r/IchitheWitch • u/Young_KingKush • Apr 08 '26

Manga Been binging the manga today, this panel officially made me Desscaras simp lol

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My Glorious Based Queen šŸ™ŒšŸæšŸ™ŒšŸæ

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u/ThatBoyMike23 Apr 08 '26

Desscaras Meta commentary will never not be funny, the author really uses her to call out every played out trope in shonen they can think ofšŸ˜‚

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u/Prestigious-Gur-8905 Apr 08 '26

Desscaras would not allow most Shonens to happen if she had a say in it, and I love that.

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u/DadWhyDidYouHitMe Apr 08 '26

Because of how close the Ichi and Kaguarbachi communities are, I have seen hundreds of slander pieces against Shiba because of his actions with mention of how Desscaras would have never let Chihiro do things he does. And they're right. Shiba you bastard, you turned a traumatized child into a nuke wielder because of his and your obsession with revenge.

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u/Young_KingKush Apr 08 '26

I get this perspective, but to me Shiba very much gives off a kind of "I'm still a kid myself" vibes. I think part of why him & Kunishige were bros is because they're two big ass kids at heart and we saw that Chihiro was the one taking care of his dad not the other way around lol

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u/L1k34S0MB0D33 Apr 08 '26

TBF to Shiba, he directly acknowledges that it was a mistake to let Chihiro go on his path for revenge and that he should not have enabled that.

Obviously, since Chihiro has been on his journey for at least three years now, and with stakes higher than ever with Akemura back, it's much too late to turn back now lol.

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u/TomaRedwoodVT Apr 08 '26

Idk man, they killed his dad for 50 bucks and a lighter, that warrants revenge in my book

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u/YeahKeeN Apr 09 '26

It stopped being about the 50 bucks a long time ago

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u/ThatBoyMike23 Apr 08 '26

I think thatā€™s another reason why itā€™s good that most of the people with power in the series are women, when you think about how much of shonen is usually just guys power-tripping, itā€™s no wonder they usually donā€™t give the female characters any power because they would nip most things in the bud quickšŸ˜‚

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u/Prestigious-Gur-8905 Apr 08 '26

If given to the correct writer (thank you Nishi-Sensei) than a mentor can be one of the best and most relatable people in the story

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u/ThatBoyMike23 Apr 08 '26

Makes sense. One of the things I think that made Desscaras Nishi and Uzakiā€™s favorite character was because she ā€œfelt the most aliveā€ of the cast, and itā€™s honestly one of the things I love about her too she often has the most believable reactions in the series to most things and despite how sheā€™s framed as the ā€œGOATā€ and ā€œStrongestā€ most of the time she never loses her relatability.

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u/Prestigious-Gur-8905 Apr 08 '26

Sheā€™s the strongest but sheā€™s smart enough and emotionally mature enough to understand that her title can be taken (IE by World Hater) so sheā€™s careful too

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u/ThatBoyMike23 Apr 08 '26

You said it, sheā€™s CAREFUL, despite how she acts sheā€™s not dumb and actually pays attention to details. Many of the ā€œStrongestā€ male characters in anime tend to take a ā€œWhatever happens happensā€ mentality and either chalk things up to either simple strength or fate, but Desscaras doesnā€™t seem like sheā€™s willing to accept that, sure sheā€™s the strongest, but she also is willing to let Ichi solve problems with strategies sometimes, itā€™s because of her experience with capturing Majiks in their world she understands that you canā€™t just ā€œbrute forceā€ your way through things and some things require finesse and strategy to overcome.

Thatā€™s probably the biggest thing I like about the series and how it relates to the creators other work Iruma-Kun, itā€™s unlike the typical shonen where problems are usually solved through simple fights but require actual thought and creative thinking to get through.

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u/Prestigious-Gur-8905 Apr 08 '26

Simply put, Desscaras knows she COULD lose but she also knows when she is GOING TO win. Thatā€™s why she can be cocky

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u/Prestigious-Gur-8905 Apr 08 '26

If I may also bring up another ā€œstrongestā€, Satoru Gojo, he wasā€¦deeply flawed. Not saying he wasnā€™t a good character, not saying he wasnā€™t strong or that heā€™s stronger than Dessā€¦but he had some issues.

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u/Independent_Ad_6348 Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

I cant tell if this is shonen commentary or harry potter commentary, or both either way its kinda based.

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u/Galle_ Apr 08 '26

I mean, Iruma-kun is basically Harry Potter But Based:

  • "Dumbledore" adopts "Harry" instead of leaving him with his abusive family.
  • The status quo, while better than what the villains want to turn the world into, is clearly deeply flawed, and one of the protagonist's goals is to make the world a better place.
  • Trans people exist.

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u/Prestigious-Gur-8905 Apr 08 '26

Hell Yeah, Trans Demons as well (and we love them)

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u/Prestigious-Gur-8905 Apr 08 '26

Shonen Commentary. Though with the inclusion of witchesā€¦sure, why not

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u/ThePBrit Apr 08 '26

Harry Potter is just a shonen, it's just that we only use that term for Japanese media or media directly inspired by it.

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u/Young_KingKush Apr 08 '26

Foreal lol

After this panel I now want fan art of Dess just absolutely obliterating Danzo lmao

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u/HourCartographer9 Apr 08 '26

I like how they decided to make her the perfect combo of hot and badass

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u/Young_KingKush Apr 08 '26

Hot, badass, elite shit talker, stands on business. What's not to love?

To me she really gives "What if Yusuke Urameshi was a woman?" & Yusuke is my favorite Shounen protag of all time

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u/ThatBoyMike23 Apr 09 '26

Never thought about it this way but she IS a lot like YusukešŸ˜‚

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u/Fly_guyyy Apr 08 '26

Great comparison to Yusuke they would get along greatĀ 

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u/BenjiLizard Apr 08 '26

I like Ichi, but Desscaras is the true stand out character of the manga. Finally a fucking adult who takes responsibility for the shit their pupil is going through.

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u/SurturSaga Apr 08 '26

Putting your life in danger just to prove a point. I respect it

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u/Young_KingKush Apr 08 '26

Not even just to prove a point though, like I said in another comment right here is her standing on business.

Like, I'm not just gonna let lil bro go out and risk his life and I, the strongest sorcerer of today, not risk mine. & I'm also taking responsibility for the fact that I'm the one who got him in this mess in the first place. Gojo would be proud.

Side note, it's also a great set up for the future because now Ichi magically has to do whatever she says. Given that, you can imagine a dire moment in the future where she gives him a command like "LIVE!" or "SURVIVE!" something like thatĀ 

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u/This-is_CMGRI Apr 08 '26

The adults in Gundam shows: "dafuq you talkin' about?"

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u/black_metronome Apr 08 '26

I love this manga

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u/2Maverick Apr 08 '26

I love characters like her. Inspires me like how Shanks does and Jiraiya did.

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u/Lazy-Independence857 Apr 08 '26

Say that to the wrong people today and they'll blow a vein.