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==Creation==
[[File:Kondesignismaru.jpeg|thumb|left|Kona's design from ''[[And Yet the Town Moves]]'' was an influence on Maru.]]
While [[manga artist]] [[Masakazu Ishiguro]] started writing ''Heavenly Delusion'' in 2018, he first revealed a teaser in late 2017 featuring the designs of Maru and fellow character, [[List of Heavenly Delusion characters#Tokio|Tokio]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-24/mushishi-and-yet-the-town-moves-genshiken-creators-each-launch-new-manga/.124465|title=Mushishi, And Yet the Town Moves, Genshiken Creators Each Launch New Manga|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 24, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref> The sibling-like dynamic of the duo of Maru and Miruko was based on Ishiguro's personal life. He was inspired by an event when he noticed a person who was interested in his sister. Another aspect of the protagonists' dynamic was inspired by [[buddy film]]s. Ishiguro was always inspired by stories of brothers and sisters, so he wanted to create his own story about a brother and sister swapping places, where the brother takes care of the sister. He rejected stories with supernatural elements and instead wanted the body swapping to be more realistic and accurate world to show what happens during a brain transplant. Another theme involves how relationships would change if somebody's sex changed such as Maru's feelings towards Kiruko's gender identity. He often writes metaphorical situations with Kiruko's menstrual cycle being caused by clashing with Maru's lips when awakening from a hallucination from a ''Hiruko''<nowiki/>'s attack.<ref name="guidebook">{{cite book|last=Ishiguro|first=Masakazu|script-title=ja:天国大魔境公式コミックガイド|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|year=2022|isbn=978-4-06-528578-7|pages=108–119|language=ja|trans-title=Heaven's Great Demon Realm Official Comic Guide}}</ref>
Despite Ishiguro's fascination with siblings, Maru and Kiruko are not blood relatives. Nevertheless, Ishiguro wanted to make Maru affectionally call Kiruko 'sis'. While Maru is often protected by Kiruko, Ishiguro decided to give Maru a strong fighting ability to compensate for such weakness. This helped Ishiguro to keep writing ''Heavenly Delusion'' as a buddy film. Maru's design was inspired by Ishiguro's series ''[[And Yet the Town Moves]],'' specifically a character, Kon. The style is different from before, and Ishiguro thought he would stop reusing characters this time. However, after reading [[Hirohiko Araki]]'s comments about his character designs in the story arc ''[[JoJolion]]'' where the author decided to keep writing ''[[Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]''. This interview motivated Ishiguro to keep using the Kon designs in Maru's in a similar fashion as ''JoJolion''. Another influence was the manga ''[[Akira (manga)|Akira]]'' by [[Katsuhiro Otomo]] who makes heavy emphasis on a post-apocalyptic world that Ishiguro wants to create in calm scenes involving Maru interacting with Kiruko while having meals.<ref name="second">{{cite web|script-title=ja:「天国大魔境」特集 石黒正数インタビュー|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/tengokudaimakyo/page/2|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|page=2|language=ja|date=July 23, 2018|access-date=May 6, 2023|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320094735/https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/tengokudaimakyo/page/2|url-status=live|trans-title="Heaven's Great Demon Realm" Special Feature: Interview with Masakazu Ishiguro}}</ref> In the beginning, Maru has feelings for Kiruko without knowing that his bodyguard is a boy inside a girl's body. Ishiguro called this premise as "transsexual sci-fi", alluding to the possibility of Maru still loving Kiruko despite knowing the truth.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「このマンガがすごい！2019」オトコ編第１位！『天国大魔境』誕生秘話|url=https://news.kodansha.co.jp/7423|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|language=ja|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2023|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320210109/https://news.kodansha.co.jp/7423|url-status=live|trans-title="This Manga is Amazing! 2019" No. 1 in the Men's Edition! The Story Behind the Birth of "Tengoku Daimakyo"}}</ref>
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