Vol.17 – Shonen Champion variant

Volume 17 cover variant released as an appendix of the magazine Weekly Shonen Champion n.26, June 2020.

It is, in every sense, a double-sided variant: depending on which side is displayed, it can be used as the cover for

• Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #17
• Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da! #1 (black and white vers.)

This stands out as a fascinating editorial case. To celebrate the launch of the new Iruma-kun spin-off, created in collaboration with the Youtuber group We Are the Main Characters of ○○!, Weekly Shonen Champion included a reversible cover as a free bonus for two consecutive issues.

The concept played on visual cross-references between the two series, with the variants re-illustrated to show each series’ protagonists striking poses originally associated with the other.