

Synopsis Exorcist Cram School Enrollment arc Yaozo asked if he was prepared to deceive the people he was closest to in order to do so, and Renzo responded that it was the main selling point. Renzo then told him that he was being serious and wanted to see how far he would be able to go with his powers. Renzo said that he thought so too, and Yaozo was quick to chastise him. Mephisto told Yaozo that clearly, being a spy was Renzo's true calling. Renzo was caught and admitted to listening in on their conversation from the start, without even Mephisto being aware that he was there. Mephisto Pheles approached Yaozo about wanting Renzo to become a spy for the order, within the Illuminati. Renzo became a spy for the Illuminati just before his admission into the True Cross Academy, claiming that his hatred for the people in his life and their expectations drove him. When Renzo and Ryuji were younger, Renzo's eldest brother, Takezo Shima, died protecting them during the Blue Night.Īt some point, Yaozo Shima passed on his K'rik to Renzo, and the trio decided to attend the True Cross Academy to become Exorcists. Growing up, the three were childhood friends. Renzo, along with Ryuji Suguro and Konekomaru Miwa, were born in the same temple. He refers to himself as "The Epitome of Cool". However, Konekomaru thinks he is best suited to be a Knight and is wasting his talent by just lazing around all the time. This earned him the nickname "Erotic Demon". It has been explained that his current behavior is actually quite restrained from how he acted as a child according to Suguro, Shima used to run around with panties on his head completely naked. In the anime, he will only predict fortunes for girls. He constantly acts perverted towards Izumo and Shiemi, although he seems to have a genuine attraction to Izumo. Renzo loves women and has a big obsession over them. He is also a shameless pervert, being perfectly comfortable with buying dirty magazines even when a girl is the cashier. This shows that he isn't willing to take on his responsibilities and prefers to be carefree. He is the 5th and youngest son of his family, and tells Konekomaru he's glad of this because it means he has less responsibilities, unlike Konekomaru who's the eldest. He refers to everyone, even his teachers, casually, and even teases them. Though he grew up in the same "cursed" temple as Ryuji and Konekomaru did, he doesn't have the same goal as Ryuji or seem to be that interested in its business. Shima's very friendly and is one of the first people who befriended Rin after finding out he was Satan's son, saying that he didn't care about it since Rin was a good person. He is shown to be very ticklish, often laughing at trivial things like when Rin points out that he, Konekomaru and Ryuji are always together. Shima is the most carefree character out of all the other Exwires and it's shown that he doesn't act as serious as the other Exorcists in serious situations, but yet has a fear of many things, mainly bugs in fact, the Training Camp arc had him freaking out due to the large swarms of chuchi. Renzo typically carries around a K'rik, which two of his brothers also have. Later on in the Manga he wears the Illuminati uniform with the jacket opened and his staff strapped to his back. In the manga however, he has been depicted with the True Cross Academy's dark sweater vest, a white long-sleeved collared shirt, and an undershirt. He seems to take his uniform a little more casually. In the anime he has typically been seen with a open white button-up layered over a t-shirt as part of his school uniform, as well as the True Cross Academy blazer. Renzo has natural black hair, which he dyed pink.

Renzo Shima to Yukio Okumura in Flock of Ploversīlue Exorcist: The Phantom Labyrinth of Time " You're a teacher, but all in all, you're a first-year too, right? You don't have to hold back."
