"Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun" is currently being serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion. The first season of the anime aired in 2019, with the second season scheduled to begin airing in April 2021. Iruma-kun is gaining a lot of attention, so today we'd like to introduce its author, Osamu Nishi!
History of Iruma-kun's Author, Osamu Nishi
Born in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. In 2011, he won an honorable mention in the Jump SQ Monthly Award for "Shonen K," and in 2013 he entered the first SQ.NEXT CUP, winning with "Hotel Helheim," which was published in "Jump Square." "Hotel Helheim" was serialized in "Jump Square" from the November 2014 issue to the September 2015 issue, with a total of three volumes published. "Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun" began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Champion" in March 2017 and is still ongoing.
Introducing Nishi Osamu's first serialized work, "Hotel Helheim"!
Nishi-sensei did not debut in Weekly Shonen Champion; his first serialization was in Jump Square. Jump Square has produced many works that have been or are scheduled to be adapted into anime, including Platinum End, Moriarty the Patriot, and World Trigger. Nishi-sensei initially submitted his work to Shueisha-affiliated magazines, but it is currently being serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion. The circumstances are unknown.
Summary of "Hotel Helheim" Part 1
When legendary hotelier Tanaka, who once traveled the world and rebuilt countless hotels, suddenly dies, news of his death spreads rapidly across the globe, becoming a legend. However, Tanaka continues to demonstrate his dexterity in the afterlife, earning him a place in the underworld as a legendary hotelier.
Summary of "Hotel Helheim" Part 2
The prestigious and traditional Hotel Helheim in the underworld has fallen into disrepair. Tanaka, who arrived as an employee there, uses his overwhelming power and skill to overcome nasty guests and pressure from rival hotels demanding his eviction. Tanaka, a legendary hotelier who once made a name for himself, has come to revive the utterly ruined Hotel Helheim. Together with his employee Mei and the assistant manager, Tanaka devotes himself to reviving Hotel Helheim, stirring up trouble along the way.
About Nishi Osamu's currently serialized "Iruma-kun"
"Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun" has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion since 2017. It's a school fantasy comedy about Suzuki Iruma, a poor boy sold to demons by his worthless parents. After a series of events, he ends up attending the demon school Babylon, where he enjoys a chaotic youth while hiding his human identity. One common thread is the demonic characters seen in Hotel Helheim.
There's also a spin-off, "We Are the Main Characters of the Demon World!" 』
"We Are the Main Characters of the Demon World!" has been serialized in the same magazine since 2020. This spin-off of Iruma-kun focuses not on the troubled class of problem children, but on the attention-seeking demon Teufel Xiaolong and the members of the "We Are the Main Characters" division. Characters from the original work also make an appearance. Characters who barely featured in the original work may also have their moment to shine.
Is Nishi Osamu from the Tokiwa-so Project?! What is the Tokiwa-so Project?
The Tokiwa-so Project is a manga artist training project run by the NPO NEWVERY. It rents out shared houses to support professional debuts, and offers study sessions and job placement services. Some residents even have the opportunity to receive guidance from professional manga artists, including a Mentor House run by Shinobu Kaitani, famous for his work on LIARGAME.
What is Tokiwa-so anyway?
Tokiwa-so was an apartment building located in Minaminagasaki 3-chome, Toshima Ward, Tokyo. It's where many famous manga artists, some of whom remain in the history of manga, lived and worked together to create their manga. Famous figures such as Osamu Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio, and Shotaro Ishinomori frequented the site, making it no exaggeration to say that the history of Japanese manga was made here. Currently, Tokiwa-so is a separate building, and the Toshima Ward Tokiwa-so Manga Museum has been built in Minaminagasaki Hanasaki Park.
Introducing the Tokiwa-so Project Alumni!
The Tokiwa-so Project, which has been running since 2006, has produced many professional manga artists, including Iruma-kun's Nishi-sensei. Currently, 121 people have become professionals through the Tokiwa-so Project, and it's possible that someday, a major manga artist like Iruma-kun's Nishi-sensei will emerge.
Little Bear's Cake Shop - Kamentotsu
This work went viral immediately after it was posted on Twitter, leading to the decision to publish it as a book. It's a four-panel comic about a little bear and a young man who work at a cake shop. Currently, five volumes have been published by Shogakukan, and some of the work can be viewed on NetLab and YouTube. The name Kamentotsu is said to have come from the fact that when he started the "Assault on the Ruins" thread, he was wearing a mask, which led to him being called "Masked Assault."
Clean-Freak Boy! Aoyama-kun by Taku Sakamoto
This 13-volume series has been serialized in Young Jump since 2014. It's a comedy comedy about Aoyama-kun, a boy with exceptional soccer talent who is extremely clean-freakish and hates dirty play, and his interactions with the fun-loving members of a weak high school's soccer club. It was adapted into an anime in 2017, and Fukufukubito is currently being serialized in Tonari no Young Jump.
Prolegomena for All Kinds of Love That May Appear as Manga - Mado Haruka
This work appears on LEED Publishing's webcomic "Torch Web." It's a bizarre love story between Narita, an eccentric manga artist who is not good with men and whose works always end up being about male genitalia, and Ikejiri, an eccentric man who can't help but talk dirty. It was adapted into a TV drama in 2019.
[Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2] Summary of the Author of Iruma-kunI introduced Nishi Osamu, the author of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun! I was surprised that there are projects to train manga artists these days, and even more surprised that Nishi was involved in one! I'm sure we'll see more authors whose names we hear about in this way in the future!
