.

I always thought that Ali's full name, Alikred, had to be important somehow. They way he says it at first is so solemn. So I took a second really look, and it felt like someone slapped upside the head. Alikred is just Derkila backwards. Maybe others noticed that, but it just hit me.

In the manga, before the Heartbreaker arc, Iruma uses the mana readout machine, and everyone thinks it broke when he used it. Later, though, we learn that it actually has Derkila's seal and accordingly to Baal, this means Iruma has Derkila's mana.

Little things start to make sense when you look back at it then. Like how the first time Ali-San uses his mana to have Iruma experience his evil cycle, Iruma comes up with the plan to open Royal one, AKA the classroom that Derkila used during his time at Babylus. One that has been held in perfect suspension for Derkila and no one else to use.

Once Royal one is opened, he sits on Derkila's throne, and Asmodeus alludes to the fact that in that moment, Iruma looked like Derkila.

During the Harvest Festival, Iruma uses the rings mana (and Lied and Clara) to have the Legendary Leaf bloom. When it blooms, he gets a vision of Derkila saying, "So, it's you." At that same time, Ali-San 'goes to sleep.'

Ali-san is not woken up until Amducias plays Purson's trumpet after the musical festival arc. Earlier in that arc, Amducias mentioned that only Derkila could hear their music, but after the Misfits win, they play the trumpet to begin the promotion ceremony. (Amducias also mentions that Iruma reminds them of Derkila for some reason). Overall, it was Amduias's music that woke up Ali-San.

In the end, Ali-San is mostly definitely a part of Derkila. Whether he is actually Derkila, who knows, but I think Ali is more than a manifestation of the mana in the ring. It is really interesting to look back and start to make connections for this idea. The writing is so well done, and I am so excited to see where the manga goes and how everything will be explained one day.

Lilith's Red Carpet.

🌃 Izuku wearing the billion dollar suit

Clip Studio Paint | December 23, 2024

Since the manga didn't give me my glorious greatest hero in action..... I'll do it myself and I also have more on the way ☆

I don't really do backgrounds so this was very challenging and had to do a lot of back and forth 😭 had to pull out the ancient texts (spiderverse screenshots)

I have a speedpaint posted if you guys are interested ^^

So I started watching Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun, and immediately loved it enough to bing all three seasons and then get completely caught up on the manga... then start reading it again. I love the queer platonic polycule. I love the sunshine character that is over powered and protective. I love the found family. I love just how much impact Iruma has on everyone he meets. Everything about just makes me so happy and giggly (except the villain I honestly hate him with every fiber of my being but isnt that waht makes it good?) 🩷💚💙

I’m saying this AS a deku stan. my literal favorite character in the whole goddamn world. what HAPPENED to him?

where is the "kacchan and everyone else" deku…

"what would kacchan do?"

"in the heat of battle I can't help but mimic you because you're my image of victory"

"all might was my hero, but you were the one actually in my life"

“I always chased after you”

"I can't imagine a world in which kacchan doesn't exist"

the "control your heart" deku.

the deku that only ever looked at katsuki with an awestricken, admirable expression. the deku that was so obsessed with katsuki.

katsuki was deliberately targeted by the villains because of this… I liked that deku was flawed in this way. that he prioritized someone in his life that was awful to him in the past. it’s one of the things that made him so interesting! that he was SO hopeful and so determined to be friends with katsuki again. (it added a comedic contrast to their dynamic too. like ‘wow he still wants this guy in his life so badly despite the bullying?’ YES.)

deku fans, deku haters, EVERYONE used to have something to say about his katsuki obsession. it was a repeated, central discussion for YEARS. even in parodies by non-shippers, deku’s katsuki obsession was constantly poked fun at. even if you hated bkdk you couldn’t deny how dedicated deku was to katsuki.

WHAT HAPPENED????

To add onto the Kalego thing :')

In the anime (I'm getting through the manga rn) there's a handful of times where Kalego is like ???? Why WOULDN'T you summon me? In a very 'you SHOULD' have summoned me way.

Then him picking out the mentors for the harvest festival.

THEN Iruma finally popping up with the seed of beginnings and him being like !! I don't care about the plant! Are you hurt? Are you going to forefit? It gives worried dad energy then 😩

Man I just love Kalego, I think

Right?! I just love how he goes from so against the idea of being Iruma's familiar to getting genuinely annoyed when he isn't used as a familiar. And the small moments that show he worried, like the harvest festival 😭 I also just really love him

I was introduced to the idea of Fem Bakugou having a mullet , and I love it! Like a punk style mullet would be perfect!

Happy new year! I love these two so much so why not post a drawing of them to ring in the new year 🧡💚

Did some more redraws of Mairimashita Iruma Kun becaue Osamu Nishi's art style when it comes to demons in the wicked cycle (espesially Irumi) is just really pretty. And I love the contrast of Irumi's comfidence between the first and second time singing with Kuromu