History YMMV / HeavenlyDelusion

* CatharsisFactor: In the “Inazaki Robin” arc, there is the time when Maru confronted the Chief of the Water Filtration Center [[spoiler: aka [[BitchinSheepsClothing Robin]]]] for [[spoiler: [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raping]] Kiruko. On the one hand, many readers found it satisfying to watch Maru [[KickTheSonOfABitch throw Robin repeatedly at a wall]] when Maru cornered Robin from escaping, giving him a taste of the kind of humiliation that comes with being harmed by someone and not being able to do anything about it. As a result, said readers became frustrated when [[MoralityChain Kiruko]] showed up at the last second to convince Maru not to go through with murdering Robin.\\

* EnsembleDarkHorse:
** Mimihime from the “Nursery” plot line is considered this by the fan base. Besides being a NiceGirl whose kindness is genuine, she’s the one who helps [[TheQuietOne Shiro]] come out of his shell and uses her precognitive powers to try and make the best futures possible (such as not holding hands with Taka when [[ClingyJealousGirl Anzu]] was nearby). This continues into the Post-Disaster plot line as [[spoiler: she ends up being the bandaged patient Hoshino that Dr. Usami, aka a grown up Shiro, continued to watch over. At the end of her life, she never hated him for the [[MedicalHorror numerous surgery procedures and medical equipment being hooked up to her]], knowing that had he not taken such extreme measures she would’ve died and become a Man Eater. When Maru showed up, choosing to grant her a MercyKill by using his “Maru Touch” ability at Shiro’s request to end her suffering and ensure she didn’t become a Man-Eater upon dying, she typed onto her communication screen her final parting words to Shiro: a [[DyingDeclarationOfLove declaration of love]] to him, making it one of the saddest points in the arc if not the entire story]].

When Maru and Kiruko agreed to help Juuichi, he drove them in his vehicle all the way near the place of the cult. But after it turned out the cult had fled because a Man-Eater attacked them and took over the building, they discovered some of the “Seed Pig” men had survived and established their own community not too far away. Juuichi reunited with his son named Juugo who was still alive, plus Maru and Kiruko helped the community deal with another “Man-Eater attack” [[spoiler: that was in reality Juuichi’s son, who was able to unconsciously channel the same exact ice abilities the Man-Eater in the cult’s building had used]]. Afterwards, Juuichi and the other men thanked the duo, Juuichi having decided to give them his vehicle so they could use it from then on.
** Later, [[spoiler: Juuichi murdered one of the men while the others were gone, whose voice Juuichi recognized as the one whom tipped off the cult that Juuichi and the two women who decided to help him escape with his son were running away. While Juuichi admitted that he didn’t know the full story about why the man did this, even admitting it was possible he may have been a traitor for running away with the women and his son while leaving behind the others, [[ThisIsUnforgivable he still couldn’t forgive the man for being the reason]] why Juugo’s mother was hanged to death, along with the other sympathetic woman who helped him escape. He then took his son and fled the community in another vehicle the group had, leaving behind the others in order to escape retribution for murdering one of their own]]. In short, Juuichi was a complicated man who went through hell and back to save his son, but did many morally questionable things to accomplish this.

* TearJerker:
** [[spoiler: Mimihime's death, she never blamed Shiro/Dr.Usami's for keeping her alive despite the fact that in her final moments she was pretty much a living torso. Her last words after Maru MercyKills her is herself thanking him for all the good he's done for her over the years and giving her a dignified death, which ends with a poignant: "I love you", naturally Shiro breaks down and cries.]]
*** The anime version of the scene takes it even further thanks to the added soundtrack and direction. [[https://twitter.com/masakazuishi/status/1659963537241022466 Masakazu Ishiguro tweeted]] [[ApprovalOfGod that the episode made him cry, even though he'd written the scene originally]].

* AwesomeMusic: The fact that the ending theme was given a cover by Maru's and Kiruko's actors says a lot about its appeal

* NarmCharm: The origin of Maru's name.
** The younger Kona holding Asura's hand might either count as this or too adorkable.

%%* NarmCharm: The origin of Maru's name.